Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-10-19
Adele Graham.

I ['' Adele Graham.
I" She is beautiful p'
"Pshaw Clarence, you did not see hcr-she
is quite ordinary looking but she wears her
hair in such bold manner that it cannot but at
tract attention"
" saw her full in the face, and such eyes,
such lovely skin never saw before in my life.
Her hair is worn as nature intended it to be
worn-uneombed and curling. But you have
not yet told me who she is."
swell, then, Mr.. Clarance Hope, the most
fastidious and aristrocratic 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 ~ repeated Clarance Hope,
thoughtfully, @ l have heard that name before,
surely" he added. "She is not the daughter
of John Graham, who, when l visited Clinton
years ago, was wealthy banker "'
g The same then Adele was mere child,
and attended the Academy but when she was
about fifteen her father became bankrupt and
soon after died. Mrs. Graham struggled
along for some time, but being 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 year ago and opened
an establishment of her own. OF course all her
old friends patronize her and treat her kindly,
but you know it would be impossible to receive
her in society-and thus ends your romance"
7" Not at ALL Isee no reason why it should
end here. Adele Graham is from good family
probably far better connected than many who
patronize, but fail to associate with her. |
knew her father wel---a noble man-and shall
endeavor to cultivate his daughters acquaint-
ance."
Now, Clarance, for mercy's sake don't get
such ridiculous notions in your head, or you
will bring down upon you the ridculc OF our
entire set.'
"Bah,'' was all the reply Clarence conde-
sceneded to make to his pretty cousins advice,
he lighted cigar and commenced pacing up
and down the porch.
Clarence Hope was bachelor-a tall hand
some man of about thirty. He had just return
ed from a European tour, and being decidedly
wealthy, was considered "great CATCH He
had come to Clinton to visit his dead mothers
only sister, Mrs. May, widow, the mother of
Nellie May, one of the prettiest and vainest 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
highest eommendation to the members of tt her
set,' should be attracted by poor Adele Gra-
ham, the dress-maker.
Clarence paced up and down the porch :or half
an hour or more, putting, away on his cigar and
watching the smoke-wreatheS curl fantastically
above his head, then lose themselves in the
honeysuckle vines that clambered up the white
trellis pillars.
f" Clarence, come here" called Nellie from the
library.
Clarence threw aside his cigar and entered the
library Nellie sat before her writing-ta-
Bile, holding in her hand bit Of paper on
which was written a 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.,' .
81 did not hear the name of Adele Graham
Do you intend inviting her?" r.
"By no means. What would Hattie Arnold
and Julia Gill say to see Adele Graham, our
dress-maker, at party of mine? Indeed this
idea is too ridiculous for anything"
HVery well, just as you please; but it the
daughter of nv old friend John Graham is not
invited, must also decline the honor of being
present. said Clarence, in tone of the utmost
indifference.
never do to fail of having Cousin Clarence pres
ent for she was giving the party solely to intro
duce him to the society of Clinton, and yet how
in the world could she ever brook the mortifca-
ton of having Adele Graham, the dress-maker,
therel She knew there would be no use in ar
guing the matter with her cousin he was de-
and would not give up; so she had to
with the others.
The evening Of the party at length arrived.
Adele WAS at first reluctant to come ; she could
not understand why she was invited to this par
ty, after being neglected SO many years but her
mother urged her so strongly to accept, that she
brought out from its hiding place in the closet
her old white muslin and spent several hours in
fitting and doing it up to wear. I And when she
had put the last touches to her toilet and stood
before her mother Mrs Graham az I'd.
You never looked better in your life Adele.
Here let me fasten this rose and few geranium
leaves in your hair" And she plucked the sim
gle tea-rose that was on little bush in the china
fiower-pot that stood by the sitting room win
dow F -r-.r zkr. s
The parlors were tastefully hung with green,
and the long French windows, opening on
porches and lawns, were thrown wide open, and
a perfect food of light streame ed out and lighted
up the tastefully laid out grounds. - : II
Nellie May was radiant in perfect clond OF
rose-colored tarleton, and by her side stood CiaI-
ence Hope, to whom she introduced her guests
as she received them. .,,s
An hour passed by, and all the invited guesaS esd
had arrived. Many glance OF s11P.Ef. nPpsEam. as
naughty pride was cast upon Aaeie .onass.-a ppa-
she moved gracefully through the Ssr n,esepce
rsn,i- rrconscious OF the remarks ner pfeSe'''
o'IaS Is.,;o C;i,. baaehty ,imperioas oeaa,y, lne
d.s.s ier of' 4 retired pork merchant io''sS' 'p
to Nellie esealmh @ mhat IL the world possessed you
:. VIZ ny, that Adele Grsbam to your party? You
10 ',ow on, she is not in society now"
knoT NOV it.'' replied Nellie biusbing, but
- cousin insisted upon it, because her father
banpened to know him years ago, and he could
not be convinced that there was any difference
between Adele the dress-maker and Adele the
bankers daughtef."