Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-01-13

TotiS Sneabeu III Win cOnclilatQfy smile.
MY dear, it's only ten 7
Only ten Mrs. Potts jerked the pa
per box out of her husbands hand-'and
me waiting here; and Mary Ann can't do
/. my hair until that order is brought home
from Curliers'
Here tits, my dear! soothed her lord
a. master.
Mrs Potts twitched off the paper wrap
ping. and broke the pink Irvine, while
her eyes snapped ominously.
" hats this 2 she cried sharply. A
bouquet 7
PenFaud ink cannot reproduce the con
temptuous tone of her voice RS she looked
down upon the fuberoses aud heliotropes
and caaelia japonicas which lay wrapped
in silver paper within the box. Mrs
Potts quite devoid of sentiment, and short
in the temper withal, flung the bouquet at
her husbands head, aud went into scream
ing Mysteries.
It's all the fault of that confounded
hair dresser !! cried Mr. Potts, and Tn
not to blame for it, one way or the other
I'll be hanged if bear this sort Of thing a
Ilinute lopger!!'
So Mr. Potts. plunged his hands reck
lessly in his pockets. and went off to
spend the rest OF MS evening at the Bliss
full Bachelors Club!
Lillian Dare had shaken her luxurious
tresses like cloud Of gold over white
wrapper, preparatory to their nightly
/ brushing when the maid brought up a
paper box.
With Mr.. Trevor's card and compli-
ments, Miss
Lilian's color deepened, and a sly smile
dimpled her rosy lips as she took the box,
while her lovely blue eyes grew soft and
limpid. a.. o.
i wonder what it is, she murmured
to herself. How thoughtful in him to
remember me on New Years eve 7
She pressed her lips tiinidly to the boz
ere she opened ia girls shy impulse
and then colored Up as if some one had
seen. her
But the momentary rose was nothing to
the hot delage Of crimson which flooded
caeek and brow when she opened the
box aud behe!d, nestled down IN its lay
ers OF paper-a false front, OF faxen hair,
with tiny curls dependent OF every side,
and s}iff sean down the middle
Sac Ruog the hing ind gnantly from
her; II lodged on chiuts draped sofa,
Were it lay, looking like the head OF one
Of bluebeard's wives .
How dare he 2 she gasped almost mar
ticalstety How dare be- insult me by a
coarse, piacs zeal Joke like this? Does he
think my hair is false? Does he mean to
intimate that am Indebted 30 the hair
dresser's art, for what should be womans
chieitsl glory But he shall never have
he chance to insult me again. | care not
fot his insolence / rejoice rather, thai |
have discovered his true character before
1t is 100 ldte. .,,s
Aud by way of proof of her rejoicing
Lillian sat down and cried heartily
I ct notwi h~tautilng this lstle episode,
Lillian Dare looked as be utitul as royal
rose in full bloom on New Years day, a.
~he stood iii her parlors, dressed in blue
silk, with blue flowers IN her balr, and
her golden tresses netted at the back o.
her head. Leslie Trevor tbougat he had
never seen her SO lovely as he tilnidly ad,
vanced to give her the compliments OF the
season.
May I venture to wish you life
tine of happy New Years !? he SAID gayly;
out. to his surprise, Lil,su eoldiy inclined
her head, and madeno an swer ID words.
Yoa are well, hope /? he went on.
Quite we'll r-r sszt.e
Trevor looked panied and embarrassed.
Il bad hoped to see you carrying the
gift | pre,um, to send yuu last night, lie
SAID, feeling he blood mounting t. his
cheek as be spoke Lillian drew herself
haughtiy up, aud turning to side table,
took the luykless paper box, and held 1T
| towards him. t
Allow me to return your gift. MIR
Trevor she said coldly. The insult was
gratuitous; but you shall have no oppor-
tunity to repeat it,
| Leslie looked bewildered et.s...
I don't understand you, Miss Dare
But as Lillian turned to receive a fresh
caller, he mechanically opened the box :,
and tie false. front fell out, one of It's
curls catching in his watch chain
| 'Lilian-Miss Dare.,' be cried, as Mr..
Dewitt Jonesbury was conducted into the
back room for refreshments by comforta-
Bile, plump Mrs, Dare. you cannot sup
pose that Lever sent this-thls naoastross-
ty to yoa' is
1T came with your card Lillian re-
sponded mercilessly. M ,gr
4 Impossible | sent you a boquet. =
Then Lillian answered, not without
the CLEAN of smile, it must have IN
dergone some mysterious transformation
before it met my eyes
Trevor opened the window and tossed
the hdeous falsity out. 1t descended on
the hat of Mr. Potts.
flalloo. cried that gentleman, indig
nantiy lodging. what the mischief do
folks mean by Why halloo-it's Mrs.
P.'s BAR Il must have rained down from
the heavens!'z tEf-eal
And Mr. Potts. poeketing the myster-
ious visitant, walked into Miss Dares to
tell, regardless of the aftermath of Mrs.
p, what.a very excellent joke had just
/ befallen him.
Trevor looked at Lillian Lilian's eyes
answered back CLEAN Of blue sunshine
and when Mr.. Potts. finished by saying:
And, by Jove, haven't an idea whom
the bouquet belongs to they both burst
out aushing.
And Mr.. Potts thought he had said !
very funny thing indeed, although he
wasn't quite certain what it was.