The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-12-05
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| Services had commenced in the neat;
l'ttla sanctuary which the inhabitants ol
Fairnount had consccrated to the ser
vice Of God. The house was very still
the clear, melodious tones Of the speaker
were the only sounds that throbbed on
the balny, golden air, which the mid
summer Sabbath morn had breathed iu tha,
holy place. The first syllable Of the pee.
ond line was trembling on his lips, when
rustic at the door, and the entrance oi
two persons, lady and gentlemen, dis.
solved tho charm. In second ever
eye turned from the pulpit to the broad
aisle, and watched with more than ordi.
nary eagerness the progressing Of the
couple. A most searching ordeal were
they subjected to; and when quietly seat.
Cd in the trout pew, Immediately infrout
OF the pulpit, what nudging Of elbows
there was--aye, and how many whispers
too.
In vain the sound, the good, the elo-
quent Mr.. D sought again to steal
the attention Of his hearers. They had
no thoughts or eyes for anybody else but
the widow and the widow E--'s young,
geuteel, aud dashiug-looking attendant
| How she had cheated them! Hadn't
she said she didn't feel as though she
could wear anything but mourning? And
in spite Of these protcstations, hadn't she
come out, all at once, dressed in white,
and walked into the church in broad day.
light, leaning on the arm Of young gen.
tleman! ., a...
| Yes, iadeed, she had She would plead
guilty to all these charges, grave ones as
they we're; and on the last two, how ma.
ny witnesses had been subpenaed! She
was actually dressed in white. And the
gentleman--he was dressed in style.
Widow g. had cheated them. She
had won beau, laid aside her mourning;
put on bridal attire, and was going to
be married in church. Who the beau
was, or whence he came, WA more diff
cult to solve
The choir sung, aud tie minister pray.
ed and preached-the people wondered
when the ceremony would take place.
When the benediction was pronounced
widow E aud the strange gentleman
walked with the rest Of the congregation
quietly out Of the church. When they
reached the pavement he offered her his
arm very gracefully, and she placed he1
hand very confdingly on the beautifully
soft coat sleeve as they passed on.
What morning was that in Fairmount
What world Of conjectures, surnises
inquiries and doubts rolled over and ovel
in the brain not only of gossiping ladies
but sober, matter-of-fact. The like O
such thing had never occurred in the
village. There was something new un
der the sun: lady had beau, and no
body knew it.
Oh, widow E., didn't your ear
burn all that day. ......
We wonder they didn't drop off. Sure
" they must have been crisp and Grim
son.
The Rev D preached to crowd
ed house that afternoon; but no compli
ment to him though. Every one wa
sure that the wedding would take plac
then. One subject alone occupied tn
village mind-the widows beau.
II actually seemed, too, that the lad.
tried to make as much talk as she could
After tea, arm in arm with the straDg
gentleman, she walked the whole lengtl
of the village, and away into the cemete
ry, and never returned until the moo'
was high. .-..
The next day she went calling Wit
her beau, and the next day rambled Wit
him of to the mountains, and the mex
day with him Of in carriage to the sta
ton house, and there not only wept a
she parted from him, but actually en-
braced and kissed him.
There was large attendance that afte'
noon at the weekly meeting Of the sew
ing society. There vas but one topi'
but that was all-sul6cient, sll-engrossin
the widows beau-for he must be he
= beau, or ought to be. Suddenly ever
magpie tongue was flushed, univers
stroke of dumb palsy seemed to have fal
On on the group, as, looking up, the
perceived the very lady about whom the
we're couversing 50 eagerly, standing
the doorway
"Good afternoon, ladies'" said she
her usual quiet way. II am glad to s.
50 large and happy gathering. 1t is
beautiful day for our meeting"
Everybody wondered il she had hea
what they were saying when she came
but her placid countenance raised q
most fearful, and every one longed to col
= mence personal attack. Old grandr
W was the 6rst to commence. 3
!. meant to ''do up the matter very de
ae cately, and in 50 roundabout a way II
" the lady should not suspect her Of Gu
let osity. She began BY praising NJ
ar E'a dress. .Why, it's really be;