The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-05-17
How Julia's Engagement
was Broken off.

Mon fgomery because ne Is as poor
as job" said old Cushington, burs-
ting out of the room as Mrs. Major
Manager entered it.
"Good gracious, Julia, what is the
matter - said Mrs. NJ. "Why your
eyes are as red as ferrets, and you'll
burst the buttons off your polka if
you sigh so desperately
And Julia told her all, chow she
loved bold dragoon, with his saddle,
bride, long sword," and little more
than his pay, how her ia hcr refused
to have him for in~la Y, and how
M. Youngscrew, a stingy, gingery,
bandy-lcgged BOBBY had :r'pos.
cd and been accepted by old Mr G .sl.
iugtop. The case seemed desperate to
Julia-not so to Mrs. Major Mana-
ger.
"My DEAR" said tho campaigncr,
"Dry your eyes aud leave all to me.
Dress yourself as "ecominsly as you
can, receive Mr.. Youngscrew with
mods aud becks, aid wreathed smiles,
and then
.Then what :" exclaimed Julia,
opening her beautiful blue eyes TO
the utmost.
"And then wen take him out a
shopping. My nieces, Arabclla, En-
ma, and Clara are going, as you
know, to join their brother in Indiu,
and have promised them part
of their outfit. You shall buy all
under my direction
"But what has that to do with my
marrying Charley-I mean Captain
Montgomery p
oh it's at Charley, is it 2"
though, Mrs. NJ "Fhcn there is no
time to lose. There's knock at the
door, aud there is Mr. Youngscrew
and his brougham. Do as tell you
and trust to my experience.
Julia, like good girl, as she was,
obeycd her knowing old friend, and
presently appeared looking more beau
tiful than any lady in the Book Of
Fashions. Young<crew, (who, by the
way, was quite as bad looking as
Julia had painted hin,) stood agape
with admiration, and actually per-
spired with ccssacy when the ladies
solicited his company to Swan IL
Edgar's. The clock struck one as they
entered that paradise of women. Mr..
Y. would have retired, but she ladies
knew that he had taste, and desired
the benefit Of it. They we're soon
sealed and, the solcmnity began.
Dress after dress WAS opened, discuss
ed, and rejected. With q patience
worthy of the cause, did the highly
respectable young eurate.l looking gen
tlenan behind the counter to seek to
satify his fastidious customers, and at
length succeeded.
Then the trimmings.
Twcnty yards of ribbon at two
shillings yard
Mr.. Y. couldn't understand for
what it was wanted.
Sixty yards Of braid at ono shilling
yard
MIR. Y. began sum in mentalarith-
metic.
Twelve yards Of lining at sixteen
pence yard
Good gracious Could she have
got 20 much as that about her, as
there she sat upon the chair before
him ? If SO, how much Of that glo-
rious heap was Swan g. Edgar, and
how much Julia Cushington.
Twcnty-four enamel buttons at
two sbillings each
BY jingo! She had twenty-four on
her dress at that moment, for Mr.. Y.
began to count them.
Skcins of silk ! sewing cotton +
gimp ! Z! whalebonc ! !! hooks !!!!!
and eyes !!!!!!
Mr.. Youogscrew became mute MS n
fish. lie felt inclined to scream
when the curatc asked, "is that all to
day 2"- "All." Mr.. Youngscrew
should think so---and did.
The clock struck four az the trio
left the shop. Mr.. Youngsorew, pale
as white sarsnot at the scene he had
witne ssed, the ladies radiant with the
consciousness Of having fulfllcd so far
their woman's mission.
eve shall see you again to-mor-
row T. said Julia to her admirer, with
ono Of her very sweetest smiles, cat
eleven T.
Mr.. Youngsorew, who suffered
slightly, could only bow his. rapture
and depart.
"Does number one," said Mrs. VI.
jor Manager owe will make Emma's
purchase tomorrow, tho day after
that Clsra's the next day you shall
make me present of @ mantle, and
possibly you do want something for
yourself, oh, dear ~
OF course she did--whoever knew o
girl Of twenty who did not p