The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1869-09-15
familp laeaoings ano Mems 3teuls
THE HUSBAND 0UTWITTeD.
A GAME FOR 4wo TO PLAY.


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GAME FOR fwo TO PLAY.
A week at the watering place, and mo-
of the time spent each day in the comnau
Of Mr. MAXWELL, the gentleman whom Mi
Ellsworths old friend had introduced to h,
one morning on the piazza She had sale
with him along the shore on the moonlipI
evenings, and she had danced with him in III
thronged drawing rooms.
Miss Ellsworth was not q fiirt who di
tn6uted her ideals among many gentlemen
and she had found her ideal well nigh rea
lied in Mr.. MAXWELL. ONLY the eyenin
before, their talk had Withdrawn itself fro1
the general topic to which each had bee
congenlal, and in her admiration of his intel
hgence and manliness she had encourage
an approach to that sort of personal conye,
sation which relates to love and matrimony
And now to find Mr.. MAXWELL this morn
ing, with his coat off and a smiths anro,
on, engaged in mending a lock, He wa
doing it publicly. The lock was on the doc
that led to the middle of the front piazz
where the fashionable ladies and yentleme,
Were sitting or promenading.
His back was towards her as she an
preached, leaning on the arm of her friend
Anna West. She recognized him, looked
lntently at him, gave her companion over +,
stopped and spoke to him.
DO you like that sort of work, Mr.. Main
well ?" she asked
Fl do, Miss Ellsworth, believe am a
natural mechanic"
1t appears very odd 70 see YOU doing
this" ~" "''"E
ut is my trade,r he replied, rising from
his work and turning to her.
Her cheek blanched a little. "Your trade ~
she said family.
"Yes, trade, Miss Ellsworth. The pronr;-
etor said the lock needed mending. and
told him could mend it for him."
The party of girls came along lust then.
After wondering at Mr.. MAXWELL awhile,
and laughing at him they proposed ride
These would take tho party.
Ned whitaker here joined them
w nat the deuce are you about here ~ he
exclaimed to Mr.. MAXWELL. "Ah," he added,
when the latter turned and glanced at him:
nat while you are here, you might as we'll
Mr. MAXWELL excused himself from io;p.
isih to finish his w0rK. -
Miss Ellsworth left him without any word
1T is weIT he muttered to himself. "t,
she cannot t3ke me as am, she Is not wor.I
thy of me, The woman that marrfes MI
must take me for mysclf.n
He stood and looked after her until she
had had dissppesred. hl She did not once turn 70
, p '.ave.iiis shoulders shrug, compressed
his f.p, uttered . cynical "6umph!" and
tnrned to finish his work. 81 -
LET it be 81, - he muttered when he was
through and zlyae putting ON his coat. 'TI
thought perhaps had found woman after
my own heart.> Amid this world of wealth
a9etashion, she, toe, has lost her soul. Let
~ ~. .45fa q saes 90 fssss -5sff
He avoided her thereaftef. He did not
seek to catch her eye for bow of recogni-
ton. When nhes entered drawing room
where he vas, he would 80 out by another
pany Of Ned Whitaker. Ned, in passing to
and fro between Miss Ellsworth and him,
served still - sort of link between them.
."iOu are . cynical feil6w," said Ned ON
day Why don't you take the people as
hey are. You viii find good enough in
rBut they won't take me as 1 am; that's
Pooh! You seeyonrself that she allows
no other suitean = accompany her. Don't
You see she 10 alone or with other girls
the most of the tfmef' sFssa sss
"Her heart is full of vanity"
Pshaw! She Is trained to luxurious no.
tions, that's all. as salsa
Mainwelrs trsfk was awaiting him and
The stage outside on the piazza, at the time
THIS convereatiea was going on. On the I
trunk were his initials, q. N. Miss ELS
worth passing that WY saw the initials;
not by chance, for she had been very busy
tho trunks that lay together in
pile, and when she saw the initials she
tarted and turned pale. She recovered
lersclf and withdrew with hor. companion
! little way and then stood still and watched.
Mr.. MAXWELL came out with Ned
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