The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-04-04

/ ]" Why, it's real beauty" said she;
"where did you get iti"
81 bought it." was the quiet reply.
"Here D"
"No."
| Where, then ?"
, "In New York. last spring."
40, you did, did your But | thought
i you wasn't never going to wear any.
thing but black again"
, Every eye scrutinized the lady's face
, this time in search of a blush. but it
continued as pale as usual. while she
answered
"I did think and say so once. but
have finally changed my mind"
i. You have, eh /! But what made
youp
20, I had good reasons"
Here the hearers and lookers-on
/ winked expressively at each other.
But didn't you spoil your beautiful
white dress. Sunday night. wearing il
way up there to the burying groundf"
II did not"
| You didn't! du tell! But how
could you help itf There was Won
!. derful heavy dew
II did not Wear it,
Here was damper to the old lady.
. She had such long lecture to read on
extravaganza, and she was so deter
mined to do It, too. when unfortunately
, for her eloquent strain, Mrs. C-s
, dress had hung up in her wardrobe all
! the time, and she had worn an old black
= silk.
After while the old lady took fr'sh
start. She would not be SO baflled
G again. She would find out all about
!, that beau before she went home that
e she would" So she began by saying.
1 Your company went away this morn.
p ng. didn't theyf"
/ !" They did, was the answer, wee
a bit of emphasis resting on the they"
' :" He didn't stay long. did hes"
,f "Not as long as | wish he had" was
), the emphatic anwser this time. And
IS how the ladies did look at each other
II was as good as a confession.
+. When did he Gomez 7"
RI Saturday evening"
d Was you looking for him 70
d al had been expecting him fort
Is night"
ID Why, du tell if you had, then; and
-s+you never told ont, either. lie had
i business in the placer r.
in !" He had"
ot "What was it," This was rather
~ more direct and blunt than the old la
a. DIV had meant to put il. and she forth
with apologized by saying, - didn't
Il mean that-l-I only thought-I-"
i. 20, Id as lief you knew as not"
a said the lady. with charming air Of
n. yiairete :" he came to see me-"
~ q, Widow C, didn't your name
nm go down then! Be careful what you
he say next or you'll have only remnant
:. Of character to 90 home with, and rem.
nants always go cheap. -
m. "He did. did hei and he didn't
or come for nothing else, then: But was
you glad to see him 7" iq9
:. Indeed was. II was one Of the
J. happiest moments of nv existence"
- We'll, well," said the old lady,
si .;u hardly knowing how to frame her next
=" question; I" well. he's real good look.
ing man, anyway" szsa - sssl
ise II think so, too, and he's not onl,
W. ,as good.looking. but he's good hearted
~ - one of the best men ever knew"
'an @ +" You don't say 50, theni But is b,
zen rich 2"
! Worth hundred thousand or so,
.I' "a said the lady, carelessly.
~ "Why, du tell il lie is! Why, you'l
" live like a lady, won't yous But what
~ his namef"
$, sn' The old lady's curiosity was no,
~. M reused to the highest pitch.
eu, "lIenry-Macon."
~" @ Macon Macon. Why. WASH
~ ". that your name before you were mar
au' ried !"
~ at was"
"Thcn he's connection, is he I"
'ne, ." He is."
"Du tell ifhe is. then. Not cou
: = sin, | hope. | never did think much {
! ~, marriages between cousins.
nsu Henry is not my cousin"
o.A W. "He isn't s--not your cousins Bt
las what connection is he, then--da tel
ID, now -
: ana "H ismy youngest brother"
'"u lf ever there was rapid prOgre.
cen made in sewing and knitting by an
nsn circle Of ladies', it was by those con
o'h, posing this Society Tor the next iltee
was minutes Not word was uttered, n,
toi an eye raised. Had the latter bee
oss- done, and the roguish and cxpressi,
ohS glances been seen which passed b,
had tween Mrs. c. and the ministc
sue (who, unObseryed, had stood on Il
'ncs threshold, silent spectator and cur
anu Gus hearer,l perhaps - mind you. y
per- only say perhaps-they might has
! guessed more correctly the name, CHI
! mrs. w., racter, standing, and profession Of u
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