The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-03-22
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g So he actually laid wager tha< lie viii oTarr,
me before we start for s. One, two. naa, iy tn -,
SOFA and laughing merriy. Alir ny h. ha> ,.i.-
taken have had enoae o. ,nas.lcou,- y, and
my present life of freedom salts nle:
! II admire the man simpudcncc.' sal her
panon. Ms Grant!y Ha,.in.ton. IL A~~ ;Ayr
even seen you yet, has he:
"GeitainlV. Granty invited his cousin t.arrY
: Vaughn, Mr.. George Coates and this i.lesi-ttit.
George Cooke to aias with him yeste. dAF; AZ .
presiding at dinner, OF course. left tl,t ,,bi '
desert about an hour alter was pas i. :i..oul.i,
the hall when heard Ir. Cooke say.
"'so this charming widow, Mrs Baton n.
vowed neve- 70 marry again wa.,t VII. A'
What viii yci 81 l11lAA9 her break be- Vow
- Thousand dollars said larry.
start Tor ). IN May, the charming ~lUun Iiii juit
the party as Mrs. Horace Nookc.'
went up stairs. but | determined to pat y"u
on yonr gutsd 10. to night, at our hou--, .ou "in
meet him
Never fear for me. I'll have hin 1t NY sret
in week. and again the siivery laugh rang
Mrs. Hagrin gton and Horace Cooke wrr" st,a-
ing, few hours late, il tn former briIiif.:'y
lighted patlora. TiIcte were beautiful w"El.'n AID
handsome all around th.,I bat the tar III,
evening not there. 1t vas a fancy part 4t
Mrs Hanrn9r, andr .;p 1ievey nla mls @ 1Io"1 !" : &
Contrast t. the ali~brigand beside hAr. "'..-e ia.
u.e. and dark handsome fac suited Vs." ms 'ir
i May til your fortune ?'' ask t"e,'t low
Iick glance passed betw t0u the spcacr s,nd II.
Harrington, aud then the hostess paas,i ou
cel1e Other guests.
. Say, lady, let tell your fortune, SAID L.
40, tell my friends. Mr.. Cooke. tr lar-
pardon, Conrad, YOU VIII listen, and sn- ,'lJN 4
j Nj Cookies eyes were rvted on his co,npani q,
and he mechanically offered his hand ioc he pea
uSal.
She was starting beautiful figure. tIcr sca,s-
let skirt, short and full, Was emnroidatcd - co.
T with strange figures, and the tiny tc"t IL lot
posed In scaI let boots. embroidered iH th"
way. The body of the d"els was OF '..tr ihu.;i.
made very f,l4i, but to leave the i
arms bare. \ brilliant scarf vas bound ro Il tic
right shoulder, to make tu bow AZ tII: l.it -,
4 turban OF white the hair, wh;eh fiji BE-
meath it in rich black almost to he -
er's feet. X graceful figure medium lIeig ht ~ I
black eyes, with long, sweeping lashls, p<I!' Z
!, features, rich, clear complexion witn hi;a
coor, comrleted the picture ,,n
ned tle palm e his hand, Il to WOO " ihs.e y'a
can"
) Two walters wl.irled in between .he ce,a,l ,
when Mr. Cooke looked again, the gips} ! :.
1T long before be her agntN, Du- az :.
be found her She was standing alone, ne.t. J, tabl
i1zily turning the leaves of anuual. !. <y. i
ii:te sitting room from the par'o., ana sar ,r.
; iss sole occupant
f viii YOU not finish telling my fortune" .,i,
. he, coming in.
{ She started.
e "oh she said ~ ',.re rot. Ny spell was - :,
lentiy broken l am afraid to renew it,
i
u scorned fear"
50, while staded your hand, you s1.e.,ala .a,
n about my face"
II Could any one let such face pass h,4 o., 10
try to read it q
lev, mocking courtesy, the afss.@el to Il,
compliment, Iney stood an hour in tisr u Il jDu-o
n and W hen Horace at length offered ii, IA
cort the charming GYPSY to the paior. ~ VI i-e
: drtoutIy the hour could have been dott!~l o.
= multiplied indefinitely.
< - Mrs. harrington said Mr.. Csska n e IN.
d the Hostess IL he room, when is e rsi =.
Mrs. Dayton expected to honor us?''
. 'Why," said Mrs. Harrington. ., rou. ! .4. q!
= irresistible Mrs. DAYTON hsneiaa, oa ~. - ~,
4 4 l5as las nHbody introducea you {es? - - q
DAYTON. Now. hope you l1,,,..- each ntI4...-'
q Mrs. Daytous eyes were fixed upon Tn. ca. g. f
f,nt there was world Of mischief lurking in tn 20,
il hcr partner could have seen it,
81 So S- said, :. have, IL seems Il. IN, t.iI
Reputation OF being irre,fstibc.'" -"
J. . y reputation so ~-9A deserved as scarculy =
merritt repetition the reply.
number OF otLcr gentlemen wfre BY this tim
collected around M-s. Daytor. Her Sk;li az 10.
le many hart, laugh rang through the circle
- witty turn gave to each ones cherish d hiya
ton !, Or t;.ey sLoagh; ssnt -dn'jr9sioa.
4 room neEan to tlia.
larry. but / ain already engaged. ..
y : a!sty call tomorrow %
-Qs- u tiloughI ne widow, she gave ytcI7r
n s,-A, he intends u eonnieIee has seigc - so"
l. ttit next morning. the beautiful and Why W. a
re ok boxed even more lovely than on the prevIoi
es17;u.. Sac received her guest with quiet
- ;la@s, and they chattcd on different sui C.
Is Ih-n seanethiag called forth remark upon y
liter: ttre OF the day, and irom that they passed
t. books. One author after another N, l.,
;aed au~sations flew about thick as hail ST.. :,
and each was really trying to lead the 9th e..
o. Of their depth. The widows tAnught was
his man is no fool, IN spite oi iliS I'M T., D.
lie vanity and Ir. Cooke was thinking:
ST hat mind Horace, that Naeer ru7t :
won: 1t Is wo.th more than a thousand IL "a.
my boy