The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03
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Il can't help 1T, Aunty; ! don't know
VIA: c!so &c eau e. Shall ! coy isiste q,
Foreign affectation Is quite as bad as
slang, and not half as ns.nral."
"Oh, Aunty, what q two-edged sword
you are! must go to Boston to purify
my English, I see.n
"Hello, Madge4" aud small boy burst
into tho room With d bounce that is native
to shall boys. "Oh, Miss Roper, such
larfiH4f you had heard Madge give it TO
hint She was stunning, tell you," and
wicked Master jack began his Tilt Of
Highland Nora nagaiu.
"S ca iiorria litslewretch Come away
dire,ayy2 shTieked Madge, coloring to
the Tsps of her ears. "Youll kill Aunty's
p'St Sbb, In Indeed r., fecbly squeaked poo,
Jacks he was hustled smartly out of
the FpapG while Miss Euphemia laughed
till the Tears stood in her eyes, and said,
"ehildrcn and nfaols speak truth, tra.
yaok'went home the next day; he was
only School- l-boy cousin come for the
holidays, and the luckless child had
abridged his own pleasure unawares; but
the rare delight oftormenting his beapt-
tul cousin was temptation too entioing
to resist. And Madge was teased; she
hated the sight Of the boy, and made her
journey, to Boston the excuse for his rid
dance But the thorn he had left behind
was we'll plantcd; the piquant ballad
haunted Sfudgc, aud flushed her face
many sime when it's lifting measures
returaad to mock her.
SO to Boston she went, to her dear
friend Polly, and found that proper and
intellectual city nightly .agrceable.-
Beaux she had by the dozen, but there
were none like Mr.. Schcnck, none so de-
voted, 80 elegant, so noble.Iooking. She
missed the daily bunch Of fragrant yio-
lets on her dressing-table; she missed
tho selection Of new books that ghoweh.
| always how he OWNED heg Sastes, tfe;
[ forcstalling Of her faintest cabrices, the
devotion that WAS too delicate to obtrulo
itself, the homage that aas sincere yet
courtly.
| How young all your gentlemen friends
| are, Polly =" she said to her, friend one
| day, after an evening at WHICH at least a
dozen scts of English whiskcrs had vi
brntcd about her and been pulled before
her, rs if paying kind of mysterious
| k0gtow To the latest goddess.
qThat's- IL f.,.lt they will mend of,
Madgo,' laughed Polly. Given in dear
old Boston We have to grow up, and be
hcraf to boot"
aBut I do SO hate bo sr' sighed
| eAnd boys do so adore your Knocked
Folly. .r.
Madge blushcd, and sighed. Why did
che think of Mr.. Schenck?
| In the meantime, there 10 New York,
| Aunt Phcny had visitor now and then
f.Schenck knew his friends, and never
neglected them he asleast of all like.
ly 70 set aside Miss Roper; but she never
alluded TO him in her letters to Madge,
anu that young lady had already decided
in ther own mind that her suitor had
taken himself off to parts unknown to
stide his anguish by absence. If Madge
had so good an opinion of her. own
rFnwers, can she be blamed? So be
witching as she had proved herself,
should this man be the exception to her
| One night there was to be great and
gay party to which the friends could not
fail to 60. and Madge took unusual pains
TO render herself lovely fer the occasion.
Ia new Paris robe was unfolded from its
7 boxes and wrappings for the occasion
the delicate glittering pale green silk
mingled and mixed with equally delicate
apricot and films of Malines lace, was
wonderfully adapted to her peculiar col
oring aud styla;. and in her red.browp
ilair, anG here and there about the dress,
clusters of tea rose buds porfumcd the
air Us she moved, and harmonized with
her dress III eyery.tint; besides these, her
sole ornament was necklet of great
Il ODaIs set in hiac1r onotnal
"Madge, you are q miracle, to behold p
exclaimed Polly, as she baheld her.
You have given your mind to 1t as
much-As over. Mr.. Toots did. Woe to
the Boeton boys tonight, my %dear
Even Mist l0rr won't hold candle, to
yod." > =. fs~sS
Pretty Polly fresh and sweet as a,June
rose Ii. her Rhite silk and pink corals,
desarved comment herself; but she was
willing, fullyr to be extinguished by
Nadge Roper, whom she worshipped, as
one girl Will worship another. so she
put the fur lined wrsp over her friends
shoulders with ar amusing travesty OF 4
fond, proud motler's care. 81.
Aa they went down to the caFriago,
Polly, said drabrnptly: ees ~,
TOli,, my dear, TO think I should iiaxa
forgotteni =. Lucretia Adams told me To-
day, mat Copeland's, while y6l. were
talking TO Ned, that there is to be G non
man ga- Mrs. Hopes to.night-,sa New
Yorker, too; suoh an elegant cfeatufD
Lu rayed about shim, his manners and
Icustonsj his face, his money, and don't
know what more.-. wonder If you know
| him ,"scsE ~
l"Whas is his =namef" said slladss,
seating herself carefully in the caHriagS,
in awe Of her;fresh draperies apparently,
really amitten by o strange thrilfleR curl
tosity. =; T".assl3
" 81 declare, I don't know. HeAs CAD.
tive OF Hope DORIS, they say-'the tenth
Madge was reassured. She could noE,
Of course, know any of Miss DORIS atlor..
ers; but as abe sat down, an hour piter,
10 rest little from long walk, 4. little
buzz and motion about the door of the
reception room attracted her and iookipR
lsup, che saw, aa the guests parted 10
admit their entrance-Mr.' Sci,enck !:
and on his arm the most bea9ssssfal !oS
/ women. - 80, -..fe-
Tall, fairsW with q -sfainless snoS shin,
and hair Of living gold,. Hope DORIS
Greok featnFea we're indeed the very out
lines of ancient sculpture, with the in
spiie9 expression OF p lofty intellect
beaming ftorIl ner great cool day eySS
and calm lips; and her simple statnesaue
dresS of lusterless white silk, utterly with
out ornament, fell about her like the
'.,speries of Praxiteles.
l. Madge,s heart sank How che despised