Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-02-10

go ahead Of anything I ever seew and
he danced around the room on one
foot Then he sat down to read. for
the fifth time. n letter which he had
just received. For Il was ST vnien.
tines day and he had already opened
number OF suspicious-looking en-
velopeS
The red legs that protrudcd from his
knickerbockers were grsvcly crossed
and Tommy. with wrinkled forehead,
traced the lines of the letter with one
mischievous forcfinger
"Will you consent TO be-" he read.
Then he looked &C the envelope again.
But all he saw was Master Thomas
Davis, Center Street." in tho same s,iS
hand.
Hiram Brown thinks he's smart
he finally calculated "I'll show him
TO write me such stun as this. mean
old codger! He's mad nj me cause
tripped him up with string las,
April Fool" and Tommy chucklc5 At
the thought.
Just then his sister, q fair. womni,i,
girl. entered the room.
What's the matter. Tommy? 60, =
bad valcntine?"
~ sh'd say / hsd,' gruntcd Tommy
Just read it," and no disdainfull,
tossed it to Helen.
20, that isn't so very bad" she sail.
laughing. You had better let m-
keep it. II might make MIR. brown
some trouble" Buta new though. en-.
tered Tommy's malicious little head
just then.
Not muchecl" he cried. and Ia,
snatched the letter and danced out a.,
the room before Helen could prevent H.
Down the street To Miss Abigui.
Robins store he ran ~ fast ~ his pua.s,
little red legs could carry him. aud u
between the two short counters. wher,.
he found Miss Robins. SO Indignant
over what appeared To bo IA co.nir
valentine. that she hardly saw him.
His eye fell ON the valentine and his
face heightened He saw IL all now
and. flinging the letter down ON the
counter, he cried. angrily:
Take your old valentine. lie got
en- mixed, l known and was off like q.
shot
That very afternoon. Miss Robins
locked her shop door aud, arraycd I'm D.,
"sienzy' green silk dress. sought tile
residence OF Hiram Brown
MARRY him?" OF course she \vou,s
rs soon as ever he wanted her To. She
had not powdered and crimped aud
curled all these years for nothing. il
seemed. Rich old Hiram Brown had
aheml fallen in love with her. and had
actually proposed She would NO,
trust To the tickle mails, but woull
answer this delightful question in per.
son.
But when Mr.. Brown saw her. vine.
gar-faced old thing as she was. he wa
attacked by something very like stag.
fright and, for the first time in his lie
prcvaricated.
- he stammcrcd. Are you
sure wrote it? Changed letters. Won
probably done rs u joke on Your
self and Tommy Davis. (thc little
rascaD' he muttered. in m uudertono
WAIT moment, dear Miss Robins. las
IL she had the slightest thought oi
lcaving0 l will speak To Jed. some
prank, probably"
But when Jed came he denied writ
ing such u letter, and asked To see IL
'uncle's writing-unclc's writiny, "
he murmured, loud enough for Miss
Robins to hear.
And Miss Robins? She .airly iumpcl
up and down in her rage.
Send such picture to poor, lone
woman like me- she shrickcd And
then deny the letter YOU wrote. will
sue You for breach of promise, YOU
old sneak she screamed. II certainly
willw
jed, Jcd"' whispered his uncle.
hoarscly. drawing him To one side
Get me out OF this and will do any.
thing You want-any thing"
II will on one condition, uncle and
one only"
Dear, dear" moancd the old gen
tlemun. Its little rough. Jed, to IN.
siSt upon conditions, when I'm in such
"a fix"
Cant help It. unl<," returned Jed.
coldly. You've been hard ON me. Just
say that Helen and can marry. and
I'll shoulder the whole business"
III it was anybody but those Davis,
Jed, wouldn't care"
IF II was anybody but Helen |
wouldn't care. either But rs il is her
1 must insist
well, Jcd-do the-thc best YOU can
for me with that vincEary- faced spin
ster and I'm surrender"
Miss Robins" said jed, returning
To the old maid and fcigniug much en-
barraSsmcnt 1T was all mistake.
must say that did write en-, though
IL did seem like adding To the richucss
OF the joke to throw il off upon uncle.
I'm sure I'm sorry, but"
Here Miss Robins. with an angry
snort, flounced out OF the room. jed
turned To his uncle.
Didn't ! do that neatlv?" said he.
And now. uncle. no backing down
on your part Helen and must marry
as soon rs she will name the day"
'All right. jed; but II Il was anyone
but those Davis I'd"
Yes, but you will, anyhow, unl<.
You'll never miss IT, and IL will set US
up for housekeeping The whole
scheme is immense"
So they were married. and Uncle
Brown came down so handsomely that
&c is quite probable Helcn's first kiss
upon her wedding morning had re-.
moved his unreasonable prciudiccs
against those Davis Matte O.
Campbell. in Yankee Blade.
by wish.
Haste. Cupid. TO my lady fair.
This softly 20 her speak