Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1856-12-18

any girl ever saw 90 said I, Well that's
pity, Coz. Was he handsome
Yes Bette be vas the kaudso@sss man
ever saw ct lesst I think So
| Did you usel 10 know hiu. Corr
Never sir bin before they married Kim
10 ne Ba, oh. Bette do love him 80
dearly Where Is hsp
'liell be back Prsssaily, l reckon. wh.,
was his nameg'
George
SerTgs who What vas his other aan. =,
/ Ssst ks0s SID signing YEARLY, Oh,
tutasd orss aud vent to slesp.sssh.'
Ia The nssaing jested her about 10.
est she took it very gravely. She said she
sAd hSon married 10 George, aud he had
been s'Paratea from her She loved hin
very dearly. snd knew she would ss his
vi. eee OF these days bat she v Oh, 4 she
ssaid b tbsn. Well, every now aud tAsn
cue would talk 10 me ASoa, Georrs; bot,
eAeep' ecirg able 20 describe him very min.
u'e!y- she eau tell nothing Of Der drsazs;
,esn: 80 eotfasss, she eGDnst gs, it
straight 10 ber ovn mind
That is rather edi Dee. she think aha
uOald Etsv him again IL che was 10 see
him 2
Certainly aud mere than that, she says
him twice. In the spring, che insisted tk.t
be vas on the boat With her. aud aft.r -. ro,
on tks wharf declared that she sau Aim snd
he new her az once About two weeks nra
she sad she saw him pass her ia tAs ears.
ahd that be kueu her sgain New shs avs
be IS here 10 night Shs is very asxisus u
see him, bat feels very nervous about ia
w hat do yOa think Of all this
Il doat know What 10 think said Miss
Bette cravsly III any ere else yer. 40
talk 80 should thiHk they we're er.EV
Bat know she IL net crazy wish ku.v
What to1Aink- What is yeur opiuioa Of /, !,
Merely the eject Of an over excited in,1.
ihatisn- In her dream she has recalled :.
her nsmsry the face Of some psrssu ,b. h.d
sesn, perhaps in shildAoed, aad seeing a.
persons Jan GllGde ts fsr snly few seconds.
she wa Ia them = real Or insEiaary 70.
embisRes TO the fAss
Excited ina magipation--thundsrp y mutser-
1 'Browuie's here new and with ssssr
eye 1 scanned the crowd moving through IL
a. we'll as eOuld, until got aear the din
iRg-rosn door, through which most Of the
ladies entered the ball room.
Presently | heard voice kaew IL vns
hers at The frat word looked under the
arm Of huge man before me, aud there was
o'osSie, 10 All her glorious Beauty, leaning
On the arm sf IN cid geatianan NV heart
beai-every palsaiioH soundisg tkrougA ne
like the elsug Of slsdgs hanasr. Prsasat-
ly her escort lsft her for littls, sna hftins
the huge man out Of the way, sxtsudsd nv
hasd &c her for listle, ksd ssuld say seth
ing bat BrsWBa
Her face turned white as m arble. and tksn
the red bloOSAsshsd back 4, IL She onIv
said, % Gsorger bui her sofl small Gan1
met minS Wiz :sss same slsircliBg, Absorb-
iBg clasp looked rsusd to ssS .ha, ne
ore vas n0tising rs, drew her cat sf the
door, ard throwing over her head she aFsa
searf laid ny baud on, We wandered thro'
the leng dining room iBts that gloTioas olA
portisO Which Tass the whSle lssglh Of TIE
b1iliiug
Alssg .. cid portico Ws walked that nirkN
uniil the tell vas ihiaRsd and tAs last dsn.
9sf len, and the bGnd Pu, up their iaatru-
msnts IN their green bags-abS ssat-nsbody
fnev where, and uhsn at midnight. bads
her gooi hight at her eatip deer, she wa
my brssnis aud I vas Der Geoege.
an writing ia the ell back paFIsr. and
a. The table With ne at Brownis aud Aunt
Deb, whils uPoa tAs carpet, all mixed ap in
Que pale are Una and liltls BFownie, ana
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