Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-25
now PANS F6LLY ENDED.

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HOW PANS FOLLY ENDED.
''llere l am, but sixteen, and eve
rybOdy says l am young lady and
must conduct myself as such. Nam
ma has taken me from madame Sal
tonfay's, and intends bringing me
OUT this winter. How shocking IL
is 90 be rich and have fashionable
mamma. II wear my hair brush
ed back in loose curls, look child
ish and silly, aud Marietta is called
aud have to endure all sorts Of ago
mics TO look stylish and womanly.-
Then, If put on that sweat blue
dress If mine, braided 50 prettily
with white, mamma has my maid
| substitute rich heavy silk, hounc-
ed, pulled, and ruflled, and dear
knows what. And now-oh, dear!
she has invited that puppy, Adolf
plus Charles Chesterfield here, TO
fall in love with me, and, and
land Fanny Sefton finished her sOIi-
lOquy with burst Of tears. ~
IL was true all she uttered Mrs.
Seton was q wealthy widow with
two children-Ciymer Seton aud
Fanny, our heronie. The Young
man was studious, handsome, and
agreeable, but was Oftimes bored by
his mothers constant reproofs. She
was Intensely fashionable, looked,
dressed, etc., and would have died
fashionably, Think, if the fashion
had been set. m
Poor little Fan, full OF young life,
| frolicsome as a kitten, had been sent
20 fashionable select school, at the
age of six, and remained there until
nv story opens, knowing but little
| of her mother, yet loving her fondly
almost idolizing her handsome
brother, who visited her often, and
always brought her fairy story
book, or a box OF bon-bons, and
raced with her through madam's
large and well cultivated garden,
from where he returned with his
hat crowned with flowers, and a
huge nosegay pinned in his button
hole. for Fanny was a privileged
scholar, owing TO the large sums of
money paid madam for tuition by
Mrs. Sefton.
Now Fanny, wish you TO leave
of your boisterous style of act
ing remember you are q young
lady. There, do draw your feet in,
and sit i'm a more dignified manner: :
and, how often must l remind you,
curis are unbecoming your styie of
face. Tell Marietta TO brush them
out and fix them in pulled chignon,
and let her fasten that tiara of ru-
bies and diamonds in your hair.
Also l desire YOU TO wear your ruby
silk, with the Mechlin lace AOunce /:
and for the last time FaaAy, wish
to request you TO discard all childish
follies, and dress and act like lady.
Aud Mrs. Seton arose with stately
dignity and swept her rich silk from
the room, and poor little Fan iu-
dulged in the above solil0quy, and
ended in tears, when a knock at the
door aroused her, and Clymer en-
tered, caught her in his strong arms
aud jumped her up and down till
she burst into a merry laugh, then
seated himself into VOltaire chair
and drew her petite form on his
knee, and with tender caressing
words drew from her the cause of
her sorrow.
''Well, my sweet sPrite, we'n cir
cumvent mamma, who means well,
no doubt, but she has yet to learn
that life is not puppet show,
and that we possess souls as well as
bodies. Now pay particular atlen-
tion to what am going to tell you,
and then you, if you wish, may
call Marietta TO dress you up like a |
pretty, oYergrown doll, aud place |
you in an attitude for Adolphus to
see and adore"
Then followed a whispered con-
versation, with Interruptions from |
Fans rosy lips, and Clymer kissed |
her and left the room, aud in an
hours time. Fan, with n stateliness |
that would have been very amusing |
to any sensible individual, sailed |
into tina drawing room. The gas
was burning brightly, the perfume |
of rare exotics was borne in from |
the conservatory, and Mrs. Seton |
in brown moire introduced a Young |
man of three and twenty, tall, Slight, |
$50 slight as to be almost invisible, |
Fan told her brother,) light haired, |
light eyed, with very white hands. |
aud slender, dainty feet, with very |
light pants and very fine broadcloth, |
and plated and rufiled linen, and |
point lace necktie, and eye-glass sus-
pended by a delicate chain of gold,
and a studied bow, and an ''aw vas,
chawming ~ at the end of every
sentence. This was the descrition
Fan gave her brother, hardly paus-
ing TO take breath, half crying, and
wholly laughing
The days passed by. and every
evening found the young exquisite
paving his devoirs to Fan, and Mrs.
Seton actually kissed little Fan, so
elated was she at the contemplated
union of fAdolphus Charles Ches-
teriield TO Miss Fanny, only daugh-
ter of the wealthy Mrs. Sefton;n and
Mrs. Seton left of playing proprie-
ty and Fan shocked the exquisite
AdOlphus-until that young man
exclaimed:
''Miss Evan, weally you suwprise
me-" And Fan cotinued:
Yes, indeed, dear Adolphus,
really would tan any mans hide Of
him that dared refuse TO take me 10
the opera, theatre, or any place
wanted 10 go, and if he belonged TO
an aristocratic family, like Yourself,
my dear, | would pelt him with our
service of Sevres china, il he dared
to join any society or club"
AdOldhus belonged to a club
called "The White-Kidded Cream,'
and our rougish sprite knew it.
AdOlphus moved nearer the door
as Fan finished and stood up to her
fullest height, (Which was scarce
four feet, with her hands on her
hips, in true washerwoinan fashion.
IL was hard work for her TO keen
her pretty bright face in such a
shrewish pucker, but she did,
greatly 10 the youths horror. who
invOluntarily held his eye-glass up
TO his very wide open, blue eyes.
Mrs. SeftOn very inoppOrtunelv
entered, and Fan sank Enthusiastically
into a chair, and Mrs. Seton smoke
of the coming wedding, for Adol-
lphus had ere this been charmed into
asking that lady TO consent TO Civ
ing her daughter to him, but failed
to note the Mortified look that dwelt
on her future son-in-law's face, as
she spoke Of their bridal tour, and
the house that she would present
Fan on her wedding day. The lat
ter bait caught the young mans ear.
and the Mortified look gave place to
a complaisant smile, as he glanced
at pretty Fan, all demure dignity,
and it was decided the wedding
should take place in a months time.
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