Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1890-07-31

4 AinC W, Sue Sdlu aIGer minute S heS1-
| tation. Il wonder if mother wants me
to drive with Constance?
| Bother Constancer was Sans ex-
tremely rude remark. s'You had much
better come with me. 1 have hardly
seen you since that furbelowed young
woman arrived"
My dear boy, you must not be so
rude" exclaimed his sister; Constance
| Is your cousin ana you- guest"
| II beg her pardon" said Sam fun-
fully. Il would not abuse ner Il sas
didn't make my very life burden 10 me.
| Now, Janet. be honest! Don't you wish
she were going next week?"
Janet laughed. 81 will go so far as to
| acknowledge that 1 should not break
my heart if important duties called her
away" said she. '.But she is really
very amusing, and if she is a little
| spoiled, you must remember she is i'm
mensely admired"
$50 she says!" rem arked Sam, in
credulously. THE fellows she knows
must be queer set, l should think.
know find ner awfully stupid to speak
| to-she hasn't got two ideas, and ex-
poets one to be perpetually waiting on
her. and he walked on in silence till
they reached the rectory. The young
| ladies were at home. and in a few min
| utes they were all talking away as mer-
rily as if there were no London cousin in
the place to spoil their fun; but it must
| be confessed that Janet felt a little
| nervous as she heard her brother max
| ing plans with Maisie. They were to
| come and practice glees that evening,
n nd 70 ~
| and have a good walk next week, ETC.,
ETC., just as if Miss Colville would not
have to be considered, and as if Mrs.
! Clarke, who was rather a determined
woman in her way, had not made up her
mind that Sans intimacy at the rectory
| should be broken off before his fancy
| for Maisie grew to something more than
| friendship
The practice that evening was not a
| success. Miss Colville sneered at all
the music the Durnford girls suggested,
as old-fashioned and out of date, and
tried to show them the charms of some
thing very new and extraordinary,
which Sam voted "balderbash,'' while
| Maisie suggested that Woodham people
liked their songs to have little tune
! in them. AT last some fine old madi-
| erals were fixed on, and then it was
discovered that Miss Colville could not
| sing at sight, and that she would have
| to study her part before she could begin
to practice with the others. Moreover,
| her voice, though we'll trained, was
weak, and did not show to advantage by
| the clear, bird-like notes of the country
girls; so that the practicing was quite as
good without her as if she had taken
part
Mr.. Owen, the curate, sang bass, and
Sam was the owner of a sweet, mellow
tenor voice, which had few uneXpect-
eddy pathetic notes in it-just the voice
no one would have credited happy, fort
innate Sam Clarke with. Constance
was struck with the young mans sing
ing, and said SO many pretty things to
him about his voice, that (being mod
est man) he was fairly overpowered.
Maisie never paid him ompliments, but
scolded him if he lost his place or sang
out of tune, and somehow he pre-
ferred her THAT was better. SAM" to
all Miss Colville's sugared words; and
as he walked home with the girls he
devoted himself to making her prom
Use to sing MY Lady's Garden" at the
approaching party, and came home de-
jectedly because she only snubbed him.
Mrs. Clarke thought it would be just
as well to join the young people on the
river next morning, as her son would
not show attention to Constance unless
she were there to make him, and Maisie
must be shown that Sam could not be
thrown away on country girl. The
Colvilles were we'll connected, and in
many ways Constance would have been
good match for the young banker, but
he was using his eyes, and had already
decided that she was not the right per-
son for him. Even if he had liked her
(which he did not), there were several
things he did not like at all; her dresses
were very numerous and extremely
smart, and Sam rather wondered who
paid for them.
Meanwhile, Miss Colville had decided
that Maisie must have hint, her for
wardness and general behavior being
most unsuitable for a clergyman's
daughter, who ought not to expect at
tention from any manageable man but
the curate iatleast that was Constance's
opinion); so she made ready for the
boating party in good time, and waited
her opportunity. 1t came very soon, for
as she came downstairs she met Lillian
on her way to Janets room, and found
Maisie alone in the drawing-room.
How do yon do, Miss Durnford?' said
Constance, sweetly. "Ah, you are ready
for row, l see."
Maisie colored as she glanced at her
plain skirt and flannel blouse.
Il like old clothes on the river" she
answered. 1T is no use wearing things
that may get spoiled"
"You are very WISE" remarked Con-
stance, with that slight sheer that al
ways angered Maisie. ''And after all,
Mr.. Clarke never seems to notice what
any body wears"
Sam has rather good eyes for Dress"
said Maisie. sat least, he comes down
on US, if we are too much got up, as
he calls it."
$50 that is why you prefer simple
ity," said Constance, with a smile.
Maisie blushed again.
81 don't know what you mean," she |
cried. ''Sam is very old friend of |
ours and criticises us just as other |
might"
..And you receive his criticisms more |
kindly than you would brothers."
proceeded Miss Colville. Forgive me!
| do not mean to be rude. only your
preference is so openly shown, you
know"
II don't know what you mean," re-
peated Maisie, haughtily; and as Mrs.
\ L, of tha mo-