The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-30

~ SIR
W. II you have ever
;E been jolted two or
three hours over
sAASS country roads in a
-2s4l E@ country coach to
connect" with 9
railroad train that stops precisely
trctv five seconds among the iooe!y
hills and then whizzes away Ike de
mon, and if YOU have over found your
self TOO late therefor you car perhaps
appreciate the disnay that oyerspreai
the conrtenances Of the little party Of
travellers as they stood on the steps Of
the solitary station. K Frank West
port had been alone he would probab
y have svorn-as il WAS, not even the
presence Of his sister aud wife could
repress the muttered "Confound
it," which contained the essence OF
half dozen naughty words.
"Aua the next train don't pass un-
Ger three hours-how provoking!
calculated Mrs. Westport. Glow on
earth are We to while away the time?"
:tThece's q midtl!in' good tavern a
piece up the road" said the agent.
"A corutrv inn! y exclaimed Kate
W'estport, pretty girl Of seventeen.
No, indeed, Frank, we've he'd enough
O: that sort OF thing. Isn't there any
pretty place within walking distance?s
she sad, turning to the man. ''We
might just ranble around until the
.Tain is due!!''
Tie man scratched his head with a
puzzled air
-t'-Caora,s-D-.-Iaaa :s,a.a.is.,sr>y-.f
Young Ladies, Jest over that hill-and
there's Smar:'s grisi nill---and there's
picnic ground"
Frank Westport interrupted him
with:
Thank you, but + fear none Of
these places will prove interesting to
the ladies. >
"Well, there's Ashley Hail just on
,the east coad-you can see the tops Of
the cainoeys from here, It's the
,prettiest place in the county"
''C&u We not. go in?'' asked West
;ort- --..--...
'sNo, sir" was the emphatic re.
sponse. They don't never allow no.
body to 80 over the grounds; they re
dreadful particular about 1t, now Mr..
Ashley is II Europe"
'sOoes nobody reside there?'
Nobody but the housekeepsr and
the gardener folks"
Crank" said kate. nischie7ously,
''I feel an irresistible desire to pene.
trate those Blueheara fastnesses-let;s
try"
my, dear. not if it is against the
rules
But Hate tossed her head defiantly.
Lets try, at all events. >
How tempting those grounds looked
to the three weary travellers C. they
plo3ded along the dusty road that
sk;rted the iron fence inclosing them
The cool glitter Of 8 fountain here and
there, seen dimly through feathery
boughs; the white CLEAN Of marble
groups of Fauns and Maids; masses Of
flowers glowing vividly on velvet
slopes of lawn, and the cool windings
of brook overarched by rustic
bridges-Kate Westport had an eye
for the picturesque and she longed to
be within the forbidden domains.
Frank had gone on to the porter's
lodge, to request permission to walk
over the grounds, but he presently re-
turned shaking his head.
<tNo use, girls. The man seys be
has positive orders. Even bribe was
in vain
*:How churlish,' exclaimed Mrs.
Westport. painting.
81 aon't see that it's SO very unrea-
sorabie after all" said Frank. ''lhe
fellow says they would oe over.
wheimed with sight-seers - why,
where's hate:"
Where, indeed! The little lady had
discovered wicket gate, half hidden
among the laurels, with the key tenn
porarily left in the lockout unfor-
1uuately it was inside, and no reach
ing or twisting Of Kate's arm through
the irorwork could get at it.
"Where's the narm?' said saucy
Kate to herself. 1T would be such
tuu to climb over that fence. I've
done It many time when was
school girl. What hurt can it posi-
bly, do the Grand MoGul Of Ashley
Hall for US to look at his grounds?
He can't shut US up in prison for It. >
SIZE was one o: those impulsive girls
who never stop long to think --anl
she slid up the iron bars, squirrel-liks.
balancing herself on top.
s:hste. come down this instant
cried her dismeyed brother.
But kste only flashed laughin1
glance at him and sprang lightly from
her elevation.
Naughty girls never do prosper, it
stories or out Of them, so it righteous.
II befel that Miss Westport, instesc:
Ct aiighting, as she had intended.
upon green border which followev
the scrpentine winaiogs of the graz.
clca walk, was abruptly checked j:
mid air by the drapery OF one sleev"
catching il the crest o. the irQa
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