Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-05-21
IN AN ELEVATOR.

MRS. JAMES ALsOP, at home on the
Thursdays of December from two to five
p. m. Hotel Kelleran, West Roylstor
| Street."
1t was the last Thursday of December
and quite little throng of fashionable
people had assembled at the Hotel Kel-
leran in response to this card. The pre-.
ceding Thursdays had been wet and
stormy; this was model winters day
crisp with frost and sparkling with sun
Carriages drew up before the door in
| long, double rows; a mob waited on the
sidewalk to watch the ladies going in
the elevator was on the wing continually,
! bearing gorgeous danes aloft to the
third story. 1t was busy afternoon for
the porter and the elevator boy" but
as that functionary, a youth of some
forty summers, remarked to his confed
crates, Weddings is weddings, and ii
amt every day we have a bride in the
house, specially such sumner as this
one. Cory amt she a beauty neither?
I'd like to be a-takin' of her up all dayp'
Estella Blodgett had always been
called beauty, Why, was not so easy
to say, for, as she herself once candidly
remarked When you come to look at
me, I'm not so very pretty-in fact, no
prettier than other people" This was
quite true. Beauty often consists in a
certain nameless charm; brightness, un-
expectedness, tact and sweetness com.
bined, and these Estella had. For the
rest, there we're dark hair and eyes, a
clear, brilliant skin, dimple, white
slender hand; hnt. &c said she was nc
prettier than Amsrican girls fni are apT ne; ~
so. She wore these unmerited laurelE
.l | oh, did oTNni
her: her lists of friends numbered a.
many women as men, which is always
test to the qualities of a beauty. Bu
never, people agreed, had Estella Blod
gett been sweeter, more unattectedl.
cordial and fascinating than was Estell
Alison that afternoon as she glided abou
her pretty, new rooms, welcoming, gree
ing, making every one feel at home.
"How happy she loOksm observe
Mrs. Dalrymple.
"Well, who wOuldn't be happy, wit
the loveliest French trousseau that eve
, was and such a nice husband as hers'
asked Constance Ferris.
Two OF three people laughed at th
unconscious warmth of Constance
tone.
"For my part" put in Alice Ordwal
"I never could quite see that James A
SOD was so charming He shuts me rigf
up; don't get on with him at all. Este
D la used to feel so too and | never unde
stood how she came to like him at Il
last"
: "Ah, you never tried him in an ell
? vator," said Mrs. Dalrymple, lookir
: funny.
J. I'm an elevator! What do you mean
"Oh, thereby hangs tale"
"Who is that lady in gray that hi
Just come inS" inquired ConstanC
"See, Estella is speaking to her now"
> "How pleased Mrs, Alsop looks"
d Estella was looking more than please
r She had kissed the lady in gray twice
e they met and now stood holding h
}, hands and speaking rapidly.
6 "You brought your bag, ErnestS "
e are going to stay9 I've set my heart
e having you christen our spare room"
,s eyes, the bag is outside. New
g mind it now, or me. We shall have tir
e fer all that by and by, and you ha
D. your other friends to see to-"
ts "They are beginning to go. It's
Ie most five. Run into my bedroom,
st nest, the one next this, and take
c. your bonnet"
d "The elevatorl-do tell me what Y
~ DCIblolCu AA1ASO SAA"oJt ASeN
TO ing Mrs. Dalrymple.
Is Come round for five O'Clock tea
le morrow and you shall have the fl
Id true and particular history" promis
st that lady. at is too late for story-t'
W ing now. l must 60"
ly The last guest departed and Este
he ran back into the dTawing-room.
ut "Now, Ernest, dear old Ernest, i h
* you to myself at last. Come and
settled and make believe you have liz
here always. See, this isyour room. Ii
it cozy?" No. a f
at is Charming" looking about
N dainty chamber, with Its walls and
Is, pet of pale gray touched with blue,
IN, fresh chintzes and gay little fire.
OF never saw anything prettier or m
wn complete. How do you like living o
ev- fiat, Stellar"
an "Oh, very much. 1 don't know al
es. flats in general; but this is delight
lily quiet, convenient and we are so high
ais that we really have something lik
a view. James and are very proud
ms our view. But we began with plea'
tie associations, you know. The Peyt
ILL used to live here. Such nice peo
by And here it was that it all began"
u1l "Itp
ust "Yes, our Il. Dear old stupid,
he, know what mean our engagement;
ca. not our engagement-that came lat
red but our finding each other OUT the
in liminary emotions, and all that"
;es, al want to hear about all tbs
ack said Ernestine, as they returned to
lie. drawing-room and settled themselves
lan fore the fire. Il missed the letter
eve wrote at the time of your engagem
: of you remember, and really know all
nothing, except that here you are"
$50 you did. Well"-Iooking at
pre- clock u" there's a good hour before
mes, ner, and James will be late to-day,
/ is cause he has gone to a faculty NEE
7 of You know, of course. that he's a
of fessor, and exclusively wise and learn
'oad r'' Yes,y know so much.p fnfF
al used to be dreadfully afrai