Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-09-03
ONLY A CLERK.
BY A MY RANDOLPH.

Cccilc IIorncr wa, tall rnd brilliant
with deep hazel eyes, cheeks crimson
,' with happy excitement. and hc.:r
coils If shining; brown hair, shot
through with arrows Of dead gold
tipped with jewels. Mary IIorncr,
l'r quiet little cousin, was rs different
: m Cccilo as light from darkness.
'':'c was slight and small, with big
tie eyes thut had all the wonderful
Innocence of u baby's in their azure
light; hair Of n reddish gold, and
:: .'mp'cNlcn pure and delicate as a
::.'l .iaponica. iur did her dress
compare with Cccile's. 1t was 4 plain
"'.'te .luslin scattered all over with
k.-o;s OF blue ribbon, and 4 simple
blue ribbon was all that adorned ker
glossy, lnN''riant trcs*cs Mary Her
nor w;'s poor and nj these graceful!
aul"ncts to Wc:.an's beauty cost mon
Cy.
"Hh: mamma, it was perfectly dc
NEh'inl at the party tonight !" cjac-
:';~'"" Cceilc enthusiastically. Ev-
"rj ''ody "as there. Mr.. st. john
N"s there, and asked nc to polka
twice" Did he" questioned the
gratiticd mamma. IL hope you ilyi-
ted him to call?" OF course l did.
Mrs. Emmons says he belongs to the
Virginia ST. Johns, and IS very ric!..
Such diamonds as he wears, mamma {.
But Matic's the favoritc with him. ]
think" Cccilc turned round and
shook her finger with a!ftctionatc
archncss at hlushing little Mary.
"Don't, Cccilc," pleaded Mary, as if
every drop Of blood in her checks
was turning to fire. 'Its all snur
fancy" ''Is it? Then what arc
you blushing celestial rosy rcd for
However, ] mean to marry him if 1
can catch him-1 always did fancy
black eyes and hair like a-what's its
namc wing? And thcn he is rich,
and ] am determined to have rich
husband"
Mary lIorncr grew red and pale
opened her rosebud lips and shut
them again without speaking. How
wrong it seemed for any one to talk
in that manner Of Talbot st. John.
when she only dared to think Of him
rs O. hero shrincd afar off in the
height of clivalrons romance. Mrs.
llorncr only laughed, howcvor-shc
was quito accustomed to CeciIo's
reckless chatter. Nevertheless, she
dlscerncd through tho light froth OF
words tho undcp-currcnt Of definite
resolve on her daughters part. c.
clio did like Talbot st. john, and she
vas quito i'll earnest when she said
e!.e must marry him.
1T two o'clock and after, girls -
hhe said, with y prodigious yawn.
500 to bed, or you'll both bo as pale
AZ ghosts tomorrow" The girls
wcnt, and both of them, girl-fasI,ion,
Gr1amcd Of Talbot st. John. While
that gentleman himself dreamed only
ci ono.
Tho bright winter Sunshine was
*:'a"kling over the newly fallen snow
50 y great universal alchcmist, who
ne;s:. only in powdered diamonds of
the very first water; the sky was
Lac with the dazzling, wonderful
hiaeness that you only sec when the
thermometer is close down 10 zero.
and Talbot st John g:,iding his blood
horses down tho crowded thorough
fare, felt the thorough enjoyment of
living that makes life tho sweetest of
all luxuries. "Hcllo!" lIo rcincd
up with an abruptness that brought
the smoking horses On their launches
"Grant Wyman, old follow como for
Il drivcl It's t4c luckicst thing that
happened to meet YOU" The pale,
worn'looking young man, carrying a
bundle undor his arm, stopped-the
hectic glow mounted to his check.
"Mr. St John!" Poor fellow how
keeenly be felt his own shabbiness at
that moment, as tho dashing young
southerner leaned from his stylish
turnout, with, a. cordial extended
hand. "Como, in with You and we'll
take a turn or two in tho Park 's"@'"' |
IL cannot, Talbot, my time is not
my own" "Not your own? what t,oI
you mean ?" Perhaps you have for
s&otten-perhaps You havo not heaarrd,sd
4id Wyman, speaking hurriedly and |
rDpfused, ''that we arc very, much
reduced. IL am q clerk. in o trim
ming store, at ten dollars week."9