The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-04-13

; 10 You never sa" HIM.
; 'l'm mighty certain to like his
bank account answered Aurora; ;
'and that's the point just now.
And l could help you to a good
settlement, too, if ycu wouldn't
encourage this
4 willr cried Bella, before her
sister could pronounce the objec-
tiouable 'huckster.' L don't want
any settlement. I've liked him
ever since we first bought things
Of him, aud | know be likes me.
And now that we've bcen intro
duced he's coming 20 sec me and
he's a gentleman, and | wouldn't
treat him mean for ill the Cousin
Amasas that could be raked up, if
they were 80 rich they couldn't
walk straight
In evidence of the platform she
had chosen Bella appeared the
following week at the Crabsboro
church festival in the company Of
Mr.. Robin Russet.
'Eutirely against my wishes
copfded Miss Aurora BaIsamap-
pie, TO her friend, Miss Cyrilla
Dumps. Il very much disapprove
of Mr.. Robin Russet, and l must
say think he's presuming, bad.
hammered creature =
What, ma'am-what? ? exclaim-
ed fery.looking old gentleman,
with red whiskers and swapping
little black eyes, who, being i'm.
mediateIy behind the two ladies,
had overheard the remark. You're
very free with you're tongue,
ma'am-outrageously so. Do you
know Mr.. Robin Russet is my
nephew, ma'am p
Miss Balsamapplo scrutinized
the peppery interrogation with
critical calmness.
Sir she replied, 4 did not
know whether the gentleman in
question was your nephew or
not; and, permit me TO add, l
didn't in the least care. Still
further, allow me to remark that
you have 70 manners whatever
that you are ridiculous old
goose, and your nephew probably
resembles you +
'M2'am-what began the old
gentleman almost strangIing in his
fury.
But Aurora swept away in
calm disdain, and left him found
ering in q storm of wrath.
| MY DEAR said Mrs. White,
sailing down on her as she passed
that Eady's stand, isn't Bella the
slyest little piece ever born /?
Here she is snugIy engaged to
Rob Russet, and the rest of tn o
girls are going wild because
they've just discovered that he's
got a terridcalIy rich old uncle'
who arrived the other day from
some mysterious place. l met
him once. I'll introduce you if /
can find him-oh, here he is Mr..
Amasa Higgingbotham-Miss Bal
samapple.'
Aurora took q glance at him
and truned pale. Cousin Amasa
and the peppery old gentleman
were all one. He appeared to
have recovered his temper and
was chuckling quite joVialiy.
I'm sure, Cousin Amasa,
began Aurora, with sweet, wo-
manly meekness, you won't mind
what I said to you? You know
| Not at all-not at all = inter-
rapted the old gentleman, with a
chuckle.' Its all right, cousin
And you know 1 wouldn't have
sal a word against Mr.. Russet
if l had known be was your ne.
phew. l only
of course not-of course not p
chuckled Cousin Amasa. How
could you know a man that work
ed for a living wasn't a villain ?
Quite pardonable, I assure you.
But Bob Russet's got TO earn his
living while he's young. Don't
hurt these young fellows to work
the making of 'em! But don't feel
at all uneasy about Bella's future,
Cousin Aurora, | shall leave all
my property-every nickeI-to
Rob, at last. For, OF course, l
amt such all old fool as ever to
get married myself
The old gentleman cbuckled
more than ever as be walked off.
And Anrora felt that she would
have sacrificed her new silk um-
bre!Ia cbeerfully if she could have