The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-06-21

you were 90 excessively attentive in the
rain ON Saturday. YOU are right In
blushing, sir; you have displeased me-"
II am very sorry"
"Who was she"
II do not know-.hat il, Ididnot then
at least not. till she gave me her
CARDS
"You seem very much confused. L
asked you who she was"
"Her name is Constance Farley"
"Why didn't you say SO at oncei
wish you to understand now and forever
that 1 DON'T choose to have you pay
self"
"But, my dear Pauline, /"
mo excuse, sir; have told you this
before.v
But yesu, are unjust"
'I think 3d."
'Then you had better abandon me,
and go to Miss Farley, or some other
creature"
Really, you are too severe. Who
told you was attentive to her 2"
~ saw you, sir, with my own eyes and
think it Is real mean Of you"
With this the spoiled beauty began to
pout, and directly to cry little.
/ tried TO pacify her ali could. bUi she
grew worse and worse. She upbraided
me with being false to hcr-witii having
tampered with her feelings, and worked
herself up into such state of indigna-
tion that / began to get little vcxcd in
turn.
The upahot of the rattcr was, that she
said l was o monster, and said she wns
too unreasonable to be needed, founccd
out of the room in passion, and cool.
ly took my hat and left, yowing inwardly
that would never return until size sent
for me.
AS / turned the corner towards Nfadi-
son Square, who should meet but Con-
stance Farley, smiling and pretty as ever
dressed with the same neatness and
taste.
The contrast between the proud, intol-
cheerful, sunshining little being was so
great that / stopped md entered into
Conversation with her. She charmed me
more and more, and was made exceed
ingly glad, when we parted, by receiving
an invitation TO call upon her.
It Is, perhaps, needless to state that I
did call, and had very pleasant time.
Then I called again.
esAs ill.luck rgouId have i, Constance
Farley was IN inveterate walker, and
spent part Of every day in the open
air--to which fact, doubtless, she owed
her appearance Of roacate health and
freshness. ali very we'll for her, to be
sure, but unfortunate for me, because I
kept continually meeting her on Broad.
way, and could not find It in my heart to
resist frequent invitations to walk with
her. And while thus engaged met Pau
i;ne Irhsggoa:e three times IL one week,
IN consequence of which I received O
package from her ono morning, contnin-
ing my photograph, bracelet I had
given her, and two or three letters wrote
her while she was in the country. Ac-
companying this was q ncte, requesting
me to return her letters and photograph,
and announcing the unpleasant fact that
she had "cast my image out from her
heart forever" |"
After this, of course, began to pay
attention to Constance Farley in good
earnest. I found that sho was the young
est Of large family of sisters, all mar
ried, except hersetg.' She had been
splendidly educated, and was endowed
withra fine mind by nature, 80 that size
mAdeAa most charming and spirituelle
companion. ts
For two months / continued my ad-
dresses, until o favorable moment ar
rived, when I popped tho question.
recollect Il as well % if it were only yes.
terday. It WAS ono cold, winter eYening,
and Conatance's friends, with whom she
was staying, had all gone to the opera.
I went to the house, expecting to take
her bnt found her suffering from cold,
which 90 :;:Hresses her from going out in
such o sssnatrating atmosphere, 70 we
atay9u aS. i10ai0 anu lIau a Uu1y tiInu. /
didn't do the meipdfamatic style ofthing,
as had with Pauline Iphigonie-equita
the contrary-I was very co;ano-nlacej
and didn't even go down on my knees.
We were talking about boarding, and
expressed myself ns being very tired Of
that style Of living. -
"Why don't You keep house, then ?"
said ahe, s,,-
TT would DO too lonesome, for bach
aAgeyoa always going to be bauhe-
Itook hold of her hand. &;
"Constaace," saidsI, "..hat depends en-
tiraly upon you. Tfyou1 will consent to
make Esy house home, instead Of hab-
itatons I will. ceas6 boarding es eeon as
.posaibleip And Rhe said she would.
So nluch for my proposal. = u
Now comes the queer part of my story.
Upt9 fhis time, / Ind known nothing Of
my intended's pecnuiary position--nor,
infPNth, had I cared TO, especially. I
was doing very good business myself,
and, with me, aswith those axtraordina-
rily disinterested gentlemen who ad-
vertise for wives, "money was no OBJ
ject.s'
I learned, however, shortly afser. The
event above described, that my future
wife was put down asta large heiress, in
the will Of o very benevolent old gentle
man, whose kindly feeling for her well
fare dated back TO the time when che
iisy a.. z.1EI yE5.i. i.ios ; ria5 ,5Iy ii.ayii
Obliged 70 tho old gentleman.
u One day, when I sailed upon Con-
stance. I found her pretty face radiant
With slailes. ila
'i. i,I,m 90 gladp' sho cried, as soon rs
she saw me. Es,sss, j.. II
iis {. NJ hat about, dearie 2" IA. 1t 5ss..
- AAEy good, dear old mother is coming
to the city, and you shall SEQ herr
81 phall be most happy"
= You viii DO moro than that--you will
like her Immensely. She is such dear,
good old. fash IoHed lady-I, shbuldn't
;s 15 ;ia 7Ts;sS. al. IN I.Vo win
and fistyleak ma Naver mind 7,