Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-08-27

"oi'' ocoiSc, i ifpiith
az left linn, feeling s.satis!ied that
the note was in safe hands.
'That lady in blue" saii my
cousin.
'No,' said I, "tle lady beside
her.
'llavc you not made her ac-
Iuaintancc? That is Miss Wright. !"
"Any relative to Miss Emma
Wright p
"No; they are quite intimate,
however. hct me present you
f'ncicd Miss Wright bestowed
look of moro than ordinary Gu
rlosity uron me rs my cousin pre-
scented me: but II had the ailron-
terry to meet her inquiring look rs
il unconscious of the fact that /
had met those eyes before, and
hahrcccivcd from those lips a sis
terIy kiss. AS | seated myself be-
side her I overheard the words:
taking everything into considcra-
ton, I think very little blame can
be attached to the gentleman" Ut
tered i'll a merry tone by person
at my elbow, but whose face was
turned from me.
"Pray, have done, Ralph" said
Miss Wright, as he touched his
shoulder lightly with her fan, a
faint blush suflusing her checks.
"Eut the GOODNESS of the whole
proceeding continued the party
addressed as Ralph, needless of her
rclnonstranccs. "1hc fellow cave
her brothcrly kiss"
''Ralph," exclaimed Miss Wright
as the blood mounted to her fore
head.
"Come, come, Wright, don't ask
us to believe that exclaimed one
of the group.
"Well, size cannot deny having
complained to me the next day
that he was exceedingly stupid
thinking I was offended all the
while, and scarcely uttered a word;
that, IN fact, she had to do all the
talking"
eve will take that with consil-
cradle all lowancc, too,' replied one
Of the listeners.
81 met the fellow on the road"
resumed the gentleman, s'and |
must say I never encountered a
man so much like myself in my
lifc."
Gin truth you arc barbarian.
Mr.. Wright, to tell such things
about your sister," exclaimed our
hostess, with a merry laugh.
GAS if I did not owe her ten
times as much,' said the young
man. "Evcr since that evening
She has been teasing ME in every
conceivable MANNER" he added.
turning round suddenly toward her;
and i'll doing SO encountered my
steady gaze, he calculated, with a
pcrccptible start, upon facing me.
'Therc lie Isl
Miss Wright flashed a meaning
glance upon him, then suddenly
toward to me, as if to observe the
effect his examination and manner
would produce upon me; but 1 was
equal to the emergency, and MAIN
tanned an unruffied composurc.
Il did not hear the first of that
Miss Wright" said, as I cast a
careless glance over the wondering O
group, and another Of pretended
astonishmcnt upon Mr.. Wright,
who felt no little annoyance.
'Perhaps it is just as wcll," was
the reply, as she glanced at her
brother. 'Ralph really is unmcr-
ciful when he begins. 1 am glad
you did not hear the whole: but
now that it is out r may as we'll
give correct version of the affair.
Like an attentive brother, he per-
mitted the crowd to separate us at
the close of the opera on Tuesday.
and lwas so unfortunate as to mis-
take tor him a stranger, who ac-
companied me homo without ac-
qualntlng ME with my error.
Thinking it was Ralph, and that his
headache prevented him from talk.
lng' did permit my tongue to per-
form rather more than fair share"
"Thcn all the blame must be laid
upon MIR. Wright. He should be
the last to mention it. His want
OF proper feeling is very much to
be deprecated: but let ns bono ho