The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-12-15


After General and Berry had moi hoIn.
and stumbled up stAirs 70 bed nat NJ
and all i'm the h0nse was quiet MkilhME
before falling asleep, heard come one
jump out of bed, strike q match, and
then the patteriRg Of bare feet IN the cor
rider and quick knocking ON The Gen
erals door. 81 rood e9@ .sat5
80. Grandpa, do come. Rmaaa fright
sned Ga4dPa grandpe. = hpEid MD
tsMiller and his wife gone to bed
shut up down there long ago, MHkt6fea
the old man, half asleep, the only miller
hecould think Of being the prQpfiat1k Qf
the garden.
Martin then heard the low voice az
Mrs. Vandewhotfen, who came an stairs,
and probably settled the obnoxi6us buR
- Afraid of MiIlers, said Wilbur %
himself. What affectation-anything
bat squeamish girl.
As MAY entered the hFeakfaat-ro the
next morniilg, dressed in neat camhric.
her hair holnd with black &elxet. and
eemplexion lie fresh rose, Martin eK-
claimed, half aloud, CA beauty, By
Jove !" All hands had q good laugh &C
her for her fright at the miller, which
she said Lit on her face, terrifying her.
May Maxwell was tall, but fully deysl-
oped. Her face was 50 expressive a. 10
rivet the gaze Of all in her preseace
Her large eyes, heavily lAshed, were
ever changing from pale gray 70 coal
black. Her features were regular, her
mouth being small and POuting. an unu-
sual accompaniment 10 such splendid
eyes. May had very small white hands
with pointed and dimpled fingers, q fea-
ture of beauty adored by Martin Wilbur.
AS he carefully scanned this girl, be re-
allied that he was scaptiyated and, as
May returned his searching gaze, she
thought to herself, 1.-THE very beau ideat
Of the one have pictured to myself for
lover. 1895
As is usually the case where two per
sons of opposite sex are attracted toward
one another, May and Martin studiOusly
avoided each other. He let no occasion
pass to make favorable impression, and |
{ was evident to all that she admired |
him.. For two weeks they 'strove to |
make each other feel their perfect indif. |
ference. At a game Of croquet one
Martin Wilbur. in endeavoring !
20 croqnet a bali, let the mallet slip, |
when it grazed the forehead of May, who /
was standing near him, hurting her se.
Terely. This accident brought to an /
md their cross-play, Martin being unable
% conceal his feelings after having. by
raised lump ON that
forehead. With prOtestations
If affection he bent over her as she lay
lalf stunned upon the settee, on the pi-
Izza. May bore tho painful bruise
Without a murmur, feeling an inward
pleasure that Martin should have con-
essed SO much regard for her.
From this time the young cJuple seemed
o live for each other, and had evidently
allen deeply in love. The General be-
anne uneasy. In the first place, he
missed the attentions of Wilbur and his
at the garden. He re-
oLyed to speak openly to him, and sent
Inn request to meet him at the garden
hat night for a plain talk. Wilbur was
here punctualIy. when the General
him that he considered il his
luty to prescribe his attentions to May,
because he, was not free to address her,
Wilbur took a letter from his pocket,
which, heinformed the General, WIS from
he lady to whom he had been Hffianced.
L inade known to him her marriage with
French Count two months before. "By |
our leave, General" said Wilbur, 81
YiIl now give you n short history Of this
fair. Shortly before my fathers death
met frequently in society young widow
whose husband was killed during the war,
nd who, being attractive in appearance
nd manner, made deep impression upon
ne. She was devoted to the poor, pass
ny considerable of her time among the
lex and destitute, and giving literally OF
Ter fortune. She was a luxurious crea-
ure, living extravagantiy, and appar-
ntly caring little for money. was
fascinated by her rich costumes and the
Avish style of her establishment. The
asst thing that entered mymind, however,
vas that of proposing to her when 1 did.
was about taking trip South, after
laving known this lady some three
months. The night before my departure
he invited me to a dinner party &C her
louse. Twenty persons sat down at
able, and, as the feast was progressing
our hostess was summoned
o the dying bed of a poor woman whom
he had benefited Excusing herself,
ust as she was, in full dress, she stepped
INTO her carriage to attend the call. i
begged to be allowed to accompany her. |
She consented. The sight of her minis
ering to the dying woman, whose last
lays She had made comfortable, deeply /
me. My feelings were aroused
,y her benevolence, and imPassive as
I'm, / betrayed my admiration as we
lrove from the scene of death. l said |
o her, Il bid you good-by for some weeks I
o-night. As you do not care for me,
his news will not give you pain
do not care for You 2 she replied, |
see here She drew from her bosom q |
picture Of me, which'I afterward learned
the had had copied from a photograph |
borrowed from a mutual friend. I.was 30
overcome by this display of regard that 1
asked her to be my wife. She consented. |
started South the next day, and on my
return she had laid her plans for a
European tour. We were to have been
united when she returned. This letter
contains the denouement of my affair with
Marion Addison"
s'Marion Addison, did you say 2" al
most screamed the General. 'sThe wife
Of Lieutenant Addison, Company A,
Fourth Artillery"
"The same, Sir, why do you
"Damme, Wilbur, that's the woman 1
Its my money she's been
throwing to thedogs. A good escape for
you"
'But her name was not Airlie-she
did not tell me she had been twice mar
ried," said Wilbur, dnmbfounded.
"When l related to you my history did
not tell you that the Aibberty-gibbet