Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-01-14
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ncafE, so I've C1uSlI YOU ht idSt
in the very midst of your evilprac
ticeSp
The young man rose hurriedly to
his feet.
4 beg Your pardon he began,
hut the tide of Hattie'S indigna-
ton was not thus easily stemmed.
Don't beg my pardon,' said she.
Beg the pardon OF society-of pub
lie opinion-ot everything else
which you are ouiraging by this
shameful behavior Of yonrs. APP
parenly, you have neither pride
nor self respect leit-now take my
advice; turn over new leaf. Give
up Your evil practices, and set
yourself to earn u decent living
Look ne in the eyes, Young man!
she added severely. Tell me if you
are not ashamed of yourSeli!!'
To all appearances, the culprlt
was stricken dumb. 1nvoluntarlly
he raised a pair of clear, honest
gray eyes to Hattic'S face, accord
ing TO orders, but lie did not speak
4 word, good. bad or Indifferent.
Hes not bad looking thought
Hattie; 'hut must not neglect the
chance of making an imprcsslon.-
| am surprised at you!' she added
aloud. "a great, able bodied fell
low like yon settling down as adis-
reputable incubus on your friends
and relatives. Don't you know
that you are the talk of the neigh.
borhoodR Get up-gn to work!
Never LET me sec you idling here
again! No; don't answer me. |
never enter into argument with the
people in my district. Logic is
useless in a case like this
She hurried to old Milo, who, be
ing stone deaf, looked smiliuely on
during this brief but energetic
monologue, as il it had been rect
tation from Shakespeare.
Here's some extract of beef for
YOU, Mr.. Rcneau!' she shouted in
his ear; and a tumblcr Of lemon
Jelly! | hope Your Iumbago is bet
ter. I'm sorry | can't stay a little
longer today, but Ill GENE again
very SOON
And nodding and smiling good
hy 70 him she hustled away.
She arrived none 100 soon on
the domeStic-tapis.
Betsy had already broken one of
tie mosSroSe tea cups, and spilled
all the salad dressing, so that Hat
tie had to so to work to make
more.
Cousin Prodgitt had lost her
spectacles, and Mrs. Hardy could
not mend her best lace trlll.
Consequently she was only half
through arranging her halr When
Mrs. Hardy called up the stair
case:
Harriet. Harriet! Mr.. Cray has
come!
She hurriedly coiled up the shin
ing bronze locks and fastened
them with a she'll pin, tied the
Swiss muslin bow at her throat.
and. catching up her pocket hand
kcrChiet, ran down stairs,
Cousin Prodgitt was still adjust
inc her can strings. in her own
room.
Miss Hardy had gone to see if
the tea was properly sleeping; and
SO cur heroine walked directly into
the presence of the Reverend Cecil
Cray.
i am Miss Hardy said she. 4
beg your pardon! but
Here she stopped, With the syllt-
hleS of further speech fairly frozen
on her tongue.
A cold chill crept through all her
VEINS. as she recognized the Gully,
brown hair, the clear, honest eyes,
the thick mouStache.
But the Reverend Cecil was
equal to the emergency.
Don't teg my partlon!' said he,
gravely, although there was a 70.
guish sparkle i'll his eyes. Beg the
pardon OF society-of public opn
ion. No, Miss Hardy he cried,
suddenly dropping his solemn
mannerisn-'don't look so dis
lresscd! Of course it was mis-
take. Don't know perfectly well
that it was
oh, dear! OH, t,earr gasped Hat
tie. Il Thought it was Gilbert
Reneau. l never had seen him,
you know, and it was so dark, and
and
And so you scolded the wrong
man, said Mr.. Cray. well, III
pass the lecture OH to the genuine
offender at the very first opportu-
ily, Only Pm afraid l canuot EN-
phasize it half Soneatly as you Gid
oh, don'tp said Hattie. piteouSl.r
lifting her little hands. 'Plcase
don't!'
no, 1 WON'T said Mr.. Cray
we'll forget and forgive
And when Cousin Prodgitt and
Mrs. Hardy came i'll, Hattie and
the younG Clergyman were earnest
" discussing the rival merits of
the geraninms on Mrs. Hardy's
tl0Ne Ell stand.
Mrs. Prodgitt stayed untilspring,
and when she went back home she
told her daughter that Hattie
Hardy was engaged to a young