Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-04-23

movements, too abrupt Tor grace lVdl"ie
$3.50; teeth, good; mouth, moderate
Room for Improvement decidedly
ssDoily! Dolly.'' cried her uncle, fror
some far away hall.
Coming, sir. I wonder who called m
Dolly - she soliloquizea, rs she ran dow
stairs ''my name is not even Dorothy.
Mr.. Stephen Hill found that his uncl
meant to keep his threat. He was polite
ly requested to vacate his rooms and re
move to the city, if he would not com y
with the old gentleman conditions, and
month later found him established III
boarding-house i'll New York, and the oc
cupant ola neat office, waiting for posi-
81 clients. A present ut parting Of q tliea
sand dollars relieved Ills mind OF i,nmsIi
ate anxiety, and he was welcome by lnfsn,
friends. who introduced him, as TINT
passed on to society and to practice.
Three years passed away, and Mr. Steph
en- Cowen was removed to another Worl !
leaving will i'll exact accord nee Will
his threat Stephen Hill WAS to inherit
half his property, if he married his cousin.
otherwise the whole estate was to become
Dolly's. Three years was given him fol
decision, and then Dolly's twenty-tirst
birthday was to find her her Cousins wife
or the heiress of her uncle's fortune.
An important lawsuit prevented Mr.
Hill from attending his uncle's funeral
but he smiled at the lawyers letter con-
tanning the copy of the will and the adj
dress Of the seminary where his cousin
Oily was finishing her education.
'sPoor Uncle Steve!'' he said gently, she
left me my fortune, when he gave ME my
education and my profession. Lam on the
road to wealth now, and certainly cannot
be tempted by money to marry that red
headed imp, my cousin Dolly. Ugh ! the
very idea of wife like that m ,kes M
shiver. You are welcome to your fortune,
cousin. but you can't have me-
Another lapse OF tWoS years was passed
by the young lawyer, in rapidly climb ng
the ladder to wealth and honor, and found
him vet heart whole. But Cupi is god
who win have one shot at every m u, an
in a certain wet evening in y I'VE Il )3r, he
fixed an arrow for Nj. Stephen Hill.
1t was at the dinner table that the young
gentleman noticed d new face added to
the corps OF boarders two neW faces, i'll
deed, bat only one attracted his notice. =
This one IS that of a young lady, dressed
in a deep blue silk, with dainty jewelry, us
tasteful as it was evidently valuable. She
avas tall and slender, yet not thin. Every
movement was graceful, and the small, ex-
shaped head was poised upon per
feet shoulders. Her complexion was deli
cately fair, and family colored at the
checks lller EYES asege Of ssff. dark hazel,
ard her hair was Il profus.on OF short curls
of deep Chestnut brown.
1t vas not often that the busy youug
lawyer found time to saunter into the par
lor but the attraction of that face for
once put his business quite out of his mind
and he found himself bowling upon his in
production, to-
Miss Clarice Harding and her niece,
Miss Margaret Harding"
Cupid fred his first arrow as thu so t
brown eyes were raised to meet NJ HIS
and blush mantled on tie fair Dung
face.
A second SHOT told upon the lawyers
heart, when Miss Margaret Hardins sang
for him.
Her voice was a clear, sweet soprano
and she drew from Stephen the confession
that he Ibid sing once,'' and discovered
she knew all the duets he unear he'd from
an. old trunk depths. Music led to con.
versation, and the young man adroitly won
the goodwill of the maiden aunt by a few
games Of backgammon.
From that time Cupid left the field, Sc
cure of his victory. Parties of three visi
ted the opera, theatre. concerts. and, as
the spring opened, the drives around New
York were found to be very attractive
Central Park developed new and asstoun-
ding beauties when viewed 10y Stephen ii
society of Misses Clarice and Margaret
Harding.
The dear old lady haG a most delightful
habit of becoming very weary, and inclln
ed to rest, when the party left the carriage
for walk, and executed most astonishing
intricacies with knitting needles, C oche
hooks and bright colored woods, while thu
young folks sauntered slJwly rough thu
shady paths. The beauties Of tie scenery
the soft halmy air, the conversation an,
mutual pleasure of their int coarse must
have sped time on fairy footsteps, for Thu
old lady really had full opportunity TO ;
thoro 9Th rest before She.WaS reused from
her fancy work by the returning footsteps
OF her companions.
The apartment of the Misses Ha din.
also became perfect bower of Flora, wit!
the exquisite bouquets left daily with MI
Hills card and confectionery, books ant
music were offered. whenever the ynuns
lawyer saw an opportunity for their accep
lance.
Summer was speeding along with rapi(
steps. when one morning Miss Margaret
Harding made the following mysterious
declaration to her aunt:
Il think, Auntle, that we may prepare
to return home next week. If | am no
greatly mistaken, there will be a wedding
at Owensville between Mr.. Hill and''
"Dolly?"
''Exactly."
That same evening, when Mr.. Hill was
eloquently describing a new actor, wht
must be described by the ladies, Margaret
said;
But we are thinking Of leaving ths
city,
man, in IA voice Of CONSERVATION.
tCertainiy. Is there anything wonder
full in the desire to exchange these hot
dusty streets and close rooms for the greer
fields and shady lanes of the country?"