The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-08-14
A SOCIAL IMBR0GLI0.

certainly .DreGy CONpaIeu ~ 'He 49,
frigidity of the classic Hub, aioele
looked upon by the city proper as pro-
verbally slow. Maud being one OF
the Endicotts, and related to the hon.
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain OF Lun-
num-" feltS it incumbent upon ner 10
keep up the traditions of old LADY
Boston as to the correct spelling and
pronunciation of words embodied IN III
erary phasing, and delivered with an
accent that cold chisels them into
perfect mosaic of language.
Her aunt. Mrs. Mason, was duly
awed and impressed by her nleces
culture, but was more interested IN
having her marry western man sne
: had met and conquered, a prosperous
: and popular young doctor VINO nao
won her favor, and who, although porn
in Kalamazoo instead of Boston, coulo
speak the language of love more
funetly than any eastern admlrer she
had ever known. And just when she
was ready to utter that final yes
which would make the three OF them
happy, word that was not Bostonese
desperately offended Miss Endlcott.
The season Of the church fair was
at its height and Mrs Mason, being an
active member of a popular church
society, had prevailed on Maud TO
take a table and sell fancy articles
for the benefit of the guild. On the
close of the second evening the young
woman parted from her lover with
frisid politeness and refusing to en-
tighten him as to the cause of his Of
Tending, went home with her aunt, to
whom she would not deign an explana'
5 ton that night. The next morning,
however, when her aunt, who looked
as if she had not slept, asked her what
was the trouble, the young woman an
swered with more energy of speech
than she had yet employed.
'T will never forgive him, never!
His wordsswere so rude-so unkind!
And I believed him gentleman?
Auntie, what is-is-oh, the horrld
word-how can speak it-what is
'fim-flam?'s
'It means getting something for
nothing-no not that exactly, either.
Anyway, IFS trick by which you
keep what you've bought, and the
money you should have paid for the
purchase, too. I know that it is
form of swindling."
Eyes, and your elegant DR.. Horton
accused me-me-a Boston Endicott
of playing q game of 'fim-aam-that
was the very word, so coarse and un-
gentleman1y! presume the word Is
discoverable in his ldxicon-rhank
goodness, It has no place in mine" s
"But my9dear Maud" said her aunt
in distress, what made his say it.
I think have heard the word-it Is
quite harmiess-but the meaning is
is rather Questionable. What had you
done?"
"Oh, he expected some of his miser-
able money back in change when there
was not copper coming to him. And
then he laughed and said it was
clear case of flim-fam. Oh, how glad
am that he has revealed his inner
nature before it is too late. My life
would have been wrecked in the keep
ing of such a man.
In spite of her philippics it was evil
dent that anger was controlling the
young woman, and the morning sun
: streaming in through the window
made charming picture of vixenish
young saint, with an aureole Of gol-
den brown hair. For Miss Endicott Of
Boston was rather beauty.
did you tell the rector?"' asked her
aunt; II heard you talking to him af-
ter you turned your back on DR.. Hor-
; ton"
Eyes, I told him what l thought
about church fairs-that they we're
primitive and provincial, and just
religious form of gambling, and that
we never had them any more in Bos-
ton. Oh, expect to be tried for
aeresy and schism at once"
ooh, no, DEAR" said her aunt with
smile fitting over her troubled counte-
nance, 1--WE are not in Boston. And
think you took DR.. Horizons joke in
serious earnest. We call people dense
out here when they can't see joke.
Your uncle was western man, Maud,
and he used many expressions had
never heard when I met him-a young
girl like you. And grew to like that
freedom of speech just as you will"
Never" retorted Maud, Il am 60
ing to write to Dr. Horton this morn
sng and settle any doubts he may have
On the subject"
81 am looking for an apple cart"
said Mrs. Mason, changing the CONVEX
sation; "I will send up a plate of ap-
pies if they are good"
please do not" implored her niece
tragically, they would be apples of
Sodom to me-
Mrs. Mason took a silver half-dollar
from the mantel and sat by the win
dow to watch for an apple peddler
passing to the city. She had no idea
that Maud's providence was coming in
the glise of an apple peddler, and
she felt very much disappointed over
yhe trend events had taken. To have
this favorite niece settled near her had
long been the W. = of her heart. and
DR.. Horton was positively one of the
most eligible men in the state, coming
of as good family as Maud ard gifted
with staying quality of goodness by
divine right. That the girl should
wreck her own happiness for such a
slight provocation-she felt sure it
had not been ntentional-worried her
greatly.
Two hours later Maud came down
stairs with letter in her hand, and
found her aunt walking up and down
the little sitting-room in a feeble,
dazed kind of way. The girls ill-hu-
NOR left her instantly. She had a good
heart under much veneer of culture.
"Auntie, dear she said, giving the