Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1872-02-10
THAT GABY.

OUSly captured the hearts OF all maze
bipcds who approached.
call Mrs. Whilllcrs pretty, though
her features We're not correct when
tried by the standard of classical
beauty, because Of one smile which
always lit up her face and transfused
it with ~ subtle magnetic power OF
attraction there was no resisting.
Strange, almost incredible as it may
appear, she was 10 less a favoril"
with women than with men
whether it was on account Of her in
tense womanlinc5s, her ready SYM
pathy with all questions Of dress, her
omnisembraCing charity, or some
more mystic and profound chord OF
nature, is fact whose solution must
be left to some abysmal psychologist.
But, although delighting to walk
on the Avenue in the glory Of be-
Witching costumes, adapted to dazzle
and beWilder masculine eyes, and as
fond ofafternoon performances at the
theatres as If she were born in the
city which country editors think it
funny to call Gotham, her mind and
aII itS constituent norts wprc wronned
mn in two objects one of thasa ob.
icct5 was about six feet high, with
red whiskers, blue eyes and brown
Wbiriers II Kissed her every morn
inc with much mction and than
dr1arfnd "down-town y tbat mvsfori.
ons houyne from which so many
travellers meier return save with
empty rockets. Mr. Whificrs how
ever was sustained bv the unfaltering
lru.t universally nlaccd i'm him. oud
his brlier-half never knew an mn
.gratifipd wigh--to be sure her wishes
we're always moderate, The other
object which shared her heart wa. y
piIl.forpd larre-eyed. bold-haadpd
anomaly entitled indfscrimjnatpIv
Jook lunior lbv his f,therl nrecin,is
Iorl,n~ Inv Lis uotberl nnnty eotIp
sine nv brpod-oud-hurfer vounu
,3diosl thp nuisance nv Mr. Wbiff-
tcr,, bachelor brother and that Baby
Inv Miss Maria Quilts
\ Imost holding if 8s \ fouiath arii.
rjp that her baby was fine vispst
hqndsomcst and altogrthor thc most
remarkable OF us species lhat nau
ever hohoored me eaIih by appearing
on It's surface MIS- w 1liItefs was ac-
cU'ioilleu, Wileh speaking oi 1t, 10
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SV%i[mn I' of tandor ,' ,not"rs art
Ia.5 Ia,n aW', ".ishnd nrr5 W,bi,iTar.
l tt 'y,S' '''',' ,a ,''I ta " .n i'i' ~ ,l -
" V,,,, a 't'', if"ra e. fan, '' ,oso "f ntho,
non,is sina.I Ill ~ iaflt. i,nI,oI MIA
PI"hi Gh,i.f ar,onn, tbago om,, onnn,n"i ''i'l'
c,tiry nf I,,I,,S Iha h%S5r,,,. ho,,"a was ~,
MI ug,n I oniit. i, air7odv referred to-
a tough, why virgin Of some 11te 'ol
eight and thirty years, as near Il
could be guessed 0y one VINO ours
not penetrate the EIeuSihiah my 9'eI
res OF hSf IoI,' 2Me ,itI' lttu IooH '',li
above that OF MIS- WINTERS %h'
lheE" occupied Il Eoou poTttoH oI IcI
time IN Iilc chaSte soiehlAl'iP' oI ill IeI
toilet, 1t would oe sIahdei 10 say una
she WAS allShnS iVf " husn'lu' oul !
looked Iehi4IhaOlJ SIH7P'u,lou7i l. ~" ID
when Mr.. Potters, the lhe9iogiea
student came 10 the noese' aHG W"
greatly troubled about nee WEI ah'
predesudauon, ana sought HIS "uNII
with much aSsiuultI' lie was Il weak
eyed, HobbN young man, ana Oh OH
occasion was henid 70 te!l her, con cor
lidenu2hJ, that ne thousIit - / ou 'i
somewhat mistaken III ms loG"5 apou
women AT Wh'ch sAe smile" sF"'
lousiy'
Day by day Miss Quilts and tn
student became more friendly, an
from discussing st. Paul and womer
in the abstract, had now come dow
or assembled, as The reader may pre-
fcr-to considering the represcntatiV
of all that is fair and graceful in he
condition Of wife.
"Ahu sighed Maria, with a sid,
lone Glance So arch that ii nearly gay
hrr sirabismus "what men need
which thpy rarely have sense enoug
to dcsirpHwhen they marry. is
woman competent TO take charge OF
honsehold and admiuistqrit with tn,