The Princeton union., 1892-10-06

asked the gentlemen as they arose
from the table.
"No time that is, we won't be back
till evening" answered George, 'swe
are going to take some horses to Mel
vile Fair; just amuse yourselves as
you please while we are gone"
Henry laughed quiet, unobserved
laugh. It was the first time in his
life he had heard the parting order
to servants, "amuse yourselves"
When the brothers returned from
the fair it was past sunset, but enough
daylight was left for them to notice
the changed aspect of their homes.
Halle and Julia had not amused
themselves, uuless they called work
amusement. Rubbish, fyspecks, cob
webs and fingermarks had disappear
ed, and the house looked like another
place, orrather like the house of years
ago, and besides one OF the most delic-
lous suppers that awaited hungry
men was shortly served after their ar
rival. r. e.. IT. >.. &H
"Home looks like it did before
mother died." Henry said, as they sat
picking their teeth on the front gallery
and enjoying the serenade Of the katy
dds. -.-.
Eyes, we have secured a. couple of
winners" George agreed. ''They are
pretty chilly and ofish, though, and
Pm glad OF it. II they were more So
ciable they might want me to help
them with their Latin, and Pm as rus
ty as farm gate. I couldn't conju-
gate a verb to save my neck"
"Not amo, George. Surely you
haven't forgotten how to conjugate
amo! l never SHALL"
Days and weeks slipped by; the Var
ney girls service was drawing to a.
close, and there had been no change
in the good, orderly housekeeping
they had begun. "
One day during the last week of
their stay, in the early twilight of
morning, Henry ran upon somebody
IN the pea patch working suspiciously
at the vines.
"Who's there?" he called. "Ah, 1
| about?''
''Why, I've been thinking, Henry"
George answered, "what q shame it is
that Julia should have to come down
here in the dew and gather peas for US
men and So
"Well, you can just put your basket
up, I've already gathered them; but
II you want to do anything, sure
| enough, you can milk Brindle for Hal
lie."
II have-already milked Brindle," !"
George answered.
The brothers looked into each
others faces and laughed.
"The fact is, Henry" George began
stammering, eve are not the kind of
men to have women servants. It winds
up in our doing all their work"
"Oh, I don't know that we are so
gallant,'' Henry laughed; we didn't
do Aunt Beckys. You'll have to try
it again, George"
"Well, to be candid, Henry, I've
been talking to Julia and-and-we
are engaged. I told her I'd send her
back to Varney this year and she
could leave off all this working for
money [ thought I'd close in with
Kirby's offer of $500 for the bay filly
and send her with that"
'"That's odd," interrupted Henry;
.'it's regular coincidence, and that
is exactly what I told Halle. But she
wouldn't hear to it-would pay for
her OWN education and all that.''
"Just what Julia said. But I've
got this for Julia to wear.
He pulled from his vest O. hand
some gold ring on which diamond
glittered like drop of dew.
"Another coincidence cried Hen
ry, drawing from his pocket it's du-
pllcate. eyes, George" he added,
you are right. We are not the men to
letwomen work for us-that is, pretty
young women. We are far too gallant
for that.'