The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-02-22
From Gieason's Pictorial
TIIE Wild WIS BE AU.
BY MRS CAROLINE A. souLE.

Service had commenced in the neat little sane
tuary, which the inllabtants of Fairmount had
consccrated to the worshipof God. The minister
had read the Psalm and the Scripture lesson, and
the first lines of the opening hymn. The eyes of
his people were fixed intently upon him. for he
not only good, sound, eloquent preacher but
he was foe looking one too, and thus enchained
usually not only the attention of the true but the
false worshipper. The house was very stiil-the
clear. melodious tones of the speaker were the
only sounds that throbbed on the balmy, golden
air which the mid summer Sabbath morn had
breathed into that Loly place. The first syllable
of the second line was trembling on his lips, when
rustic at the door, and the entrance of two per-
soma, lady and gentleman dissolved the charm
La second, every eye turned from the pulpit to
the broad aisle, and watched with more than ordi-
nary eagerness the progress OF the couple. A
most searching ordeal Were they subjected to, and
when they were fairly and quietly seated in the
front pew, Immediately before the pulpit. what a
nudging of elbows there was, ay, and how many
whispers too. In vain sought the good, the sound
the eloquent, the handsome Mr.. B. to seal again
the attention of his hearers. They had eyes and
thoughts for nobody but Widow c., and Widow
C.s young and eashing king attendant.
How she had cheated ihem Hadn't she said
an hundred times more, that her heart in
the grave of her buried ore, that she would never
marry again Hadn't she refused always to
walk out ride out with any of the inappropriate
ed gentlemen of the village Hadn't she said she
didn't feel as though she could ever wear anything
but mourning? And in spite of all these proes-
tations hadn't size come out. all at once, dressed
all in white, and walked into church in broad day
light, leaning on the arm of young gentleman?
Yes, indeed she had. She would have pleaded
guilty to all these charges, grave they
were, and to the last two, how many witnesses
might have been subj enaed. She was actually
dressed in white. A beautiful robe of India null
tucked to the waist, with au open corssge, display
ing an elaborately wrought ehemisette,i drapery
sleeves trimmed with the richest of Mechlin lace
undersleeyes of the same expensive material,
white Grape shawl, white lace hat with orange
buds and flowers, white lid gloves and light gait
ers,--such was the description every lady bad or
her tongues end to repeat over as soop as service
was cIoeed.-And- The conference.-the too wa.
dressed in styls. Didn't he wear white pants o
the latest pattern, and white vest, and coat o
satin finish" and white kids too; and didn't hs
sport splendid pin and q massive chain. arc
didn't he gaze often, and lenderly. and lovingly. OF
the fair creature beside him Ahy yes, he did so
and there was no farther room to doubt. Widow
Y: "a cheated them She had won beau, lat
as.ue her mourning put on bridal attire, land wa
going To be married i'm church. ~ Butwho the beat
was or whence he came, was MORE ficult t.
so've. e. ~ as 34 s.t-
eetVce proeeeded.7 The choirssn g, the minis
ter prayed and preaehed,-ihe people, wonders
when Tho ceremony would take place. Bui,i