The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-03-13
UNCLE OBED'S VISIT.

selves amid the hight and fragrance OF
some tropic isle on that festal night
The stately balustrades were wreathed
with deeply tinted blossoms, the air was
[freighted with heiiotrope and tuberose,
land the, chandeliers that hung from the
Ifrescoed ceiling, like coronals of quiyer-
ling fire, threw a MONDAY brilliance over
1.-The crowd.
/ At the further end of the superb draw
ling room stood Mrs. Amber herself "a
1atately matrouin sapphire velvet, illurni-
mated by the pale glimmer of pearls. No
lone would ever have imagined from the
smiling self-possession Of her manner that
this night was the crisis of her life.
4 Through all the hum and 'murmur of
the aristocratie assemblage-through all
the crash of arriving carriages, and the
stormy melody of the band beyond, Mrs.
tAmberis quick ear caught one low, hesi-
tating step on the threshhold.l 1t was her
husband 5. She beckoned to him with
1herjeweled fan, and whispered iu a scarce
lily audible voice: q Il ssdada nos
/ ssWell?' 70 stda aos 10 siead ai
/ sJust as L expected We are ruined;
can't keep above water week. Norris
has failed ,and we shall follow suit3'T
aa"A A week, murmured Mrs. Amber
thoughtfully, "a week; one can accomplish
a good deal in week. Haveyou noticed
how attentive young Gold is to Cecillia?''
she added dmusiHgly.a g .os .ai
| she won tibe, after" eHi Hlaaq7
"Hush!'' Mrs. Amber exclaimed with a
fqaick glance around, as if apprehensive
THAT tLevery walls would hear their whis7
pered colloquy. "If she wins rich
husband before the world learns Of your
distress, we shall be tolerable safe For
your own sake keep upsa cheerful face;
Eming!e with our guests; throw off that
Ipsrturbed frown. | tell you all Will be
fright" 'se3ass',1 lsE
| Mr.. Amber shrugged his shoulder and
|whistled half a bar of some popular
Strain and then turned away to obey his
Ewife's behests to the best of his ability,
while Mrs, Amber her smooth lips all
Ewreathed in duicet smiles resumed the
'"SS ~ io1eis'ns no' ay .i9"o'
through the apartment crowd opened
as if to make way for somebody, and Mrs.
Amber came forward expecting to greet
'sGaod evening Tildv J,I talk;latad
you'd all be gone to bed at this time O.
!. night, but I see you don't keep New
have von2 Wbv Tn your Ifncle Obed
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! her art;6eiaI ,bloom at .tbe u9eS nectsd al
dition to her. comnany- tbatrstood before
her his honess feptn@es 'hssm;uoS With De
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other. g a I,a crooked walking. stick. full q
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say,i;nos, bavesto twist tbo;raittle arms ;1
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are as nue as :, : uaule = iia y-anu Wheae
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rps 1pis sasS, ~ - es' reu oueoAs at eneir ~
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4 youns loiAs' anu ,r, we oio,ones haall eousn
.. 20 ln'erlefe' 1aatIs gnat always saie
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