The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-02-19
The court at Kitty's instance appointed

The court at Kitty's instance, appointed
Hugh MKissen her guardian and trus.
tee, to the scandal of the young folk,
who thought she should have chosen
some older man. Hugh and Burnett had
divers conferences, before affairs were
over. At one of these the lawyer said.
what very pretty girl Cousin
KITTY isl Don't you think SO Mr..
M'Kissen2"
"Ye-es."
"She'n make a figure when she gets
into society, too. She is one of the
rough gems that take to polish kindly"
"M-m."
"The fact is, admire her the moro
the more I-kuow her. must try and
persuade her to leave the mountains. !"
tKitty M'Kissen isn't one of that
kind, said Hugh. eYou heard her say
that she would stay here, and she is the
one to keep her word"
'I beg your pardon, Mr.. MKissen,n
said Burnett. "Her pro per name is
Catherine Markham, and she is not like
ly to change tin this place. Nc
offensc to you; but the name is a good
one, and sounds well; but it would
sound better if it were changed to Bur-
nett, in my judgment"
And then Burnett walked off, to take
stroll through the hills, leaving Hugh
confused and indignant.
"Confound his impudenccw cried
Hugh. "Mrs. Burnett! - He's after
Kitty's money. Kitty marry himl"
Hugh walked out to cool himself and
met Kitty coming from the spring
house; for Kitty was born to love cows
aud chickens, and her money had not
changed her ways. She nodded. Hugh
kept at her side, and as she reached the
porch he said.
CT want to have talk with you,
Kitty"
"-All right. Sit down on the porch,
then, and I'll listen"
"Kitty-I-the fact is"
"Yes2"
"The fact is You don't care for
Burnett, do you?"
''Care for him2 OF course do. He
brought me good fortune; he's my own
cousin, you know, and he's very nice
man, too"
care you-going--to marry with
him7"
"What a question! l. suppose you
can ask it as you're my guardian.
don't sec how could; he's not Nor
nom, and he has wife already"
ooh, Kitty, you know L"
"Wcll, don't know, till know
what it is know"
"Kitty, love YOU"
"Of course you do; we were brought
up together"
"It's not that, Kitty; but why cant
we marry2"
"You never asked me, Hugh"
Hugh asked then with vengeance.
He poured out his feelings in llool of
words. Kitty didu't interrupt him.
She liked it. But when he pause for
sheer want of breath, she quietly put
her hand in his, and said:
"You ought to have KIT ,wn that I
loved you, Hugh"
When Burnett came back he divine
the state of affairs at once.
"Mr. M'Kissen," he said, dryly, 81
presume Miss Burnett will have tho ap-
proval Of her guardian in this matter"
Kitty did go to tho East, but it WIS rs
Kitty M'Kissen, aud with her husband.
After their return there was house put
up on the M'Kissen place which was
the wonder of the neighborhood, beth
Of itself aud furnishings
"Such doings!" said Nancy Stallins
to a gossip. "you know the house,
built outer bricks aud rocks. sortcr
cross atwiX' co't-house au' meetin'
house; an enough rooms in it for
tavern. But was inside; six wagon.
loads o things was put in; the floors are
kivered all over. Yesv continued
Nancy, with the bittcrcst climlx,
"kiycred with kiverlid, I'--Thc Ledger.