The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1867-08-15
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TIE FACTORY GIRL.

fore it, pallet in hand, his large brown
eyes dreamy with sort of inspira
tion.
In a comfortable easy chair by the
door sat plump rosy little female, il
a lace cap with plenty of narrow whit,
satin ribbon Auttering IRON it, and q
silver gray poplin dress-Mrs. Sey.
mour, in fact, our artists mother, who
had inst come up from the very base
ment, to see how Frank was getting
alongg
{ Here, mother said the young man
with an enthusiastic sparkle in his eye.
just see the way that sunset light
touches the topmost branches of the
old apple tree. [ like the brown, sub.
dued gold at that tint; it somehow re-
minds me of Grace Teller's hair
Mrs. Seymour moved little uneasi-
ly in her chair.
It's very pretty ; but it rtrikes me
Frank, you are lately discovering many
similitudes between Miss Teller and
your pictures
Frank laughed good-humoredly.
Well, mother, she is pretty
Yes, I dou't deny but that she is
pretty enough
Now, mother, what's The meaning
of this ambiguous tone p demanded
the young artist, pleasantly. What
have you discovered about Miss Teller
that isn't charming and womanly and
loveable /?
Frank do you know who she is p
Yes, kaow that she is a remarka-
bly, pretty girl, with voice that sounds
exactly like the low, soft rivulet where
used to play when I was boy
Nonsense, said Mrs. Seymour,
sharply.
Well, then, if you are not salts fed
with my description of her as she is,
would you like to know what she will
be p
Mrs. Seymour looked puzzled.
Mother, think one day she will
be my wife
Frank Frank are you crazy p
Not that l know off, said Frank,
comroscdIv, squeezing a little deep
blue on his pallet from dainty tin
tube, and mixing it thoughtfully.
We know so little about her.
thought Mrs. Seymour. "To be sure
she is visiting Mary Elton, and Mary
belongs to a very good family, if she
dosent live in but half a house and
takes in fine embroidery for a living.
But then she has no style compared
with Cynthia Parker, and Cynthia al
ways did fancy our Frank. Then
moreover, she has FIVE or six thousand
dollars of her own. But, dear me ! a
young man in love is the most head
strong creature alive y
Mrs. Seymour mused while longer,
and then put on her mouse colored silk
bonnet and gray shawl, and set out on
a tour of investigation.
'Pll find out about Miss Teller, Or
I'll know the reason Why thought the
indefatigable widow.
Miss Grace Teller was at home,'
helping Mary Elton on 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 it looked snug and
CHEEKY, for the fat blackbird was chirp-
ing in the window, and a stand Of mig.
noncttc and velvet blossomed pansies
gave a delicate refinement to the de-
tails of every day life.
Mary Elton was pale, thin, and not
at all pretty, though there was trerl-
uous sweetness about her mouth that
seemed to whisper that she might have
been very different under different cir
cumstances. Grace Teller was a live,
ly blond, with large blue eyes, rose
leaf skin, and hair whose luminous
gold fell over her forehead like an au1
reole.
AS Mrs. Seymour entered, deeper
shade of pink stole over Graco's beau
tiful cheeks, but otherwise she was calm
and solf,posassed and readily parried
the old lady's interrogatories.
Very warm, this morning. said the
old lady, tanning herself. Do they
have warm weather where you came
from Miss Teller
Il believe it's very sultry in Factory
vile, said Grace composcdly, taking
another needlcfull Of white silk.
Factoryyille is that your native
place ? Perhaps, then you know Mr.,
Parker-Cynthia Parkcr's lather-who
is superintendent of the great calico
mills there p
'Very well-I have seen him
Are you acquainted with Cynthia,
No, Ibelicve Miss Parker spends
most of her time in this city
That's very true said Mrs. Sey~
mour eagerly.
Cynthia often says there's no socle-
.ty worth having in FactoryvilIe only
the girls that work in the factory, and
Cynthia is very gcnteel, But excuse
my curiosity Miss Teller-how did you
becorno ocuuainfod with Mr. Parker