The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-10-11
addicted to the follies of fashionable 30
ciety, and particularly Indifferent to the

| addicted TO the follleS OF fashionable 30
cietyy, and particularly Indifferent to the
welfare Of, their younger sisters. Pro
viding they were not troublesome, they
were left entirely alone, and left. te
amuse themselves in their own way. So
| it will be seen, that Jessie and Fanny
Lambert were in great danger of becom.
ing rude hoydens and shockingly ill-bred
misses. They were sent to the best
schools, but somehow the inAuente OF
school never reached home. Colonel
Lambert was nearly distracted. BE
found his desks rapsacked, his papers
arossn about, shis ink upset bis pens
spoiled and fantastic figures drawn on
Ehisydeeds and mortgages His books
were missing, and his pet newspapers were
Vefyy often appropriated to the making of
kites. When he-wanted Ibis hat, it was,
as ehea-as- any way, on the-head of Miss
Fanny, who protested that it was a mis-
take, with such saucy grace, and suffo-
Gated him with so many kisses, that he
was fain to be Modified, and leave her
without the reprimand she 80 richly de-
served. But this could not always last.
The mischiefmakers would take their
places in society anon. Would society
tolerate such uncouthness and inele-
gancies3 No; society must be humored.
The idea of a governess had been per.
colating through the head ofour friend
for several days. It seemed the only
loop-hole of escape from his domestic
trials; 80 the ideaE was put Into e1ecn-
Stion. He wroteSans advertisement setting
forth his wants, andrsat downNto wait the
result.
Meanwhile the Colonel's thoughts took
another turn. He was likely to have
trouble With his son. He had set his
heart on the boys marrying the only
daughter of an old and much esteemed
friend, who seconded his views in so far
that hez wishedthe event to take place,
provided the young people we're quite
satisfied, "But thee knows. friend John" !"
wrote Mr.. Gordon, ttthat I am no advo-
cate for made matches. If my girl likes
thy boy, and thy boy likes my girl, let
them marry otherwise they are better
apart, Ann is coming home soon; let
the boy come and see her. I can assure
thee he viii be welcome" a' 9i,
,a.The' Colonel could fiud no fault with
this logic; :; it wass highly practical and
sensible, and worthy of james Gordon.
But Frederick, though he usually de-
ferred to his fathers judgment and wishes,
did not, in this case, view the matter
through the same spectacles. 1t seemed
st6hihit ali nnromantic' and undemonstra-
tive way of getting awife. No sly eye
.glances; no beautiful b1Gshes no sweet,
though stolen kisses; NO poetry no pas
sion; no music by moonlight; no heart
autterings; no jealousy (; no letters run
ming eoasf ewith xlove, and forgive me,
reader) itssynonym, nonsense; no coax
ing for the wedding-day {; nothing of the
old burden Of hopes and fears but, in
stead, q tame and prosy, and, to Fred's
apprehension, very indelicate way of
procuring.a a good-looking husband for a
plain, unattractive girl. ',;i.pue
It cannot be denied that Frederick
G6nbert, af this point of his mental 80
Hloquy, WAS self-conceited.
"And a Quakeress, forsooth !! Shouldn't
we make a handsome couple, / and my
Ann Fred. straightened himself up
before a pier-glsss. As Hehaye, described
the.person hesaw reflected there; WeshaH
leave him tolnake snewscomparisDns ia
his own favor. and finish the catalogue
of reasons why he could not marry a
Quakeress.