The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-06-21
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+ , =. = ahs;sers thing I Wanted 1to5S speak
10 ypp about, -'';St-s'1 saas' - -
How-kmd, sandieu ,a s4!f:S :
Not o. Kind ind ! ! st dlb ttoablipg you
=. %For shame ! as if you ever had
reason TO. tkihk any thi6esH could do for
You Topld be "a trouble" 80 .t..-. -.
Avery Just remark, considering that
l9tek voluntary Service on. my beBa.f
amounted m 70, beside frequent visits, a
,palr ofsslippers, Silha p0k.cyed pussy
cat on each .toe,y,and a. smoking cap.
with. p green eyed, poodle icouchan,.
- slslasieneds to6place before,her the
paper Ia which, Fslad adD,narkedltii ntl =.
Esert erttsemeitillat lptads fhistafiicle. :
ssS'slhese, Eliza. that is -what I have
been thinking about. Somehow I FIN
cy | should like Mrs. Nj, L.. Smith !:
.Mafy,i an,a$ine her name, is. II am
going TO wtiie to, box Iooa ,n,-,,,, ~ ~, -.
.. hut, Hut aren't e Soae acting on impulse,
ssS Perhups.l SOL, always /. de--a nd
/. somehow my ventures have beer toler,
ably fJttnni,Ie."ll = - q" % q: 'r,i7i. y.
: es, lbatgthis Is such an, important
si,iHsss - q conrse yoa kncw,n and she
bughed rather uneasily. "crthat nyon
|;wi ilIbes sure to,Inarry The lady, go.
~ Marrv2 - believe every woman has
~ Der the elements Of AM Eve iaN Hero
was an apple ! never should have see Seen
hut for my, sister7in law.,a ItLwas smv
tnrp TO laugh. - ~ s-A,., ,.si iy,-g7,s,'
WHY, nc, !, Eliza, That is IAN idea
of eousse >E,neyer thought of. | don't
imagine II would prove to be one with
me. ] am not ~ marrying man. BE.
sides, she,i without doubt widow
-'with children, and 7--"j G.. IL. wa, 3, .
H. stepped, tor.I remembered nv sis
,ter's bereavement : and incumbrancc
Her face tarned crimson. =, = .S-q..tgA Is, +.
: All.men tlo not thihkit impossilie
30 mary e widow With ,e,tildren, and
;youan,ay.not when Mrs. Smith has kent
house. for you six months : thonyh, 10
he sure, 1 don't think some women
conll ever make up ,heir minds 10 mar
rySagam.n' 'sslfH - lS,s.,.l, l,.~,.s .
80 suppose /" some women referred
TO herself, and +, an, glad of4iLis him
a. toSher, sentimenis,i for poor Robert
|-ltad Jeff his family very comfortable.
and did not. t.waut to see. his children
'shhjdct ito. che! untender mcrcies of a
second papa. After NJ few more>c eau.
tiona from Mrs, Bisl,op, and a. few
'strong expressions of admiration for
Various articies of feminine adorninent
|sfrsm Rt,le Eiaa. which exirScte u lrom
'lLe,psekets spf .her good 'nathred uncle
The Gus, ot6ary amount of hush II, oney,
nsssisitorsEd departed, and ISwuote, m :
letter.io ,BoxsI 0o4. In il |. stated nv
tesiaehce, ties salary j was Wiling 10
pags and'rhe nnnber Of my household.
BgaVe hcrlny name and the names of
asfewS ofsmy friends who would be
ready, toaf6rd her whatever informa-
tioa, She tequired as to my means ans, and
.eharacscrsladdal1a postscript to,say that
1 particularly objected tochildren, and
should make 1t d. point with my house
Keeper TO leave. hers behind her. II
she liked, the terms and stipalsiions, |
Iseaaested her. to call at my counting.
room The ensuing evening, ~ =. - ~ = !.
" Itweuld be iele TO say That attend
IedSSsSefy clos ely TO bnsihe.s the next
forenoon. Tho housekeepef. fever, the
nesledgjogs.; had taken full posses.
tsion Of me, II must confess. gbesides,sto
no splalL curiosity as TO the personal
EappearaneesofSMt u. Smith. ] wanted
an agreeable f1ousekeeper.s Not too
I yopng-Stbat wonldn't ,ioSk weil-no
Ftoothless, ~fihkled crone to sic opposite
l1pe'atsn,y baord, but q pleasant, cheer
fuf woman, young enough 70 make my
l,bome eiively.s,.,4 .-i &C.,, ,, - =
| /. 1t was sabouti 4 l. ,o'clockswhen nv
Young man waited upon the lady ii.
NY ptesions favorable impressions were
fully, ,se.Gsmsd bs Der sapPsegapce. i
did pot think l'eF. handsSma, Certainly
tnDtssa dlieszsB BieS of any -sister.iii.Iaw.
She was ., small WON an, light.footed
and slender. withea shpny, pleasant face,
which might have testified toihirty 1--WE
ta0 FTabttISyF ou|6ly OF, III
she had'Biet; storm and. chill she had
borne them With such. brsye patience
that her face reflected only ythe sun
beams. Her brown hair was I put sim
| ply spasmoo,blysaway sem her tran.
e,il face. Her ayes were. frank and
fcheerfpl. Her mouth was not small
but winning and smiling. When she
spoke, her low pleasant tones endorsed
thsseSp ptession Of her c6unienance.
r mir Bishop ! believe sthe gentle
.nst6 who Wrote fbis letter3's@syI s.
she drew the epis,le fromher poke il
The saate. fnadam."
|. .Icains, sir, to Say uaatf would &c
rcept year propositions, II you still wist
| il, now that We have metz 8 > ~ :.
Iwas about 10. say that. ! wished il
more than ever, since 4 had seen her
! fbnt fortunatsly recollectcd IN time, Cha
i eosppli imcas 10 my, housekeeper wer,