Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

esson eesA Miss gseIlia. when he SoCi
nas clQsed upcn tbht fEtetans Asfi SILL
hope did not oitend hel With haR last
thDughtless sllp0f minA 8ut really, over
hekeS LA Ireland, we nfo n0t accustomed To
the extraordinary Language Iii Which Mitch
ell indnlges at times. Shs seems fo sne sd
be saving Ap her aspirales fDra hypothetical
deaTh Of that article ia the future
Miss Priscilla IS 50 pleased with This long
word ttsat she quito RECEIVERS her tshiper.
~ this moment the dogr % opened, and
Timothy enters, bearing not only an al Of
mystery with him, but large envelope
Why, what IS this at this time Of Iiightg''
says Miss Priscilla, who is plainly under the
impression that, once tile lamps are lighted,
itisverging on midnlght. She takes the en-.
vel0pe from Timothy md gazes at tho hngd
reglmental crest upon Ii with d ajndicial ex.
preston
"A sojer brought it miss, Yes, iltdesd,
ma'ani. AahOsSback he come an ne way
from the Barracks at Clonhree.y
RedcOats at R0ssm0yna are novelty, aud
Rre regarded By the peasantry win mixed
feelings Of admiration and contempt
think the contenpt IS stronger with Timothy
than the admiration.
From the Barracksg says Miss Priscilla,
slowly turning and twlstlhg the letter be-
tweeh her fingers, while Monica's heart
Deats rapidly. Its, y ssssssts' be the Invita-
ton; and what win be the result 0f It?
Yes, indeed, miss asked bim what
brought him at this hour, ma'am. but lie
took me mighty short Wild his answer, ID ]
give up me questions
Never having been able for fifty years 70
make up his mind whether his mistrasses
should be addressed rs maidens or matrons,
Timothy has compromised matters BIZ put
ting q mis-" and "ma'amn into every
sentence lie dedlcates to them.
Al, aa Invitation from CAPTAIN Cobbet6
TOT Friday next--nm ,laa four "a seven--
um-uin. All OF us invited, even Kit says
Miss Priscilla, ina decidedly lively tone.
Ale lam askedw' cries Kit, eNcitedly
Yes, indeed, you are specially mentlon-
cd, Very nice and attentive, / must say,
Of those Young lnen, particularly whenwe
have not shown them any Kindness as Ust.
thought that Mr.. Ryde very superior
young fellow, with none Of the dlscourteous
antipathy to age that dshglres the manners
OF the youth OF the present day. Penelope,
my dear, perhaps you had better indlte the
answer TO this. Yours is the pen OF d ready
wTltern
Very well, says Miss Penelope, rising
slowly Oh so slowly thinks MOnica--and
going toward the davenport
is the soldier outside, Tlmothyg asks
Miss Priscilla.
"Yes, miss, He said he wanted bit Of
writing from We for the captain
"Itis long ride Take him downstairs,
Timothy, and give him some beer, while
Miss Penelope prepares a reply
Begging yonT pardon, miss, and wlthdue
respects TO ye, ma'am but he's that stiff In
his manner, an' tight in his clothes I doubt
IL he'd condescend to enther the kitchen"
Timothy" says Miss Priscilla, withmuch
displeasure, you have been having hot
words with this stranger. What Is 1t all
about2'
There's times, miss, ais we all knows,
when worm will turn and though I'm not
a worm, ma'am, no more ami q coward, an
red coat don't cover more flesh than q
black; an I'm an ould man, Miss Priscilla,
to be called q bufferp
1t is apparent to every one that Timothy
Is nearly y 7rs
"a bdffer2' repeats Miss Priscilla, with
disgust; she treats the word cautiously, as
one might something noXious. "What Is a
! buffer9"
Nobody enlightens her; though perhaps
Terence might were he not busily engaged
trying to suppress his laughter behind a
huge Japanese fan.
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