The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1876-06-07
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cheerful CRATE and comfortable arm
chair. Ii a friend would only drol
in, l Thought ; if anything woult
happen to relieve tho telium. But
there WIS no prospect of it; sc
feeling that [ never coulI got
through the evening alone, L but
toned up my grelt-coat and starteC
out. l had no definite idea where
I was going, but the secret Of my
discomfort was that I WAS in love
with two women, Perhaps 1 wasn't
at that moment in love with tw,
women, but L certainly wns owe,
Rcad and ears in love with one, nnt
head and ears engaged to another
Now that certainly was enough tC
make Il peaceful, law abiding citizen
uncomfortable, to make hin
afraid OF his own thoughts, unt
sill more Of his own actions.
1t came about in this way. I had
two years before met Julia Leeds
<H}c was a beautiful girl and had 4
fortune i'll her own right. [ met
her 1T parties, and, after time,
had the extreme satisfaction oi
learning that [ WIS preferred to nll
the crowd of fortune hunters ~.hc
worShippod at her shrine. And
then it was, in an evil hour, that ]
proposed "nl WAS accepted. Hcl
heart, size assured ne, WAS in my
keeping, and had been for II very
long time I think L believed my
sci! in love with her, though I dy
not know that 1 ever paused tc
speculate upon the peculiar state oI
my feelings
l WAS II young nari, gool.loolina
so to spcuk---had, fully believed
Il fair share Of intelligence, ant
Jnli. WAS u beautiful ana angel,
girl | had Won The prize for whicl
- many were striving, n,J WIS
statistical and proud OF tho urlilcvr~
mont. But it fell cut one day, ol
r.t!!c" | fell in one day. tie com
pnny of Kitty blanchard. / Iii,
not know who Kitty Blanchard WIS
But there WAS something III tn,
glance Of Kitty's eyes anal in the
w"ida she spokc--though l have
10 Recollection Of anything she m,,
that told me very de"iundly that
slu WAS far beyond many. L wen
home that night, and though
about her until bcttinc IN,
drclmcu about her until morning.
For IL week | SAW nothing, nigh
or day, but black, roSuish eyes nn,
dancing cnrlS I went to parties
theatres and concerts by myself, il
hopes Of meeting her. No use
She wasn't there.
At last, dcspairinY Of cvor pro
cacdiny any farther Independently
L WAS forced to inquire of the fricn
a who introduced mc---a proccciin
very DIST stcful to me, rs did no
wish to advertise my business, O
in other words give him reason t
suspect I was at all interested
But | did ask him who kit
Blanchard was, and I WAS sorry fu
it the minute after, for the rcpl
WAS Instantaneous:
she's IL widow"
Now, if there was any one thin
that I secretly dcspiscd, that / ha
m mmitiSatcd contempt for, it WA
widow. I had seen them often
old widows AMI young widow
sagood looking and othcrw;se-b,
~ they all had that melodramatic n
about Them had the samc way {
talking about the virtues of til
dead Mr.. Pcndcgrass. or whatevt
tie name might be, and insistin
that there never was SO kind nn
good man. I don't know VII
they do this. I mover heard m
one say. 1t certainly is not I'll
bait that would hook me.
But Kitty Blanchard had II;
once alluded to the dciun
Adolphus, and I had certain
talked with her five minutes.
wondered how long since the so,
were neatly fitted over his rnH.in!
placc-how long the little birds II:
sung his requiem m the droopin
branches Of the, etc. / didn't &
any farther than That before
rcccllcctcd that Kitty wore !
weeds, but that she was very b
witchinG in an--I hadn't The gho
of an idea whether her dress W
=. blue, green or gray. | could II
Y have told that she wore any drcs
only that I remembered it W
short. anl that she had II foot III
/ had been nearly crazy about cv
since.
/ hal heard everywhere that
lady WAS best dressed when "
could not remember Il single thi1
she had on; SO. while / had |
doubts about the application of til
rule to all eases, | was willing
concclc that Kitty Blanchard w
the best dressed woman in t
city.
And the earth must have be
.. hcaped II year over that slc
resting -placc-possibly more,
Kitty, was certain, differed fro
tho widows | had known. s
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