The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-01-29
MISS SCAMPER.
A Pleasant Little Love Story With
a Happy Eniing.

Happy Ending.
AfONE at the Rappaquah Springs
TT knew who Miss Scamper was
~ and few cared to know. She
| Y3K came with an old gentleman
TRe registed IS Scamper and
! grand daughter, New York City
They were doubtless poor folk on q
holiday. They had no servants
with them. The old man wore q
suit of rusty black, and his trunk,
an antique leathern conveniency,
bore the letters s. S. in brass head
ed nails. The young woman's
trunk-she had but one-was large
enough, and of modern make, but
it was apparently not well filed,
since she had shown but three
dresses all the three weeks she had
remained. One of these ofIich ma
terial, she wore of evenings; the
| other two, Of some washable mate
rial, were worn alternately in day
time. She had no jewelry beyond a
plain gold breach. One of the eli
gible young men there said that
''the Scamper has one Sunday goto-
meetin' and two work day suits, )"
for which his neighbor should have
kicked him, but didn't. The eligi-
BILE young man was looking for an
eligible mate in the person of Miss
Belsover, the great heiress, whom
the society paper said was coming
to Rappaquah; though, as she
hadn't come; the Browns young
man Of the society paper labored
under a delusion. The match
making dowagers did not fear this
modest, pretty, and well cultured
young lady, for the gilded youth,
who we're also lying in wait for
Miss Bslsover, much more gilded,
did not dangle in her train. Ia
deed she had no train. Her bust
ness was to care for poor old grand
father, who was not in good health,
and with whom the waters seemed
to agree. Didymus Dodd, who had
scraped an acquaintance with old
Scamper, as the fellows irreverently
called him, seemed to be her admi
rer; but Didymus was nobody. He
was well made, tall, handsome, and
of good address; but he was only
an upper clerk in Philadelphia
insurance company. To be sure,
he would be superintendent after
January, vice Higgins, retired and
superannuated, and would then
draw a salary OF five thousand a
year. But no one knew that, ana
the possible good fortune to poor
Miss Scamper; and had they known,
five thousand a year was no great
matter. So the field Was lett 20
Miss Scamper and welcome.
Didymus only began paying at
tention to Miss Scamper out of
courtesy, and because no one else
did; but the more he saw her the
more he liked her, land it ended inshis
being badly hit. And as she and
he were the only impccunious PEG
pie at the old fashioned Tesort-the
other visitors counting their dol
lars well upon the hundred thou
sands-the matter attracted aiten-
ton, and by way of getting both
out of the way of manageable
sons and daughters sche ming moth
ers lent the affair all the quiet en-
couragement possible. And this
passed into = more active nature
from two little incidents that oc-
CURED about ten days before the
END of the two months vacation of
Didymus.
There was Mrs. De Nyse at the
springs, who was well known as an
amateur vocalist of merit, and
whose voice, though . little reedy
in the upper notes, had been train
ed so well as to make her worth
hearing. One evening, when few
were in the parlors, her friends be-
sought her to favor them, and so
she expressed her readiness, .bnt
there happened to be no accOmpa-
mist. Miss Scamper, who was chat
ting near by with Didymus, look
ed up, and quietly said, perhaps 1
can serve you that way, Mrs. De
Nyse."
Can you play at sight, Miss
Scamper?' inquired Mrs. De Nyse.
Miss Scamper nodded assent, and
seated herself at the piana-forte,
and accompanied the voice with
such judgment that the singer was
delighted.
Il wish 1 could carry you
Iaar - oh aid
'.But do You not sing. You surely
must."
"a little
Urged by all around, Miss Scam
per, to her own accompaniment,
sang an aria from II Trovatore. Her
voice proved 20 be a rich soprano,
of full register, clear as a silver bell,
and admirably cultivated. There
was a moments pause when she
had done, as though not to lose a
note, and then 8 storm Of applause.
Here WAS a sensation. Every
body talked of her method, and
the gilded youth were ia raptures.
The mammals conferred, and con-
cluded that Miss Scamper was a
member of some church choir, or
attached to some English opera
company, who knew? But they
were civil. There was party GO
ing over to AlmOnt, Col. Parifall' 8
place, next day. Would she go?
She assented. Didymus said to
her in low voice:
cit is riding party, Miss Scam
per. know the best horse IN the
livery stable here, and if you'll per-
nit me, I'll secure it for you"
To which she replied in the same
tone: Thank you, Mr.. Dodd; you
are very kind; but / have one at
command already. Get that for
yourself"
Somewhat rebuffed, Didymus
colored, but she added, mine
shall not disgrace you," which was
a distinct intimation that she ex-
| nacted him as an ascart The spir