Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1888-11-16

| No wonder we could not meet her eyes
While we crouched there before her, a
knock came at the door, and in rushed
Kitty Fisher, our accomplish.
go girls, Pm so frightened" she cried,
too much overcome to notice mamma.
"He's here!" We sat up and stared at
her. We even looked over her shoulder,
half expecting to hear him coming up
the stairs.
'sTell me all about it, Kitty" said
mamma, with decision. 81 know the
whole story"
Eyes, tell her" groaned Bee. "sha
! knows it all"
81 was in the office" began Kitty, her
eyes almst starting from her head, and
| a young man came up to the window,
and asked who had called for Bella
Dunn's letters Papa said: Nobody :;
there wasn't any such name in town.
| Then the man asked a lot more questions,
and mailed another letter to her, and
said he meant to know who got 1t.
''As soon as Tapa had post marked 1t,
I took it and ran, and here it is. And
oh, papa neverll trust me again as long
as l live!' Then it was kitty's turn to
burst into tears.
what sort of a young man was hel"
asked mamma. "How did he look"
"He looked-horrid! % said Kitty,
hesitating, as if the English language
had not words enough to describe him
adequately. "He had on bright blue
tie-and his hair was black with oil
and he wasn't quite clean!'
Meanwhile mamma was quietly open
ing the letter.
7'Meet me at the upper end of the
Common at five o'clock tomorrow" she
read, ''or Pll know the reason why"
Then she considered, and we cried.
Finally she said, 81 needn't tell you
what I think of your conduct; you
probably estimate it correctly, now that
you see it's results. But if am to help
exactly as tell you. ''Kitty, shall see
affair; being cats paw, you're not quite
as bad as the others. Now don't leave
this room till I come back"
ooh, the miserable afternoon we spent
there!
But at six in came mamma, flushed but
smiling.
There, girls" she said, ''he's gong
on the $50 train, and don't believe
he'll come back"
''Oh, what did you doc" we cried
"Well, went first to Kittys father,
TO tell him she had been foolish but not
wicked, and he quite agreed with me that,
if you three girls value your good name,
the story must never be talked about.
The young man was still lingering in the
post office, no doubt watching to hear
his letter called for, and / invited him
to get into the carriage, and drive home
with me-"
"Ohp we cried, still in fear and hor-
rOr; but mamma smiled.
''He was very embarrassed, but sue
ceeded in persuading him to make me
call. We had some cake and lemonade,
and after long talk, chiefly on my side,
he agreed with me that he was never to
trouble you again"
''But how did you persuade him?'
asked Bee.
81 left it to his honor as gentleman"
said mamma, sweetly; and looking into
her sincere and lovely face, I realized
that it must be indeed a hard heart
which could Withstand her. "Run
home and confess, Kitty" she added.
"Y our father is all ready to forgive
YOU"
Next day came our letters, addressed,
without word, to Bella Dunn. Evil
IDENTIFY he intended to make us as com.
Portable as possible by assuming that he
Q1Qn { KNOW our real names. w men they
had burned to ashes in the kitchen-stove,
Bee, followed by her double, marched
resolutely to her mammals room, and
spoke.
Mamma" said she "we're not going
to talk much about it, because we're too
ashamed, but if we can show you how
much we love you'-and we put our
four arms around her, and inaugurated
that moment the system which made
papa say the other day, peering at us
quizzically:
''Dear me! Inever saw such a dotina
pair as you have grown to be- Why,
you're as much in love with mamma as
am"
They've begun to show some proper
feeling" put in great.aunt, with dignity.
''No wonder they're grateful to her for
changing them from hoydens into young
ladies. y Y0uth's Comp anion.
His MOustache Was His Fortune.
During the recent visit of the Prince
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