Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-13

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Perhaps, Timothy says Miss Psis lila,
! stayclg, as we All seem iii Ignorance about
/ ;lie real meaning of thicextf xtfnorslinary word
! fOtt Hfe wrong iiicOldenlninK Id Il as an Insult
/ II inay be- era term Bf eadcd4iiiei1t,n
4 at this Terence cltokes, then coughs sol
smniy, and tinally, lowering The fan, shows
/ liHset pretegnaturally grave, as set-oif
against all slispicl0iis~
'iw0uldn't pin me faith 70 that Miss, II
I was y0u says Ryan, respectfully, but
with touch Of tIlt tilla irony which Is bred
1 iiid born with Its olass III Ireland
Well, bit aswe cannot explain this word,
| Timothy, anil sou cannnt, psrhaps the best
hing fer sou % do wsllbe 10 go to the orig
natOrOf 1t andask him what he meant by
i \, says Miss Penelope witnquite ast3nlsh-
I ng persDicacity Tor her.
Sure did THAT same, miss 'Twac the
/ irst thing s.dd To liim, ma'am What 10
ge Inane, gpaipasa, ye thief D Che worltl
says 1, sby Inisealling Il dacent man out Of
! as name Ike THAR says Il II gave him all
hat, miss, am dale more though I've for
4 gottgn II be now, for the Ryans was always
l famous for the Gift d the gabl'
sIf You said an that to tie poor marine, I
1 hink. you gave him considerably more than
! ron gOt, SAYS Miss Penelope, 'ald SO you
tnay cry peace. Go down now, Timothy,
lana make ltup with him over yonr beer.9
Timothy, tli0Hgll stllI grumbIingin ail I'M
| ier-t0ne death ANA destruction upon Che
lated Sassenach, getlres diItsoHsIy, closing
| aie door behind him.
"N3w, Penelope says Miss Priscilla,
Ritl an air 6f relief. gisncing az The pens
/ ma iit, az which AI0hicA's heart nFls her
S,le has no doubt whatever about the am
! iwer being ;rsat but sad feeling that
die dare make no protest rendershcr doubiy
arrowful.
'I,aar .eg' says Miss Penelope, leaning
,aclS IN her chair with psl well poised be-
ween her fingers, and d general alrof pleas
| ri recollection fun upon her, "it sounds
Hite like old times doesn't it?to be In
iited to the Barracks at Clcrbrec.n
"Culte,p SAYS Miss Priscilla, with IN
amused smile.
"You remember when the White6Oys
were So troublesome III orr dear fathers
I time, whit life the officers stationed here
! theh, threw Into the country round. Such
routsl such dances such kettle-drUlns YOu
eaii stifl rscollect Mr.. Brown can you not,
! prscIlla?- fashionable young manp
"You have the best right 20 remember
4 him, y returns Miss Priscilla, ina meaning
tone. sit would be too grateful OF you II
yOa did not, considering what alife YOU led
him"
And at this The two old ladies break into
hearty laughter and shake their heads re-
proachfully at each other
I "You aloto you broke Ills heart" says
I Miss Priscilla.
'1'sli MS abodt II, auntic, says Kit, eager
T, iy, who IL always sympathetic where ro-
nance is concerned; but the old ladies only
laugh the more at this, and Aunt Priscilla
( tells her how her aunt Penelope was very
naughty girl IN her time, and created havoc
4 In the affections 0f all the young men that
came within her reach.
1 All this delights Aunt Penelope, who
| laughs c0nsumedly and makes feeble pro-
{ test with her hands against this testimony.
"Poor fellowr she says, SOLDERING down
presently, and looking quite romorsefltl. III
| Is unkind TO laugh when his name Is men.
! toned. lie was killed vi the Indian Mutiny
[ long afterward, In q most gallant charge
Yes indeed" says Miss Priscilla. "Well,
we'll, things IOtR happen. Go on with the
answer now, Penelope, as the man Is wait.
! Ing and 1t is wOfully late. eu
| Monica trembles. But Kit starts into life.
"OI, don't refuse, Aunt PriseillaP' she
cries, darting from her seat and throwing
her arms round Miss Blake's neck Dom
nowi do so tDdnG 10 90, when / have got
my invitation, and ALL r.
'But----" begins Miss Priscilla; where.
upon Kit, tightening her hold on her neck,
with view to staying further objection,
nearly strangles her.
mo butts, she says, entreatmgly: re.
member how disappointed was about Mad
anne o ComnOr's, and be good to me now"
'Bless the childp breaks out Miss Pris.
ella, having rescued her windpip5, and so
saved herself from Instant suifOcation by
l0osening Kits arms, and then drawing the
child down upon her knee. "What IS she
talking about? who Is going to refuse any.
thing? Penelope, accept ut once, - Gt once
or shall be squeezed 10 DEATH
"Then You lelH gop' exclaims Monica,
Joining tie group near this davenport, and
turning brilliant eyes upon her aunts, 'Oh
! am SO glad" ~ ~ "
"Why we are dying to see the inside Of
the Barracks again, yonr aunt Penelope allc
!, especially your aunt Penelope, says Miss
Blake, with a sly glance at her sister who
Is plainly expecting 1t, because she has
tender recollections about her last visit
there" ~"
"Oh, now, Priscilla r. says Miss Penelope,
modestly, but with keen enjoyment Of the
Joke. After which on acceptance of his
kind invitation Ii written 10 Captain Cob
bett, and borne TO him by the destroyer ol
TimothY's peace.