The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-02-16

"Nonsensel" cried Nelly. with a
face like that-and such a voice, and
such maHner?"
WELL" said Mrs. Macrabbin, "weu
seer
And she rubbed away harder than
ever.
Young man." said Mrs. Pethericl,
sourly, what do you mean by leaving
a white-tulle hat here with a water
III y and three sinful plumes on it? Do
look like person who wears water
lilies and marabou?'
And Guy, who was walking whist
ling away after leaving his last band
box, stopped short at the old ladv's
shrill voice
"Hcllo!" said he. i've left the
Petherick hat at ST. James, and the
st. James hat at Petherick's must
go back
II should think so," said Mrs. Peth-
erlck. In my days, errand-men at
tended to their business! Nine o'clock
at night, and my new black velvet hat,
with the satin bows, not come homei"
m very sorry, ma'am," said Guy.
Much difference it makes whether
you are sorry or not" said Mrs. Peth-
erick, leveling her blue spectacles
wrathfully at Mr.. Moreau. you must
be very presuming young man to
have any opinions at all on the subject.
l beg tn at you will set this awkward
blunder right at once, and I shall most
assuredly report it to Nine. Dunover."
And Mr.. Moreau had no alternative
but to trudge back again through the
binding rain to Miss Honora st.
James brown-stone residence.
The milliuer's man again!" said
Miss st. James, sharply. well, I
should think! To leave me a dowdy
Old black-velvet thing, instead of nv
whlte-crape opera-hat! And to come
back at this time of night! l shall cer-
talnly let Nine. Dunoyer know what 1
think of it! Here, you, boy! Is this
the way you My goodness me! It's
Mr. Mo:eau!'
Guy burst out laughing-he could
not help it--at the comical suddenness
with which Honora's frown melted into
smiles
u beg your pardon, Miss st. James,"
said he, but l am really very deserv-
ing OF blame. Here's your bandbox.
and I've left old Mrs. Petherick's here
by mistake"
rs it joke" said the bewildered
fair one, ''or wager, or whatq"
Neither one nor the other" said Guv.
Sober, serious, earnest And now, if
you'll let me have the other bonnet. I'll |
get back before Mrs Petherick's rape
wakes any hotter"
He lifted his dripping beaver and |
vanished with the bandbox under his
arm, smiling to himself at the insight
he had obtained into Miss st. James
character.
"A regular little virago!" he told
himself. "a face like oxalic acid and
a voice that would do for fishwomanl
Truly, we are not what we SEEM"
He went back the next evening to tell
Nelly Knox that he had duly performed
her bchests.
Nelly isn't here" said the pale little
girl, who was wiring the flowers on
stems as diligently as if she had never
left Off. "She's gone to madame's. She
goes at seven every morning, and don't
come buck till nine at night"
"Oh!' said Guy. "And how's her
foot?"
Very lame," said the child, moisten-
ing fresh wire at her lips and twist.
ing it around until our hero's eyes grew
giddy with following her motion. ''But
she leaned on cane and Why, here's
Nelly now. And crying, too!'
"Hello!' said Guy. "What's the
matter?"
'l'm discharged" said the girl, with
a in hnr n
has been there, and"
Mrs. Petherick is an old cat!" inter-
rupted Guy, hotly. ''And, it's all nv
fault! Don't cry! You're not able to
work now," as Nelly sank, white and
on chair.
"Yes, l know" said Nelly, "but what
are we to do? Fan can only earn a
dollar and a half week. and if l
am without work"
II can get you work." said Guy. "All
you want! Loads of it!''
And, vanishing, he presently re-
turned with a roll of forty yards of
which he flung exultantly
on the floor.
but what am I to do with it?" said
bewildered Nelly.
What? Why, make it into four
dozen shirts, to be sure" said Mr..
Moreau
But, that is all nonsense" said
Nelly, with a quivering lip 81 am
ooor-but can't take charity"
Its not charity" asseverated Mr..
Moreau. II need new shirts, and |
lire you to make 'em! Where's the
,harity!'
"But--four dozen!'
"lf ! wanted fourteen dozen I've a
light to order 'em, suppose. Besides,
we some notion of fitting out ship
Dad of missionaries for the San Benicia
stands If you want buttons or needles
nd thread, get 'em, and charge 'em in
ha hill "