The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-08-14

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| Suddenly matters took different
turn.
A young lady of strikingly pre-
possessing appearance-Millicent
Vanjohn, only daughter Of the Rev.
Aloysius Vanjohn, the only vicar
had been espied by the Colonel
proceeding up the lane which ran
parallel with his grounds, as he
paced along his favorite shrubbery
walk.
81 am ffty-fve, he said to him
self, Il am-well, I am well looking,
my waistcoat is of decent girth; I
have good complexion; and a man
| is only as old as he feels. Why
shouldn't l? l may be called an
old fool. Well, there are plenty
of older fools in the world. I-yes-
| will !"
Miss Vanjohn was walking at the
identical hour the next day after
that, and so on for more than a
week, and each day tile same little
dumb comedy was played-sheeps
eyes on the part of the Colonel,
blushings and lookings-down on
the part Of Miss Miilicent Vanjohn.
Did Miss Vanjohn walk up that
lane so regularly with a fixed rur-
pose? Of course she did.
Punctually at four o'clock every
afternoon, Mr.. Augustus Chopleigh,
Jr., met her at the top Of it. 1t was
rather an odd thing to do-the
laughter of a well-known parson
meeting sub rosa the son of an
equally well-known colonel. The
following conversation explains it:
"Oh, Gus! 1 begin to feel 30
awfully guilty, meeting you like
this! Why can't we love each
other openly? There's nothing to
be ashamed Of in it,"
"For more than one reason, my
darling. I've a bad reputation down
here; all fellows have in country
places who 60 up to town, belong
to club, drive down to Ascot, and
so on. If the old man were to know
that 1 was spooniug yon, he'd rush
off to your father and warn him.
If your father were to know, he'd
rush off to mine and tell him that |
wasn't a fit aspirant for the hand of
his daughter"
"But is your father such a terrible
old gentleman, then? What is he
he like? I've never seen him.
mo, don't suppose you have.
He fights shy Of anything with a
petticoat on it like the plague. I've
known him cut good run short be
cause there were ladies alone with
him in the same field, and he was
afraid that in case Of accident he'd
have to ASST; them. He's a tall
old fellow, wit / a fresh complexion
and q gray INT ustache, and always
wears shepht cd's plaid trousers,
summer and winter. Why, what's
the matter?'
80 dear! O dear! Gus, don't
90 on, please don't, or l shall die
Of laughing!"
why, what is IRE to laugh at in
it, Mile! By Jo> if you saw him
in q temper you v lldn't laugh! !"
"Why, my dear. : Gus hes
he's in love with N J"
s"The old boy-my father-iu love
with you? Nonsense, my dear
nonsense, I say. Why, he's more
afraid of a girl than of an earth
quake, or a boa-constrictor, or any
thing. What on earth makes you
think he's in 1--we with your
why, Gus, every day when J
come along here he's walking in the
garden. I've always taken him for
the steward, or some one, and he
makes such eyes at me. Oh, you'd
laugh if you could see him. | try
not to, but I know I blush and
look awfully silly
"Bv Jove, Millie, it's no laugh
ing matter-that it isn't. A mans
father his rival in love r
That evening Mr.. Gus appeared
at home at an unusually early
hour.
"Well!" was the greeting of his
parent. you're not here so pre-
cious early, with that goody goody
face, for nothing, I'm sure, you
young scamp! When you turn
up punctually to dinner, 1 know
you want something out of me. But,
mind, not another halfpenny do you
get. I've already advanced your
Quarters allowance, and if you've
been squandering it on actresses
and race-meetings, and unlimited
loo, and dinners at the Bristol, 1
don't help you. And not only that
sir, but I'm going to put a stop to
it. Once for all-and Augustus
Choplcigh's a man of his world
don't care if Stulty, or Golding, or
Moses, or any of them come down
and dun you at this very door, not
a rupee do you get out of me-"
"What a deuce of hurry you're
| in, fatherr' said the young man.
81 don't want any money"
"Well, what the dickens is it
then?" said the old gentleman, see
| ing that his son looked confused.
"Why-well, I'm in love that's
ALL" replied Gus; ''and I'm going
to be married to the best girl in
England-a perfect lady, we'll bred
well connected, and-'
The effect Of this speech upon
the old colonel was electrical. He