Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-02-28
ON CORNWALL COAST.

Pretty Betty SNuires stood look
ing out of the window at the sun.
light sea with an unmiStakeable
pout on her full red lips. Mr.. Rem
brardt Sqnires, II. a. (his grand
father was a friend of William
| penn'S befi re the emisrating Qua
lier came to America had dropped
the impedimenta of art which he
had been strapping MP preparatory
to Sketching expedition, and
stood glaring at his willful nleea,
his spectacleS Scintillating sparks
of anger.
$50 this is what ] brought yoll
here for, is it!' he snapped, with
an ira'e flourish of a letter which
he held in his hand. "To keep mp
a lov. sick correspondence with
any wild IriShman who wants to-
write to vou."
Mr.. Sullivan is a gentleman, nm
.lc." said Betty. Indignantly.
"Oh, indeed! To Your thinking
perhaps. AS if an IrIShman could
ever be !hat-hnmph! tell yon
won't have any of those Dublin fel-
lows hanging around. and, as for
yonr marrying this Sullivan, this
darling Larry as you call him. it
will cost you dear if you do it Not
a penny of mine shall yon have.
Miss; and he poor creature,
what has he to keep wife ons"
''If he were beggar," said Bet
ty, boldly. sid III her marry him
than any one in The world"
"Mo.e f .ol you! That sounds
very fine and romantic, no doubt:
! but love won't boil any buildings.
] Bah! Don't let me hear any more
Sncll nonsense; and mipd!it 1.catch
YOU scribbIiDg any more of these
fool e tiers, "I'll take you off to
KamScllatka where the postal iacil-
titles aren't so good as they might
be-
a sharp retort was on Betty'S
lips, but just then she caught sight
of a figure coming over the rocks
towards the cottage. a tall, fine.
looking fellow III the garb Of II
shepherd. who gave her stalt of
surprise and apprehension.
go away" she teles aphed with
ii nervous gesture II her hand and
a look of anxious concern. Then
she glanced around apprehenSive-
~, but her uncle was busy with his
traps, and when he turned towards
the window again, the figure had
disappeared.
Il am sorry to be so severe to
thee, Betty" he said IN softer
tone in the plain language which
lie sometimes us d us Il tribute of
respect to the William Penn grand
father. "Thce knows | wish thee
well, child, child; but I cannot have
thee marrying any of these imprll-
dent Irish. Come now! Say thee
will be a good girl and hot fret thy
uucle.n
IL rever meant to FRET you, SIR
Betty replied quite dutiiuIly, but
glancing furtively meanwhile out
of the window "Willy you be gone
all day, sirY"
"Of course! Why YOU can't ex.
pecr Il man to paint sunset at
noon-heys III just get the rocks
and the water washed in before the
sun goes down. 1t is one Of those
things you can't fool over. You
can only do about half an hours
work at IL time, YOU see. The sky
changes. Time and tide and sun
sets wait for no man-hey? Good
bye, Betty! BE IL good gir,, and"-
with Il sudden recollection of what
he'd forgotten in his interest in the
projected picture, "l'n't write to
the IriShman."
Il WON'T" Betty promised, de
murcly, and well she could for hen
uncle's quaint figure in brown vel
veieen breeches, leather leggins
and a paInt-daubed walstcoat had
not disappeared along the line OF
the coast ere the youthful shepherd
came through the open window.
"Betty, my darlng" lie cried
.,+.h;nU Iar in his arms with rhf
irnpetuoslry of a Nhillwind, 81
Thought that old rurmudgeOr
would never go! 1t seems like q
ceul1,r, since / saw you lastn'
"Why, It's only about fourteen
hours, Larry" she said laughingly
How often do you WANT to come
and Sc" mes"
81 never want to 60 away" sail
the wild IriShman, giving her {
rapturous squeeze. Indeed,
can't stand this sort of thing mucl
longer, darling. When are ynr
going to marry me, and put an emf
TO my miseryg"
"llUeet, uOu kIow,, Dettl
answered diStressfully, "My uuclt
will not hear your name mentioned
and oh, Larry! I'm frightened tt
death for iear he finds that you arr
here. and then"
"Well,n said the mock shepherd
detiantly, "what then?"
"Oh, he will separate us" criet
Betty, with a burst of tears" ant
then [ shall be so mlSerable!"
SID like to see him, Betty!'
sternly. lyon have promised t.
marry me, and e1. ectyou to keel
your word, whether your uncle AZ
proves or not"