The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-11-26
! NuTTING ROaTANCE.

A NUTTING RO4IAECE.
Young Augustus de Jones and Miss
Clara Brussels never speak any more
as they pass By. Aud the avoidance
and vocal silence all grow out OF the
prevalent fashion of going nutting. a
few weeks ago the world looked bright
to the young couple. Augustus loved
Clara, and Clara loved Augustus. The
Young man admired the old man brus.
sells. respected old Mrs Brussels, and
was on Intimate terms with the house
dog. Augustus was looking longingiy
forward TO the time when rise in sal
arv would enable him to call Clara his
own. and the maiden's sleeping hours
vera filed with dreams of love IN
cottage. A few days ago the young man
received an invitation to go with the
family on a nutting expedition, which
he promptly accepted. The roomy old
family carriage was comfortably filled,
with Mr. and Mrs Brussels on the
front seat and Augustus and his darl-
ing on the back one. Old man Brus-
sells looked rather scornfully at the
Young man, who came attired for 8
nutting party as though he were going
to a ball, but everything passed of
well until the chosen ground was
reached. The day was delicious
one, with the warm, mellow glow OF
the Indian summer air bringing deli
cious Ianguor to the. soul Arriving
on the ground they soon found there
were plenty of nuts, but how to get
them was the question. Scarcely any
had fallen, and the rough shell-bark OF
the hickory trees guarded well their
treasures. Clubs were procured, how
ever, and the work of pelting the
nuts from the trees commenced. Ihe
first attempt of young Augustus was o
success. He drew back 20 throw and
took old Mrs. Brussels under the chin
with such force rs to draw an agoniz-
inc shrek from the old lady, and the
remark from the old man that ''this
was n nutting expedition, net Don
nybrook Fair.
Finally all the clubs were lodged III
the trees, and it was decided that il
was necessary 10 climb the monarchs
of the forest il any nuts We're procur.
ed. OF course this meant work fol
Augustus Tie avowed willingness
to try, and was SO bewiidered by s
thankful glance from Ciara's blue eyes
that he promptly commenced the as
cent of black oak under the impress
sion that It was 4 hickory.
THAT young man will 10 some mis-
chief yet" said old Mrs. Brussels, wht
was still indignant.
And thea Augustus attempted thu
explanation thNt he had intended
climbing tine oak, and then jumping
over from there on the hickory, which
as the limbs We're about forty fee
apart, would have been u very heroi
feat indeed.
The young man finally succeeded il
reaching enc OF the branches of hick
ory and disloigiug Il few conSumptive
| looking nuts, one OF which look Clar
| on the tip OF her angelic nose. just a
she looked up to- sec Augustus, retiI
inc her in short order. Tic old ma
lay down on the grass and reared. wher
| Just rs he turned over one of the heaVi
est clubs that had lodged in tht
| branches took him across tho mouth
knocking out two OF his teeth anC
changing his laugh to q roar of an
guisb:
"I>knew he would do some mis-
| chief" shrieked the old woman, rush
ing to the relief of hcr husband AM
gazing rcproaehfully up in the tree jus
in time to receive big hickory nut il
the eye.
! Clara" shouted thosold man, ''Iea,
up the horse and let us GO homo an
leave that Internal young fool up in tn
| tree"
Clara, with heart swelling with in
| dignation toward her lover. did as sh
was bid, when, just as the old hors
came under the tree, poor Augustus
who knew nothing of the damage b
was doing, rained down a perfect ava
| lanche of clubs and hickory nuts an
started the old horse on the run
| Clara's dress caught on the singletree
| there was tearing sound, hutterln
of old newspapers ia the air, and
| swift lodging behind 4 neighborin
tree, while the anxious mother hastil
pinned her remaining apparel tc
| gether.
Got all you want down there?
cheerfully shouted young Augusta
from the upper branches.
''Come down, you confounded lido
and seep' shouted old man Brussel:
with a CLEAN of war in his eye. An
then the women gathered about hill
and implored him not to whip tn
young man, although they admitted h
deserved punishment.
But what sight met young D
Jones' eye when he reached til
! ground! The old man prancing aroun
and splitting out blood and profanity
the old lady with one eye closed an
the other glaring vengefully at hin
Miss Clara trying to look scornful, wit
Il nose the size of an apple; pieces {
the carriage strewn along the narroN
path, mixed with feminine appare
and an occasional piece of bread. {
meat, or pie. and no horse in sigh
whats tho matter?" asked the b.
wildered young man. Old man Bru!
sells started towards him, but was hel
by the women folks, who briefly an
| sternly explained the situation TO hil
in such way as to let him know tina
all was at au end.
'.Mr. De JONES'" said Clara, as b
turned away to hunt his coat (and al
how cold the words sounded after bt
ing SO lately called ''dear Augustusr'
''you are about to lose your haudkel
/ chief''
But poor Augustus well knew thu
his handkerchief was in his coat pool
ct, and Clara would have known bette
had not her eyes been swollen wit
pain.
Putting on his coat the quartet SLOW
/
the city. which they reoehed just &
the sun was going down. Augustus
coat was of the short-tailed VARIETY
and it was not long until 1.-The sma
boy" was contidentially imparting I'll
information to him that There was
letter in the post office" for him.
Mr.. De Jones" said Clara, did
understand that young lady to sa
that there was n letter in the pos
office for youP"
Augustus blushingly murmured tbs
she had correctly heard the inform,
ton.
Then" said Clara, scornfuIl,
perhaps yoa had better go and ~
that letter. We can go home alone.
Clara now has young Smith fe
steady company. The new gallar
laughed heartily when told of De Jonei
misfortunes. He doesn't understan
nutting, Clara" said he; a will go /
the woods to-morrew and bring yo
all you want" He accomplished th
feat by hiring = bugs and buying
bushel for dollar Of 8 farmer's boy
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