The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-14
HOW He CAUGHT HER.

Her name was Katharine-Kathar
inc Hauton. But nobody ever dreamed
Of calling her so. She was "Katie' to
all the old men and women in the viii
lage-"Katie to us young folks who had
been her school mates from our pima
fores, and ''katie'' to every little ur-
chm that could toddle about and lisp
her name.
Katie was an orphan and lived with
a stately old aunt, whose least word
was enough to frightcn any ordinary
child into hysteric fits. But Katie was
afraid of nothing, and treated Miss
Deborah exactly as she did the rest of
us, that is, she laughed at her and
talked in her half saucy, half-good
natured way, till the lady's grim mouth
relaxed and looked quite good natured.
l can scarcely remember having grea-
ter fright than when Miss Deborah
caught us in the very act of trying on
her Sunday y-go-to-meetings" before
the parlor glass. the mischievOus,
audacious look Katie cast over her
shoulder settled the business, and only
heard muttered:
"Good graciousl What is this world
coming tor" as we scampered off in
dire confusion. and left her treasured
brocade silk and lIoniton laces lying on
the floor.
"Tell me one thing" I said; "are
you willing to marry Ned Williamson
"Ain't thought" she said, looking
up with face Of honest bewildernent
that made me laugh till chokcd.
"And is he willing to marry you?"
Yes, only he pretends not to
be. But l know he loves me- she ad-
ded quickly.
'Then you ought to be ashamed of
yourself, Katie" said.
81 know it. And l am just as ash
AIMED us l can be-" she answered rue
fully. But I can't help it.''
"I'll help you out of the scrape, Ka-
tie," said, after moments thought,
con condition that you'll promise never
to tlrt again.
"Pon HONOR" said Katie, piously,
laying her little brown hands in mine,
and looking very demure. That is-as
we'll as 1 can.''
$50 and make up with Ned-that is
the first thing necessary"
81 can't,o she answered with dole.
full sigh, ''for if 1 come near him, he
calls me rattlesnake and goes Off. DO
talk to him for me, that's dear, good
girl. Will you, just for my sake?''
"Take yourself off," 1 answered,
"and on your peril, do not let me see
you any more to-day. To-moy row, you
know, we all go to your uncl, 8 farm
to celebrate the New Year. see that
you look your best and are in good sea-
son. Now be off,"
She would have thanked me with
countless kisses but Iput her out of the
room, and locking the door went back
to my writing.
A note from me brought Ned Will
liams to my room that evening. 1t
was ten O'Clock before he left me. and
and if my lutte Katie had seen the fer
vor with which he kissed my hand at
parting, l think she might have had
cause to be jealous, unless she knew, as
l did, that it was all OH her account.
The next morning, bright and early.
l was closted with Miss Deborah
when l told her the result of our over
to my way of thinking. She looked at
Katie, however, as she went singing
around the house, as if she had been Il
natural phenomenon.
Knlie's apple pie and dumplings were
tie herself, with the fun of her eyes a
little dimmed and softened by a touch
of pensiVeness, was very agreeable
thing to look at, and l began to think
Ned Williams was a very enviable
man.
My warning about her dress was en-
tlrely needless, as I found when she
came dancing down stairs after break
fast with a pale blue muslin and CO.
quettish white apron on, and a killing
little gypsy hat tipped jauntily OH one
side OF her head.
"Do you like my new dress?'' she
said, glancing archly at me.
You'll DO, I answered. "But re-
member the bargain, no fued, no firt-
ing"
"Ex-act-ly," she answered, dropping
me a mock courtcry.
1t was a great atfair-Uncle Johns
New Year Celebration! All the coun-
tryfolk had been invited, and the ex-
, ciCement and enthusiasm was at an
unusual height. 1t had been the talk
OF the village for months.
10 further my little scheme concern
ing Ned Williams and Katie, | went
quite early to Uncle Johns Everybody
called him Uncle John, although he
was uncle only to Katie and had quite
an animated conversation with him,
in which he must have said: "We'l, do
it by Jove," about three hundred
times, more or less,
AS the guests entered his immense
mansion, he whispered some thing in
very mysterious way to them.-
Everybody nodded.
AT last Katie came, accompanied by
her stately aunt.
You are late," whispered, as 1
; kissed her. "Almost everyone is
here"
Gam II" she replied. "Is he herepn