The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-08-10
SHE CHOSE THE GROOM.
An Interesting Romance in an Eng
lish Village.

-
ish Village.
"Great Jonesl Is that you, Treth-
ewy?"
The man in the shabby raiment
NODDED.
"Why, old chap, haven't seen you
since we came down from Oxford am
glad to run across you again."
Your lordship is very good"
'Oh, hang the title! What's the use
of being stiff and stuck up like that?
Why, believe you were actually going
to cut me just now if ] hadn't nearly
ridden you down"
II certainly wasn't going to recognize
you first When a man gets seedy he's
rather sensitive about making advances
to the high and mighty ones of the
land"
'sYou always were proud, stuck-up
sort of person, old chap, and given to
standing on your blessed dignity, and
all that. But don't think you need
have been that way with me after we
had been in the same set at n. B. c.,
don't you know, and all that sort of
thing. BY the way, where are you
making for?"
''Wellminster."
"How are you going?"
tI'm tramping it," said the other,
drily. Then he broke out, with little
anger: "You good-natured old duffer,
can't you see that Pm down on my
luck? Don't my clothes write me dead,
stony, flinty broke? Here, cram your
heels into your cob and ride on, and for
get you've seen me. Good-by and long
may you wave"
His lordship flung the reins on the
cob's neck, and the cob being like his
master, lazy and stout, took the hint
that present exertlon was unnecessary,
and walked slowly, very slowly indeed.
Now I'll Just thank you, Mister Tre-
thewy," said he, ito drop that surly,
you-be- blowed kind OF air and tell me
precisely how the land lies. Hang it
all, man. we're old chums, aren't we?"
81 don't see that sordid details can
help either you or me. AS you know, l
had tidy fortune, and during these in
tervening years I've managed to get
through every sixpence of it. That's
all" :, .--- ---~--
.''I'm awfully sorry, old chappie."
"Confound you, don't"
"Beg pardon, indeed. OF course il
was beastly cheek for me to pity you.
But was going to say you know, that
rs I've got such tremendous big in
come now"
"No; stop, please. I'm not one of the
borrowing sort To let you into a Sc
cret, I'm coming in for big pot Of
money in two years time, and till then
Unjust rub along on my own resources
''But why, in the name of wonder
not realize on your expectations"
'Yes But then am peculiarly stu
ated. Don't laugh! I'm engagedp'
II shouldn't think of laughing owe,
20 serious matter. May ! ask the
lady's name?"
''Not at present. You see!-er-l
don't do her any particular credit. tt
be candid, she, like your noble self, be
longs to the high and mighty ones"
''Really? / congratulate you, ole
chappie. But still, you must let me-
say it's pity"
''No, l shan't let you say anything o.
the kind. Look here, you good-natured
persistent old woman, I'll tell 20,
bluntly how it all lies. I've made
rank fool of myself, and she, the girl
'She says she isn't going to MARI,
me till can prove in some degree tina
Iwon't carry on the same game agail
in the future. Says she: Your mex
fortune is two years on ahead. Yer.
well; if you promise not to mortgage i
In advance, but struggle through thos
two years by earning your own living
I'll marry you. If you fail WON'T"
But this is awful" broke in tn
other. my dear chap, of course II
be only too delighted at having an or
portunity to advance"
''Confound you, mol What want i
job here in England. Let me ono
turn into hard-fisted British work
man and my characters saved. TIL
only devil of it is I'm SO confoundedl
useless at anything except, perhaps
cracking stones"
"D'ye think" said his little lord
ship, beaming at the happy thought
''you could come to me as secretary?"
''Too thin. You haven't got thre
letters day to write No; you're onl
offering me sinecure in polite way.
''I'm afraid I've got nothing of tina
kind you'd take. You see, couldn'
offer you job in the stables-yo
wouldn't accept that"
II would if I'd the chance"
"No; would you, really, though? BE
cause I'm wanting a new stable helr
and-er-if you-er-that is to say, d
you know man"
Look here, don't let's beat about tn
bush. DO you offer me the post Q
stable help?"
Eyes"
"And will you promise to treat me a
neither more nor less than servant
To forget. in fact, that we ever met bt