The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-25
ANDERSON G. THURSDAY OCTOBER &, 1871 VOL

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her with lover-like ardor. o.
ooh, Rachel, how glad I am to see
you !" he exclaimed. 'nH, f,..,,'...
"Fie, friend thou wilt rumple my
gown, if thee, goes on in that way,' said
Rachel, striving, but very feebly, to dis
engage heraelEbc .:5.:. e.-ta
9HBut where did you come FROM? Do
yeu know the Gordons? Oh, I have
some curious things to tell you, Rachel
[ want you to look at this picture, and
tell me how it happened"
Frederick stopped speaking to pick up
the locket, which he had dropped in sur
prise; but when he turned again to
Rachel, she had gone.
singular, very !" muttered our friend,
after waiting. half an hour for her return
"People come and go like ghosts in this
house,, Where has she gone, / wonder
I was just going to tell her what Won
derful resemblance there is between Miss
Gordon and -:'''',. f..'i'''. -.
Frederick,s mental soliloquy was cut
short by the entrance of the lady he had
just uamed. There was such peculiar
expression on her countenance; her eyes
talked so eloquently; her, smile was so
full of arch meaning, that he stopped to
study her little before speaking. 80 .,.., 'l,
"Ain I deceived? Rachel-Miss Cor.
don-I never was so puzzled !" exclaimed
poor Frederick, his -couutenance under
going the emotions ofiaonbt, hesitation,
and perplexity to such ludicrous degree,
that the Quaker's daughter could not en-
tirely stiae low, rippling laugh. "
"Thou must be in love methinks, friend
Frederick, or thou wouldst not be so
blind 2" she said, with the pretty Quaker
accent which be liked so we'll. 49,
.....Rachel Burns as / live !" he ejacu-
lated, in maze of wonder. "What q
Joke you have played on me-. you daugh-
ter of Evel What dolt I have been
How-when-where.9" 2" III :.
"Not convinced yet? Truly, friend
Frederick, thou art somewhat skeptical, "
interrupted the Quaker's daughter, tax
ing off her ringlets Of gold, and holding
them up to the astonisbed gaze of the
bewildered gentleman. Now, indeed, it
was his own Rachel, with her wealth of
wavy chestnut hair! 1t was incredible
how those odious red curls changed her :!
The revenge that Frederick took upon
the fair plotter on the spot, was evident.
ly satisfactory to him, judging from his bis
radiant face. ~ '." -.
"I've been q Ounce, Rachel |" he ex-
claimed, gazing at her with renewed
curiosity. "How you managed to blind
me so completely,fI I do not understand.
I had my suspicious, though. ..a,'.,...
"Thee detests Ann Gordon. said the
lady, significantly. ~. I..,. ..,.,- 80
'"I was blind as a bat, Rachel J"
,"And thee don't care for her money,
friend Frederick 2" 90. i,5i,:: al
(which is the most creditable thing 1
saidJjI believe, my peerless RacheE;; that
is;if your name is Rachel?" he added,
with snlile.,,. - ~. ,,,.,.,..
Miss Gordon sat down beside him on a
sofa, and to prevent any more sudden
leaye-takings, young Lambert took the
precaution to place his arm around her
waist. r - - !''','i.''. ''' -
sT an, both Ann Gordon and Rachel
Burns;. / am a Quakeress, and not q q
Quakefess.,, My name is Ann Rachel
Burns Gordon; my friends call me
RACHEL. my father calls me Ann.
The plain Language slips off my tongue
as 'easily and naturally as Frenchman
speaks French !. and I have made our
primitive costume, our, rather precise
manners, and the odious thees and thous,
serve me very good purpose. wanted
to see and know the young man who dis
dained nay hand and my acquaintance.
My education being thorough, I did not
object to trying my auccess as governess
to- your sisters, when / could have every
opportunity of studying the characters of
nv future relatives. ] was visiting a
friend in New York at the time I so
luckily saw your fathers advertisement,
which I answered in person, as you will
,recollect, and thus saved the trouble of
resorting to some other expedient to gain
entrance to your family; I have been
told that ] possess good initiative powers
and o considerable degree of self-control.
That. I have been rather successful in my
role of characters, Ithink you willadmit.
I only feared that the similarity of figure
and features wo1ld arouse your suspicion,
although I trusted to,the play of those
same features to keep you in, doubt.
Dress, also, with the assistance of golden
ringlets; and a certain free-andleasy as
surance, or impudenee, if you choose,
changed my appearance almost beyond
recognition: N.Y. father was privy to my
purpose, though he7does not know that !
came near being. your mother instead OF
your wife," -:.i, iua: ... %, II ilsff!n
= In the clear depths of: Rachel's eyes
there lurked the spirit of mischief. -
'e.You are an arch plotter, my charmer
You have entrapped me completely
But have lost my modest little Quaker:
ess in the queenly Miss Ann Gordon, .
said Frederick, with shade of regret in
hts voice. i,9li ..,i 0i s".lr , ''5f
4.When thou wantest the gray gown;
the drab bonnets ana ths plamilang
thee { can have them" said Rachel,
quantity; ii:;. r nOr.l.:J.I,'l
GQlnA, ,EFIeuu'HAIuDSE0Ih Ihat NY 9hi
suitest thy boy, or they would BIT farther
apart" said genial yoicesai Idol ..,tir
.:!Don't care to- marry a Quaksress, do
you7 nDetest Ann; Gordon don't you
Quarrel with the gowns and'bonnets, and
the, thees and, thous,' won't you Oh,
you sls dogi!" said voice number two. 4 .
Colonel Lambert and Mr.. Gordon faced
the couple on the green velvet sofa. The
former shook hands with his son, and
kissed Rachel, not on her beautiful hand,
but on her blushing cheek, while the lat!
ter contemplated N the parties with benign
satisfactiop.Zn@e
"My excellent friend James, gave me
warning of the turn matters were taking!
and by following You up as close as 4
could, I've got here just in the very nick
oftime," continued the Colonel. "Didn't
I tell you that I'd marry her myself, il
you ,didn'tIook ont, you rogue! though
I see see now why she said me nay," he
added, shaking his finger at Frederick
who rose, and leading Rachel to where
b,r fotbarf ;svoo otondino aaiA very ear