The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-01-01
IAN right, said Miss Whitening.

"All right, said Miss yviikenning.
The conversation ceased, aud Mr..
Wilkenniug began once more to pace the
floor. His face was radiant, aud his
tread was quick and elastic. The con-
temptation of v:sit to Rjctields filled
him with JOY.
y
Aud Mr. Wilkenning went to Rye.
fields on the following day. He an.
nonuced his arrival there iu letter to
his sister, from which the following is
an extract:
" But isn't it very singular coin.
cidence that Tom Beverly should have left
hare for New York at the very time was
starting for Ry yotelis. GracS says he has
been taking OF visiting New York for a
year or two; aud finally, he made sudden
resolve to go, and posted himself Off. He
intended to so straight to our house; aud of
course you kept him there. How do you like
him? lshall not tell you what sort of
until you seq her They hays
magnificent farm, and I'm not going to leave
IT tor Il day or two, now that fvo got up
here. Tel Tom Tint, c;.l kec,; ..,uI uuvi i
cone homs. Give him this letter OF intro
du :tion tp Wharton. an tel him to make
hinlS'lf ut homs at ths oili. as well as at
the house. When get bact, I'll take him
around to So, tn, sights. Grace says hs has
had great lonssins to visit the city-thinks
he'd ike to live there; and | believe it wor-
RES her lite. Dolt let him get into mis-
chief.
The answer to this letter was in part
as follows
3" ;" 4 But don't stay too long. If you
won't tell me about Grace. | thinS I'll not
take the trouDle to describe Tom for YOU
should say he did like the city.
Hss regular boy. Iou'ii have very litGlS
10 snow hinI, unless you hurry to come home;
for he is taking in the town pretty thor
ouyhly. + He saws YOU will fin
Dolly fine animal to drive, if you want fire
but you must keep close eye on her. Gray
Mel! he says. Is cool road horse, too. but
more moderate. think you'd better use thu
gray horse AMI let the other ons alone. Shall
you be hons soon:
1t was two or three days after this
was written, when Thomas Beverly, in
the city, got letter from his sister.
He say, every day he's coing home to-
morrow, she wroie. but n, doesn't go. He
ls driving ovet the country, calling on all
the pco2:e he ever hearl OF, to get points on
farming. hc says. ! do bsliev5 hs WIS cit
out for farmer Yesterday, Mr.. Hen
iric..S came down fro II Ciearorook to LOOK
lt those yeariinSS, anl Mr.. WIkenaing took
BIN in hand AMI sJll him seven OF them aul
the Sorrel colt. j told him how much you
OK Jectal to get an he did batter by about
stvsnty dollars. Dill you forget your ap.
poiutnlent with Mr.. H"niric.isE How much
longer are yoI going 10 stay in New YORK?
Nearly week more elapsed, and then
Mr.. Wilkenning at Ryeields, received
short letter from his sister, closing with
these words: "Alfred you must come
home
And Mr.. Wilk.nning did come home.
He reached New York very early in the
morning, arriving at the house before
his sister had come down stairs. His
guest, however, was in the library,
with morning paper spread out before,
him.
"Say, you're great fel!ow!' ex.
claimed Mr.. Beverly, when the two had Z
greeted each other with genuine warmth;
"why didn't you stay up there2 |
wanted TO have quail hunt with
you"
"The deuce you didm said Mr.. Will.
kennin2. ''Why didn't you say so2 I'd,