The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1894-07-27

Wnere were they
selected from? That is what want to
know or course, no one satisfied
her impertinent curiosity. We all knew
where we came from, if she didn't,
and some Of us hold strong opinions
ns to Miss Mayberry's ultimate dcstina.
tiop, but that is neither here nor
there.
Still, it was "rather startlcr"
when old Mr.. EggIestou, OF Ber-
mondsey, came down to Willowtown to
live He WAS fabulous,v rich; he
swallowed peas with his knife and
called them "marrerfats;" ;" lie was i'm
patient, headstrong, choleric, apoplcc,
tic. Two important facts. saved him
from social ostracism his alhcrHaiiic
dinners and his daughter Sempronia.
1t is not very easy to describe
Sempronia. Her beauty had All
elusive way of defyins description.
When she entered room people were
vaguely conscious that something
pleasant had happened. If you were
fortunate enough to take her in to
dinner she confirmed that impression.
Even mock turtle lost its mockery
when she sat beside You. Not that
old Eggleston often put people OF
with mock turtle; he was far too fond
of dipping his white bcarI in the gen
nine thing to wish to impose imita-
tions on his guests.
Poor Harry Nicholsou's troubles,
however, began the first time he dined
at the Egglestons', owing to Mr.. Egg
gleston's ambiguous speech. MIR. Egg
gleston was gobbling away at his soup,
and only left off to observe that he
couldn't eat the 'ot 'ouse."
'But, my dear SIR" observed
Harry, nothing but an ostrich could
beat your hothouse."
''Don't you be imperenr, young
man." retorted Mr.. Esglcston, cor
you and nell ave words. 1 will eat
it if 1 like"
Sempronin threw oil on the troubled
waters, but not before Mr.. Egglcston
had remarked to the remains of his
soup that Harry was ''a norlacious
sparrer.
Sempronla was very foud OF her
father. She didn't obtrulc the fact,
but skilfully contrived to throw her
mantle over him at all the social func.
tions of the ncighborhool. Ii soon
became an understood thing that any
one who pokcd fun ut Mr.. Eyyicstun
had no chance of winning the goo
graces of his beautiful daughter Hcr
mother had been II lady-a very feeble
one and married Eggleston Oh ac-
count of his stronGminlcdness
Mrs. Eggleston's relatives were So
astounded by the originality OF such
n reason that they cut her. 1t prcyc |
on Mrs. Egglcston n good deal, but
she lived very happily with her hus-
band until Sempronia WAS born. Then,
like Mrs. Dombey, "she couldt make
IN effort and diell People who
saw poor Mr.. Eggleston ut that
awful time said that he was rs one dis
trauSht. He sat by the dead woman,
holding her hand, until she was taken
away to the grave. Then he fell down
in tit. He wns only prevented from
following his wife into the silent land
by hearing the doctors say he hadn',
chance of living. In order to con
rradict them he recovered. If ht
couldn't "eat the 'ot 'ouse" 1T WASH
for want of trying his jaws OH every
thing olse he came across.
Still, with all his faults, old Mr..
ESgleston WAS much beloved in Willow.
town. His speech when he first took
the chair at tho penny Rcalin Is
was model Of mctaphorical research.
"When | look round ere, h" saii
sticking his determined thumbs vel
fn N y
self what brings me ere, and says I,
maself, says / Money! I've ncveI
been properly cddicate |, but I've mad,
Money 1 was born in the gutter
80 to speak, but I've made Money
j amt the genuine come-orcr- h
William the -ConIucror and other-iine
old-crustcd- thieves lot (nny one cal
tell I'm not real DOsSct, and only olco
margarlne), but I've made Money
Nobody'd call me ncw-laid Brahmm
Pm only n sixteen-to- he-shillln' -and
I've made Money. And now Nv
made money | mean to spend It oi
people | like, so I'll be very glad
you'll all come mp to supper when tn,
performance is over. Mr.. Nicholson
asoiu' to sing The cart Bowed Down.
j don't know what it's bowed dow
about, but l dcssay it's very pretty.
And Mr.. Eggleston retired ami
thunderous applause.
Harry Nicholson sang "Thc Hear
Bowed Down with great effect. "Hc
always mp at the AL" Nv. EgSiesto
informed people. "ho liked Nfchoiso
now, although he couldn't resist call
ing him ~ coniounded young pupp
for sniggcrin' because got fummoXc
and said MIR. Recitation will give
Smith the other night. He's Of
good family, Nicholson is. snoul
like my daughter to marry into goo
family. / never was mucn OF IL fam
man myself, though dessay coul
buy a crest and Latin mortar at tn
'Er$ld's College. Still, lisa line thin