The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
AGNES MODEL SCOT.
A Love Story with an Eloquent Temper
ance Moral.

| ance Moral.
"What! me marry Yankee? Ma, ma,
Charlie, couldna fancy myself gieen
heed tae luve spoke wi twang through
the nase O ane O. these wee bit slopin'-
shouldered, fat-chested, namby-pamby
Yankees" and Agnes Mcdonald laughed
as she put the oat-cake and honey on
| the table.
Broad Scotch these two seemed to
fall naturally into speaking when by
themselves, and Charlie answered:
moo, Agnes, you ken tits libel on
Clarence Hoyt to ca him flat-chested or
namby PANTY, an tho he's a Yankee
he's ma nasal twang."
Clarence Hoyt," drawled Agnes; 81
do be sick O his name. dinna see what
ca we haze to feel yourself boun' to stan
up for him ava"
! guild few greenbacks, lassie; a great
convenience. you KEN"
81 care nought for S greenbacks,
Charlie, an between oursels I've thocht
him a wee bit overly particular ABBOTT
his money, streak O. miserliness in his
nature, l doot."
"a wee bit O his Scotch ancestry,
lassie," said Charlie, mischievously.
"Ah, Charlie" said Agnes, with a
laugh, "tho' you're me twin brother,
you've little luve for your country when
you say that"
81 ken you, an hae cause to think
IS weel O America, as it's glen us DOR
bread, an if the new factory gets goin'
we'll, buttered twill be on bath sides"
AYE, but didna we pay dearly for It
+ the loss O the fayther, who was bath
fayther and mither tae us poor mither-
| less BARNS. | Gamma but think had he
been content wi the Twin he was max
in i bonnie Scotland we might hae KEEP
him many lang year, but for our sakes
he wanted tae be rich"
In memory Agnes was roaming among
the heather when her brothers merry
whistle reused her to her former lively
manner.
AYE, Charlie" said she, 'the man
wha woos an wins yer twin sister mus
be manly man, an where do the man
lest O. men come frae if not from DOR
ain bonnie Scotland. Aye, Charlie.
Scot he must be, an Scot as near like
yerseP as possible, laddie, a but yer
weak chin" and Agnes stroked the
weak member, and at the same time
kissed his forehead.
A quick footstep on the walk, then a
rap with the brass knocker. "Auld
Janet" the nut @ who had remained
faithful to the BARNS, opened the door,
with cordial greeting to the visitor
"We're aye glad tae see We, Maisther
Hoyt."
Agnes blushed little as Clarence
Hoyt, her brothers partner. about whom
she had made recently unflattering in
situations, met her with his usual
frank, pleasant smile.
Not so tall as her model Scot by sew
eral inches. nor so we'll developed in the
chest, but 1.-THE, graceful and muscular.
Neither fire nor dreams in the blue
eyes, but brightness and intelligence.
A face not fair and regular as Charles,
but beautiful with the strong manly
beauty born of struggles with SELF bat
ties in which the animal had given way,
and been trampled under the feet of the
spiritual. Where purity of life and
purity of heart had strengthened each
other, and where glimpses of God, prom
Used to the pure in heart, had restamped
something of the nearly obliterated
divine image
A knight of the White Cross, Clarence
Hoyt, at nearly thirty, stood head and
shoulders above his fellows.
Have you heard of our new enter
prise, Miss Agnes?" he asked.
Charlie told me little about it,"
she remarked. 81 think it a splendid
idea. excepting his going to New York
to superintend."
Nonsense" laughed Charlie. you
will be rid of me only for a couple of
months or so, just until the new factory
is in operation"
money, money, all must give way
before it." said Agnes.
unfortunately true, and also unfort-
unately true, nearly all must give way
without money" laughed Clarence.
After pause, during which Charlie
had left the room, Clarence said:
miss Agnes, came in this evening
to get your influence in certain mat
ter"
"Ah, what is it. Mr.. Hoyt?' she in
CURED