Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-08-04


And shall do tin our last goodnight.
THOMAS PEACOCK.
She was so very. very, very pretty.
is hard, now that the glamour is passe
away, to rhapsodize as she deserves to h
rhapsodiZed about But in those day.
when knew her fret, she was worthy {
any amount of impassloned poetical fervo
that could be brought 10 bear spon her.
My sister, widow, the relict of n n
spectacle baronet, was the patroness of
little living that was vacant down III cel
tain stertiie spot In East ANGLER. And a
/, Lady Valiant's only brother. had recent
" gone into orders, occurred to her lady
ship as a fit and proper person to nonin
ate to the vacant charge of the parish @
Holton.
It was httle living. from the remunera
ton point of view. But it was rather
large parish, when the area of it's acres wa
taken into consideration. Holton prope
consisted of a struggling street containin,
many respectable houses--in which dwell
20. -uectively the lawyer. the doctor, th
han,I and the chief wine-merchant il
the nlace- -and few scattered manor ans
farm bonsos tenanted, according to thei
deora. hS s,,. squires and big farmers
Nv sister LADY Valiant, occupied nice
comfortable, square, ~ni's'ixcea %ahsio' ml,
on the hillside sonthwa u Irom norton
and her nearest neighbor M,ss Gner ner
rit owner Of and dweller in b. T''o' You.
-an orphan, q beauty, and o be. esprI.
IT,, ar, 80, :, iaa-.,;,' ar -, Aili
ties. the advantages. and disadvantage "I
Holton-
Miss Herriot was, so to say, hurled at
my hs ad from the moment of my first set
ting foot in the parish. She was special
ly asked to dinner by Lady Valiant to take
her in to that meal. When ]. in obedience
to my sisters order. advanced 10 take the
fair and honored guest, was staggered
by seeing young, pretty, debonair-look.
ing girl, who received my low salsam with
a mock obeisance, and my pretty speech
with mock solemnIty, that left me men,
tally high and dry. as far as she was con-
cerned, for at least half an hour.
While that half hour was passing over
our heads was occupied in discovering
what manner of woman she was Miss
Herriot. of Herrot Court, had good points
about her-so much was ascertain alSe at
a glance. But the rare beauty Of the girl
didn't dawn upon a man at once 1T stole
upon and bedeviled him gradually.
I can't say with precision what her
height was. Miss Herriot was of charm
ing stature-tall enough to avoid being
called short, short enough to avoid being
called tall. The girl had a complexion.
too, and eyes! but what the color of these
things were it is hard to say. they were
the color of roses and heaven to me then
of the brightest, reddest roses, and the
brightest, bluest heaven.
And what a wistful, tremHlous' ductile
mouth she hadl 1t trembled with such a
pretty quiver when she mentioned her
Christian name to me casually, "sIelanie
Herriot" / think it quaint her moth
or had been a Frenchwoman, born and
bred and nurtured. Ali that she had been
the same, instead of having had to breast
all these insulaf prejudicesI
f'All what insular prejudices?" ! didn't
in the least know who she charged with
what.
.sTheser' she replied. sketehily; 'these
people about here WHO dislike me, you
know"
"Dislike you-is it possible?" looked
all nv unbelief of such hideous possibi-
litv into the azure eyes that were beamiug
upon me. And the voice appertaining un-
to the same said, with laugh;
'.Yes; very possible. quite an establish
ed fact, as You viii find when you know
more of Holton and the neighborhood. /
wonder, indeed, that Lady Valiant suffered
Won to run the gauntlet of my influence;
for, do you know, Mr.. Armitage, that am
considered very dangerous and detriment-
al, and-and all sorts Of things?"
She was so lovely as she spoke-so love
!. with her great beseeching azure eyes,
~ her innocent child's mouth, and her
,seate complexion. That dinner was
-. Of fairy-land to me. Even now,
P ,ck upon it. / seethe table glea1n-
-, LII litter of silver and glass that Is
- ~a since no other dinner-table
..sr ss.smed 30 before, or since, In my
Eyes ,base of fairy-land. And yet
~ wM 80, res Of elfdom must be small
-, ,,ared With the n 'agnltude OF my biiss
ILL shop aha tnrued to me, Just before my SIS
tar s;onaIsd 20 her to move irom tne taeie'
and said: -;sb;on.rs NAV
ask YOU to come an. see mes lean can &C. can
on you, you know. bee. Go terribly: but
would scandalize Holton Won lnow
/ may ask you to my house.
where it is. don't you?" .,uyt to
MY sister pointed out Herriot G, Sao-
me to-day from the heights above Baitr.
ham"
"And didn't you think it queer old
place? You cant tell ma now, because
Lady Valiant is in hurry to be off; but
you shall tell me by-and-by." With that
she went OF, leaving me in a hopeless state
of incipient love and well developed stupe-
faction.
By-and-by sought her side again, as
she bid re do half an hour before; but her
mood was changed.
ssCountry dinner parties are the best
'sedatives in the world. she said to me, as
T seated myself near. 81 am going to ask
-our sister to be good enough to let me or
nv carriage"
ier - 5y?"
GA Airea - 'swhat despairing tonel
Ire r"v von sfra;d INV departure will break up
the party? 1t won't assure yoS, ,Soc,, ~
"i want to tell you ~.ss a . anVasn; -" So ;rot =.
Herriot Court, as you desi. " '''' " ~ '
now." - .ra
-.Ah. 20 did Come tom, fr9w row anu ao,,
tell me: come In the morning, v -
Mr.. Armitagef Then, as bowed a. ~
she held her hand out suddenly, and s. Nv
ood-nieht" with ill-cC.,cealed WEAKNESS:
..NIelanie Herriot gives herself very great
airs. don't you think?" one lady said to my
sister, directly the fair young guest NAG
passed out of the room.
mo, don't think she does, consider
ing III things" Lady Valiant said, good
naturedly.
.Wby don't you. as friend, tell her
that sh {, really ought to get some respect
Able matron to chsperoR herr A young
Girl lie that living alonel it's disgrace
ful another lady put in with angry emPh-
asis. -
,Sor ths suggestion" my sister said. "She
loves her liberty and Independence. Sns
/ has told me that if her grandfather mao
Ehampered her with lot of restrictions sne
,vonid have forfeited the property. AS is'
.ahe,i Is left perfectly free, and. as | said pc
Vssx. sshe thoroughly enjoys and uses neI
Thoroughly abuses ii. rather" said one.
ga GREAT misfortune when q girl sets
harself up against public opinion" said
"Evea With Heriot Court to bestow she
-;u f;nd il difficult matter to get nus
hand fancy" said third; and then M,
.ts5 ,s;sed her hands in depreciation o