The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-09-10

OF hers MaJesty's l00th Foot. If Miss Hem
ley praised her accomplished friend, Miss
sDobson, Mr.. Thornton forthwith denounced
her as "a mink! a forward mink! proud and
ugly! an ugly mink" declaring that tue
distinguished expression o: the delicate fea-
| lures was that Of "a cat at q cup board
door," and her beautiful auburn locks he
pronounced, without compunction, 'carrot-
| ~, and no mistaken
Such the relations of tho parties,
when Ensign Dobson escorted Miss Henley,
Miss Dobson, and other young ladies, to
Ihorndike Farm, to see Tom Thornton's
racc-horse. Strideaway was in training for
the Hurry Scurry Handicap, an annual
race at Baytown; and he was the object of
much interest to the people of Woodbournc
and its vicinity, for this was race of more
importance than those for which he had be-
fore contended. Nearly everybody there
about backed him, and everybody thought
he would win, except the Dobsons. Young
| Dobson, who claimed marvellous skill, and
good deal Of experience in matters OF
race horses and the tuh, pronounced the
! idea absurd.
1t was a bright May day, and a cheering
breeze was blowing, when The party APP
preached the substantial homestead Of the
Thorntons. The gay ribbons and the rich
laces, and the gauzy ilounces Of the elegant
young lady from "Lunnon,' futtering in
The wanlo1 wind, not only presented "a rare
and gallant spectacle to two ploughmen,
two threshers, and as many milk maids,
who rested from their labors 10 observe the
! cavacade, but attracted the attention of
| Tom Thornton himself, who was engaged
at that particular time in driving the cows
! up through the home meadow.
! Coming to a dead halt, as the party en-.
tered the orchard gate, the farmers son sur
veyed the company; marked Dobson and
his elegant sister leading the way, and in
the group of country beauties, who follow
| el the metropolitan Young lady and her
distinguished brother, there he saw the
ni.ier's daughter, the fairest of them all.''
Leaving the noble herd Of cattle to follow
the btind!cd COW into the stack-vard, the
gate OF which was invitngly open, If they
listed, Mr.. Thornton FASTENED into the
house, To welcome the belle and her com
panions Perhaps Mr.. Thornton would
not have been in such hurry, if he had
anticipated the comparison whichlis mp
Pearance suggested TO Miss llenlev. lie
was in cord brecchcs and leggnss; the En-
sign WAS eXgui>itely dressed. Jewels of
Price shown upon The finger, of the En,iri;
MI. Ih"rui'pa tight heel was decorated
with q ,a.y our. The Eu,iyn tviil.,,
grlce.u',y ltD,y cane; NJ. Thyr.ju. ,t.
ned e wit 10 ,i tough ground ash. I.e
de"esno' o. jl, Ea,tru vas ea-r ori So.
posse ,cJ Sir Thornton, ia his fathers
own house, was somwhat ahashed, q a,l,s
fdfrlei. aud much too eager and marked n
his reiterated welcomes and "down.riuht
glad To see yous,' There were some things
IN Toms ia ~. however. The manly ira
lures. the nut-browu chceE close curly hair
and frank blue eyes q. Tie rustic. with Iii,
ta'irohuNt hgure, put the pale, slim elegance
OF the ensign TO = Disadvantages. That i,
10 say, we should hold, prima t,fcic, ,ha,
they ought 20 have done so; but woman E,
4 riddle, and .yho preteuds 70 lead he,.
i Just such quail les rs made Tom Thornton
a handsome rustic. constituted in Charlotte
Henley the model OF village belle; aud
sooth 10 say, these were the sort of qualities
which, under the tuition OF Mrs. aud Miss
DobSon, she WAS learning to regard rs "vul-
Sar.' Then, again, the Eusisn beat Tom all
hollow in mental euIowmeuts. The latter
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not live in London. His knowledge Wa,
equally varied and pro(o nd, and curiou,
aud ahstruse. in fine, there never was II
more ARowing young gentleman.
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