The Oxford falcon. [volume] (Oxford, Miss.) 1865-18??, 1871-11-17
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something amiss, made a
effort. and bestow-
d upon his wife q sum Of
money 70 get Milly some
clothes, such as other people
wore
Mrs. Bertrand spent the
money for iler own girls and
made over their old dresses
for Afilly.
She tried leaving Milly at
home when the rest went out,
but the autocratic head of the
one evening found his
niece crying all by herself IN
a corner of the nursery which
he happened unexpectedly to
enter, and finding that was
the custom, fell into a tower
ing passion aboutit, and after
ward Milly was arrayed IN
her cousins made-oyer finery
and regularly tucked away IN
the most out-of-the-way cor
ner of the grand assemblages
which her fashionable relatives
frequented.
They had to account Tor her
in some respectable manner TO
their stylish acquaintance,
and as they were ashamed OF
the truth, and afraid of a lie
outright, they said a little
and looked the rest, and
everybody saw through them
and sneered at them rs much
as they did at little Milly,
whose chief fault after all was
that in spite of everything
she retained q sort or wild
rose prettiness and sweetness
that her detractors could not
have initiated if they bad
tried.
Now and then some maseu-
line fashionable would seek
an Introduction to pretty
MiIly, bu2 3fEs- Bertrand had
always sfsraa excuse ready.
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this evening. or she bad prom
ised her husband IL he would
let Milly come. she should not
be troubled unless she liked,
she was so young, so unac-
customed, and all that.
Fashionable life, however,
in spite Of her x&rials, was
sometime in paHing upon
Afilly. She merely. assured
DE. Hooke, an old gentleman
whose acquaintance slle made
without any of her aunt's as
sistance, that she had come to
New York to egjoy herself,
and she meant to do so.
And to catch o bean too,
eh = smilingly queried the
doctor with the privilege of
his years, and looking as
though he would like to pinch
her dimpled checks.
NO SIR responded MiIIy,
with demure decision and an
alarming blush that made her
companion look more quizieai
ts4an before,
You don't mean to say
he questioned, that you've
left any one back at the farm
there that is worthy. to be
mentioned in the same day
with such faultlsss specimens
of manhood as these 2 indi- |
eating the white craRatted |
and moHstaehed exquisites
upon the floor.
Milly's red lips curled the
least IN the world, aud a ray
Of wonderful significance shot |
from her dark, bright eyes.
That means that you have
be said with a comically re-
signed shrugof his bent tshouI-
ders.
But how would your won
lerful somebody appear here T.
I'm very sure shouldn't
De ashamed OF him, any more
han he would of me- assert
Il Milly proudly, and blushed
leliciously again the next
Moment at her own simplici-
y.
DIR. Hooke laughed a.
hongh he would 60 into
Ipasms- 4
You might both suffer By
comparison with snch fine
'eople as these he said at
asst.
DO you think sor afilIyia
eplied with dignity. She
ras not to be betrayed anyf ]
more. /
How did yon get acquaint-
d with Dr, Hooke T. asked | /
drs- Bertrand Is they were
,oing home. la
He introduced himself z
lilly replied with the least /
Int of curtness, She was {
Omewhat a spoiled child at
ONE and was beside o litfle I
espicious Of her aunt.
sDr. Hooke IS an old baehe- i
", suggested one Of MAly's 4
ousinss significantly. ~ IN
Milly did not vcuchsafe
ct a look. 6
"A rich old bachelor, too, :
Airs. H=rtrand, in J
be same tone. 4,
There was q grand ball the i