Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-03-21
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Lily Brian and her mother and father, and
two gawky brothers whom did not like very
much, and thirteen small members of the
family, were all going out OF town, and
"Why not come with us?' Lily had said,
kindly.
My answer was very old one, and very
natural and very truthful, too.
because cannot afford it, Lily"
"Oh, bother the money" said Lily.
''That's what I often say myself"
1T shall cost you next to nothing hardly
anything" Lily suggested. Papa says you
will only have to pay for room somewhere,
and you can board with us, and, oh, dear, it
will be awfully jolly!'
"It's very kind of your papa, and-and I'll
think of it, Lily, at any rate"
"And make up your mind and say yes"
cried Lily-''won't you; Jane'"
II don't know"
sThat fright of a captains going some
where, know" Lily said, ''and Mr.. Goode
has got free pass down the line, you tell me,
and he's sure to 60 into the country with 80
little to pay for it; it's just like him. And do
think of it, Jane, there's lover
I did think Of it. Thought of Mr.. Brian,s
large family, eighteen of sthera -aitogetfna:
and whether it was possible could intrude
gracefully upon them. Mr.. Brian had retired
from O cocoanut fiber and street door mat
business in the Tottenham Court road, and
was pretty well off, with only slight neces-
sity of letting his drawing room floor. He
was evidently not rich man, and there
were few struggles to keep up an appear
ance," although he went out of town with his
family for month every summer, by e1-
press desire of Mrs. Brian, who required
change every August, and regularly sailed
forth, en- famille, from her large establish
1nent in Prossiter street to n house down o
back slum in High street, Margate, where the
rooms were small, and the children were
heaped together sardine fashion, and now
and then came back with something catch
ing" as wind up to the seasons enjoyment
And this particular August was asked to-
Join them. There was the sea, and "You
must take little change" said the doctor,
and Lily Brian was very pressing, and Capt
Choppers had talked of going away for a
week or two, and the boys Goodc were COM
ing home for the holidays, and l, Jane Neild.
was able to pay-and would insist upon pay
ing-my fair share for board with the Br1-
ans, having my little room out of the house,
too, for that peace and qulctncss which is not
always found in large families. Yes, would
20 down to Margate when I was strong
when was well enough to bear tho fatigue
Of the journey.
This was promise on the day the Brians.
with much formality OF departure, left town
for the season, and made up my mind to get
we'll and strong as soon as possible, and join
them. When was down stairs again IN my
little back room there was q great surprise
awaiting me. Nailed against the wall. under
my fathers cabinet sized photograph, was
brand new ornament-a little carving in oak
of dead bird hanging by its claws down.
ward, and with every feather wonderfully
delineated. I stared at it with intense as
tonishment and Bridget stood in the back
ground with grin on her face from ear to
ear.
"Nhere did this come from? Good
gracious, how beautiful! how-well / never
didw
Ny thoughts flashed to Mr.. Goode, for he
was liberal at times, and grateful for any lit
tie attentions in his widowerhood's estate in
the shape of darning stockings or re-estab-
fishing the security of buttons; but the truth
soon came out, and then I was more aston
ished than ever.
'If you please, MN, it's the young man
who lost his umbereller,n explained Bridget,
with loud guffaw at last and violent
stamping of both her big Irish feet, like an
excitable person with bone in her throat.
"Whatr' ,&-
eyes, mm," continr~ Bridget; land I
was to say nothing about it to anybody but
you-and not till you were down stairs again
because he wouldn't have you worried
about anything, he said, not for worlds
"He said all that."
eyes, m'm"
"But, bless the man. exclaimed, ''what
has he left this here for!"
"It's-it's prisent, MN, I'm thinking"
"a present to me, and from that imperti-
nent beingm I said; "I'll see about his pres
emit presently. When did he Gomez
"He's been here every day, MN"
every dayF
"Twice day." Bridget replied. 'And
the day you We're so i'll he came three times,
to make sure the doctors weren't killing
you"
very
"He is stronary, m'm," asserted Bridget,
'shure, and there's not much doubt OF it.
The way he axed me and badgered me about
that umbereller, MIN, every day after you
were took i'll, you'd have thought he was
Judge and jury rolled into one-and Sarah,
too, poor critter"
81 never heard of such behavior in my
life"
Fright ye are Miss Neild, as far as that
goes; but when Sarah bust out crying at last
he wGs very sorry and gave her 'arf crown;
and 80 he did me, MN, like real gentleman,
when I thought it was quite time l cried,
too, when 'arf crowns were flying about like
that"
''Thatll do, Bridget" I said, for Bridget
when loquacious was familiar. "When was
he hsee last!
"This morning"
Indeed"
"And 1 told him you were quite come
round, and he said, That's a good job,' and
went away"
"Do you think he'll return!"
II don't think so, MN, for he said, Good
by, Bridget; mind you take care of her. as
he walked hisself off,"
Ibid he say anything elsef'
"N-no, MIN, don't seem to recollect"-
"Answer me truthfully, Bridget; what else
did he say?'
"Sorry a word, else, except he hoped Mar
gate would do you power OF good"
How did he know was going to Mar
gate?" inquired.
"Thats more nor mortal can say, MN.
He knows a great deal more about other
peoples affairs than he ought. He interferes
like, doesn't hci He's terrible curious young
man."
Bridget, you have something more to tell
me- I'm sure you have"
"Oh! Miss Neild."
"How dare you deceive me! how dare"-
Mercy on us, my dear mistress, don't go
and throw yourself all the way back gin by
faring off like this. I'll tell ye evrything,
and it's not much, after all, if yell only keep
cool and comfor'ble."
"Well-go on"
''And we may give ME months warming
and send mo away afterward, if yell only be
cool, miss, and don't blame me too much jest
at prisint."
"Why don't you cxplain?'
Nell lncI, ne Iook III lllto Ills Heau MI.
Goode had got his umbereller or else Capt.
Choppers, and one day, when they were both
out, he axcd me to let him look into their
rooms, and 1 did, m'm-and, begorra, I
shouldn't have been surprised if either of 'em
had got it, name souls that they are, with
never kind word to those who are shaving
their hearts out for 'cm, and"-
"Bridget, go downstairs directly"
"To be sure, min, will if ye don't want