Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-06-24

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She might have known something
would happen
II beg your pardon" he said again,
this time quite humbly. II seem quite
unfortunate today"
Minnie made no answer; she merely
bowed coldly as she turned away to
ward home. She had forgotten the fish
save as the cause of this unpleasant
ness, and it had wriggled back into the
water
min" this In an aside from Tom,
''ain't yer glad Fred Colby didn't see
yerf'
This was quite too much Minnie lost
her temper at once.
Tom" she said, with stern dignity,
81 shall tell Aunt Frances of your be-
havior. 1t Is too much for any one to
bear. That l should be insulted by a
stranger is bad enough. III not have
such rudeness from you"
81 wonder" the stranger said, moi
noticing the reference to insult, Elf by
your Aunt Frances you mean Mrs.
Greyp
What possible difference could that
make to himG Minnie wondered; and
she made him no reply. But here, as
before, Toms perfect Inconsistencies
came to the front.
you bet," he said, with more EN-
phasis than elegance. MRS Grey Is
my mother, an if yer have got any
thin to say gainst her, let me know.
Wot do yer want ter know fer2 Minis
on her dignity just now, but / tell yer
she's as curious as the rest O. us ter
know. what yer want ter know fer"
The stranger laughed.
II wonder If was such terror when
l was boyT he said. But if you're
really SO anxious to know, I'll tell you,
l have come up here to spend the sum.
mer, and have letters of introduction to
Mrs. Frances Grey. Can you tell me Il
/ will be welcomed And where does
she live"
sat home, of course, " said Tom, i'm.
politely. GAS ter bein' welcome, | can't
say. Yer see we're expectin' Teller on
here ter see Min, an she mightn't like
ter have yer round. Gals is funny
things, yer know"
And boys are worse" said the
stranger, with another laugh.
Here Minnie interposed. She would
not let her own personal feelings stand
In the way of politeness.
IF you wish to see Mrs. Grey" she
said, you can come with us now. We
are going home, and you will then have
no difficulty In finding it,"
''Thank you," was tho reply; II will
accept your kind invitation"
'It is no invitation at all, F" Minnie
said, not wishing him to think she was
relenting II merely thought If you
were going itwould save trouble for
you to go with us now"
'"Thank you nevertheless, said the
other, understanding her meaning and
thinking none the less of her for it, 81
think your town is very pretty, and ex-
pect to. enjoy every moment of my stay
here After the city it is so refreshing.
Have you ever been in large city for
any length Of INDEPENDENTLY in the
summer, Miss GreyW
There was chance for more fun
and Tom, like regular war horse,
smelled the battle from afar. Not o
muscle Of Minnie's face moved as she
made reply.
II have been to the city sometimes"
she said, ''but the country suits me
well enough"
Min amt special particular" said
Tom, with q mischlevous grin on his
sunburned face. And Minnie knew
that he would keep up the deceit as
long as she wished.
"Well, 1 don't wonder, said the gen
tleman; country life suits me best,
too. sometimes think 1 will live here
myself.
''You might not enjoy it as much as
you think if you had to live here" said
Minnie, wickedly. eve often find il
dull"
YES, and yet somehow we city peo-
Pile don't give our country cousins hall
credit for what they are"
.s'In what particular" queried Min
ME, demurely.
why, 80 many of them are SO well
educated and really fine people. But
then they do have more time and are
not so cramped."
And did you think, " asked Minnie,
as Indignantly as though she had lived
all her life in a country town and re-
sented any possible slur upon the life,
that country folks are not as good in
every way as city people9 For my part
l think them much better in every way.
There are so many wicked people in the
cities"
The other laughed. eve are a wicked
set, he said, but we're not half SO bad
as we're painted. There are SO many
crowded into small space, and SO many,
good and bad together one scarcely
dares to judge any. In the country 1t
Is different You need not associate
with such people. You are given a
chance to find out what n person is and
need not accept them as friends unless
you wish. The life Is broader and deep
ar. You don't know how envy you"
He talked well Minnie rather liked
him in spite of the unpleasantness of
their meeting
When they reached the house Aunt
Frances gave the stranger the welcome