The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-31
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AS a bad dream. She had tall and
handsome person, eyes brilliant and ex
pressive. a small and curving mouth, a
magnificent neck, fine proportions, deli
cate foot, most beautiful complexion
'Heo, Don Toribio What defect had
she then 2
why, sir, she had had the small pox.'
She was pilted, ELI =
No, | cannot exactly say she was pit,
ted, but still there were some vestiges Of
it-and that was enough Cor me. On
that account refrained from paving her
any particular attentions
Then you set your eyes on the second.
Is i: not so 2
4 shall tell YOU. The second possess
ed all the good qualities of her elder sis
ter, both physical and moral. Moreover
she was not at all marked with the small
pox. She had never had it,
'Ah! then it was settled point at
once-vou married her =
'Nor
NO ard why Z
'The girl had slight falling Of the
eyelds that did not please me. 1t was
not much, but still it had an etfec: upon
her beauty that spoiled i, for me-
Don Torlbio !
We'll here am
'Why, Don Turlbo-lut never mind.
About the third 1?
oh the third sister She was even
superior to the other two in all the quail.
ties ! have assigned to them, but
But whatr
She wanted finger from the left hand;
and that, you see, destroyed the illusion.
| could not help 1t, but was set upon per
fection.'
sand the fourth =
The fourth WAS sweet giIl Of sixteen
years. She was beautiful, talented, edu
Gated in everything. She played the pi.
ano. sang like nightingale, and'--
'Vapa The fourth caugh, you to a
cert ainty Z
'Pardiez it seemed destined there
should DE always something in the way
to hinder me from getting a Wife
'llow The vilIaneous little chick wore
false hair for the want Of real
'Wha, misfortune So young, so
beautiful, yet so bald Valga mi Dios I,
what n misfortune
Stop. my friend ! l have not said she
was bald
What dill you say then 2
'That whrch you have heard. ! did
net say she was bald, but her hair scarce
ly reached down to her waist, aud | had
fancy tor hair much longer
'Carrambo! Don Torbio you must
have been n most Difficult: man to please.
| can see il now. With such caprice
nothing else would have satisfied you less
perfect than the Venus de Medicis.
have no doub, that you remained a bach
elor all your life
Nc, by my sins =
And who, the fifth sisterr
'Ah She WAS the most beautiful OF
aII-an angel was a year and six
months in looking for physical defect N
her, and, to my delight, could not de
tect the slightest
well, what then z
'Ah, what then, say you!
Yes; what was there against her Z
why, sir. she was foolish, i'll bred
concei,ed, vain, arrogant, i'll natured, ir
rascible, a mad cap, ~ flirt, coquette,
false, ignorant'-
Enough, enough, poor Dios! You
have said enouglrto prove she must have
been the very devil OF course then you
allowed her to 60 her own way. 1t is
not likely you would have passed her four
sisters-each of whom had nothing
gsinst her, but the slightest personal de
fect---in order 10 embroil yourself with
this denaoniO. OF course, none Of the five
satisfied you, and you went to pay your
addresses elsewhere. Where did YOU 60
next to make lover
'Ay de ma amigo I did not go any
where. wish with all my heart ! had
done 90
What; you remained single then =
by nv i'll fortune, no! married Don.
ma Geronima.'
The fifth sister,
Yes, the fifth sister--that was her
name
'Vdmos, Don Toribio sI do not won
der you have been unhappy
Friend. Do me the favor to have a
little patience, aad you shall hear the full
extent Of my misfortunes. married her
because my evil star so designed it, for
| was in love to the finger ends with that
beautiful creature. Come, Toribio 7 !
said 10 comfort myself, this girl is only a
child, yet fourteen years she was) you'll
be able to mould ber to your own will,
and the happiest results will be sure to
follow Well, took her to the church,
and the priest (good man he's not dead
yet.) married us. On the following day
] desired to lay down the law in my own
house. so that we might begin as | inten
ded we should go on. The result WAS
that in less than three hours, my lady
had fled to her mothers house, causing
the greatest scandal, and carrying with
her such reports as were never before ut.