The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-10-11

frosty, and very pleasantly we spent
it, having unanimously agreed to re-
fuse all invitations. After dinner.
under the protection of a piece of
mistletoe, the captain ventured to
kiss the ladies all round, beginning
with Mrs. Colonel Stacey, (who re-
ceived the salute most graciously,
coming from military ips,) and end
ing, last hut not least, with his fair
betrothed. A little later, under the
exhllerating influence of whisky
punch, Messrs. Jones and Brown in
timated that they should likewise
avail themselves Of the privilege of
the season; but as the proposal was
not encouraged, Jones was satisfied
with paying this delicate attention to
his charming Bella; and Brown COM
menced and ended with the buxom
hostess, who was much gratified, and
would doubtless have been more so
had Miss White appeared at all
jealous.
On New Years day I dressed dear
Hilda in her bridal robes, and very
beautiful she looked. She had made
objections, declaring that she was
too poor and humble to wed with one
well-born and rich; but he reminded
her that she was lady, and that was
oil his friends cared about; and that
she possessed his deepest affection
and gave him hers in return, and that
was all he cared about. The only
point he would yield was to have the
wedding quite private.
Every one in the house presented
the bride with some little parting
gift. Mrs. Stacey, always grand, ex-
tracted from the depths of huge
chest very handsome but antiquat-
ed Indian scarf. AS q poor, toiling,
striving music mistress, an orphan
and unknown in the world, Hilda
Maitland met with no sympathy or
kindness from the very people who
suddenly evinced the warmest friend
ship when she was about to become
rich and happy wife, and needed it
not.
Mr.. Jones followed the good exam
pie, and brought his courtship to a
speedy conclusion; so Miss Bella
White became Mrs. Jones, and the
happy couple went to reside at Is
lington. The city gentleman (Mr.
BROWN failing in his attempts to in
duce Miss White to sacrifice her free
dom, turned his attention to Widow
Wilson, who was not such bad
speculation after all, and they shortly
after united their incomes and inter
ests in the bonds of matrimony-the
widow declaring that cher late la
mented husband would rest more
quietly in his grave if he knew she
had found another protector"
My husband returned some months
earlier than 1 anticipated. so we
settled in a home of our own, and
have since had the pleasure of enter
tanning Capt. and Mrs. Vernon and
their infant son.
Lavinia Primrose, hear, is at last
successful in her matrimonial at
tempts, and is about to become Ba-
roness Won Schlossenhausen. The
baron is q bearded, middle-aged,
smoking German, and says that he
has hitherto been unjustly kept out
of his hereditary rights, which causes
him little Inconvenience in the mat
ter of ready money. But all this will
shortly be at an end, and he intends
to conduct his bride to ''Castle
Schlossenhausen," where, he adds,
her charming mother will always be
an honored and welcome guest.
The baron is not quite Indifferent
to the fair Lavinia's large fortune, so
it is to be hoped he will realize it;
and as she is, in her place, much
elated at the idea of acquiring q title,
and living as mistress of real castle,
we trust that she may not, when too
late, discover that, like many of the
"Chateaux d'Espagne, her husbands
ancestral home is but heap Of
ruins.