The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-05-19
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bf the family, for more cantanker-
ous old maid I never came across,
surely"
"And yocr own vito and daughterp''
"Ahl there's the sorest spot OF oil
My little Nell Is moro down In the
dumps than Miss Kate--goes n-moouinc
about with her eyes cast down nn' has
lost all her good looks an nat'ral peart-
ness. II makes my heast ache TO look
ut her,,
"And your good dame? Surely she
Is not victim Of this general melan-
choly?"
''She's like me-nearly worn out wi
their tantrums never kno~ed her
sick for twenty years, but her-s losing
weight every day, I tell ee-"
ais M. d'Estreyille still with your
''O course he Is"
"And arc HIS spirits at zero, too7"
Not they. He cruwls about the
house like q tame cet, VII sniggcr Rr
grin on his sallow fncc MS he goes TO
tho women folk, one after another, an
whispers soft nothings in their cars.
catched him talking to my Nell r tho
garden arbor on Tuesday eve, on by
the Lord Harry If ever 1nd him alone
VIZ her again nj dress him down 30
that his own mother wouldn't know
him.
at Is 10 Miss Nellie that his atten-
tions orc paid, thcn9" Dunbar asked,
with o selfish cbuclsle.-
"No, they bccn't, all' they never will
be as long as her has o father to keep
her out o hssr:'s wny. I didn't know
as IT was safe for re to go to market
to-day, but I'm at peace about TINT
now, for seen him In Cheltsey Just
aforc started this evening"
'.Chertsey! What was he doing there9'
| "How should know Mayhappen
getting his hair curled"
Thus for IN hour they chatted to-
gethcr, the yeoInan getting more and
moro respondent over his household
troubles.
Suddenly o bright thought struck
Arthur Dunbar. It wns evident that
Miss Grnhame wos unhappy and needed
friends sympathy. Who moro proper
to play the part of a consoler than him
self? The difficulty was IN securing an
interview, for bis pride would hardly
permit him to face Mmo. Campignon
after her upqracious manner towards
him, and he felt assured that II he were
to present himself boldly atthe farm
house tete-a-tete with the young lady
would never be accorded him. Why
not make confdant Of tho good
natured farmer? He would do 30.
"Mr. Barlow" he began. in o hesitat-
ing. difHdent wny, Il am bod hand at
asking favors; but your kindness to me,
total stranger, emboldens me to be-
lieve that should not esk ono Of you
In vain"
'sYou are right. led," was tho hearty
response. II know what thee mean, 70
dunnot blush TO thy cars in telling me.
II never Thought you guessed -"
Dunbar cried.
''Of course thee didn't Poor chap,
SO many miles away from his kith an
kin! Meyhap thee hast mother?"
Quito mystifed by tho farmers s!ngu'
lar remarks, Arthur replied: Eyes,
have mother"
~An' love her dearly9 Aye, thought
90. Mayhnp, too, thy father be dcadp'
"Yes, he died when was boy"
II guessed as much. Now hea, ken.
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