Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-19

don't look any more like you than it does
like me, not bit
| "But tell me-" said Belle, sis your
brother engaged to this LADY,"
| 'Engaged! Why, dear heart he don't
know her name. He just found some
| of her old clothes somewhere. He's got
her old slippers under a glass case; he's
got her gloves stuffed under another;
he's got her nightgown done up in laven-
der; he's got her gold thimble hung on
| his watch chain, and l do believe he's
| got hair brush and some hair pins next
to his heartl Oh, it's folly to interfere!
He's beyond all hope. l did think the
excitement of my wedding would wean
him from it; but not bit He looks at
my new things as calmly as an oyster,
and only said-it's not kind of me to re-
peat it, though" broke off Jenny.
''What was it he said 2" inquired Belle,
laughing now heartily. 'Don't fear for
my feelings"
'fWhy," be said, 'I'll stand up with
your friend, Belle, and see you safel.,'
married; and then I'm off to winter in
Paris; I'm done with love on my own
account. IT'S positively awful"
And so Belle thought, as she looked at
her old slippers and gloves lying beneath
globe on either side of the faithful
Richards msntel.
Sand, said Belle, "since he desires on
ly to meet me on thu morning of the we'd
ding, so it shall be. l will be introduced
only as we are leaving the house, and ne
can do as he pleases about continuing the
acquaintance afterward.
Belle was radiant with happiness when
she returned to her father, and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for Belle
had been very quiet of late.
Jenny and Belle shopped and talked
and visited together for the next few
days, and when the eventful morning ar
rived, and amid bevy of beautiful girls,
Belle shone like queen, the bride was
eclipsed, and delightfully."- acknowledged
it.
ooh, Belief" she said; 81 long to have
old stoical Dick see you. Hark! there's
his step. Come into the next room now,
and be introduced. Don't wait till the
carriages COMETS an hour yet"
And Belle, with beating heart, swept
through the door and stood even as Dick
first saw her, only in place of the gray
travelling dress, magnificent white satin
fell in rich folds about her, and upon her
lovely white throat lay the turquois locket
that held Dicks golden curl. Upon the
beautiful head, crowned by its chestnut
hair, coronal of pearls added to the
grace aud beauty of an image that, shrin- |
cd n nfaly1o haort olraolx,
Belle did not look up, but she felt the |
presence, as Richard Marcy came up and
was introduced to little Jenny's old
schoolmste. Then, as he held out his |
hand, she raised her eyes, and laid her
tiny palm in his, and said
81 think we had better rectify that mis- |
take about the travelling bags, Mr.. |
Marcy"
"Good Heaven, Jennyl" said Dick |
Marcy. ''Why didn't you tell me that |
Your friend Belle was my angel of |
Mercy2'n
''Because didn't know till last night,
and then Belle made me promise not to |
tell. And besides, you didn't want to
meet the freckled school girl till it was
positively necessary y. returned Jenny, |
1t would be hard to cay which of the
four that made Jenny's bridal party was
the happiest that day.
Dick did not go to Paris that winter.
He found that st. Louis contained more |
attractions than any foreign city.
But the next fall did see Dick and 1
Belle on their wedding tour, and he vows
be will have the two old romantic travel
ing bags brushed up for the occasion.
DR.. Townsend, who is to go along, says |
be knew, the minute he saw the girl, sue
would one DAY be Angelica Marcy, as he
felt it in the air."