Nevada County picayune., 1888-09-19
the young package opener.


 piled Daisy, and then went on to re- late what we already know about Os- borne Palmer.
 Bertha listened attentively. with a peculiar smile lowering si ound her thin soulless lips, and vi n the sto- " was concluded she said, with a shrug of her shoulders, Very TO- mantle, l admit, but what fool he was!"
 "Oh, no, Bertha! Doubtless his troubles had temporarily turned his braln, yet surely he is to rc pitied.
 Il am not so sure that .e is not now-but tell me, Daisy did you ever hear me speak of a young cava- Tier had who used to deluge me with rare roses and choice bonbons until his fortune vanished and then showered on me tender verses of his own composition
 "Oh, yes, and how I ervied you for having . real poet at our feet, But where is he now! Doss he still send you poems?'
 "Doggerel, you mean. No, l hope not. In Osborne Pa almer, your fathers clerk, you behold .he man 7"
 No! Not really? Isn'' that odd? And now that he has COL to life again, so to speak, the lovely TO- nance will begin all over again" said Daisa, with faint shade of re- gret in her voice.
 Each of these cousins had some. thing the other lacked. Pertha was one of large family, and LOW Daisy wished that she too might have one or two little midgets of sisters. But Bertha regarded these yonnger ones as channels where a large share of her fathers money must 70, while Daisy was the sole and iGolized heir in her home.
 Then, too, Bertha had so many lovers and Daisy so few. To be sure, the former, ever eag r for at tention, met them fully nalf way, while the modest little flower waited quietly for notice or atten' IOn.
 Of course it was not n1w at all surprising that Osborne Palmer was soon made quite at home il the Cly- burne mansion. He and Rertha had one day long and confidential con- yersation, and after that there was no restraint in their interc ,urse.
 If, however, he wrote my more verses on his lady's eyelids, Bertha neither spoke of nor exhi ted them. About this time there appeared in the social Armament why the Cly- burne, sparklcd q new st: of great magnitude. neither nor" nor less than gesuine sprig of British aris- tocracy. He was poor, to be sure, but he was unmarried an0 more than one managing mamma vas quite ready to exchange her daughters Gucats for share of his ..ordship's title.
 And Silas Clyburne. as ambitious as Lucifcr, made up his mind that it should not be his fault ii he young man were not attracted hy his Dali sy. Thereupon ensued !. series of entertainments of all sort Clyburne gave none of them, but h. gave the last of each series, for SO much more costly was his dinner or bell, or the atre party, or luncheon, gayety of any sort, that no one ve ltured to succeed him.
 Papa" said Daisy to him one evening, as he chanced to be alone in the library for few moments, Il have a piece of news for you."
 How his heart jumpedi The for eign fish had certainly been swimming round and round the bait on the Clyburne hook was he really going to nibble?
 "Well, my darling, what is it!'
 Did you know or suspect, that my cousin Bertha was tLe girl for whom Mr. Palmer was willing to throw away his life?"
 "No! You don't mean it! We'll, we'll, l am surprised. N artless lit- tie jade that girl is, any way; just like her father"
 "Oh, papa, you do her injustice. She did discourage him, then. be- cause-well, because he was poor. ! but of course she never Ireamcd he would take it so to heart.
 And of course she knew her faith CT would frown on any ;h match.
 ''Of course, rich men cont like to see their daughters wed poverty"