The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-08-02
slvo meeting was past, sat down to
empty her soul.

sive meeting was past, sat down to
empty her soul.
81 an so glad you arc here this
month"; Jenny said, "bccausc I'm to
be married in October, and have al
ways becil crazy to have you for a
bridesmaid, and Dick is to be Hurry
best man." Belle blushcd.
"But Dick has fallen hopeless, mad
ly in love p Belle turned pale.
eyes, I was dreadfully provoked
when l1o pusscd through St. Louis and
never went near you. But he went
wild over some lady he met on that
trip. He will talk to me by the hours
of his Angelica. And when | have
spo ken of YOU he las been positively
rude, aud asked Inc tu have dome both.
ering him about my fr5ckled school
friends-you know your picture shows
frccklcs; but, bless me, you havn't
any now And your picture don't
look any more like you than it does
like mo, not Bit"
"But tell me-" said Belle, sis your
brother engaged to this lady"
Engaged ! Why, dear heart, he
don't know her name. Hc Just found
some Of her old clothes somewhere.
He's got her old slipper under glass
case; he's got her night gown done
up in lavender; he's got her gold
thimble hung on his watch chain :;
and [. do believe he's got a hair-brush
and some hair-pins next to his heart.
Oh, it's folly to interfere! He's be-
yond all hope! l did think the cx-
citcmcnt of my wedding would wean
him from it; but not a bit. lie looks at
my new things as calmly as an oyster,
and only said-it's not kind of me to
repeat it, though" broke off JcnAy.
"What was it he said ?" inquired
Belle, laughing now heartily. "Don't
f.ar for my feelings"
"Why, he said, I'll stand up with
your friend, Belle, and sec you safely
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 slipper and glove lying be-
meath globe on either. side of the
faithful Richards mantles 's~
And said Belle, since he desires
only to meet me on the morning of tho
wedding, so it shall be. l will be intro
duccd only as VIC are leaving the
house, and he can do as he plcascs
about continuing the acquaintance
aftcrward.'
Belle was radiant with happiness
when she returned to her father, and
delighted his fond heart by the change,
for "Bolle had been very quiet of leto.
Jenny and Belle shoppcd, and talk
cd and visited together, for the next
few days, and when tho morning
arrived, and amid a bcvy of beautiful
girls, Belle shonc like queen, the
bride was eclipscd, and delightfully."-
acknowledged it.
20, Belle! she said, Il long to have
old stoical Dick sec you. Uarli there S
his step. Come into the next room
now, and be introduced. Don't wait
till the carriages comc-its's 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 hcl
and about her lovely white throat lay
the turquois lockct that held Dick S
| golden curl. Upon the beautiful head
crowned by its chestnut hair, Il coronal
of pearls added to the grace and beauty
of an image that, shrincd in Dicks
heart, was already an angel.
Belle did not look up, but she felt
the presence, as Richard Marcy cam
up and was introduced to little Jenny
old school-matc. 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
mistake about the travcling-bag, Mr.,
Marcy!
Good Heaven, Jenny said Dick
Marcy, 'why didn't you tell nc that
your friend Belle was my Angel OF
Mercy p
Because I didn't know till last night
and then Belle made mo promise not
to tell. And besides, you didn't want
to moct the frccklcd school girl till il
was positively necessary returned
Jenny, mischicvously.
1t would be hard to say which OF
the four that made Jcnny's bridal party
was the happicst that day.
Dick did not go to Paris that winter
lie found that St. Louis contained
more attractions than any foreign city.
But the next fall will see Dick and
Belle on their wedding tour, and he
VOWS he will have the two old romantic
travelling bags brushed up for tho
occasion. DR.. Townsend, who is to &c
along, says he knew the minute he saw
that girl she would one day be Angel
ca Marcy, as he felt j. in the air.
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It is said that women now lecture
on every subject but washing, darn.
ing and tho economy of the household
all these things arc scaled books tc
tho strong minded.
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