Randolph journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1865-186?, 1866-11-01

with Cynthia Parker, and Cynthia
always fancied our Frank. Then,
moreover, she has five OF six thousand
dollars OF her own. But dear me, n
young man I'm love Is the most head
strong creature alive.r
Mrs. Seymour unused while longer,
and then put on her mouse-colored
silk bonnet and gray shawl and set out
upon tour ofinvestigation. OF
"Pll find out something about Miss
Teller or I'll know the reason why"
thought the indefatigable widow.
Miss Grace Teller was at home,
helping Mary Elton i'm an elaborate
piece of fine embroidery. The room
where the two girls sat was very plain,
carpeted with the cheapest ingram,
and curtained with very ordinary pink
and white chintz, yet ii looked snug
and checry, for the fat blackbird was
chirping noisily in the window, and
stand of mignionette and velvet
blossomed pansies gave delicate tint
to this pretty picture of everyday life.
Mary Elton was pale, thin, and not
at all pretty; there was tremulous
sweetness about her mouth that seemed
to whisper that she might have been
different under different circum-
stances. Grace Teller was lovely
blonde with large blue eyes, rose-leaf
skin, and hair whose luminous gold
fell over her forehead like an aurole.
AS Mrs. Seymour entered, n deeper
shade Of pink stole over Grace's beauti-
ful cheek, but otherwise she was calm
and self-possessed, readily parried the
old lady's interrogatories.
Every warm, this morning" said
the old lady, tanning herself. "Do
they have ~ warm weather where you
come from, Miss Teller?n
~ believe IL Is very sultry I'm Fac
toryville," said Grace, composedly
taking another needleful OF white silk.
"Factoryville? Is that your native
place? Perhaps then you know Mr..
Parker Cynthia Parker's father-who
il superintendent in the great calico
mills there?'
Every well-I have often seen him."
care you acquainted with Gym
thia?"
"No-I believe Miss Parker spends
most of her time in this city,
"That's very true" said Mrs. Sey-
mour, sagely: Cynthia often says
there's no society worth having i'm
Factoryville-only the girls that work
in the factory; and Cynthia is very
genteel, acquainted with Mr.. Parker,
and not with his daughter"'
Grace colored.
Business brought me in contact
frequently with the gentleman Of
whom you speak, but | never hap
pencd to meet Miss Parker"
Mrs. Seymour gave "a little start in
her chair-she was beginning TO see
through the mystery.
perhaps you have something to do
with the calico factory?'
~ have" said Grace, with dignity.
"a factory girl" gasped Mrs. Sey-
mour, growing red and white.
as there any disgrace in the title?"
quietly asked Grace, although her own
cheeks were died crimson.
Disgrace? Oh, no-ccrtainly not;
there's no harm in earning ones living
in an honorable way" returned Mrs.
Seymour, absently. The fact WAS, she
was thinking in her inmost mind,
"What will Frank say?" and antici-
pating the flag of triumph she was
about waving over him.
~ do not hesitate to confess" went
on Grace, looking Mrs. Seymour full
| owe my daily bread"
every laudable, I'm sure" said the
old lady, growing little uneasy under
the clear blue gaze, "only-there arc
the steps and graduations in all society
you know, and-I am little surprised
to find you so intimate with Miss
Elton, whose family is"
Mary came over to Grace's side, and
stopped to kiss her cheek.
lfxg.. <1oo~oe< f-,a.I ,.,aof x,w<,
cious companion" she murmured, /
should be quire lost without her, Mrs.
Seymour.
The old lady took her leave stiffly,
and did not ask Grace to return her
call, although she extended an invita-
ton to Mary, couched in the politest
and most distant terms.
Frank" she CALCULATED, never once
stopping TO remove shawl or bonnet,
and bursting into her sons studio like
an express messenger Of life and death
news, who do you suppose your para
gon of Miss Teller is?"
"The loveliest of her SEX" returned
Frank" briefly and comprehensively.
"a factory GIRL" screamed the old
lady, at the hight Of her lungs, "a fac
tory girl"
"Well, what Of that?'
"What Of that? Frank Seymour,
you never mean to say that you would
have any thing TO say to a common
factory girlp'
II should pronounce her very na.