The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-09-19
@rttrtea Sturq.
Blue Eyes Behind a Veil.

was iIkew Sc nothing new--so lie retired
'ei'nd his newspaper and dev oucea his
egg and toxS, without vouchsatiup anv
"p y $3.50 utsoc,"l monosylat'es to the
gene remarks Of he frrshookiuy lite
'ndS opposite. to vii Mrs. Edge But
N'S g't''errng "gcther her forces for
n g'and final onslaught AMI wien at
lc"Gth Mr.. Edge had got down to the
las paragraph aud laid aside the reading
sheel, II came.
Dear, did'rt YOU say you we're going
to cave me n hundred dollars Tor M, furs
to ia, 2
VITA, fursi (Rather shortly i, WAS
spoken)
'I""Ne ne" snhies, dear /: my old affairs
are gr rng shocki"gI, shabby, anu | real
" thuuk-'
oh, p>haw. WHATS the use of being
so -Xtrnv,gant Z | haven't nuy money
just nov To- lay on, in useless folhes The
old iurs are good enough for a sensible
woman TO werr.
Mrs. Eige-gnod, meek little soul that
she was-r-Inlsed INTO oked,ent s!euce /;
she only sighed n sof, Inward sigh and
presently began ou new track
Henry. wll' YOU 90 with the to aunt's
tniighri'
'C,m't YOU 60 alone z
Alone How wouII II look {! Mrs
Eig"'s temper - Tor she had one. though
it ''idn't very often parade ,ls-If-was
inly aroused. You are 80 neg lecrfuI OF
those lul,c attentions YOU used io nay
mr--yuu never walk with me, nor pick
ur NV handkerchief, nor notice nv d:ess
as you once dad
WEI n fellow can't he forever waiting
up. n the women, can he, gro"'ed MIR.
T. .gr.
You could lie polite enough to Miss
Walters last night, when You never
Thought TO ask me # wanted anything
thou.h You knew perfectly well that |
h"d u hesdacle. | don't believe you care
80 much ior TIE rs you used To !
And Mrs. Elge looked exrreine!y Pret
-, with tears IN her blue eyes and qn'
rcr on the ruurG rosy lips.
'pohHw. SAID the husband, peevishIy.
Now don't he silly, Maria ?
Aud IN the Stage, yesterday, you never
a,SkrI uIe II | was warm enough, or pu,
ary hawI round me, while MIR Brown
N~> SO atf eth nate to h's wife =
II was mn'ti'v,ng enough, Henry i, was
lndeed "
Il dldn'I know women were such fools,
- d Mr.. Edge slernly, ms he drew on his
."verc"at To rsarpe the tempest which he
saw rapidly impending. Am the sort
e ..lf do
hng the polite To ary female creature?-
And you ever know ne 10 he conscious
whether a woman had shawl on or n
ewaliow-,ailed coat 7
Maria eclIpsed the blue eyes behind a
pocket handkerchief, and Henry. the say,
age, banged the door Ioud enough to
;giye Betty ia the kitchen nervous start.
RAINING again do believe we are
going to have second edition Of the
DeIu.e,' s,id Mr.. Edge to himself the,
evening as he esconced his six feet Of IN
iIui,t in the southwest corner Of \ car at
the cily hall Go ahead, conductor, cant
yon What are You waiting for! Don't
YOU see we're Toll, and IT'S dark already I
In one minute, sir, said the conductor,
rs he helped n little woman with a bas
ket on hoard. Now sir, move up bat
If YOU please
Mr.. Edge was exceedingly comfortable
,didn't want TO move up, but the lighr
.oi the lamp just lighted, falling full OH
the peariy forehead ard shining golden
har OF the new conner, he altered his
mind md did move up.
VIVA, love eyes, quoth he mentally
RS lie bestowed siugle acknowledging
smile.
Real violet blue the very color | ad
mire most Bless me what business
has IN old married ,Bau like NE thinking
about eyes What would Maria say
that jealous little mipx There, she's
drawn confounded veil over her face
and the light is rs dim as a taliow dip
But those were pretty eyes
The fair possessor Of the blue eyes shiv
cred slightly and drew her mautilla closet
around her shoulders
Are you cold, Mssi Pray honor mt
by wearing my shawl. ! don't need il
all, myself
She did not refuse--she murmnred
some faint apology for troubling him, bu
it was rot refusal.
No truuble-not bitr said he will
alacrity, arranging il on the taper shout
der and then, as the young lady hand
ed her fare to the conductor, be said 4
himself, what slender, lovely it'll,
hand II there's anything ! admire il
a~omsn It's pretty hMdi Wonde
What kind Of mouth she's got 4 |
must be delightful II IL corresponds will
her hair and eyes. Plague take tn ,
vel I
But plague whoever that myssies
power may be, did not take possession Q
the provoking vein. so Mr.. Edges curiosi
" about the mouth Of The blue eyed dam
sei remained uLgratiied.
Have you room enough, Miss fea
Won are crowded. Pray sit little close