Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-07-05

Poor creature. / did feel Tor him. anC
| thtQ4l be is natur,t IS a very superior H.A-.
come again till the day after tomorrow.
for have to see the doctor; but if it is anv
way fine. III not fail youn
Mona went out &c open tue garden gate
for lin, and watched him ho55ling down
the ros'l Tor moment or two, and then
returned to NM DAbrisay
What an extraordinary encounters,
cried Mona, throwing herself into a corner
OF the sofa, and laughing unrestraine:lly.
| Il Imagine Uncl2 Sandy is a character.
and really am sorry for his iii he.,itsi and
/ loneliness; but / am afraid he Will be rather
But, Mona, me child, it's for your sake
spoke. Now Providence has thrown him
IN your way, dOn't want you to lose your
hold on him. Keep him by you, dear, and
he will leave you all his money. No one
| can provide much for old age By teaching
and YOU must think OF the future. mo belle. "
| You wicked, grasping Debn' she ex-
| Claimed. You want to turn me into i
| legacy hunter! assure you l will be kind
and attentive 10 my poor fathers brother.
/ whether he has cottage or q castle. He
! viii probably not stay here long, and we
may as well make him happy. He must
| have had dun life. It must be very hard
| to feel life slipping away before you have
| known enjoyment"
| "Ah, my dear: don't you be downcast-
! times will mend"
| \ few more days brought them to Au-
! gust. The last lesson had been given, and
both Mona and 1Ime Debrisay were look
/ ing forward TO 6 rest well-earned, when q
| letter arrived from Mr.. Craig, written in
what had been q business hand, now ran
to seed, and exceedingly shaky.
| He had been, ne said, exceedingly M
| well, and confined to the house with a bad
| cold; that he was now considerably better,
and proposed calling on Wednesday first,
| When he hoped his niece and her friend
the photography of whose name had
escaped him-woull assist in finding him
suitable lodgings, as his present abode was
| cold and damp and most prejudicial TO his
| peculiar condition"
"Wednesday frstr' repeated Mona
''Does he mean Wednesday next?-that
viii be to morrow"
He viii come just in the nick OF timer
exclaimed Nine. Debrisay. ''He is the
very man for the rooms upstairs, and they
are the rooms for him. Nov, leave every
thing to me-"
Very well, dear, I know you only want
to serve me-"
| Nine. Debrisay lost no time in advising
Mrs. Puddiford TO put the rooms in order,
as it was probable that gentleman woul
| look at them next day.
a very advantageous tenant, Mrs Pud-
| diford," added madame, with some i'm
portance. HE is wealthy, but somewhat
| eccentric. He does not wish to be consid-
cred rich, or 10 seem rich still he is sound
| and reliable, and will be most punctual."
81 am sure, ma'am it will be rare luck
| to let my rooms straight off! and to rela-
ton Of Miss Craig's, too"
81 will come up and look at them, Mrs.
Pudditord."
They are all in disorder now, ma'am;
but never let real dirt lay about"
So Nine. Debrisay assembled, ana re-
manned some time absent.
| When she returned, she took up the
needle-worh she had left, and said, grave
| ly-
''Mona, my heart, write 3 line to your
uncle, ask him to take his bit of dinner
| with us tomorrow, and mention that there
| are rooms to let in this house; but If they
do not suit him we will look for others"
81 will ask him to dinner, certainly; but
| let us leave the question of lodgings to the
chapter of incidents"
Mona, Ifeel q conviction that you should
not let that nice old man slip through your
| fingers"
| Dearest Debl why do you talk as if you
| were a greedy legacy hunter, when you
are really the most generous and disin-
| terested of mortals? | will do all can for
my uncle, but [ will not let him interfere
| with my life-nor would /, if I believed he
had many thousands to bequeath, which 1
do not"
''Ah! cieIP' interrupted Nine. Debrisay.
"Listen to this. 1t is paragraph among
What people say
"sPlay has been unusually high for the
time Of year at Monte Carlo. One trio has
lost or won large sums, and the h0bitltes
of the Sale de Jeu have, night after night,
hung absorbed on the fluctuations of their
fortunes. One Of these is a Russian prince,
| well known in fashionable circles both in
London and Paris. Another is an Austrian
baron, celebrated for his theatrical specula-
tons. The third, whose luck at first as
tonished the oldest frequenters of these
famous rooms, is a young Englishman Of
good fortune and respectable connections
favorite for the Derby, and was so unex-
pectedly beaten, seemed to have recovered
the favor of the tickle goddess, but has
since lost very heavily. He shows great
pluck, and is said toawait with confidence
the turn of the tide. -"
Madame laid down the paper with sigh.
Il am sorry for that poor fellow" she
exclaimed
ir16c III nj 1xver ~ pai6 MnT1o
stopping short in her task of re-arranging
some flowers.
"Ah! if he had good wife to keep him
straight
''Don'tp' cried Mona 'FDon't Icannot
bear it. And you are mistaken, Deb; it is
not NV fault. Mr.. Waring told me him.
self his tendency was to gamble-his nat
ural inclination. He was honest and true.
poor fellow! really liked Mr.. Waring.
He had a fine nature in some way, and OIL
L do hope he is none the worse, really-for
having met me-"
well, there is no use in troubling your
head about him nowp
Mona made no reply, but she did not
| think the less.
Uncle Sandy arrived in a ''cawb." Mona,
who had been making sauce for the salad,
according TO Mime. DeDr1Say'S recipe, nau
| just placed the salad bowl on the table,
when he stumped in with the aid of stick
and umbrella.
"Weel." he said, tumbling into chair
and holding out his hand to Mona. II did
not think would live to see you again,
but here am
'You are looking better than hoped to
see you,' she said, kindly.
fEhi have been awful bad, and I am
varra lonely in yon place. Womenkind