Telegram-herald., 1889-05-30

/. great tang Ter oHe oru.. because ns Is
rseh Ma4g god woGla Il ee L bs richs
O. gir-s, Z itsAee1e he ne, NJ ysa save
ze
We z a. @rswn ourselves together, Lac
tha seve1 SISTERS il ths bSns1. oy what's
us n@ale, % V2gUely sob5e9 AyrA-
We IA sway sna hva ca va eAer-
riss. sa11 .ossy. the ye1uges1.
B-t bs-s recovered herss.f nrst
''L41s - c-s s1sg h-Hl SIC cr-sss tfAFsls
''Iet - fr-Khten hta away. Let rs sh9"
hin what .. Wos-& bs tor 81 cd m@n to
marry yoong girl wno oldn't s~4S t0f
hin'
~My darings, here j. Nj f@r,fl1ge'
ccule, l hope, - Eaks IS = cS-is s-'l~-s
long T-sIt ssi1 ths mother " her es-sh
tcrs I'VE minutes after. o-t tie os~s l.sis
shook h44ls Wa tie Partridge l. = amp
and uDeuitusl-stlc fasAl-n, ana reire~'ins
u = STA, oeg4u g1zg-ns tossslsi - . "-'
that L5rIlned their mother
Generally tley were 80 charming. Why,
VIXEN fortune might be lost by IL would
they appear ct tneir worst nowi Tie fact
that Dcn.lnsck Partridge intended 70 lock
fer a wife In her Rome had been comDuni-
Gated 10 her by Simon ALlet, who lad Ia.a-
gzed 70 get himself sent over with pres
eat of poultry.
"He's sort o backward, on account OF
gettiE on IL hfe," the Cd nan h@d SAID,
"but YOU ain encourage hlm; and kAow
how sold lie is aud what he : worth"
Wlth which recommendation lie departed
Aud now the mlddle-aged man set looking
a. tho giggliRg girls, who might have been
bis daughters; and their mother, Ia despair
al their conduct, famed herself OF her sofa,
and did her best 10 place them IN fayora-
be light. But when she sent Bsla TO the
piano, instead Of playing "A Cascade OF
Pearls" Or The Ripping Waterfall, nice
IL, pretended 10 forget her notes, and she
dared not Did Flossy bring her portfolio Of
drawings, because the girl had been max
ing carieatures Of Mr.. Partridge on his
knees 20 babies in long fr0cks al day, and
was capable Of producing those. And Myra
was dangerous when veXed; and she felt
pleased when Mr.. Partridge declared that
he must see how the garden looked, and,
rising, sauutered out into H. Then, indeed,
she could scold her girls in whispers.
Dominick Partridge did not linger 20
listen, nor did he pause 10 lock at the iow-
ers he passed as he sklrted the house, and
stopped al low window beside which a
woman sat peeling peaches She was
a
a white linen collar and little, dark Grim
son bow at her throat. Over her dress was
tied a check apron. She bore traces OF
great beauty in her face, but was fifty years
old, and looked il.
cousin Bee" said Dominick Partridge,
show are youl"
She looked up and smiled at him.
'rm very WELL" she said. ''Pm never
any thing else; and ! suppose you aren't
sick, or you wouldn't be flynn round after
the girls. hear you're goin TO marry"
"rm generally refused, you know" he
answered; $50 | shan't count my chickens
before they're hatched, this time"
She blushed.
'Have peachl" she asked. 'They're
good"
He took one.
"They don't hold a candle TO some Of
mine," he said, Us he ate il. "pve kept up
my orchards. The place is sight to be-
hold for beauty, Bee. The house wants
fxin'"
"For bridel" added Bee.
''Yes," said Dominick, .sfor BRIDE. She
should hev her own way about things I
could afford it. How do you Like being HRS
Squire DoOson's housekeeper, Bee?"
''Likel' repeated Bee. "Oh, / don't ex-
pect TO Ike nowadays; just put up with
things. l can do. i don't mind doin'. She
likes that. She calls me housekeeper. I'm
here because she does but do hard work
I for very little pay. The other servant
they put cap on and call maid Maid
and housekeeper. Wen, as l said, et
WASH called housekeeper / couldn't stay
and tried TO sew at starvation prices aft
er-"
After your husband died." said Domi-
nick.
"After he went off," said Bee, sternly.
"But he has been dead three years"
"And I've had enough fur two all this
while,'' said Domiuicls Partridge softly.
"Wen, I've no doubt one of the Misses
Dobson will share it," said Bee. when
ST Milet told Mrs. Dobson, she was set
up, can tell you. I'd have Bella eff were
you. She's got the most sense They
haven't any of them got too much, buv,
| they're pretty"
"Pshawi' said Dominick Partridge
''Bee, did you believe Simon Miet when
| he said | was such an old fool as to want
| one Of those little gIrlsi Ir, not an old
man. I've got years before me. feel
strong and feel prosperous, and l feel /
! hadn orter be alone, but l don't want "a
| dressy baby TO briaG up. What / want,
/ Bee, is you. You're dear, darling little
/ woman, and I've hankered after you all
M life. When [ heard for sure that your
/ Count"
! 'Hc was a Baron.n said Bee.
"Weil, that your Baron was dead, I made
/ up my mind that ia never left of loving
! you; and Jest four days ago / said TO my
| self: III 90 over to Squire Dobson's and
! ask Bee again. p 'raps she'll hev me this
/ time "
II don't know what you want OF an old
thing like me-" said Bee; but she laughed,
/ and he kissed her.
Three young girls" peeping through
the hedge hard by, saw him, and clapping
their hands softly, ran away 10 tell Their
mother.
"Aud ke is awfully nice, and she is awful
ly NICE they cried. in musical chorus;
"and II was all a mistake Of that ridiculous
/ Simon; and You ght TO be glad, ma, that
you didn't let him fiud out what YOU thought
/ One OF us and Mr Partrldgel Absurd But
/ it's splendid for Bee, aud romantic, for they
were old lovers. ~. Y. Ledger.
Toagh on His Substitute
A Hartford clergyman tells this anec-
+ d0tC. Early IA Afe, while occupvinz
another charge. he invited a clergyman
/ whom the unregenerate would cal con-
/ cctcd and dull % preach an his pulp,t
Daring the sermon or Hartford preacher
/ cozed away IN the sweet Cd wav Until he
? ,-.. a-FgarI~ re'faf f.r, I'd ~-.....f..-fo j.