Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1871-02-23
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Jennt's. And, somehow. Bell looked
very often at the wee golden cur, and
as she dill 50, the rest of the han isoms
head spfaug up beside the lock and
she would sit and contemplate the pic ure
her fancy wrought for her, little dreaming
the interest she was allowing to grow III
her bosom for Jenny's brother
In the fall, Bell and her father went to
New York. and the first day after their
arrival found her sitting with her old
friend, who, after the first elusive meet-
ing was past, sat down to empty her
soul.
I'm SO glad you are here this month.
Jenny said, because I'm to be married in
October, and | have always been crazy
to have you for bridesmaid, and Dick
is to be Harry's best man.
Bell Blushed
But Dick has fallen hopelessly, madly
in love!
Yes. I was so dreadfully provoked
when he passed through St. louis and
never went near you. But he went wild
over some lady he met on that fatal
trip.
lie will talk to me by hours ofhis An
gelica. And when have spoken of you
he has been positively rude, and asked
me to have done bothering him about my
freckeled school friends-you know your
picture shows freckles bat bless me, YOU
hav't any now, And your picture don
look any more like you than it does like
me-.
But tell NE, said Bell, is your brother
engaged to this lady
Engaged Why, dear heart, he does
not know her name. He just found some
of her old clothes somewhere. He's got
her old slippers under glass; case he
has got her gloves stuffed under another
he has got her night-govn done up ia
lavendar, be has got her gold thinble
hung upon his watch chain, and | do be-
Iieve he has got her hair brush and som
hair pins next to his heart. Oh it is 10.
ly to interferel He is beyond all hope
| did think the excitement ofmy wedding
would wean him from it; but not a bit
He looks at my things as candy as an oys-
ter and only said-it is not kind of M to
repeat it though, broke off Jenny.
What was it he said quired Bell,
laughing now heartily. Don't fear for
my feelings.
Why, he said I W i'll stand up with your
friend, Bell, ard see you safely married
and then am off, to winter in Paris. =
[ an done with love on my own account
1t is positively awful.
Aud SO Bell thought, as she looked at
her old slipper aud glove lying beneath a
globe at either end Of faithful Richards
mantle.
And, aid Bell since he desires only
to meet me on the morning Of the wedd-
ing, so il shall be. | will be introduced
only as we are leaving the house, and he
can DO as he p!eases about continuing tie
afterward.
Bell was radiant with happiness wncn
she returned to her father, and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for Bell had
been very quiet of late.
Jenny aud Bell stopped and talked
and visited together for the next few days;
aud whentne evensful incoming arrived
amid bevy OF beautiful girls, Bel! shoae
like queen, the bride was eclipsed, and
acknowledged it.
o. Bell she said [ long to have old
sto;cal Dick see you Hank there is his
step. Come into the next room now, and |
be introduced. Do not wait until the car
riages comet is an hour yet.
And Bell, with a beating heart, swept
through the door and stood even as Dick
first saw Der, only in place of the cry
dress, a magnificent white satin
fell in rich folds about her, and upon her
lovely white throat lay the turquois lock
ct that held Dicks golden curl. Upon
the beautiful head, crowned by its chest
nut hair, coronal of pearls added to the
grace and beauty Of al image that shrin-
ed il Dicks heart was already an an
gel.
Bell did not look up, but she felt the
presence, as Richard Marcy came up
and vas introduced to little Jenny's old |
school mate. Then, as he held out his
hand, she raised her eyes, and laid her
tiny palm in his, and said:
l think We had better rectify that mis-
take about The travelling bags, Mr.. Marcy!
Good Heaven, JENNY said Dick Mar
cy. Why did not you tell me that your
friend Bel was my Angel of Mercy?
Because did not know till last night,
and then Bell made me promise not to tell.
And besides you did not want to meet the
freckled schoolgirl till it was positively
necessary, returned Jenny, nisch eously
It would be hard to say which of She
four that made up 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 will see Dick and Bell
on thir wedding tour, and he vows he
will have the two old romantic travelling
bags brushed up for the occasion. Doctor
Townsend, who is to go along, says he
knew the minute he saw that girl she
would one day be Angelica Marcy, as he
felt it in the air