Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1895-05-23

the servants several duties. putting
on some of her best things, she set out
in the buggy, driven by a negro boy.
On the way she speculated much on
the happy life that must be led at
Milledgeville, where she always had
wished and hoped to live. She could
not account for her sister-in-law's
avowed preference of the country, ex
cept by attributing il to her poor
h ealth, and she reflected with pain, In
which she would not have admitted
there was any anger. that her exclu-
sion from the society for which she
almost longed could have been pre-
vented by her husband. Not that she
loved him less, but for her sake, she
argued, he ought to be willing to make
some sacrifice of his own feelings. She
was received with great cordial
ity by Mrs. Wiley Anderson, who,
after finding that 1t would be no dis
appointment to Cullen, urged and
easily prevailed upon her to remain
until the morrow. Some relief from
the distress of this good woman had
come from the apparent anxious desire
of her husband to make liberal al
lowance to Cullen. mainly, as he said,
for the sake of Hannah and her child.
AS for giving full half, this he de-
clared he would not, as il would be ad-
mitting either incompetency or unjust
partiality on his fathers part, and that
his own services in conducting the
most of the old mans money affairs
during the last ten years were not
worthy of compensation. His wife,
not misunderstanding him or his
claims, yet was thankful for the hope
impaired by his words that in time
settlement could be had, and she en-
deavored to trust that this might be
made through Hannah. Admiring
Cullen for his spirit of independence,
she yet thought that perhaps it was
well that Hannah took more practical
views of present conditions So she
resolved to let her and Wiley have at
least one interview alone with them
selves. When he came home to dinner,
he was very polite to Hannah, and
showed satisfaction when his wife
said she was to spend the night there.
He asked civilly alter Cullen and
Pearce, and evinced qualification when
told that both were well. After din
ner he said:
"Julia, but for some matters of
rather pressing concern, l would like
to remain with you and Hannah. They
will need not more than a couple of
hours. Then I'll come back, unless
you and she are expecting to go out"
They had no such expectation. So
he went to his office, and returned not
long after the time he had set. He re-
marked that great deal of prudence
and patience and many other things
ha | to be studied and practised by a
business man; no doubt about that.
His wife smiled sadly, seeing the i'm
preston upon Hannah of his great SOL
emn words. Not long after his return
she said:
Hannah, I'm going out for awhile
to see poor woman who has been do
ing some little work for me. You and
Mr.. Amcrson can entertain each other
till get back, can't you? | won't be
long"
"Oh, yes, sister," said Hannah, with
always regretted her want of the ease
she noted in Milledgeville women.
"Oh, yes" Wiley said, with polite re-
assurances; Hannah and can manage
somehow till you get back, Julia. I'm
not much of talker; but Hannah is
first-rate at that. I'll let her entertain
me while you're gone"
"Oh, Brother Wiley!' was all Han
nah could think to say.
After his wife had gone, he proposed
to walk into the garden and inspect an
vising. Hannah, not knowing exactly
how to treat such an invitation, &C
ceded, and repairing thither they sat
down upon one of the rude benches
within. Then Amerson said:
Hannah, hope You won't think too
much of Julia's rudeness in leaving the
house when visitor is in it. The poor
thing is not in good health, as you
know, and sometimes I'm afraid she
isn't In her perfect right mind"
"Why, Brother Wiley, Sister Julia
did entirely right in treating me as she
did, like one of the family"
"She ought to, knowing how I've al
ways loved you, Hannah"
"Thank you, Brother Wiley I have
always loved you as dear brother"
She bit her lips when she said 1t.
Gas brotherl" he echoed, with slight
bitterness of emphasis. Curious how
things go in this world. Here's me,
for instance. I know how to make
money, and make it. know how to
pull strings, and money comes to me
from other people, sometimes unex-
pected. But there are things value
more than money, and can't have
them. People don't believe that about
me, but It's So"
He looked submissively sad at the
thought OF having been misunderstood
by the world.
why, brother"
please don't call me brother, Han
nah"
She started, and looked, as IL with
some apprehension, through the in
terstices of the encompassing vines.
Listen while explain to you," he
said, in deliberate, low utterances, yet
not without appearance of authority
to command attention. Hannah,
having any idea of what an
man am, you were about to
use words of congratulation, beginning
with calling me your brother. / was
saying just now how curiously things
In this world went. Now, there Is my
brother Cullen, q man of excellent
parts a handsome man, a man who fire.
ruentlv say tn mvRelf ought to be the
man upon the whole face Of
the earth married as he Is; yet he neither
makes money nor tries to make 1t be- |
yond a mere common country support, |
without any ambition to
bring his family into town and give |
them the benefit of society as good
as can be seen anywhere in the whole |
state of Georgia. don't say l blame
Cullen for having that sort of prefer
ence; but it seems curious to me when
| look at you and think how you would |
shine II Cullen would give you the OPP |
oortunity. And, Hannah, unless he
drives me off entirely from him,
mean to make it so that, II he wants
20, he can make his family participant
n all this town affords. II not, I'll do |
whatever / can for you, In spite of
lim. He understands his wife no more
han he understands his brother"
Then he took her feebly-resisting |
land, and said:
Hannah dear, while father was In
,ome sort of fret with Cullen, he made
lis will In which he cut him off from
IN equal share In his estate. He was