The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-09-07

But one day she got her Come-upanCe
You see, every spring the court CONES
, down here, and heap of lawyers along
with it-fne looking gentlemen, with kid
gloves on their hands, and lot OF notions
in their heads, and bags full OF papers and
things. Wa'al, one morning there comes
r young Mr.. Barrister along with them
as handsome as piCtGr, and with man,
ncrs like silk, and any number of cases ter
look ter. The moment he Clapped his
eyes on Lucy Ellen he was a lost man
Law sakes, the pains he took ter git intro
duCed tn her | heerd tell as how he
lost several cases that term, and his eli
ents was mighty cut up, But Lucy FL
len, she always seemed ter go on the prin-
Ciple that the more bother she put fel-
low ter the better he'd like her for il; and
guess she had the rights Of it, So she
hung back like sixty, and jest llirted with
him all across the court room, and on the
street with her eyes, till by-and.by he cor
nered her one day aud got downright &C.
quainted, It was along Of her being run
away with by young Reuben Fleet'spOny.
You sec, ho vas taking her out to drive,
and Jest got out ter the pOstotllce for half
minute, when, whisk Off went the
pony like mad. Mr., Barrister, he was
Jest n coming ont OF the court house with
q witness, and he seed his chance, and
"wcnt for that heather Chinec' ola pony,
and stopped him jest as Lucy Ellen was
ON the pint of losing her senses and being
thrOwGd out of the carriage. Wa'al, of
course, after that they couldn't stand on
ceremony no more; he'd saved her life and
sprained his arm, and nothing ter do but he
must come up TO Pa MarigOlds, and be
made much Of, and Lucy Ellen bound up
his arm in cold baths as tender rs o sweet.
heart; and every day he had to go and re.
port himself until his arm got well. And
then, after they'd got him into training,
he went of his own will, Just like piece
of machinery that had once got impetu.
Gus. Housed to slip out Of court between
the calling Of his cases, and clip over ter
Marigold's place, and hev chat along
with Lucy Ellen in the best parlOr, that
always made you snGezG TO 60 inter 1t, or
out in the porch, where she was mostly
sitting, sewing like lady, in her muslin
gowns and Curls and necklaces and what
nots that the other young lcllers had given
her, Oh, tell you, he was that much In
love with her that Marigolds thought II
was u sure thing-thOugh he'd never said
nothing in particular and hGGrd tell as
how Miss Marigold had begun TO stone
the raisins for the wedding cake, and
looked at Swiss muslins and delusiOn laCG
over ter ShOpville. But there's many Il
hole in the skinner, and one of en- was
big enough for Lucy Ellen's beau ter slip
through. 1t was enough TO make your
heart big with envy and wish yourself
young ag'n, with blush In your cheek
and u fortune in your eyes, to see her and
Mr.. l}arristGr together, a.walking TO
meeting, and a.lOttering along the way,
and n: changing over the gate in the twl.
lights! and a.sailing off at sunset on the
river. Wa'al, we cant be young but onst
How he used ter look at her, with his
soul In them great eyes of his'n, and every |
word she said was law and gospel to his |
ears Them was hGydays for Lucy Ellen,
and they might hev Tapped over her ter
this time II she'd he'd u proper respect for
the truth, and not u tried to deceive and
hOOdwink him rs was honest as daylight |
with her, and would hey thought all the
better Of her for being capable and doing
her duty. But there, 1t was the way she
was brought up-"as the twig is bent
the trees Inclined" II was second natur
for her ter mt Ike believe, and ! don't know
as she could help 1t, no more'd she could
help looking like an apple blossom. Dear,
dear how everybody was Attacking about
what II handsome couple they'd be-, and
what a match 1t was for Lucy Ellen, and
alooking forward to the wedding fixings,
md ter dream on.'the wedding cake, and
A.plAnning 1t all out for her, as folks do
lie used ter bring her books Of verses, and |
read 'Cm sitting on the doorstep at Lucy
Ellen's feet, and she thinking Of-gOOd-
ness knows what, Tor | doubt II she I'M.
dcrstood word Of en-, though she made
believe mighty natural and pretty; she
knew how.
One day when he drove her over 10
he asked what number of glove
she wore.
1.-THE last pair bought" said she, was
skies" And SO they were. "They'd got
by mistake, you see, In among the sevcns,
and She he'd To sell 'em ter llitty Haven
for hall price. SO Mr.. B&rrister goes and
buys the handsomest pair Of skies, the
color Of the lilock bushes, and all pcr.
tuned up; and Lucy Ellen she thanks
him in her pretty, innocent way, and puts
EN- out Of sight; and soon as ever his
backs turned, over she skips ter Shop.
vile, by herself, and gets pair Of sevens,
and when he comes ter walk ter meeting
with her next Sunday says she, smiling
up to him as sweet MS musk:
III shall never put on my beautiful
gloves, Mr.. Barrlster, without thinking Of
you"
u wish they might last forever, then"
said he
And III I've bound that Lucy Ellcn's
heart gave II thrill Of pain and delight,
jest as mine did when her father-but
there; that's nothing TO do with Lucy
Ellen, only I'll he bound she thought he
was going for ter say something worth
hearing. But he never did say anything
higher to II. She's got them lilQck skies
hid away among her llnery Ter this day,
witnesses Of her folly. Perhaps
she keeps EN- rs kind Of penance, you
know,-though, goodness known, she's
suffered Tor EN-. Waal, sometimes
think trouble Is sent for our advantage,
ter learn lis things we wouldn't hey no
idee Of without en-. Now II Lucy Ellen
he'd married Mr. Barrister, and things he'd
gone on smooth, and she'd lived In gran.
dcur all her days, like As not she'd gone
on dcceiving to the end OI the chapter,
without ever seeing the harm or quite
knowing what she was adding of. but
one day comes along this here disap.
and sort Of stirs the sonl
up, and sets II ter wondering what It's all
Tor, and she goes ter thinking and reflect.
ing about herself, and the upshOt Is that
Lucy Ellen Marigold isn't the same girl
A - a - Il.