The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-10-22
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but black again!''
/ Every eye scrutinized the lady,s face
in search Of blush, but it continued as
pale as usual, as she answered.:
81 did say SO once, butt have finally
changed my mind.'' sff
"You have, ha; what made you?
"Oh, have good reasons
Here the hearers and lockers on wink
ed and blinked, and looked very express
lively at each other.
But did you not spoil yonr beautiful
white dress on Sunday night, wearing ii
up to the burying ground?"
Il did not wear it."
Here was damper to the old lady
She had such a long lecture to read on
extravaganza, and she was determined to
do it, too, when. unfortunately for herel-
/ oquent strain. Mrs. E-------'s dress had
hung up in her wardrobe all the time, land
4 she had worn an old black silk.
After a while the old lady took fresh
start She would not be SO baffied again.
She intended and would find out all about
| that beau before she went home, that she
would. So she began by saying.
"Your company went away this morn
ing, didn't they?"
"They did, was the reply.
"He didn't stay very long, cid he?"
"Not SO long as wished he had" was
he emphatic answer.
And how the ladies looked at each 9TH
.er. 1t was as good as confession.
"When did he come?'
Saturday evening""
"Was you looking for hing.
Il had been expecting him fef fort
II ght or n ore.' .a
r. why, du tell if you had then, and
you never told ont neither. Had he any
business in the place?''
s.He had" -
"What was it?''
'sThis was rather more direct and blunt
than the old lady had meant to put, and
she forthwith apologized BY saying:
Il didn't mean that-I-I--I only
thought -''
"Oh, I'd as lief you'd know as not, be
came to see me.
0. widow E, , how did your good
name go down, then! Be careful what
you say, or you will only have remnant
of character to go home with-and rem
nants go very cheap. 49, .
Gle did, did he? and he didn't come
for any thing else, then? But was you
glad to see him?"
''Indeed was. It was one Of the bap
piest moments Of my existence.
SWELL, WE'LL" said the old lady, hardly
knowing how to frame the next question;
well-well, he is real good looking
ma2. any way"
81 think SO, too; and he is not only
good looking, but he is good hearted-ono
of the best men ever knew"
"You don't say so! But is he rich?"
"W orth thousand or so," said the
lady, carelessly.
"Why du tell if ne is! Why, you will
live like lady. won't you? But what
is his name
Henry Macon
"Macon-Macon! Why that was your
name before you were married."
s'It was
''Then he is connection, is he?"
"He is" =
'Dp{ellif heis, then. Not cousin,
| hope; never did think much of maria
ges between cousins
s'Henry is not my cousin
s.He isn't? Not your cousin! but what
connection is5he, du tell, now?'
"He is my youngest brother
If there was rapid progress made ia
sewing and knitting by any circle Of la
dies, it was those composing this society
for the next fifteen minutes. Not a word
was uttered, not an eye was raised. Had
the latter been done, the roguish and ex-
pressive eglanees which passed between
Mrs. E and the minister, who, un-
observed, had stood on the threshold a
silent spectator and a curious hearer, per-
haps e,ind you, we only say perhaps) J
trey might have guessed more correctly
the name, character, standing, and pro-
fession of the Widows Beau.
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