The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-16

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From this moment" said the old lady
sharply, ''she is nothing more to me =!
4 cloud had come over the starlight Of
the autum night; the sad wind moaned
among the yellow leaves that had drifted
along the roadside; and SIR. Sunfold,
sitting sadly by the fire felt as if his
Who'll, life were darkened over and
changed. Aunt Phedra, opposite 10 him,
was knitting mechanically away with
compressed lips and omaously grave
yisage, and neither spoke.
Sweet and sprightly, laugh sounded
on the frosty silence outside, merry
footstep tripped up the three stone steps:
and, like n gale Of fresh, pure air, in
hut,ered Elsie Bennett herself-Elsie.
with cheeks painted the softest carmine
by the brush Of the great Frost Artist.
brown tresscs escaping from under the
brim Of her black straw hat, and eyes
sparkling like blue jewels.
81 thought should take you By sur.
prise said Elsie. looking tIiumphantly
around. Zone of the school trustees is
Monday. So took the first train, and
here | am. And, dear me, what's the
matter" as, for the frat time, she per
SchCC TIC IiisLI uteUlC CIldukc III iuC
faces Of Mr. Sunfolj and Aunt Phedra.
SIS anybody sick? Has anything hap
pened?"
ooh, Elsie, Elsie said the old lady,
Chow can you stand there looking Us in
the face so calmly?'
"Why shou'dn' /, Aunt rhelra ?"
said the girl, plancing from Ralph to the
old lady and then back again.
Sunfold stepped forward and took her
hand.
"Aunt Phcdra," be said, ri would
pledge my existence on her truth and
sincerity"
but don't understand you" said
Elsie, Il don't know why"
At this minute there was rcsounding
tattoo on the door.
Who's that?' cried Aunt Phedra,
who had worked herself into state Of
nervous excitement so great that The ap-
pearancc Of flying dragon on the scene
would scarcely have been beyond her cx
pectations
Mr.. Sunfold went to the door. There,
in tapping felt hat, and dingy bottle
green suit, stood the individual who COM
bned the three professions Of stage
driver, cxpressman and mail carrier TO
the village of Brixbury. lie might at
one time have possessed last name, but
no one knew what it was, aud he was
| universally known as Simeon"
"1vc made a mistake" said this gen.
| tleman, taking of the felt hat 20 scratch
his head. Il left young Squire Tulips
trunk here this morning, and sent the
| young lady's to Tulip Hall And here il
is, in the wagon, IL yell just lend hand,
mister, to get it out"
/ "My trunk at Tulip Hall ~ cried Elsie
Squire Tulips trunk here !" shrcked
Aunt Phedra. "Then, that accounts for
the cigarettes, and the smokinG.jacket
and the And oh, goodness, kalph p
clutching neryously at her nephe ew's
sleeve, we've been and broken into q
strange mans trunk Do you suppose
they'll arrest me for burglary or plli,
larceny"
But Mr.. Snnfold only laugh eI-hil
heart was so light he could have laughed
at anything now-and Us he helped old
Simeon bring the pretty little zirc.cov.
cred trunk in, he glanced merrily NJ hi:
aunt.
II don't believe we shall End .:y cou
traband goods here, Aunt Phedra,' sale
| he.
"What are you talking about ?" SAID
Elsie
And while Aunt Phcdra was getting
ten, Ralph told the little schoolma' an
all.
Teas ready |" said the old lady, pres
emily, putting her lavender. ribbon caE
into the room.
'sStop a minute, Aunt Phedra!" sale
tho young man. Before VIC go to ten,
want you to give your consent-formaliy
mind-to our marriage"
"Ics, yes !" said the old lady, II con
sent"
"With all your hearth" mischicvousl,
demanded pretty Elsie.
Eyes, with all my heart" said Aun
Phedra
And sue looked as if she really meant
it.
Because" said Aunt ihedra 10 her
SELF, Il iiave done hcr injustice in my
heart"