Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-10-27
HER ONE ACCOMPLISHMENT.

nEh ONE AOOOMI UlOnMEN 4.
Old Mr.. Brown stood In his priv
ate Office, with his back TO tho fire
and his coat tails balanced In either
hand. He was a bald-headed old
gentleman with a ruddy complex.
ion, keen black eyes, and le9-of-
mutton whiskers, which were white
as snow. And Miss Nelly Torrance
sat looking at him timidly from the
depths of the big armchair In
which he had beckoned her to seat
herself.
so you are my Cousin Adrian's
daughter?" said he, after a long
pause.
"Yes," said Nelly, wondering
what was in all those mysterious
tin boxes, and whether the monster
iron safe was full of gold and silver
pieces.
Sand you want something to dor"
Eyes, please"
"Humph!" said Mr.. Brown.
Nelly glanced slyly up into his
face.
But" she added with some
spirit, II am not asking for charity.
l am willing to work.
you mean that you would like
to daub canvas, or sew yellow sun
flowers on green plush screens, 1"
satirically observed the old gentle
man. 81 don't call that work.
Nor !, either" retorted Nelly.
Then what do you mean2" said
Mr.. Brown.
VI mean that / shall be glad to do
any sort Of honest work by means Of
which | can earn my own living"
"Humphl' again interjected Mr..
Brown Can you cook2''
Yes" Nelly ans wered.
II don't believe itp'
''But I can"
Every well, said Mr.. Brown, re-
leasing his coat-tails and sitting
down at his desk as if the question
were definitely disposed OF. my
cook went away this morning. I
haven't engaged anyone In her
place. You may como this after
noon and see what you can do
for me"
Mr.. Brown fully expected that his
Young cousin would recoh indignant
" rom his proposal, but she did
nothing Of the sort She simply
SAID; Eyes, Cousin John" and
! asked Aim for his private address
MIND you're punctual, my DEAR"
SAID ne V he handed her the pen
ciled card
i am aways punctual,' calmly
responder Seliy.
MT browAwatched her out of the
office with ? slizzical twinkle in the
2 corner of his e.e
she won 1cne," he said to HIM
. sell. I've seenthe last of my fine
relation"
Nelly TORRANCE went home TO n
= h'oio S0o pom, the cheap
s. est which the Wow and her
daughters could find
Mrs. Adrian TorrRns u,as droosod
in black. She was ,ir dalicate
piece of human china, W. had hoen
\ like the lilies of the fed TO- obo
If toiled not, neither did me- snin
. Lucetta, the older dapgSar trao
|. trying, unsuccessfully enSgh -
trim black Grape bonnet. +ho
4 window.
They had come up from the,o.,n-
i try at Lucettas suggestion ~
3 peal, in their poverty, to thia ~ IL
cousin OF the dead father and "a
band; but none Of them ANTIGUA
any very satisfactory results S
4 the experiment.
''These rich people are al~al
miserly," said Miss Lucetta- Y
"And I've understood sighs
8 the gentle little widow, shat
was not pleased when poor de-
= Adrian married me instead OF MI
v Goldbags, the rich pawnbrokel
. daughter"
"Well?" cried Mrs. Torranc
" eagerly, as Nelly entered.
: what does he say?" question
m Lucetta, dropping the fold of era
m which she was vainly endeavoring
m fashion into what the fashion pla
m called an "oblong bow"
m ST have seen him, said Nelly, u
m tying her bonnet strings, and 1
m going to his house in Grandov
s. park this afternoon.
'ly "You don't mean," cried MI
m Torrance, with a spasmodio cato
n ing of her breath, shat he is goil
N TO adopt your"
m mot in the least" said Nell
m ''Now, mamma, darling, don't Jur