The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-04-07
MY NIECE CICELY.
A Girl Not to be Thrown at Any
Mans Head"

go TO light opera sometimes to sill
among tho ghosts They are the ghosts Of
those that sang and those that heard, and
Of what was sung and what vas heard when
did not 60 10 sit AMONG Tie ghosts. The
greatest ghost Of ell Il good 6ieur Often
backs, whose gay spirit ruled the boards
in my old times OF mirth. That Is q Ions
time ago.
But that Is beside the question. stopped
at the foot of the inanity steps last
night, for saw the face Of : man knew
coming to me through The crowd on the
sidewalk. It was Robert Martin. His el
bows were stuck out somewhat he wor(
"a short English topcoat and he plunged
along at that knock-kneed lope which II
now thought generally necessary to the
social salvation Of young men. He plunged
past me with half nod, and was about
to enter the theater when he stopped sud
denly, turned and came back and touched
me on the shoulder. 70, I say. old man, y
that Miss Draper, Imean-is engagedl"
There was little flush ON the young
mans cheeks and his ystammer was not hif
usual fashionable stammer. smiled and
said: mo, Robert, she . not dead, and
hnps you remember the rest Of the Nns.."
know exactly how 70 20 further, for / did
not want TO appear ~ IN e1haseedor from
my niece Cicely, even u had been one,
which / was not Finally ! concluded my
could, without dropping at the same time
q conventional tone, II would straighteu
that mattor out Robert II I were you"
Robert had completely regained' his form
while had been talking, .Ah, that's very
same tone as il be had been ackno wiedgins
the surrender of the last cab to be had ON q
wet night. II just wanted to know, you
know-memher of your family-ahything
chou cSS%t I,SS.y yoS you know matter of interest
He buaoned up his coat, switched his
cane, and, giving me another half nod, was
OIL again. "You unmannerly young
brute-s said to- myself, and then smiled
quite compassionately, ] think. For why
should not man hAye the same credit for
Of terra Gotta gloves under an English top.
coat - Spartan boy who covers the fox
gnawing at his vitals under his Lscede.
monian cloakt It il simply : question Of
times, mannerI. costumes 1knew that the
and deep, and indicted IN 3 mssnsr tIss &
makes US believe either in the malevolence
or the stupidity of fate knew, too, that
tho smart Of It, revived by the story about
my niece Cicelv, had sent him after me to
my stub and thence after me to the theater.
His ideas Of form" and the necessity 0i
self-repression had made him try on me
that shallow ruse Of . Chance encounter
It Z q little strange to me that Cioely
shonid have made thQ mistake about Rob
ss seat Is daS iSs icy n:ss to pp play 70
were forty Inches high, and once, having
strayed out!ide the ratings and into the
territory - me B1otians, beyond, tn
wessernL - Of Delaney place, Robsvt
gave bcee!s g the barbasians for her sweet
bloody noss s kss own account. Doubties.
they had loyer.' quarrel. then and kissed
and were friends without Sajng chid. Idc
not wonder that Robsse ~ that fsslinS
n for ny ,d niece S.,. that S.,.r ss the gsrtlss'
TO heal than the savagek stab from Other
hands. There Is all that old childish rela,
tion, and besides it is rather the fashion
involuntari!y for all the young men know
TO he, or to have been, or 10 b about to b.
desiring Sis insrodSssios %sS S.ss ss Y - visS ~.
relstaves, but am very fondAe Ctceley..
am told that she h very impressive
woman. and part Of her charm lies II the
fact that she Ia sort Of bugab0o "a
young y. men, ~ish ~ whose fcolishns,s she 9c, e,
me, and says that am . trivial old child
sas sSeus I'll SsSf ssS sas .sss s:ars
nae, who find AL ny knowledge Of mon ir
tors are mattsS q smussmsnf sad NOS Il,
peine forte and dDre tnat people mako ol
Them uowadaysf With their stsriggIss x
comprehend all the various "masters.n
d. DO; ,Gs Ise snex y :hcss a. e a. ,s3s S3eesS ~
eer that sumnacs six, ysass. ago - Ae4aa
6ria Bny H may have donn "a. foP ~