Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-12-18
YluLET'S COUSIN.

A stately gray house on crag over
looking the sea, Il group at the top of
the steep stone steps that wound down
to the sands below, stately dowagcr,
Il lovely young girl, with Clytc face,
Il young man handsome as Il tiger
The sky hung like lalis nzWij above
them, the sea was Il bed Of sapphirCs
and silver, and the little Shore-b birds
trilled sweetly in the green marshes.
"What shines so at the shores edge
where that little boat is rocking?
Aunt Honor, let me 80 and see, " cried
the young girl.
Her hair, like fine spun gold, blew
back in the wind, the salt wind that
beat against her blue drapery, reveal
ing the grace OF her exquisite moulded
figure.
The young man started eagerly, but
the elder woman claspcd his arm.
"Don't be too fast" she said, in an
undcrtonc. "Ycs, YOU may 20, Nio-
let. Take Mogul with you"
A great Sligo hound rose from
amongst them, and followed the girl
down the steep steps.
"You will have to use care, Jay,
said Mrs. Honor Brundagc, when the
girl had goue. 81 am afraid she does
not like you very much
"Docs not like me - burst out her
son. 81 would MIKE her like me, if
you did not keep constantly checking
me y
"You would walk on the sands with
her and make violent love to her this
morning, would you not?'
Yes"
"Shc would run away from you or
come crying to me, | don't know
which You cannot afford to do that.
You have known her put three days,
and She"
"Shc is like other women, | sup
pose" sneered the son.
The mother palcd.
jay, you give me great pain" she
said then added "She is 4 very
purs and innocent young girl. | was
like her once, before knew your
wicked father"
| Ou llC IL EOOh "'ihAhs hFtA''As va
course. | don't mean that. But l
have seen something of ladies society
and am not a clown"
"Jav, when will YOU learn that there
are women and women? Never, be-
lieve, if left to yourself ; so | have
brought this girl from her mountain
home to be appreciated, loved, and
won by you, and to make you a better
man"
The young man iillipch stone into
the water.
"l am afraid the making of saint
isn't in me, my dear mother. | an
too much like my wicked father"
"You are ~ bitterly responded the
mother.
Jay Brundagc sent another stone
after the first.
well, this is rather dull. How
long am | to be attached to your re
spccted apron-strinSs in this matter oI
my cousinP"
"If you are not willing to be guided
by me, jay, you will spoil all, ant
Violet better never have come - bet
ter never have known us. She would
be safer and happier to-day among he
native hills"
"Shc is happy enough here, for tina
matter"
Yes, the sea and our style of living
are novelties to her, She takes to thu
graces of life easily, as an Annerly eve
must. But where are you going
JayP"
ITO town, if you will not let me 6,
with Violet"
Mrs. Brundage did not answer, ant
in n few moments after, as she StooC
] alone, saw her sons favorite team
] glittcring along the white, winding
road.
> Meanwhile the girl, with light
, springing step, had gone on down tn
smooth sands, Tn" glittering obiec
] proved to be only bit of shining mica
D When she had proved this, she sa
! down on the edge of boat, pulle'
, above water-mark, and took breath
All along the shore she could see tn
surf curling white upon the sand. o.
o distant headland were strange, fan
tastic. storm -wrenched trees. Fa
over the shining levels of blue and sill
: yer, white sails glided. Inland. abov
: the high cliff walls, she could see onl
Q the dome of the stately Brundag
{ mansion and the flag that tloated fror
/ Its oupola.
Suddenly stately Mogul, undemor
strative, obedient, sprung away t
/, leap upon a stranger, young ma
with a pair of brown, brown eyes, |
o gray hunting. dress, who receive
the animal with glad, low laugh, an
, 0 caress.
"Mogul, come here, sir!" cried Vic
r let, startled, color lovelier than an
Q sea-shell pink in her young cheeks.
The young man lifted his hat to til
young lady, but though he motione
|, the dog down, the animal lcaped JOY
!, ously around him.
d "Your dog is fond Of strangers, h
o remarked, in tone which was assul
s snce Of good breeding!
n ~ did not know that he was
thought not" stammercd Violet, b,
sytldarad l,,, tho nnnt;n,ad laapina .