Year: 1872

Ou Ill LuouShI Was oiiho I" ~" "eeNs
ago, when 1 told you of the artfulness of thai
low girl but you see now was wiser than
YOU all. When she couldn't ensnare one, she
did another; and an old fool is the worst Of
fools, I've always heard"


"Miss Elliott" said Mr.. Ellison sternly
"you do not know what or of whom you are
speaking. If your name and blood cannot re-
strain you from abusing real lady, perhaps
few plain facts may be an assistance. Miss
Wright has never used an art to entrap me-
I have tried to win her love a long time, and
it is owing more to her unassuming good
sense, than to any particular caution on my
part, that no one suspected it till Christmas
You can say what you please about me, but
advise you to be cautious how you use her
name again"


1t was the first time in years that Mr.. Eli.
son had been really angry, and it awed even
Miss Letitia. She never dared to speak
slightingly on the subject, except once to
mutter that "Lent was pretty time for a
minister to be oourting."


Jack was the most astonished OF any
one, and could hardly believe it till Mr.. Eli
son himself spoke of it, and had long, conf
Dental conversation with him. If he object.
ed, it was not in words, and the harmonious
relations between the two were unbroken.


Arthur whistled long "whew!"-took a
stiff drink, and remarked to Tim


"No wonder she was so deuced cold and
treated me so shabbily. I've always heard
no fellow ever stood chance when a minister
was around; and hang it all if her sister
isn't the best looking. believe I'll try my
luck there. I like those innocent country
girls great deal better than those stunning
city bellies who are too awfully grand to enjoy
life"


The wedding day was to be shortly after
Easter. Mr. Ellison would listen to no delay,
and there was really no need for any. Ellen
was to have good but not expensive trous-
seau. Her father would give her what he
considered a fair share of his means, but was
too just to defraud his other children even for
his best beloved. Mr.. Ellison wished him to
give nothing; but few fathers wish to have
their daughters marry penniless, and fewer
girls like to call at once on husband for
money for themselves.


Georgia wished to be present at the we'd
ding, but dared not stay so late in the season.
She was undecided about taking northern
tour; but even if she did, she felt compelled
to 20 back to her own home for few weeks.
1t would never do to keep the children away
from their grandparents many weeks; they
were already impatient for their return, and
wrote constantly about their long absence.


Eugene was anxious to return to his busi-
ness. An idle life did not suit him, and there
was so much irregularity in sending letters,
and getting them from Charleston when re-
plies came, that he hurried Conway's prepa-
rations, and finally urged her to finish them
in New Orleans.


Celeste, the demure little bonnie, was almost
wild with delight. No one suspected she was
so homesick till the day for setting off was
fully decided upon; and then Georgia re-
preached herself for having been so very hap
py when Celeste was signing for home. But
she need not have blamed herself; Celeste
did not and was distressed when she found
she had caused her dear lady single sigh


Jack came up to spend the last Saturday
and Sunday before they left. He was in fine
spirits. Work was going on we'll, and he was
delighted with his little Scotchman, Burns
no relative of the poet-who could do so
many things in an easy labor-saving way.
He had lived in England and at the North,
and had good head for the minutie of all
sorts of farm work, but did not like to have
the direction of others. Among the other
wonders he was doing, Jack described his
manner of taking care of the COWS and milk
ing, which was very different from the way it
was done by the negroes. He had only two
all that his uncle had thought he could spare
both young, blooded heifers. When one had
calf, Burns took it in hand at once. The
calf was taken away and shut up by itself.
The COW was roped, so she could neither hook
nor kick, and milked thoroughly and quickly,
night and morning man sitting on a
little bench, the pail on the ground before
him, and using both hands. After while
the COW would be gentle without being tied.
This milk was given to the calf; and though
it took some patience to teach it to drink,
Burns perscvered till it could feed itself as
we'll from the trough as it could from the COW.


As soon as the calf was month old,
Burns was going to give it only part of the
milk and save some for their own use. He
would have saved it out after nine days, as
they do at the North, but Jack would not
consent; that was too soon in this climate, he
was sure After little, COW and calf could
both be turned together to feed without any
danger of losing the milk, and there would
never be any need of pcnning or minding
calves. Jack was quite elated at the pros
pect, but Mr.. Elliott did not agree with him.


"It won't do! 1t won't do here at all I!
Negroes will never take so much trouble with
COWS, and COW will not come home without
calf there to call her. Your experiment
will be failure"


"Well, uncle, shall give it fair trial.
I've heard and read it is the way they do in
other countries; so don't see why it won't
answer here, and then Burns seems to under
stand what he is about"


"Do asyou please! Doas you please! And
when you fail, remember experience teaches
a dear school. shall give no more advice. D


Georgia hastened to say something pleasant
and turn the conversation; but she need moi
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