The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1872-03-09

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wug anl Al Wih htr Fifteen min
uie later the twe ma,lc,ps emerge,
from She holse ulssod as sisters %
p charity The costume haug com
p.ete, nnd tho iuasquou good imitn
lions Of the human iesturca, eur
j sorry glance would sonrcely hav,
rcrcaled that they were not what
they rrpry unied,
= "0h, what fani' mid Fannie
counting her beads, eve may go,
and hear many Of our friends right
around u.s.
There's lii'c Jimmie Rio ail
Matte, going up to him. ,ayiug,
Jimmie, You baughty boy, I'm
'nlruid you forgot to eay YOU pray
crs This morning, because It's Mardi
Gras''
Jimmie hung his hcal in CON.
scious naughtincts, III presence Of
the supposed sister OF ehsrty.
liEoppmg somn nEhcls ntohis hanl
she was orr df dslR,s lraviHt
ttittlG ,Illrmie, YQhdpgipg Mgtter 10
plaa dene nghtor ywseas 10 forget
his prayers, "behg as twas Marli
/ Gias.'
For moro than IN hour the two
! girls moved with the crowd mas
Qued and unmasqued, fully enjoying
the novelty Of their position.
"Thcrc is your father poking his
head ont OF the carriage, and your
mother ana brother and sisters aro
with him." said Matte.
" And do listen to what papa is
saying; he is wondering why sisters
Of charity arc promonading about on
sueh a day
"But your mother has discover,
ed we are only masquors; and look
your father ia using his opera
glasses"
" Bend your head Mattio, and let
us 60 on. ] am afraid | shall laugh
outright, and he discovered"
ooh! here is Lawrence Lacy,
and there 10 Frank lee not far be
hind him.
And Lawrence is talking with a
stranger; stop here monont, Mat,
tie."
7 The two sisters, putting their
bonuetcd heads together appeared
to be discussing the merits Of some
wooden socks in Il show case.
" Well, Lawrence, / hear you are
to be married soon," said the gen
teman
" Yes" ali that's wanted is her
papa's consent" lie had not seen
the sister Of charity whose dress all
most touched him, as he continued :
4 " The charming little girl is very
much in love with me, aud il ] can
obtain her big fortune, | will marry
her. But as | don't trouble myself
! with business matters, and can Just
manage to live with my expensive
tastes on my income, the Old man
thinks I'm good for nothing.
" fear YOU will not win the for,
time, Lawrence, unless You enter
into some energetic business, to
! please your father-in-law."
Perhaps | may resort to that as
a dernier resort but Fannie has
said yes, and the old man will soon
come round"
| Could this be her elegant refined
lover talkingin that way? Fannie
could hardly believe it, and gazed
after ms retreatiHg form to be sure
she was not mistaken. Never beat
heart as tumultuonsly meath nuns
habit.
Holy sister, do not entertain
worldly thoughts. BE calm and say
your prayers"
Fannie looked mp quickly, apd
saw her cousin Frank Lee aisap-
pearing in the crowd. Matte saw
him also, and exclaimed,l" | hope
he didu recognize me-" pressing
her friends hand sympatheticalIy,
Iehe sasi,NisfDt Sns 20 FSma, 1aear
Fannie"
I AS they wcndcd their way home
ward through the dense crowd, each
poBdering gravoIy and with bowed
heads, they looked in reality the
characters they represented. Ar
rived 1T home, they forgot poor
Mrs. Carleton's sore throat but
throwing oil their costumes, looked
gravely at each other. Fannie was
the first to speak.
"Just lastnight, Matte, i was think
| ing how true and noble Lawrence
Lacy wae. Truly color8 seen by
candle.light do not look the same
I by day.'P
+" I'm glad you've found him out"
said Matte.
$50 am !, but then | loved him
SO /" said the young girl, dropping
her light tone and bursting into
tears.
Matte consolod her a8 best she
could, and after a while, coaxed her
to Mrs. Carleton's room to view the
4 procession.
Poor little Fannie did not enjoy
it very much, and was glad when It
was over, and the carriage came to
take her home. Arrived there, she
was met at the drawing-room door
by her cousin Frank Lee.
Wen. Fannie. what were Won