The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-06-09
From tie OEre Branch
Diary of a Fashionable Dyspeptic.

answered lalntlN, throwing Ecr halr back |
with an impatient motion. At that mo-
ment there was quick knock at tho door;
it opened with a strange iarring sound, |
and in rushed Julia looking half wild OFF
went her bonnet and shawl-shc threw
the II upon the table, then running up
to Alice she killed her, without seeming to
notice her agitation, and exclaimed in
hurried sharp voice, Congratulate me
Alice, and you, dear mother, | am going
to be married"
"To be married :" exclaimed both Alice
and myself; the news startled us both
from our sad reflections.
"Ics," she exclaimed, half flying across
the apartment, and dragging low otto
man to my side, never needing the little
basket filled with work, that fell, scattering
It's contents all over the floor, "ycs, will
tell you all about it, mother; may call
you mother mayn't 2"
There was a cold, painful briliancy in
her dark eyes, as they sought mine, and
| could not hut shuddcr at her smile, TO
strange and meaningless.
"Ncs, know YOU will let me call YOU
mother" she added, never giving me
time to reply; "now listen, for | have got
such story to tell you-but oil my
forchcad-placc your hand there, mother
isn't it hot-rcry hot I"
There was even 4 flush upon it, and as
wiki my fingers | pushed back the heavy,
warm masses of hair, WAS startled to no
ticc the red line of lcvcr around those rich,
dark eyes.
well, in the first p!acc--oh how cool
your fingers arc-our lawsuit ended, and
alas for poor unGayorahy.n
'Gour lawsuit"
Oh. you knew nothing about it; for
got that; don't notice my nervousness,
dear mothcr-AnI--oh. YOU are sure
We shan't be disturbed; thought head
tootatcps;' and she turned looking anxious
Iy towards the door, while saw her hand
trcmbIc on my lap.
assured her that We should be alone
all the afternoon, and quoted her as /
lwould~a child. 80
at is SO ridiculous" She said, and then
added quickly, "no, SO fortunate, SO op-
perfume, so providential. | know what
am saying, dear mother, don't look at
me so; am going TO hc married, he is
very rich shall have q good husband
and save my fathcr-Soyc him oh, am
so 9 lad was born to do this great service
you know suffering pwr.lics, dear moth
cr, suffering purltics, don't you think it
does"
With tears in my eyes / assured her
that the little gold in me had been burned
from the dross--,hat once had been 4
poor, thought.css moth tlUttcring around
the light OF fashion, worthless rs Il men,
Der of society, unCaithfUl as = parent, but
now
But now," she exclaimed, catcLin.-
up my words, you are Hv pattern Of n
perfect woman-hush. oh forgive me- |
did not mean to speak SO, but cannot
hear rcfutation Of what / believe
About this lawsuit" she continued, tlyinr
from subject to subject; Il never could
enter into tcchnicaliticS YOU know, of
course, but for great many years there
has been chancery suit in the Court Of
Chanccry, England, by which my faith
cr expected long before 70 be ben
Gifted, but which has terminated in
favor of auothcr branch of the family.
mean the Lcngordcns, and General
Len%ordrn-Oh n fine, noble, handsome
old English gentleman, has been to my
fathers three DAYS or 50 he is there now
and he 1t Is am going to marry ha
ha :"
That laugh thrilled re through had
heard just such a one long, long a~o II
the null Of an Lnsoae Aaylnm. So hirh