The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-04

0Gcsl Nus, 20 Nad " Eoarisonln etIeOt,
FRATHERLl'S SONS.
THE FIRST PRIZE STORY OF THE
WAR.

Copyrighted, 1856,
(Consiudld from HItrdayl
When / reached the drawing.room
saw Defiance mendlng the fire with pine
cones, There was an Slertness about he
which amounted almost to anger. Kneel
ing at the andirona she pointed in tn
dissection Of the hall, speaking in q huahe
voice;
"Dsy done tells stories, does dey
Reckon kin tell some tooi samean de,
dom know on, MISUNDERSTANDING, d
Kmuel he dom. l done heered hin
IlaughIn' m tellin' bout Aarse Hamilton
ddn' II Hum! Dey bof fine younl
msrses, o. co'ae. But den Ise Marse HUI
bert's nanny, Is, m my idse ia to
stan by YOU own. AIRIss Hamilton h
had a nanny too dat could take his pa
--Eore old Dl what's done went to glory
long go. Nuilin hut or loW.doWn OallinJ
gal ter say dc most n sassy 'nuf tel
stop or Cotton.mill when she gets on da
yallah ayin'-jOsis er heTn, wild litty BIZ
buttons down do front. Nobody nObbel
larnt her no manners, m walnut Jealous
'kase Rhe didn' smoke, ner drink, ner ea
inions, NePder dom de- glps do dem Or
says !, Lohd how mad she git"
"Who are tho gips? GypsiesW
mo, honey OATS de youn'-'bout way
er spellln' shoat--P, !, G, you know
Deed lister be scat dat Ord be saEsy 4
somebody hunger her n Law or chain In
her path, But nobody didn' n she don't
died er her own aCco'd, ies' like de res ell
u.s."
She sotlled herself on the rug, locking
up to tISe picture Of the boys, "Some'
! times leo suah yousna kn0RH What'sgwiRe
on hyah," she muttered. Then 10 me
"You'H de fus' stranger ben hyah for a
long time. M nussOp dun cone by dat
road no mo, n pears Ike no pusson don
come ter &c Hall anyhow, 'cept Mics
Alice. She don makes Miss Ant'nette's
purity caps; dey's toun' coal on her place
n she's gitlin' richer N richer, twel dey
sayE She'll be mill'ner, She comes ebery
day tor supper. She didn' come las night
'ksse Miss Antrotte can't goOrt in sto ms
h'pCse che done 80 10 do Cl'alin by her
oWnser."
"The CleRIing!" -.
CUP hyah. Ez was or sayin', dey
tella stories m 80 kin 1. 'Bout do young
mMses too, But Ise MNlse Hubert's
nanny, 10. 'N'acCh love you neber see,
aeCh love tween each oder, blArBe Hubert
m NIaue Hamilton. Dey didn' sRyez how
WHEN Marse Hamilton got gagged ter Misc
Alice dat Marss Hubert kinder liked her
too, did dey2" Her voice sank to q tragic
whisper, her long iore.fnger pointing to
the hall, Marse Kunnul dom spec dat
tar dis day, ~ Miss Anpnet!e wynn tell.
M once Margs Hanjlton's ole nanny DI
'CusCd Maise Hubeft er 'trFGtin' Miss
Alice i'om Msrse Hamilton 'kaBs Misa
A lics she didn't 70 in lOh slabery no mo-
m nei'dGr didn' MaYBe Hubert, m says
Marse Hamilton done notice hit hia own
self u daI'a what tuck him ter de Wah."
HIn The Western Reservations, l pro-
sunls."
"Dop't know muffin 'bout no seysta.
tons. m Di she Gays dot moUght be do
reason MRrse Hubert was 'bleeged ter
I0llsr Nurse Hamilton ter hab some spla-
nation m to tell how he'd done glib up
Mis- AllpO ~ 80 way rom do s0ut up
Moth. Fob Niles ALLEGES pa M do Kun.
mel dey hct tended her loh Marse Ham.
ilton l'om do ius'. sah," her eyes rolled,
her voice became hoar6o whisper, u
dom know muffin, Use or ole black fool.
But you see dat az litty bit bunch or dead
o'uge blossoms under do glass shade IN
Marse Hnberps roomg Dsm'S de aoWe's
dat only brides kin wear, n Mas Alice
sha Wo' dem onCt EhCn shc had de riOht ter
rsar 'cm. Huyh.hl Do Kunnel DON
know hit; nobody don't know bit any
mo. 1S;'v Miss Ant'nelte, m Miss Alice
m me-"
"Know whaL2" asked.
"NufAn,p and che frowned.
~ should Ike to meet these gentlemen,
Defiance"
"Hope ez you may, sab" and she rose
hurrledly, az one dismissing subject into
which she had been betrayed. slope e.
you may"
"Whah at?"
"lIerC, in Paradise Hall. Are thcy not
expected to.day%
"Eo, aah, rstiCently.
"Dehapce," l pursued, II do not mean
to question you, but observing the vacant
places at the table"
"Dat amt muffin, no howl We alters
does dat"
"What hss become of Colonel Feather.
ley's sonsH" ~
away over to the piano, at which she
clutched with one hand, while hsr other
hand was raised between her dusky face
and tho watChiul eyesin the picture.
"lduhsentl dahHent !" Rhe whinpered;
"twould be do las er do Kunnel-noboly
dshHent, not ebsn Miss Alice. Ise bon
talkin' too much. HyGh'g do Kunnel ;
Ise 'blegged ter 20. Fob de L9hd's sake
don tell or single sOl'Pr wo'd lac done
tole you, sah-Iss terrible ole iool-lse
not Tor DO trusted no howl lies like de
dtbble."
ShO hurried from the room ns the
Colonel came in with mortified apologies
for his neglect Of me. 4
lie pointed to Gun ray struggling In at
the window and suggested walk on tho
piazza.
Alittle further than that for me-" l
said. 81 shall 90 on to Akers."
mot until after supper, Mr.. Althrop.
not until after supper. We, Madame
Feathorlsy and /, cnuld not entertain such
proposition. Tho roads will ba delight.
fully dry by Eve o'clock, and-chp A
Hutier In the hall caused him 70 turn his
head that way. ut lis Miss 1yrrell."
Miss Tylrelll-CRptain Hamilton'H
financed
Miro Tyrroll was not on tho piazza when
we reached there; the Colonel walked INC
up and down, hiS ChRtty manner strangely
disturbed, while be glanced now and then
in tho direction Of the ball door. Did he
then, know rs much 90 hiH vile and Deli
suce knew about the Coquettlsh beauty
who had laid two aaeCtionate brothors BY
the earsp
We tIod tho piazza till the gong sound.
cd, while tho sun was yeGrinE to the WeB'
and each trUo Wis vocal with tho songs Of
many birds.
Madame was not IN the hall when we
entered. The Colonel, stopping a little
more than usual, or 50 It appeared 10 me
lid the way to the Bupperroom. He
went 10 q lady seated between thetwo va
cant places, opposite my aldo Of the