Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-10-21

~" KY VIZ dren crying-doors
If slamming-I will
a. know the reason of all this up
roarl"
Mr.. Darcy shut the door of his bed
room with considerable emphasis, and
went straight to the breakfast parlor.
All was bright, aud quiet, and pleasant
there; the anthracite swapping and spar
king ill the crate, the china and silver
neatly arranged on the spotless damask
cloth, and the green parrot drowsily
winking his yellow eyes in the sunny
glow of the eastern window-Bedlam
plainly wasn't located just here, and
MIR. Darcy went stormily upstairs to the
nursery.
All! the field of battle was reached at
last. Mrs. Darcy sat in her little low
chair before the fire, trying to quiet the
energetic screams of an eight-months' old
scion of the house of Darcy, while an
otber-a rosy boy of five years--lay on
his back, prone on the floor, kicking
and crying in an unsovernablc fit OF
childish passion.
"AIrs. Daryl" enunciatel Luke,
with slow and on!inous precision, may
i inquire what all this means2 Are ycu
aware that it is fifteen minutes past nine
> o'clock? DO you know that breakfast is
waiting2"
~ know, Luke know" said poor,
pcrplexed Mrs. Darcy, striving vainly to
lift the rebellous urchn up by one arm
"Come. Freddy, you're going to be good !,
now, mamma is sure, and get up to be
washed"
"No-o-o." roared Master Freddy,
performing brisk tattoo on the carpet
with his heels and cawing the air
furiously.
Like an avcnging vulture, Mr.. Darcy
pounccd abruptly down upon his son
and heir, carried him promptly to the
closet, and turned the key upon his
screams.
A tall, blue.eyed young lady, with a
profusion OF bright chestnut hair and
cheeks like rose velvet, was already at
the table when they descended, by name
Clara Pruyn, by lineage Mrs. Darcy's
sister. She opened her blue eyes rather
wide as the two entered.
Good gracious, Evy, what's the
matter2"
r "Notbing,' answered Luke, tartly.
Mrs. Darcy, you appear to forget that
have eaten no breakfast.
Something is the matter. though, 4"
said Clara, shrewdly "What is it,
Evelyn Has Luke had one of his tan
lrumss"
Luke set down his coffee cup with a
sharp "clink."
"Iou use very peculiar expressions,
Miss Pruyn."
avery true ones" said Clara, saucily.
Evelyn smiled in spite of herself.
Its only Freddy, who feels little
cross, and"
"a little crossw interrupted the in
dignant husband. ""I tell you, Evelyn,
it's quite time that temper was checked.
Hang that parrot What an intolerabe
screeching he keeps up! Mary, take
that bird into the kitchen, or 1 shall
be tempted to wiring its neck Strange
that man cant have n little peace once
in a while! What does oil these eggs,
Evelyn? thought asked you to see
that they were boiled fit for Christians
to eat!'
Dir. Darcy gave his egg, she'll and
all, a vindictive throw upon the CRATE.
Evclyns brown eyes sparkled little
dangerously as she observed the man
maver, but she made no remark.
''And the plates are as cold as stone,
when I've begged. and entreated. and i'm
plored, again and again, that they might
be warmed. We'll, shall eat no break
fast this morning!"
''Whom will you punish most?" dc.
manded Miss Clara. Evelyn, give me
another cup of cotfee-it is perfectly de-
lightful."
Luke pushed his chair back with a
Vengeance aud took up his stand with
his back to the fire, both hands under
his coat tails.
''Plcase, sir" said the servant, depre-
catingly advancing, "tae gas bill-the
man says would you settle it while"
''No!" ronrcd Luke tempestuously.
"Tell the man to go about his business;
have no small bills this morning, and
won't be so persecuted';
Mary retreated precipitately. Clara
raised her long brown eyelids.
''Do you know, Luke" she said, de.
murely, 81 think you would feel great
deal better if you would just do as
Freddy does-lic fiat down or the floor
and kick your heels against the carpet
for awhile. It's an excellent escape
valve when your choler gets the better
of you"
Luke gave his mischievous sister-in-
law glance that ought certainly to have
annihilated her, and walked out Of the
room, closing the door behind him with
bang that would bear no interpreta-
ton. Then Clara came round to her
sisters side and buried her pink face in
.Eyelyn's neck.
.Don't scold me, Evy, please-I know
I've been very, very naughty to tease
Luke sol" p-