The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-12-11
Grace Stanley's Decision.
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"i II thS dimly' lighted ch,afth willie
| almost all tthe city sat iaround tlreil
nuts and wine at wc'l-tlled boards
Grace Sranlcy's was a solemn, and
scarcely a. rbeerfuk JwAlding. Yet
!herc was, 10 trace; Of sadness upon
the young brides countchance-oply
the pure and holy emotion Which
should till heart renonnced'to ahoth-
er; while in Oscar lIoward's smile
when. Thy, few frienls .afouqa sferod
their congratulations, therc was the
triumph Of happiness. !rsfPf" II. { 4
4 1T was somctiingHliso a nine days
wonder amonglthci tasliioaa bic f'IenGs
when the, announcements was made
Through LASzeiGy paners. and some re-
fused positively,ntoicrttdit the rHnior.
"Impossible = said one and an
other .n,anGaveri,ig' 1nammars,
women. of, the worlds murriageablc
daughters, and. astuts fortunes hunt
ers- .'Nlrs. Manning is far too So
gacious for athing OF Stlsat Kind to
happcn within the range of her
mower. As long as Mr.. Manning
knows HE value of~money, and has
any rcg2rd for social position, such
marriage could never, take place
'fo' "PeihsBs III {bsy y1h 1ahisSSd = get rid
IF Her; she. was only an. orphan
uiece, i said a lady in, whose bosom
was a very's,nall share "of .hnna'
AI5"B1t an bdl adopted II; cAild,' said a
listener. :tiFrom Mr.. ,Manning's
own lips I have heard he Intended
to make her bis-beir.",- TG@
"And young Dantotr was'said to
be. a esuito!r,D' 81, ed, ,;o> gI,.u;5;,,,s,
tnssN;ery ,iilcomppehensible-ver
saidlar old society ger;onaround
drawing rooms Of the rich: ,;G.tIyi 1j'I.l
Andoso went the gossip OF Grace
Stanley IuquoWdam friends, while
she busted herself IN 'turhi'ig.to ad.
vantage al the simple appointments
of her contrasted and contracted
apartments omtheI third Ho@ Of q
.plain bit genteer boarding house.
/ At the displeaspre of1ieE' adopted
parents she was deeply ;grieved;
Hbut aside FROM t]iis, Iliitlerecked she
wllat tic. 'bsbBling" i" wooflIi outside
babblell about, Shes, NasIhappy III
! Oscar Towards loHej she was con
tented with her sinlpleym manner O
living; and days passed into weeks
and weeks into months, !and7moiiths
: into years, with, no. diniillhitian tc
Iher contentmcnt, no dilnihutioh tt
her happiness.
But not lon%,was Qgfar Howard:
4 a very much spent Up { tica.' Witt
i his doubled salary ,he fpunth at Ht'
end Of the ltipst .aixa months aAe]
4 marriage, he had no petty sum .lait
i by.in the savings, bank.
oAt the end M9 one year they 'wer,
:. enabled to ;e1eHangeI their eli
: th.rd: floor baek-rQomjin their board
q Shouse, for a cosy suburban sol
:, tages.' The next Exchange By tiiti
Il of the young solve branches" "'>thba
were springing up around The
board, cwass VIZ Z, tes a(sprb!2ban cottaG3
4 more comfnodldHs;.S III H. .9gQ
4 "A few judicious outside invest
4 ments bad much inereaseaeA
e eiyohltg aaasgss fhalcA ;aaad S~BS
! pbysftat and ment9 atiillSIcrtoh H.
t Rendered business burdensome t
,1Mr. Lacy, he offered a partnelgkf
] e h!s Dill Ssssss'EEsss1sGg ! sssg J0She,S'! )!
). firm of Lacy & Howard had tn
o name of one of the strongest in th
k s''NBl(Sd(dSsd s'Nl grsatYfnon&|
crisis was making gigantic stride
: toward 'tl1el Very heart qftheMdhe
J niarkeet. =, Men foqKedpqle a4a4 an:
:, iolls,a shook their heads doubGall,
t and, gloomily watched ther,'cfou
ID that Continued to spread and blaeel
, en- the financial, frmamcnt, until
stood directly over the great none
J, mart, 'envelopiRg" thousands tn lin If Il! i
"TlleF sayS 4Aat- the house
Manidgg gtom isdikely to go dow
i in the vortex, said one to anothe
:. carelessly, .as Grace Howard stoo