Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-05-17
ADELE. /.
She is beautiful T

She is bcautifulr
'Pshaw Clarence, you did not se,
her, she is quite ordinary looking
but she wears her hair in such Dol,
manner that it cannot but attrac
attention.'
Il saw her full in the face, ane
such eyea, such lovely skin l D "
saw before in my life. Her han :.
worn as nature intended IL to bc worn
-unconfned and curling. But you
have not yet told me who she is
well, then, Mr.. Clarence Hope
the most fastiaious and aristocratic
of bachelors, know that the paragon
you just met with-such eyes, such
skin, such curling hair-was none
other than Adele Graham, my dress.
maker
Adele Graham 7 repeated Clar.
ence Hope, thoughtfully. 4 have
heard that name before, surely he
added. She is not the daughter OF
John Graham, who, when I visited
Clinton, years ago, was a wealthy
banker p
'The same. Then Adele was q
mere child, and attended the acade.
my. but when she was about fifteen
her father failed, and soon after
died. Mrs. Graham struggled along
for some time, but being q delicate
woman she could do but little, and
so Adele went to the city and learned
the dress-maker's trade, and returned
here about a year ago and opened an
establishment Of her own. Of course
all her old friends pat,onixe her and
treat her kindly; but you know it
would be impossible to receive her in
society; and thus ends your romance.
Not at all. see no reason why
it should end here. Adele Graham
is from good family-probably far
better connected than many who pat
ronize her but fail to socialise with
her. l knew her father well--a no.
BILE man--and I shall endeavor to
cultivate his daughters acquaint tance.
Now, Clarence, for mercy's sake,
don't get such ridiculous notions in
your head, or you will bring down
upon you the ridicule Of our entire
set
Bah 7 was all the reply Clarence
condescended to make to his cousin e
piece Of advice, as he lighted ci
gar, and commenced pacing up and
down the porch.
Clarence Hope was q bachelor--a
tall handsome man of about thirty.
He had just returned from Euro
pean tour, and being decidedly veal
thy, was considered great catch.
He had come to Clinton to visit his
dead mothers only sister, Mrs. May,
a widow, the mother Of Nellie MAY,
one of the prettiest and vainsst girls
in Clinton.
Nellie was more annoyed than she
was willing to admit to think that her
handsome cousin, Of whom she had
so often spoken in terms of the high.
est commentator to the members of
her set should be attracted by poor
Adele Graham, the dress maker.
Clarence paced up and down the
porch for half an hour or more, puff
fing away on his cigar and watching
the smoke wreaths curl fantastically
above his head, then lose themselves
in the honeysuckle vines that clam
bered up the white trellis pillars.
Clarence, come here, called Mel
lie from the library.
Clarence threw aside his cigar and
entered the library. Nellie sat be-
fore her writing table, holding in her
hand bit Of paper on which was
written long list Of names.
There, now, / have completed the
list, and want you to write me the
invitations for my party
Read me the list
Nellie read over the names of fifty
of her dear friends
Il did not hear the name of Adele
Graham. Do you not intend to in
vite herY
BY no means. What would Hat
tie Arnold and Julia Gill say to see
Adele Graham, our dress maker, at
a party of mine? Indeed, this idea
is too ridiculous for anything
very well-just as you please !;
but if the daughter of my old friend,
John Graham, is not invited, / must
also decline tbe honor of being pres
ent,' said Clarence, in a tone of the
utmost indifference.
Nellie bit her lips with vexation.
II would never do to fail of having
cousin Clarence present, for she was
giving the party solely to introduce
him TO the society Of Clinton, and
yet how in the world could sho ever
brook the modification of having
Adele Graham, the dress maker there!
She knew there would be no use in
arguing the matter with her cousin
he was determined, and would not
give up; SO she had to yield, and the
invitation was written and sent with
the others.
The evening of the party ct length
arrived. Adele was at frat reluctan nj
10 come she could not understand
Why she was invited to this party
lfter being neglected 80 many years
but her mother urged her so strongly
70 accept, that she brought out from
Its hiding place in the closet her old
white muslin, and spent several hours
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