Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-07-11
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I stood still there h the moonlight,
with my two hands pressed firmly to
my side, for fear my overloaded heart
would burst from me entirely. What
a figure I must have cut then! What
an Apollo I must have looked, with
my fine proportions wrapped up in
| my wedding suit was slender ;
I was tail; I was gaunt was sure
Twas terribly ugly.looking at that
moment. {. .3is
What possessed me I cannot tell,
but from an old chest had taken a
blue breadcloth swallow-tail coat that
had belonged to my. grandfather in
the time Of the wars, and in the pride
of my youth had got into it. The
tails came nearly to my heels, while
the waist was nearly to my armrpits
The sleeves reached to my fingers
hiding entirely from view the luxu.
rant white silk gloves; which l had
allowed myself for the occasion. Above
this uncouth pile of blue cloth wa!
perched hat. Oh, ye stars and
moon that looked upon it, testify with
me that it was hat Ia hat and not
a stove pipe, a hat and not a boot
leg I.That hat looking back at il
through the mist of twenty-five years
it seems to have arisen to the stature
of two full feet vile it's brih ap-
pears little wider than my thumb
nail. My eyesight ism It quite 80 per-
feet as it use.l to be. and SO I may
not see quite rightly Make all due
allowances, dear reader.
I say that 1 must have looked ugly
at that moment. Be that as it may,
I thought that was looking splen-
didly; and that the figure 7 cut was
an honor to the name Of Brown, and
1 was proud of it; proud as I stalked
up to Janet's window, and placed
carefully there the ladder that was
to bear her to my side. Everything
was silent about the house. Fate was
surely with US. Fanny had, been
bribed into our service. As I stood
there could see her little figure fit
noiselessly to and fro by the win
| dow, and how 7 blessed her-blessed
her from the very bottom Of my
| heart, for her sisterly kindness
At last Janet commenced descend
ing the ladder and as she did so the
moon crowded I'M out of sight under
huge black cloud. The heavens
favored all; our success might BE-
looked upon as fixed it. ,.Three,s steps
more upon the ladders rounds, and
Janet's dainty little feet would stand
upon. terra trma with my own. The
steps were taken, and she held for a
moment londly the sleeves Of my blue
broadcloth, before we looked up to
the window, both with appraised hands
to catch a small bundle of clothing
that Fannywas to,throw down to US,
and which we had no. other means to
carry with us.
"Bs quiet, Fam whispered Janet,
as she appeared at the window and
poised the bundle above our heads.
/" Be quiet. Fan. for heavens sake.
and 'drop;it quickly" ~
But Fanny still stood there, swing
ing backward and forward the huge
bundle, without needing Janet's ear
nest entreaty.
Z" Do, do throw it, Fanny dear Do
have mercy on me What if father
should know of this? What if he
should be awakened ?"
"La, give it to her, Fan; don't
plague her, she's in hurry !" call
ed voice at that moment from the
closed blinds at the parlor windows,
which belonged to none other than
DR.. Stoddard.
"Give her the things; and tell the
boys to carry out a bag of corn, a
cheese, some wheat and butter. Janet
must have setting out-only be stlll'
about it, Fan"
For a moment we were petrlfied
upon the spot; l thought | shoulla4
Glll to the ground. What should we
do-run, faint, die, evarorate, or 60
mad? While we stood Undecided,
TWO huge mattresses fell at our feet
from tie window, followed at once
by sheets, pillow eases, table cloths,
and sundry articles necessary to The
setting up nf a respectable housekeep-
ing establishment.
Mother, moth +, don t one of these
new feather beds belong to Janet !?
called Charlie Stodlard, from anoth-
er part OF the house.
Yes, yes, and Il bolster, and a
pair of nice pillows, too. Garry eln
right cut-u tue front door, was the
answer.
Whose horse have you, Jason p
asked the doctor, pushing ,up. the
blind, {. your.ta hers p /; t
Y e-e- II siafemered :. ; :
a Hump. iiln'; you know better
than that? Tia; old grey isn't worth
a button to go '.hy didn't tyou'c come
up to my barn and get my black
mare? Sam, Sam, hurry away straight
to the Darn and harness black Molly
ior Jason, If You'll believesit, lie
was going to;statt of withlhis Flath-
err, Old horse Be quick, Sam-@ork
'lvely-they're in q hurry at time
they were of. :.
Have you anything with you Janet,
to eat on the road ?" put in Mrs
,toddard, poking her head out of,the
window.
"No, ma am, faltered Janet, NOV
ing step or TWO from me
We'll, that's good forethought.
And as I live, thereisn t u bit OF cake
cooked in the house, either. Can you
make some white bread aud bacon,
md some brown bread and cheese do,
Jason It's ail we have
Yes, ma am, I said, meek!y, step
ping asily as could a hllie !urrner
rom Janet.