The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-08-06
s SELECTED STORY.
Tho 'I'hird 'I'ime of Asking,

"Well, Flora, you arc certainly
bent on conquest tonight. | new
CT saw your sober ladyship half
SO charming hctorc,' said my sis
ter Alicc, dropping me Il worry
playful conrtsry us | came to-
wards her, and very sincerely re-
turned her compliment.
Vanity apart, and Judging our
selves by the standard Of each
other, | think ] may say that we
woro II very prcscntablo pair Of
dcbuf'WteS, rs VIC stood there az
rayed for our first ball. We were
twin sisters, ust seventeen years
ofagc, although | WAS generally
distinguished rs the elder, on ac.
count ofmy moro sober character.
AIicc's golden hair, violet cyos,
and rich, warm color, were all re-
tlectcd in my ease in palcr, faintc
tinLs. We were alike, but she was
far moro brilliant than / was in cv-
cry. respect. She was tho MONDAY
and tho evening. AS [ stopped
to arrange tho wrcaths Of trailing
ivy which loopcd up hor delicate
white tullo dress, she whispered,
Ealf laughing, ha f hlushing,
"WiIfrcd Anderson will be thore,
Flora. DO you think ho will re-
collect mc--that is us p
"Do you think he will forget lis
that is, you ?" | retorted. "You
have the advantage Of me, Ally
one moro pleasure to look forward
to among tho many VIC are anti
cipnting. Now, l. expect no old
friend, no Wilfrcd Anderson, to
turn up for my especial benefit to,
night.
"Aha wo Shall sec, sober
l|!ora," said Alice, dancing about.
"For my part, ! should not bo
surprised if"
sAro you ready, childron ?" in
tcrruptod my mother, approach
ing the door in her rich black
silk and point laco cap, looking as
Alice protested, "mach better than
either Of us )" and in five minutes
moro we wcro on our way to tho
ball.
My, father, though by no means
one Of it's wcalthicst inhabitants,
had long held good position in
his native town. There he had
married my mothor, the daughter
OF u highly influential landowner,
and thoro he had resided through
out IN active and energetic career,
following tho profession Of q ply
'ician. We, his only children,
had seen little of the world beyond
the Immediate noigh borhood Of our
home; and to this day my bright
est and most enduring memories
arc clustered around that dcar,
quaint httlo town, with it's gablcd
streets, over tho worry shop-wi
dows Of which grapo vines wreath
Cd with proud luxuriancc, its noble
church, and its anciently endowed
grammar school. On tho latter
institution Eldoun was wont to
plumo itsolf; and IN d Q cd the
groups Of gowned and tronchcr.
capped YOUTHS. loitoring in tho
sunny markot-placc, or congrogi-
ted undor tho fino old walnut
trocs which ovcrhung tho cloister-
ed walls Of the grammar school,
added not littlo to tho rospocta-
bility rs woll as to Tho pictures
quo character Of tho place.
Throo years previously to tho
date of my story, Wilfred Andor-
son had boon n senior scholar at
EIdoun, and thorc had somehow
aprung up n sort Of boy and girl
liking botwcon him and my prot
ty little sistor ; for our father who
had rare sympathy with all
school lads, and who especially re-
Erctted having no sons Of his own,
would frequently invite those
manly youths homo to his house,
where many an ardont discussion
on angling, cricket, etc., took
place around our choorful tea ta-
bio tho doctor holding forth like
an oracle, and his young guests
drinking in his words rs eagerly
~ if he had really boon such. Will
1red Andorso on was always favor
it'; but whom he camo to bid us
%ood-byo, before going to Cam
bridge, IL was not my tathor's hand