Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-10-14

with clasped hands upon his arm, she
was looking up into his face with an
earnestness that at once convinced Inc.
of her devotedness to him. Let us hear
what she has to say for herself
Mary had just now returned from
shorr walk. Well knowing the preju-
dice of her mother against mechanics,
she, resolutely insisted that Mrs Lincoln
must have taken her cousin Lorenzo for
Mr.. Hamblin, as the person with whom
she was promenading while at, her
aunt's.
At this moment the door-bell rang,
and gentleman was Immediately con-
Quoted into the room, whom Mary re-
cognized and introduced as Dr.. Williams,
young physician from a neighboring
village. Mary had met him at party,
and be called in passing, just to present
his compliments, and to see thatshe
had suffered no inconvenience from her
exposure to the damp air on the night
Of. The party.
His age was about twenty-five, his
stature a little above the medium height,
complexion dark-eyes and nose promi-
nent,. and his expression agreeable.
After a half hour of pleasant conver-
sation he took his leave, not, however,
without receiving and accepting very
pressing invitation from Mrs. Otis, in
which her daughter, of course, modest
ly joined, to call again.
He had no sooner left the house, than
Mrs. Otis embraced the occasion to draw
lively comparison between him, as
one of the learned profession, and me-
chanics. With an air Of lively salts
faction, she said:
Show me your mechanic, Mrs. LIN
coin, who is able to converse with DR..
| Williams. Did you note the variety
and extent of his knowledge, his happy
faculty of communication, and good
manners. In point of everything pleas
ant and agreeable, nay, even valuable
in Il gentleman, I will place DR.. WI
liams, little as l have seen of him,
against any dozen mechanics you can
produce.
Mrs. Lincoln, not disposed to continue
the controversy further, and ever vii
ling to acknowledge merit whenever
she saw it, very cheerfully concurred
in the favorable opinion expressed Of
DR.. William&-adding, however, thai
there were many mechanics fully equal
to him in extent OF knowledge, readi
ness of communication, and polish OF
address.
Ii is proper to remark here. that Au-
gus-us Otis. Esq, the husband Of Lady
Otis, was a gentleman OF great good
sense, and lawyer OF distinguished
ability Himself the son Of worthy
mechanic, he vas never heard to speak
of mechanics in any other than terms
of the greatest respect. More, had he
been present, there is little risk in say
ing, Mrs. Lincoln would have found
him heartily concurring with her in
support Of her cause
DR.. Williams soon became intimate
at the house OF MIR. Otis, who, with his
lady, spared 10 pains to make his visits
agreeable to him 1t was also quite
apparent that Mary contributed her
part towards the same end, with the
same perfect cheerfulness and good will.
A. the writer is not at liberty to dis
close further what transpircd in the in
nocent and friendly intercourse between
Mary and the young doctor, at this
point,
Where thought meets thought, ere from the
lips it start,
And each warm wish springs mutual from the
heart"
Leaving this part Of the picture to
the imagination of the reader, we come
directly to the fact. All parties ioyfully
asserting, the bans were duly published,
and the day OF marriage arrived.
Mary never looked more beautiful
than on the morning Of her marriage
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