Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1874-11-19
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She never should have said III
p,, o..,I .h,,,I ,,,sa.v. ..., Mr Ms..o,,
' '' 'Aou" oD''', '"". W.. 1.'"s'p ,
lSoiomon Messeps noor-waiker III CONSTANT .
Strings dry-gools establlslment) possesses
xtrsiphtnosa or ba.L a ,eputh NJ limb. n perfec
" " ,..
uoh Vi coa' s"u 'Ao"ssns, ooA oA-N"""e s'An'
In his muddy but large aud dark eye, aud gla
mour Of whisker, that make = calm description
n, ,,,, ,,,,,I, ,,,,,,...t,., ), .nv ,vo,r., rr1o
nm s'"pJ .'po'"o'o W 81! "oA-A "N',0
iorty. fhese sttractlons may ne the reasoh WI!
he stands to the neighborhood where our stor,
transacted itself, or rather to the youuR ladie
.,' 80
'hereo'' In some snch relation ~ prize racing
cup, or champions belt. Certain it IL tha
Miss Moblet whose father owned his own house
was a. wall known At Cop.t.pt 4 stirlinu's a,
w." A". "
Mason and Miss selliquips were intimate frisndI
Of the deadliest type, for no other purpose thar
to reckon up this young gentleman; that . dozel
other young women were ut swords points abou
hin him and that :. united & in dstssnS Nil. as u len
to win in virtue Of her good looks and undenia.
bio gentility. Therefore, repeat she should
never have said it, even II there had been nc
such thing ~ tho Millfugus mystery.
fugus, with her sister Harriet, lived In No. 10 OF
block Of tllree-story buildings we'll over TO-
ward the west-brick houses with high steps,
wearing, in some indehnAble way, the air Of a
person with well-ceaned gloves, and old boots
scrupulously BACKED. According to the way in
which you choose to put it, these houses are the
last bulwark Of tho street against tho tide OF
poverty rolling In from the river or they are
the connecting link between life, four blocks
away, on ten thousand year, and life on ten
dollars week. And being thus a. it were, on
neutral ground 1t was natural that they should
express the ILL ease condition Of all neut rail-
ty also that all the inhabitants should be en-
gagged In desperate hand to hand struggle with
appearances, and that they should be very high
with an outside world, and observe toward each
Foremost among this little army of pinched
and struggling martyrs we're Harriet and Jennie
Millfugus, - girls Of an excellent family; one Of
the sharpest stings, that last, Of poverty. For,
ursi way, plantsd sauarely on feet stout and
long, and wide with sleeves rolled 10 the elbow
the affair is not 80 hopeless, The lady who
delighted me but now with q nod OF
recognition from her fine bArouche, If,
was seen Of mornings with bare feet.
But weighted with their Ancestors about their
neoks-ss were Harriet and Jennle-those two
girls lived the life Of border baron Of old, for
aver on the alert forever menacei bv the n q.
forever battlinr With Tia f.cts thai we're contin,
ually forcing their vsy throu Oh the weak de-
fepse Of appearsnoe. Harriet was thirty-four.
the family mother, ~ often happens with an el-
der sister; and most properly plain and practical
and adapted TO the noaition. Jennie WAS twen-
", and the women declsred there was nothing
in her, Neyerthels.s. she was OF = yery Whole,
some and womaplv anpenrsnce-a rarer charm
than is ant to be imarined. Girls are isnnty.
STYLISH. pretty by the score: but how often comes
one. 10 whom Won ara drawn. "a thoronehly and
essentially womsnp Juat this Jennie con-
tnusllv sno0ested Won ohsorvad tbe dimnlc IN
her cheek. the white parting of her abundant
hair. tho wholesome redness of her l,na and
whiteness Of her akin. ! pair of fine gray ewes.
with biacL jsshes ana reaiI;lv diistis,v ;r;s
round waist An easv grsoo in the yery aow of
her skirts. inyoluntsriIy. And with a,,iek sanst
Of pleasnrs Perhana tJ,is was VIM man ami
MIR. Messeps especaliy. fonnd her charm.
tlsr inhsbissnts ~ ths binck had
fashion Of speaking Of her with 4
sighting smi,e. and ~ Spoor thing ~ Int vhy
shs sho9ld neyer have been soen with her Iii.
ter-why when Won called ON Tuesdsys. Thurs.
dsvs and Sstnrdsvs NJ oftan a. Won nIensed von
foynd IN Mss Msrrs, frcsh snd sg;i;np Xiii | Il rscs;ys
yo,,. AMI M, i,,nt ~ iannls ani II yUm CAME On
Mondavs. Wednsri.ya snd Fridays wheneyer
Won plsssed vou fonnd Jahnie fresIi and amilino
snJ nn Mint ~ Hsrriet And whv tia two sistars,
nree;reiy Alike eysn to the lsst how and rule
sh tbsf wss the N;iirnan. mvstarv M on.
eysr s.w them ont Of tia little darn horse .hai,
snrnisn"d n.rlor M ona aver sav tnam To-
n Iiuai Or luua1laJ ot
seehe' kaoh @ no ono ~;se eSer sbsm snd no on .,
had vet comprehende5 Il. But to keen mvsta.
