The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1860-11-10
THE FACE AT.THE WINDOW.


during my winters in New York ap
Washington--my summers %, Cape Ma,
Newport and Nahant and, besides.
was expecting to meet AZ the hall ceI
tain Southern belle and hairess. a SISTER
in.law Of the friend who had invited IN
at his house. So gave only paesin,
glance to the pale stranger, aud, dis
mounting, rang the bell A slave an
J sworcd the SUMMONS. and, conductin.
me into the library. went to- call his mas
ter In few moments the door opened
and q g lady whom had seen at the win
I dow came in, with two curly-hcadct
children clinging about her She bad'
me good morning in a voice sweet as th'
thrill Of a ln,c-s'ring, and said, with somt
embarrassment
-" / am sorry that Mr. and Mrs Cu'h
bert are both ont ridng"
d" HI and so am " was the answer
- but suppose they will not be long, fol
though they did not expect me to-day,
wrote them ] should probably be here
/ this week
"Thcn, you are MIR Vincent? ~
Richard Vincent, at your service
and now introduce yoursclfY"
Ill am she paused wound one
Of the littlc girl, ringleis about her fin
ger IN her confusion, and began again,
m'--oncc more she hesita,ed, and
resumed
Il have guessed it-you are the gov
erncss !"
She smiled. but the color mounted to
her very temples.
Poor aud proud" soliloqui1ed, chow
that blush becomes her "
At this moment we heard the tramp OF
horses iec,, and saw Cuthhert and his
beautiful wife dasling up the broad ave
nue. Iea1lng to the mansion The gov
erncss hastily left me. and shortly after
saw her talking to my friends in the yer.
andah Their hrici conference over, my
host and hostess entered and gave me
the cordial welcome which is the charac-
teristic Of the South. When the greet.
ings had been in,erehanged, turned to
Cuthhert and said D..
Pray, where is Miss Dupont, the
EARNING sistcr.in.law Of whom you
spoke B." lie and his wife exchanged
significant glanccs, and continued -" !
am all Impotence 10 sec this paragon :;
don't keep me long in suspense -
" will not-yon Will meet at diunet''
The uext moment the dressing bell
rang. aud the host led the way To the
,,,,, 49, +, a., ~ | ,.as ,o, Ia.
different To my personal appearance. and
a. a if,4 tttk r. nj al. M
rar ' ,nrs,'if n ,n. -, a,,ran, s,i, nv
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.,,.,;rI ,nrn,allv AS | ,ook last sur.
h.. M. ,oi,r,r md descended to IT,"
.i.!,'.bsli Tb,rr near tbr table. ST
.|.,ai-.", '.,1 Lis wif. tbo face ! had
..,n. a, ,h, window. and uot tal hou the
..,y.ru.ss a vop,e laAv with fair com.
.nl,,,.,, a blooming check. the suuuiesi
- ll.. .v,s and a pr,lu..,an of golden
HAHN VA, n connoi,scnr IA ladies' dress
a, ,h,t rr,iad and | took in at a glance
H.. III. L,1,, r,tsiiu r.hc with it's
r,at. - N,cl,ir ln,e tlc splruaor Of her
H,,r.lrts necklace. and onr drops. and
d,n ,,anisiiek wroush, galdcn coah.
whi,b l,apcd M the rich trcsscs Way
,.,s !, ,ba, my ccr wandered ftom hcr
:, ,hs ,nlc calm rnverncss. with her
hands If raven hair and her great clo-
' '',',', cye. and a dress that icll about
Iirr lilra pnpmisty'
" plrrh = saiI NIX host "nllow lno IT,
n,,.on, a, old nul valued friend Rich
prl vincont -
" rh. fltnbo hc,ut,. co,orea simp,rei.
.,1 ,r;,l. '.n ,nr,,nnti,n She intended 90
, 'i.t.' H.. ' e or;m, 1onno ia an an.
- .,..,.l a.tpo,ylna,,ed my how
F'"",i''N v..',.,.";,n e rosnnca Cn,bl.rt
o. "a a.. -. yy. b,vc b,eu cx,ert
'",s " sIo ",,oa viii, tho GRACE If A
al ~ r.srcc,fnlly NJ II sh, had
II, i r".' .,c al s,j1
'''a' ~ 49, Id H., ,,t,.,snrc If p,r.tjn,,
,.c.ra Tn,hbcr, ~
,JJ you ou,mpred the COY.
-. 81 Won, Io,vp :, tell him Won
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WI. .r,.. 80, .s'.'....;.s ~ dinner navy lo,an.
81 -, Nn,t h.d b,.u ASSIGNED me- hr.
.ia, Bl,nchr tried TO rlay the agree.
atI, ,n,rot,.n f,nnd nv thoughts wan.
Inn, =. a.. r,ln siart ritl nppositr
W. ~, meal WAS over and the ladies
Ia ,.e' n,n nm wee lingcrod AT ca,
.';. Wv Wv
wv W., l., ,,, n,i,k or my sister
r,,,th,.;
'' 81, u ,..r,. le,u,iful replied
,"a La,o o., r,llcn in low M Ggsl
.i..h,g"
'tr,A.,.,r sL,ll not toll youl~
.,,.;.,,I .,,J ,L,, wc went on chatting
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