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NJ Is c E 1 L A N Y.
THE Mi.0N'S BEAU;
OR, A HIT AT Cos .IPPERs.
BY MRs cAeoLINE a souLE.

| Service had commenced in the neat little
sanctuary, which the inhabitants of Fair
mount bad consecrstsd to the worship Of
God The minister had, read the Psalm
and the Scripture lesson, and the hrst line
of 4he opening hymn The eyes Of his
people were fixed iptehIlE nnaq him, for he
er, but he was a fine locking one too. and
thus euchaised usually not only the stten-
tien Of the true but the false worshipper -
The house was very still-the clear melodi-
GUS tones Of the speaker we're the euly
sounds that threbbed on the balmy. golden
/ air which the midsummer Sabbath morn
had breathed in that belly place The first
syllable If the second Aine was trembling
on his lips. when rustic 1t the door aud
the entran,e Of two persons, lady and a
gentleman. dissolved the charm Ia Sc
eona, every eye turned from the pulpit TO
the broad aisle aud watched with more
than extraordinary engerness the progress
Of the couple A most searching ord, q
was then subjected to. aud when they were
quietly seated in the front pew. immediate.
II before the pulpit, what nuiging Of Ell
bows there was. aye AID how many ahis-
pers too In vain sought the good. the
sound. the eteauent tue handsome Mr. b.
to ssal again the attention Of bis @hearers- -
They had eyes and thoughts for nobody but
widow G /, and widow C's young and dashing
| attendant
How she bad cheated them Hadn't she
said an hundred times or more, that her
4 heart was in the grave Of her buried hus-
band that she would never marry again .
Hadn't she refused always 70 walk cut or
ride out with any Of the unappropriated gen
tlsmen of the village Hadn't she said she
didn't feel as though she could ever wear
anything but meurning2 And in spite Of
these protestatiens. hadn't she come out all
at once. dressed all in white. and walking
into church in broad daylight, leaning on
the arm Of young gentlemanl
f. Yes indeed she had She would have
| pleaded guilty to all these charges, grave
ones as they were and 20 the last tNl. how
many witnesses miglt have ieen ubpe-
naed She was aetua y dressed 10 White =
A eautiful robe Of India null tucked 10 the
waist, with an open eorslge, DISPLAYING an
elaborately wrought chemisitte. draPery
II eyes trimmed with theriehes: Of Meehlin
lf1ace, unaersleeves Of tie same expensive ma
terial q white draps shawl, white lace
mar wiki srange buds and flowers white kid
gloves aud light gaiters.-su,h was the de-
scription every lady had on her tongues
end to repeat over as ssoh as service was
closed And the gelileman-he too was
dressed in style. Didn't he wear white
pants Of the latest pattern, aud a white vest
Hnd coat Of \ satin finish and white kids
tso and didn't be spsrt splendid pin and
massive chain, and didh't be gaze often, aRd
lovingly, on the fair creature beside him -
All Jes, be did %, aud there vas no further
roem to doubt Widow G. hsl cheated
ihsm- She had won = beau. laid aside her
mourning, put On her bridal attire, and was
geing to be married in : church Bat who
the bean vas. Or whence be came, was more
difficult to solve
Service proceeded The choir sang and
the minister prayed and preached the PEG
pie vone er when he ceremony vsuld
take lace But, to their utter astoaish-
ment. they usre left t. wsnder For When
the beaedicion Vas pronsunced. widow O.
and the strange gentlsnan walked with the
rest Of the congregation quietly cut 81 the
/ church. Whet ey reached ,ie p.vsws.t
~ ~ very kfaceiuily. ana she
placed Der h4nd very son6 lingly on tbs
beautiful sen co,t nlssvss md they passed
/ a
What nsseing that ru il Fairmsunt
H1.s He.lq e eenjecturss, surmises. IN
! quiries and dsabts rolled ever and ever n
The brsins not en'y esssiI Z Il ladies. bui
sober, matter II fact gentlemen sIhs
/ like Of sneh . thing ~ sever occurred IN
the annals q tie village There u.s ssne
thing neu uadef the sun : LADY had ,
kts0, and melody knkr Of X Widow c.
4iin1 jour ears burl that isJ Al. ~