South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1871-02-10
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But tell me- said Bell, lis your brother
engaged to this lady
gagged Why, dear heart, be don't
know her name. He just found some of
her old clothes somewhere. He's got her
old slippers under glass case he's got her
gloves stuffed under another he's got her
night-gown done up in lavender he's got
her gold thimble hung on bis watch chain,
and DO believe he's got a hair brush and
some hair pins next 20 his heart Oh, it's
! folly to interfere He's beyond all hope |.
did think the excitement of my wedding
would wean him from it; but not bit.
tie looks at my things as calmly as an oys.
ter, and only sad-it's not kind of me TO
repeat it though broke off Jenny.
what was it he said? inquired Bell,
laughing now heartily. Don't fear for my
! feelings
why he said 'f'll stand up with your
friend, Bell, and see you safely married
and then I'm off, to winter 10 Paris I'm
done with love on my own account. It's
positively awful
And so Bell thought, as she looked at
her old slipper and glove lying beneath
globe at either end Of faithful Richards
mantle.
And said Bell, 'since he desires only
to meet me on the morning Of the wedding,
so it shall be l will be introduced only as
we are leaving the house, and he can do az
he peascs about continuing the acquaint-
ance afterward'
Bell was radiant with happiness when
she returned to her father, and delighted
his fond heart by the change, for Bell had
been very quiet of late.
Jenny and Bell shopped and talked and
visited together for the next few days, and
when the eveutful morning arrived, amid
a bevy of beautiful girls, Bell shone like
queen, the bride was ccipsed, and delight
fully acknowledged it.
%, Bell ! she said Il 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 until the car
riages COMETS an hour yet
And Bell, with beating heart, swept
through the door aud stood even as Dick
first saw her, only in place of the gray
travelling dress, a 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
and beauty, of an image that shrined in
Dicks heart, was already an angel
Bell did not look up, but she felt the
presence, as Richard Marcy came up and
was 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
Il think we had better rcctify that mis-
take about the travelling bags, Mr.. Marcy =
Good Heaven, Jenny p! said Dick Mar.
cy. why didn't you tell me that your
friend Bell was my angel Of Mercy"
Because | didn't know till last night,
and then Bell made me promise not to tell
And besides you didn't want to meet the
freckled schoolgirl till it was positively
necessary, returned Jenny, mischievously
1t would be hard to say which Of the four
that made up Jenny's bridal party was the
happicst that day.
Dick did not 20 to Paris that winter lie
found that s.. Louis contained more attrac-
tons than any foreign city
But the next fall will see Dick aud Bell
on their wedding tour, and he vows be will
have the two old romantic travelling bags
brushed up for the occasion. Doctor Town.
send, who is to 90 along, says he knew the
minute he saw that girl she would one day
be Angelica Marcy, as he 'fe!t it in the air