Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-06-27
ALL ABOUT BROWN.

"MY DEAR BROTHER: I want
YOU to come down and make us
visit. Sn does Melissa. Come
down next week. and stay till after
the Fourth. We expect one OF
two other visitors, and will try to
make 1t pleasant for you. DON'T
fail to come.
"Your aftcctionatc brother.
CIVILIAN BROWN.
up. S. Melissa says: Tell 10
seph we shall expect him. so don't
tlisappoint MS"
So read the letter which Joseph
Brown received from his brother
William about the middle of June
81 can see through that" said
he, folding up the epistle. and re
turning it to its envelope. eyes,
SIR" to the solemn looking old cat
who sat staring at Inn from the
window sill, tits as clear as day.
They've found another woman who
wants to get married, and they
mean to make another attempt to
hoo! me in. Oh, you can't fool
your brother yet Mr.. William
Brown! can see through you,
III d that wife ofyours. You've got
Your foot into matrimomy, and you
want me to do the same. on the
principle that misery loves COM
pany. But you don't come it over
me so easy. l wont take any in
mine, thank YOU"
Joseph couldn't have meant, by
his sarcastic reference to the old
saying that misery is fond of com
pany, that be considered his broth
er had made himself miserable by
marrying, for he often. though
secretly, envied his brother tho
comfort he seemed to take with
his family. But he had SO long
considered himself a bachelor for
life that he had got into the habit
of assuming to himself that mar
ricd people we're cnvious of single
ones, and always spnke af them in
Il way that implied his pity for
them, his thankfulneSs that he
Wasn't in their shoes. The truth
was, he often wished he had a nice
little wife. But lie was afraid OF
women; so much so that he always
expected to remain single. If he
were to fall in love, lie felt quite
sure he should never he able TO
muster up sufficient courage to say
anything about it to the woman
whose charms had ensnared him.
| 1t would be another case Of ICON
ccalment like a worm i the bud"
He often felt brave enough to face
a lannon's mouth, but the mouth OF
Il wOman-never!
The memory Of last summer was
still terribly fresh in his mind. He
had been invited to visit his broth
er. He had gone down unsuSpect
ingly, and found there an old maid
who Immediately laid siege to him.
But lie had succeeded, by the help
of divine Providence, in resisting
her wishes, and getting safely out
Of the predicament. Now he felt
sure that another trap had been set
for him.
..But I'll CO., lie decided. xvii.
liam and NI'liSsy'll be mad as set
tim hens if don't. l s'pose it's a
girl in pantalcts this time. Tho
other one was forty, and she didn't
suit me, they Will quite natnr-
ally 60 to the other extreme
| s'pose it would be a good thing if
| had a wife, but | don't want a lit
tie girl, or a woman old enough to
be her grandmother, and what's
more, 1 won't have 'em," he added
with so much emphasis that the
old cat began to get scared, and
kept one eye on him with the 9th.
er on the door.
He went down to his brother's.
"Who is it this timer" he asked
William, when they were on their
way up from the depot.
II don't know what you mean,"
answered William, looking puz.
zled.
at was that old Miss Larrabee
last year," said joseph. II take it
for granted it's some one else now"
ooh, l begin to see What you're
driving att" laughed William. II
don't know as there's anybody. II
there is it must Ue Mrs. Parks"
GA widow?n asked Joseph"
Eyes, but IL young and good
looking one" answered his brother
"Oh!"
Joseph couldn't say another
word. He felt in some mysterious
way that 'shis jig was up" as be
! expressed 1T 60 himself that night
in the solitude of his OWL chamber
lie did not know why, but he felt
perfectly sure his doom was sealed.
He had never been taken in hand
by widow. He had always fell
sure he would have to surrender il
one saw fit to beslege him. Now
his time had come. He felt like q
lamb being led to the slaughter
and groanel over the terrible pros