Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-10-14

Interesting, but . trifle vague, . he said
selecting another from the case. "A
gentleman seated in "a box carried
by two elliptic wheels. and drawn by q
by an omolous quadruped, which my
slender knowledge of natural history
will not permit me safely to horse,
is it? really horse? Well, We'll call ii
a horse at any rate, if only for the sake,
or rather avoidance of, argument
drawn by horse. The Simple Simon
in the ballad, and fishing as he goes
along the turnpike road-driving!
Do you seriously mean? Very well,
dear, you drew it, and so you know;
but why man should go out driving
with q fishing rod in his hand, Ia
whip? Oh, no; come now, Nellie dear;
that is going little too far; really it is
only as a personal favor that you and
| can consent for moment to accept
that as whip. Men don't hold their
whips jutting over their horses backs
| like bowsprits, and it quite bears out
my premises that explanatory notes
should be appended to these works OF
art.''
Nellie showed the disposition to at
tempt the recovery of her much-abused
work; but Sandering was on the alert
and resumed:
''He is driving Cf you really insist
upon it) up hill toward church of
| ingeniously assorted architecture,
about which I only say that if the in
cumbent is not more upright as man,
than the steeple is as building, the
heads and morals of the congregation
are in some danger. You are sure that
it is horse?''
"What shame!'' Nellie said, laugh
ingly. Tim sure it's all quite plain. -
'Quite plain enough, in all con-
science-yop might almost 90 so far as
to call it ugg,' Sandering replied.
You may think so, if you like, sir.
I'm sure the church is uprig ht, and my
uncle is incumbent-at least curate
there, Nelly said, looking at the draw
ing.
''Why, I never knew that you had
an uncle, dear. What's his name, and
| VAOAO uOCS uc i've: liz dSkCu.
"He lives abroad, and I don't write
to him much-he wouldn't like me
being in the profession. He's very
kind, though, and used to want me to
60 and live with him, only I didn't.
Hedley, his name isl
"What Hedley-not Robert, I sup
pose?' Sandering asked.
Eyes, it is Robert-how did you
guess?' inquired Nellie.
''You don't mean to say that this is
Chesterton church?' Sandering said,
in tone of extreme surprise.
Eyes, it isl Nellie answered, evil
IDENTITY bewildered at his knowledge.
''But surely, Nellie, Robert Hedley,
who was the curate of Charleston, was
not your uncle?''
''Not only was, but is. Why are you
| so excited about it, dear?' she asked.
"Don't you know tbat-have you
not heard of his death, Nellie?' he in
quired.
''No, indeed, I haven't Nellie re-
piled.
''Poor little girl! 1 ought not to
have mentioned it so suddenly. He
died on the seventeenth of November,
49,
Nellie laughed. '.Then all can say
is that he has been represented by
wonderfully healthy looking ghost. l
have not seen him lately, but two or
three times since then; and shall most
likely have a letter from him-or the
ghost morning. 1 wrote
the other day, the first letter for long
time, to tell him about-about u.s. she
said.
my dear child, if you are not joking
there must be very grave mistake
somewhere. Do you know that if
Robert Hedlcy were alive he would
inherit Saverton Towers? But he must
be dead. I have every proof of it.
you know he said, turning to me,
1T was chiefly to ascertain this that I
went to Paris. He must be dead"
Nelly persisted, however. "He had
lived in Paris years ago." she said,
|but was now curate of little Profess
tant community in the south of france;
and such, on investigation, turned out
to be the case. A Robert Hedley, a
clergyman, corresponding apparently
in other particulars had died, in
Paris; but we had the best of reasons
for assuring ourselves that it was not
he.'
An extract from one of his letters to
bis niece will best finish my story
''Let Mr.. Sandering, then, resume
his occupation of the Towers without
scruple; convinced that should be un-
happy in leaving my work here, and
adopting new lite, at my advanced
age. You are my only relative, and
If have power to dispose of the prop
erty at my death, it will be yours; if
not, it appears that your husband
would inherit it."
Sandering talked nonsense at first
about having asked Nellie to marry
him under false preteEces, and it being
his duty to free her from the engage
ment; but she appears much to prefer
the bondage, and impudently asserts
that if he did 90 away, he would only
want to come again as he had done
before.
There is some question of entail
which the lawyers have not yet decided
and indeed believe they have
not been requested to do so; but under
any circumstances, there seems every
probability that it will turn out to be a
good match.
Three Kinds of Toothache.
For ordinary nervous toothache,
which is caused by the nervous system
being out of order or by excessive
fatigue, a very hot bath will so soothe
the nerves that sleep will naturally