The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1857-09-26
Gclcrte0 Vnlc.
Fiom the Home Magazine for September.
OLD MAID.
By VIRGINIA +. TOWNSEND.
(Coacu id)

~ I ~ Dt VI u lil' llilS VI 'osaIiiOH, SHNiC
Carries nnllt his lrcnt.
IL was very Iirnlo,lin5 mn in the
prime of his vc,"s with II heavy morStache.
Mach travel had made his cnmnlcXlnn several
shades darker than when he left and II good
many gray hairs were Sraring amons his
brown lock, bit his b'amny eyes. and
his warm. genial smile oh, nothing could
c'iaugc these
Mujory'S present proved to he a beautiful
gold 'n;'iet. cn:lo sing, m,St cN,rlcnt like
ness Of her I'm &c to which was attached the
dain;icst gold chain. Marinry was quite
b.'i. herself with dlis'it ut this gift.
Oic day the little girls ul:lr took her to
ride to the river, about four miles from the
house and as they went slowly down the road
cut through the forest. with ;he still fragrant
OAKS and the naples throwing cool shadows
all about them, Mallory, looking up sud
,lcaly in her unrlc's face asirl him DID
y,n ever know Miss Jessie Mann, uncle"
"Oh. yes - smiling DIVA rpn her.
she used to visit At oiir house great d al.
All Alne All he w.Hc Just like sisters, AMI
for May years l,vcl JESSIE rs well as if
she had been nine
'DI yen unc'c an lid you never say or
d, ang.uAs 10 n,ic hr unh,pnv!'
Ike Je sic Mann unhappy! Why,
what do you mean, child !'
Anh then Mni'rl drew up very close to
her uncle, and told him what she hal seen
and heard that nigh, that she stole up so
softly to Mss Mann's chamber.
Mr.. Plat listened very attcnivcly to all
his niece said, bat he did not answer A word,
and after she finished, he Only tapped his
boat me,lita,ivry with his riding whip.
Bat a suspicion was d,wninr in the gentle
mans mind. IL. had gone back to the days
OF his carly manhood, and he saw the sweet
face. a1l heard the rinyn. laugh of Jessie
Mann Just a. he used to-
Then he cucnlherel that night in the late
spring. when she anil his sister sto,l to.
gethrr with him, und:r the white blossoms
Of the apple trce. and he tod them first of
his b,tr,thll to her whose fair hca was n>w
lyins unlar til. Jl1c roses: anl he remem
b,rcd too w,,an Il. turned to his c,moanions
s,yin, very lig',ty because his feelings were
very deep 'N,v girls don't you con.rat-
ulatc ne 9' Jessie had sui lvnly fallen down
on the grass.
Annie AMI he were VERY MI. alarmed as
they raised her, but she sid it was only II
.irht f,intnp.s woulI spon p,ss-shc
was a::uS,nm Il to it, an | 50 their fears were
al!arcd What if-what if
"I.jp'v,' ut iaS5 the gcn.l .m,a' Vol &c
broke the long silence, .dlln't YOU toll me
you were 10 visit Miss Mann this summer e.
"Yc.-.ran Inn says may go mkt month.
Aud would Won like me to accompany
Won z" S;,c stool n, in m, carrinro nix
iuo,;,siye l.,le Nariorv. and cl,,nrI her
hands.
&, tho nav. WANT, iii, ,,,,,a o;L o,,1 h,.
uncl, went to Miss M,,n's home, She lived
with her arcl p,rputs i, \ n,ros,nt iii.
White r,.,,r, ;,:r N III, snimrh, Of tl.
c;,v land thr,c was J,r, v,,l !, rron,
DIX with snrn anl crI,r ,,I l,rrhn
Miss Narn s.cmsl a. Grit nn;t. ov,.r
,,n, ,t s;.r,, ~ u,,;,,,. ~ h, =. nn,.io ,ho
,;t,l,g;r, =. ',,l ~. ,.u w.; i, c,r .,'a ,,.,,
very 7,Ie AMI ~,nsnn, thn J,or ha n H. ~,
,hal, S,,o volt, . h,, c,I,., ,,, ,,,',,,,,',,
,f,nrrari wv r, h'. n', ,o, "' ,,ns
an ri,ly n,,,n...J ,lr an; ul,,.n,, ,h,,,,,
ycTy warm,y ''''' "''' "N'''' '''' al
The wu.i; N,r;,ry n,sscd horo w,s worry
honmv nne .,I I T,, "''e m", 'o,
inv + r,,.,,, ,n[, TI,",, ~, ,,.',,, .;I;n'.
S,iI,r ,I .,,,' .' "n' , I. W;. VS.
t,Lnd "n,,.t,,,I,. c r'' ,;a. 'c,ra ~.
,.nu,I r.,na'l'on ,t s,'a nn,ar ,iaag y
E,."n;n 'r,''''"''' 'u' SIG was '''''' ''''u VI
he night before they were to leave the
little girl went into the parlo:. and being very