The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1866-06-26
W0ODSFIELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO. JUNE g. 1866.

ses, such a sunny complexion-.well
words do her no justice. She is the most
wonderfully beautiful woman / ever saw.
Of Lucy, I see but little; she is ab-
stracted and self-contained, spends whole
days shut up in the Doctors library, and
seems to pass her whole time in dreaming
out er new stories or poems, which are
certainly worth the trouble.
| But, Hattie, why did you never tell me
of the other one; Nettie, the household
fairy, the wee, witching, graceful FCin-
derella to these lovely sisters. No, not
Cinderella, for that heroine was neglected
and abused, and Nettie just wraps round
her warm heart the love of the whole
family. While Leonie is riding, driving,
dancing, skating, or sleeping, Lucy is
shut up in the library bewailing the sor.
rows of Aramenta or creating situation
for Clementina, Nettie is the home fairy.
She appears in the sitting-room daily
with delicious compounds which she in
forms me she has manufactured for my
especial delight, Though I notice there is
always duplicate dish for the doctors
dinner or supper. She comes in demurely
to sit down to great piles of white stuff
which she gravely states to be the weeks
mending," and shoots a tiny glittering
needle in and out, reducing long ends Of
thread to miserable inches in less time
than it takes to tell it, her tongue all the
while keeping up merry rattle, or ira
cling out deeper thought as the whim
takes her. The others are very gay, and
dazzle me night after night by coming in
to twist round before the pier glass as
they are starting for party, sometimes
dragging Nettie off toe, spite of her re-
luctance, to bring her home full of pleas
ure at the admiration layished upon her
sisters. But the most charming time Of
jail is the evening. Or. Hammond is gen.
orally at home, or when he is out one Of
the sisters remains. On the latter ocea-
sions, we have music and small talk; but
when the doctor presides, then Nettie
lets all her hidden inner self out. and a
charming self it is, SO womanly, so true,
pure, and good. No deep thought to
startle, but TIE quiet, reliable intelli-
gence of child, frank and questioning;
yet full of beauty. She reads beautiful
ly, and we have all Lucy's stories, as she
writes them, varied by the articles in the
Lancet, the news of the day, poetry, ic-
ton, history, anything that one Of the
trio will suggest She seldom plays when
her sisters are present; but for the doctor
and I she will accompany herself to sim
/ pie ballads, which she sings with taste, in
i a clear, sweet, but not very powerful
voice, often giving me the use of her fin
gers to carry out the tenor you are SO
fond Of. It is very beautiful to see how
they all love her, and rely upon her. She
can always produce the doctors lost spec
tacles or instrument case, knows exactly
where her mother left her fan last even
ling, is always ready to trim Leonie's
dresses, lend her 6nery,er braid her mag
nifcent hair, has time to copy Lucy's ar
ticles, hunt up her quotations, pet hel
headaches, or find out the complimentary
notices in the papers, and feels amply re-
warded by being kissed, petted, and i'm.
posed upon by every member Of the low.
| ing family.
! Ab, Leonie S superb, Lucy has won
derful talent, but, Hattie, for a home bird
for companion, friend, and wife, give me
the .other one.'
| It created something of an excitoment
in the family when the millionaire, the
gentlemanlJ invalid who had won the af
fection Of all, made his sentiments pub
i lie, but when be announced his intention
of taking an adjoining house and setting
up his Office in the city, the doctor gave
Il glad consent to take him for son-in
law, while Leo and Lou declared he WOO
make the most delightful brother-in- -lay
imaginable.
"To think" said Leo, laughing, as sh'
stood contemplating pile of silk ant
lace, heaped up in the sitting room, "tha
: the first wedding in the family shoul'
carry Off
"Not the beauty" said Lucy.
"Nor the authoress,' said her mother
But in chorus, 'the other one"