Mr. Harry and his sister, M is Kate, and
there are more; aud to lie sure, there is
a l.rd among them, I-onl Herbert
Adair, that they say is after Miss Kate."
"Well, father, all is ready; and now
come out uuder the jxr4i aud we can
chat togct ber. bo is ixrU Adair r
"Why, he's a great Lord, Minnie,
voiiiiz and haniLsome ami very rich;
and they say his mother and Squire
I lldheld's J.ulv were very intimate when
thev were young, andlhey wanted Ird
Herbert to marry Miss Kale. The young
folks haven't seen one another yet, but
his lordship is to come down here to
morrow to meet them, and as they are
both young and handsome, -why-ol
course' they ill fall in love the first
thing. Xow, Minnie, sing to me whili
I Miwke."-
Minnie stood up in the ixirch of the
little inn, and, leaiiiii; against one of
the pillars, ht-gan to sin:;. A prima
lonua iniht have envied that oung
gil l's voice it was clear and mot melo
dious; and every note she warbled was
true and toll. She made a very pretty
picture, this little Minnie, as she stood
I here siiitii'2 It her lather. The last
rays of I lie ranking sun fell iimii her
rich chestnut hair, her round white
"boulders and arms, and threw out the
i-olors of her pretty, gay dress, which
was short enough to give a glimpse of a
mostdaiutv litlle loot, cased III a Heal
black ttoot. The long branches and
liriirlit flower of a red roe twinnl
around the pillar against which she
leaned, ami the whole e licet was very
charming. There w ere two peopie w ho
thought so; one was Joe himself, as he
laz-lv watched aud listened; the other
win horseman, who bail stopiMil hi
steed near the inn, aud uniierccived hy
t he group on the porch was wailing a
pKiiM- in the song to s:ik lo I lie land
lord. II le rider was a voting, hand
wuiie man, and evideutly had an eye for
beauty. , . ,
"Xow, Minnie, sing one of 1 lie songs
you learned at school, said tier latner.
