Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-10-06
IsisCELL. NIOUs.
yfIiX DID,T MARRY IlI.oKA GOOD
ham.
BY Mlss.aLicE GRAY.

BY MISS ALICE 6sAf.
Oae day was rumbling among my
Uncle JOS papers, aaj found rough
sketch, ith hi, cite. s.eie it is. was
S!t,iNg la, snnmer sns,'s'ag a cisa, with
riv f5ie,a Tom iaatanks Il was at
Rortaway, ard We ~,re le.nging Ia or
own room, with ctr ieei elevated on the
~ window -Gst4eb. Best say ~ He world
o. sitting, that. Wonder II ladies never
II. il anei. 10 e,.e Is near' Guess they
do. We had sa,e.;.d two cigars and
conlmei,r...i on to- third. There's some
ihins Wy strange about a cigar---it max
one cool IA hot weather aad warm in cold
heather. Aud there's great deal in tn
Ioyiug il wlth a ctony Tom was fast
freud OF nine, and d iiuc ieilow--ycs, .
real iine fellow here WAS something in
him. he vas load OF soefet aid great
ssvofir WIKI the lsa;rs, anj hos as look
ed ei, 9v'eft.e leaFia.; waves aad unused
---cis "a p atfeaTs qs5alote reelection, the, re
d real n,uca ii.si,tltioa. atit lhai's Why the
doggy plfsnizr theai, | supposr-es
s,naa,d and au,ed, wondered why he
mad sever beHH caught 10 any OF The he'S
>.r a. for t.m There ua,a tail, dark
eyed e4uty who had made a gIeat i'm
preston oa his hesi,. He had danced
aus! ti.tted t'lgousa Il whole Nv SutA
se.issa With hef, aHd itam tae wa, IN
heh thsy both denied Il, had really
believed them engaged. BIZ. Toia lad
suddenly drawn OH, and le't the young la
is to pom her toes and curl heI raven
uglets for sonle one else | never knew
the reason Of this, and with my mind full
Of these thoughts, suddenly turned Oh
roe,, and asked him VII, it MAS that he
d!dn't ularrv Fora Goodman
Tom to6ii his cigar from his mouth,
,ooked at me, arehed his eyebrows, aud
then commsaeca putting again.
No, but tel mc: you were very much
lax ei. III that qoarier once"
Tom made 40 reply bat TO throw open
his collar Iitiie more--Tom aaa bad
mounted Byron collars since we came 10
ieocsaway There seemed no getting any.
ding out Of him.
- ...e 10y 81, ou, Homs
thought His wanld rouse him. mo, :"
was lie emphatic response.
He then knocked OH the ashes Of the
cigar, saying, "And SO You want to know
why didn't marry Miss Goodman
Yes thought papa had been spoken
10, and the bridal dresses ordered.
"No, never had anything to do with
Mr. Goodman, farther than to settle myself
IN his chair hea he lett the pafior clear
ior me in the evening. Flora generally
sat on an oitooan--ions wasted people
look better Oh c.lonaas you know"
"We!i, you didn't tire of long waists
did you | though, YOU admired every
thiag about Nils, Flora. :"
so did then; that's my reflection
now. Aud she wss v.ty beautiful girl
IA very fine one IN many respects.
e!AnJ sAe had The 20 about her ton
something very lyHsh. What's the rea-
son she dldn'i slit you Fem z
".,he did. all bat one thing "
"fou were very long finding that oat
then"
III was something ! saw that led me H.
to the secret.
"Wen, out with it. OF III duck YOU the
very mex. time We 80 IN bathing
"You shall have the story. You may
call me- foolish to take notice Of such
thing. bu, I'm .ilt.e peerliar sometimes'
vas 10 wait upon ms, Goodman 70
party. had ordered a magnificent ho-
qnrt, and talked 10 my Masherwomsn a,
extra five inmates abou; the getting up OF
n,y Inca. had my monssaehe trimmed
and got a new pair of paten. feathers. !
reall, looked well that night Though !
| believe there is no correction fave t'ie al
IHttsralioa between seusibility aud scrub