The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-30
THE SINGLE TWIN.
Hairy Hazel. IN New Yots Mercury

Hairy Hazel. n New NofA Mercury.
ar into the soft summer nigh, | sat
with little Susie Naseby on the piazza OF
Belle Lake pavilion. Oar talk had no,
powerful smack OF sentiment. though the
moonlight on the water. a low. signing
breeze from the south. vague cadence OF
distant singing from a ya;eh on the lake.
anu the sc, iuslon ri -. :,:Ec-e:::: bowed
corner. ali combined 10 lend an air OF TO-
nance 10 the interview. But SUSIE and
never tilrted with each other, whatever we
might do with some. We had IN the
couSse OF long aeqgaIn,aneeship esiab-
ished a delightful and usual relation
SOFT OF fraternal and piaionie sentiment.
qaiie ehvalrous, quite harmless. quite
aovel, and altogether charming. SO seli
Was this understood that good Mrs.
Naseby felt no; the least anxiety on leav-
ag her daughter IN my hands. only
Bringing on thick shaw 10 wrap up
liable BuntiR IN. and leaving Us with i
sarting injunction not 70 20 out on the
vet grass.
Gossiplng away like a couple IT katy
dds, about everything ana everybody
we came TO speak OF certain Charles
seiwln, a young gentleman CT fortune.
then soJourning al the Pavilion. For
feasons that will transpire, | could not
aside Mr.. Seiwin. on any terms. and was
sorry To find that he had succeeded IN
interesting little Susie more than a good
and pretty girl should be interested In
a brainiess idler. stupidity enough.
spoke straight out. giving her my opin.on
III the gentleman wlihoa, ninCing words
OF course. woman fashion. she defended
aim strongly. and. III scar, hing Tor argu-
ments, discovered new merits IN her sub
]ect.
You can't deny ina; he Is very hand
some. urged susie such rosy eheels.
and nice brown hair curling around the
forehead do think that fine COM
plexion and large, clustering ringle,s are
too splendid"
When Selwin first came to Belle lake
ne and met IN swimming together one
Jay. On coming ont OF the water. ! OBJ
served that his :" hne complexion was
washed on, leaving sor, oi Whitley pur-
pie, ashes-oi-roses color. much prettier
Tor a MORE antique than iol a mans. HIS
large, clustering rlnglets too. we're non
est. and IN Their place his hair nung N
strings over hts eyes. SHORTY after
SAW him IN his barber s-shop. ahere loe
vas operating upon ms head win the
eurllng-tongs. His cheeks were still the
eolor Of frozen .uFnlp. but IN halt N
hour. a, dinner. the rudy slow had re
turned. more brilliant than ever.
really had too much regard for my
sex 10 confess, even 10 Susie that any
man ever painted his face and II had,
might no; have been able to produce
-
tented myself with deriding his lisp and
drawl
"A sweet style OF talking. hasn't he.
my dear. Aw, NTH Na,heoy. aw, wha,
thplendid theney. aw."
Just as if he could help that. He was
born with peculiar throat, | suppose
And, after all, il doesn't sound so badly
when you know it ism, 4ifec:a,
= Yes but know II is afectation
Now. George. never knew you so
unchari;able before. What has Mr..
Selwin ever done 10 you:
My dear child. you are sensible
girl, so can speak PLAINLY with you.
should not have though, iwce abou, this
young person. had he not made. sppar-
entity. favorable impression upon you.
as believe, BY false and tieeting shows
Tor woman's illusion gwen. consider
him a humbug. and puppy. who has
made you admire HIM Tor what he does
not possess. Are you satisfied. ma
chere:"
Ics, mon cher arr SATISFIED that
you are entirely mistaken abou, Mr.. Sci
win, and very obstInaieiy pre- 1dlced gen.
orally. You have only seen him a few
times, We, you think, because he is no; one
Of your own feather journalists
quill-drver-a Bohemian-og whatever
You are-tha; ne IS not good enough for
you. say he IS handsome accom-
plished. elegant. auiable. gentlemaniy-"
Sweet, lovely. splendid. delightful,
pretty. nice young man
Hush. | won, allow you TO say an
other word about him"
Ofcourse. had to yield. simply de-
ierTnIned TO keep my eye on Sel~in. and
see tina, he did not gain too powerful an
ascendency over S1sse's susceptible
hear
Concealing my pre3ndices. then. made
myself somewhat intimate NTH him. bu,
discovered in him oa'y 4 sel! dressed