~ .IoIlv w;thn tha comn.ss ~ one,I life and
:, Ionss .nd nI hsn~;no ont Ia imnnss;b,a. and a
stasIv And ca ntions mil A. snch an end-wbst
1",.h; i. not hr;n.p p na,,-maiI sftar II shomit
.o,s,a VA, ;,,,ara.. tI,a wing bnii ~
H' ~ ''0 '"''' ''' ""'"' '''' '-'As A''' "
10 ar bao., hv ssv;,o aha sbou,d paver
have aid II II wss Je1nie Who ssid IL and viii
~ .;r ~ tr,mnb trumnh,nt air Ia .Iw.vs
sn s,n y, ~, h,,.u da.,omsv ~ nr.t,;to;,.
wavina ~ tha raS asg in tia very avss Of tbe
hnn 10 ts,a az rn,,st h.vs h.an simost
more than bnm,n had she not stonned To "A,
sha cnmId not ston sna dronnad tha word s,G
u~ ,hs. .van;"a MI" And thst M;ss Mason eshnSld ssv
" 9TH tha Sn,th S.n;iv ~ COURSE " vas vars
,;ors snr ,.h. g ~ oo,,r.oYH a. II aha was !.
On, tbst co.IH oot nowI,sro uniess n;nned Ia tbs
sIirt. ~ sou,s ssm;iv And sn She said n
al, u,,nnt be ~ oor,sa :, n n ,sra vo,, M;.,
Mst;iIa Rut r., ~, ao;na u,;;th NJ Wasssns ~
M,st ~ ts;rIy III, sthrevna down the uiove
varv ;u,nrndont N q lsSw 1amnared hv mvs
taryy .nd .,;th a great hiush t6n thsi aswsd
sy anu ~Iu u 49, n'I, ha ~, ~. i ,,s,,sc
rasJ;,v tbsr tbs h,u,h sha i..t vas a,ch an mn
;.sa.y,..h,. .n ,v;tnas. ~ h.nns cons.;onsna.. ~,
NE. Miiis,ans; last hut sasnrailv sbs ws.
ss .,ns ,ha Iii ~ 70 ,,,a nS.1iamae '"o ""'
ny s.o ~ " ssi,S'. So s'.a o" h,t ,,;,,
., a,au .,.o s"r..aa Wa ,1.n ,ho In,r n-ssiva.
IN uooI ioonHo ~. s.o hi", W 90 ~,
W raue 1.oS' Mavar yasI "a Tun ;,,1ra..;n,, ~ -
cogIiAes ne' noyo y,t '~ 1.s;a Mn,.".t. 10
~ eiue "0i ,ienS, n,S oMeS ~
nItIe soouI y. oe - @ ~ U Ia.aa, ~,
PortsIS consiuo.s ,;s iSsys oe.wHe. S'ol
, nel suu noa VI AZ t,;. A., ;,nn.a.S, ,ro,,Id ~
suuuons W u,e, .nSi. M .'p sap' ,5 ua.,s;o a. !,
lhAtN wss inpossple, - 'ney nsu ny'nns ~
ule III Anu S.'otuel, .Hs snoy hVou VI INC ~. y,
come OF ~1', , ~ suSfu ~ hSs ~ hn' uro s, p.u
vision ior cIo.IeS snA" '"oy n~o oooi Do''
'"T,y treA.uo'' .,,.s .,,...; A.,
fu1chAsils uess Saey sHiou suoouhs ; .iis ", III
~ slsn. moto ~ III y, ~ .r;Ia t' a.;
cusnoh heeoIny ioi \. .nJ ''.o.a, ~ s,,oh eo,
wAlaroue tse,I, ~ ovuiH oM p.ou W. poI 70 sJon ).
IN puyine gown, Say lpl u,o nunnSi wy
necessar! 70 caica,sSe sso, NOV oSu nS ;.,,
made IN the fail aud what could De done WIN
IN theswnter-S prophetc s.yie oi snopPuas, -.
,. WnHn oniy Sai -. p..nin.a a,,naos.
mght ne supposed 70 scnleve conpieIo success
ANA let none tnink hgntiy OF tlese pe'pIcAi.los
80 long ~ human natuIe ., - oo.s..u.ou - ~
stpfesent, 30 long not ~ Tue trouAy sayings es
TAM apout smk,worn snd snsep- WOO, WI. cGr
soie sWonSny Wosn l. wuon , sne u,eS ueoe aa. A;.
iest IN Soas1 ~. Ii.snIpeh @ snoes' WI Mhon WI,
anu onouuets tsAt Wuuio oecolno s'n eh9 ~.
els-nIr sto u,1asuou ~ Rusty enu usinou ~
ca, wnen sssnes, gioves, tAhe' chatetlihs, nov
err, per,uMsss, comos, Penoaais, IlDoons, ul
thousAnu ..ino1 .hst :. :. 'nc leaI secIet Vi Wy
man Gohet nsng IN Inc shop,Wndows, as vi
sttAnsole ~ ine applea Oh tne hesperiaes. An
JenMo W.ncou usl!y unaer tnese prIvnslonh, .s,.,
d1 uuluver uhoel me oHI1s oi tne L,hIuuaIl
oometnnf mo.e .h.n ~ i'ol.inea ~ PIlue move, ~,
OF, wHs Mvovou. vi lno Ple1ent UGas,on. =.
pAe MSss, ,,di.i, 1 ,.hsra VI he o ,;a.,h .;S