The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-01-02
Miss Coppersmith brought the brandy

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fusion of complimentary French, re-
tired, but soon WAS heard to groan
again more dismally than before.
care you worse2'' called the lady
through the shutters.
II am vera bad" piped the sufferer,
in anguished falsetto.
"Perhaps mustard plaster might re-
lievo," suggested Miss Ooppersmith.
"Per'a 'aps," moaned the Frenchman.
Miss Coppersmith, who was really
tender-htarted soul, instantly rushed TO
her tiny kitchen, md soon approached
the window again with the plaster be-
two soup dishes. Placing them on the |
shovel she waved it before her neigh |
boris window.
"The plaster" she said.
The plaster was taken with many
thanks.
Shortly the groana ceased.
Was he dead or relieved Of pain, this
man who had called hor ali angel ? She
called softly
"Are you better2'
"Ah, yes," replied the voioe. "Ie
| plastaire is 'envenly, like madame"
Miss Coppersmith retired. EARLY the
next morning tap came Oh her door.
1t was her neighbor, with her plates
we'll washed and her bottle retiiled.
| He had come to overflow with gratitude.
He declared that be should have ex-
pired but for her most amiable conduct,
her delightful mustard-plaster, and he
ended by a nara i've of his own lite, his
fallen fortunes, and how he came to
peddle pipes.
81 say to myself what matter vero no
ono knows me ?" he said. 'Still, ma
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ave you know"
81 am sure of it," said Miss Copper
smith.
Her guest departed. Miss Copper
smith sat thinking. What handsome
, eyes he had | Whist a Moe nose How
, romantic to fall from the aristocraoy to
pipes How he had looked at her
All Miss Coppersmith, who had held
herself too arlstc oratic for every suitor
OF her youth, found herself blushing.
That eveuing her neighbor called again.
t He brought with him all offering, an
ivory nut thimble, in o onse shaped like
/. ali acorn.
Shortly, sort OF scandal spreaC
1 through the neighborhood. The ped
). dler, the vulgar peddler, called on Miss
: Coppersmith He took tea with her OF
4 Sunday afternoon Gould suoh thing
be
}. The family heard of it. It called II
d it's coach, with. it's red-cockadSa t ioot
-; /: azas'lsa ,;.';ss5a ;amss
Dy They Allied Miss OqPpersniith's chintz
"A covered room to bverllowing. They
O. occupied all lle ohans, while she perch.
N. ed on the email round stool before the
eli upright piano, and they addressed her
"Cornelja," said the old lady, "we
al hear trightful news OF you; that you
at are visited by oigar peddler?"
at "He isu't a cigar peddler," replied
C. Cornelm. "Hs;s Monsieur Blanc. He
is sells pos. uunty."
H. "lms is tllppant," said the old lady.
ID "A peddier We call 10 remonstrate.' u
y we hear you are engaged to him, "
said stout lady number one.
or And we call to warn you" said stout
le lady number two.
Il Dismiss him at once," said the thin
is nest gentleman, ''or We discard you.'
ID "And disown YOU" said the other
q thin gentleman, ''sinee you have for
> gotten yon are Coppersmith.
il Poor Miss Corncllss, meekest of wo.
mon burst into tears.
!. II was so lonely" she sobbod. "You
n never even invite me to tea, and he's q
Il "a gentleman"
ave sny no moro," replied the old
lady. Yes, or HOW'LL you dismiss
y HIM 7" And she looked all anathema
n n maranatha.
/ Miss Corneiia could not endure the
. accommodation. She said Eyes"
= The family then arose and departed,
She Was left alone. For an hour she
| bathed the poodle's head with her tears.
Then she hoard knock ut the door and
arose TO open it. Monsieur Blanc on:
tered. -
Again arrive myself, my angel"
: he remarked.
'Oh, you must gol You must never
comeagain y sighed poor Cornelia, "I
hayeproniscd my family"
"Ah, ae familyp Dried Monsieur
Blaup. "Arlstocrats. But, bah never
mind, Mademoiselle. adore you.'.
'Oh y sighed Miss Coppersmlth.
'.Let us fly p said Monsieur. "Let
us 60 ollve-someYere--av We will be
'nppy. All, bah Eat family Zese
paope OF ze conrt SO aristocratique.
Come, We viii fly. Marry me to-day"
Ho kissed her. Neither of them were
veiy old or ugly, and that which had
never happoned to Cornelia before hap.
psned then--she fell desperately in love
op the spot.
i''l don't care for ono Of Them" she
Fid. g! will marry yod."
After dark that evening two figures
IStole out Of the court arm in arm. They
Bfore those of NJ. Blanc and Miss Cor.
persmith. There Is no difficulty made |
ny the clergy in marrying runaway
couples OF eight-and-forty, and they
were wed.
Shortly after the first exoltement Of |
tho elopement had ceased to thrill the |
court Al person duly authorized bore
away tho furniture Of Number Five and
,2ld the house. and no one of the gon.
'eN occupants ever saw Miss Copper
snnss again.
Ihe&mlly disnwned her, and the old |
auht Wasyery PARTICULAR that Cornella's
name shonld nover be mentioned in her
hearing. And Indeed Cornelia would
not teee these outraged beings for the
ln little house over small shop
where DiDaA nf ali on,t, nsn noII