The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-29
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BY MARY CHIEF.

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If you please" I said, ALLOW
me to wear my pearls. They are my
own, and / do not like to be fine in
borrowed plumage."
Mrs. Gail would have persisted,
but Richard Gail spoke.
:" Eunice is right, and the pearls
are very pretty"
Edith Wilkinson's- wedding party
was a great event in a village like
ours. for it was an occasion worthy of
her father wealth and the station of
the man she married. All the house
was ablaze with light, and all the air
was full of music and the odor of
fragrant flowers | saw it like one in
dream, entering the crowded ball
room on the arm of Richard Gail.
J Wouldn't it be odd if it made
match? Eunice is as fair woman as
Edith Wilkinson tonight" | over
heard one woman say to another.
/ could not forbear smile of deri-
SION n, If they only knew Richard
Calls motive in bringing me! If
they only knew how eager | was to
escape and get out of his way
The opportunity was not long in
coming. After the first dance, me-
chanically gone through, George
Wilkinson, the brides brother, took
me out to dance, and invitation fol-
lowed upon invitation, till, in the
pleasure and excitement of finding
myself admired, I forgot Richard Gail
and my displeasure.
was suddenly recalled to myself
and my position with the Calls. Sit
ting in recess of the parlors while
my partner sought programme of the
dances, / overheard gentleman say
E-'' | saw face awhile ago 1 liked
exceedingly, 1t was a contradictory
face, not altogether proud, but far
from humble, still it had in it a world
of goodness, and some beauty. The
lady wore pearls in her hair, and her
dress was an exquisite lavender.na -
Itwas Richard Gail wh3 answered:
II know nothing about the laven-
der shades, but Eunice wore pearls in
her hair
: Who is Eunice2" asked the gen
tleman, impatiently. -
" Eunice Walker-my mothers
S0e lives WIN US.
!" Has she SUCH face as | have de-
scribed? 42s
Il don't know. 1 never thought
her striking. She is a good girl. "
/ would wager my life ON that, +"
replied the other.
All through the next dance, Rich
ard Calls eyes were on me. What
he saw gave him a new estimate of
me. | knew it by the change in his
manner when he came to me at the
close of the evening. 80 -
:" When you are ready we will go.
| looked up with surprise. An
hour before he would have said:
Eunice, it is time we were going.
| am ready"
The Difference in his tone troubled
me. and / knew that he saw me
young lady expecting attentions, like
any other young lady he might meet.
My friend Farpham asked for an
introduction to you, he said, as he
babe me good night, Il had no OPP
portanity, he continued; but he is
coming to spend week with me, and
| will make amends for this nights
dereliction in duty"
Strange how his apologies troubled
mel liked the old carelessness bet
TER than this humility. $3.50 "a
Walter Farnham came a few DAYS
after, and in his respectful attention
and evident admiration, Richard Gail
saw what / might be to other men. /
seldom saw Richard now. One event
ing had taught him my claims as a
woman, and Edith Wilkinson had
web nigh made the man a woman
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