Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1877-08-02

them--s. proceeding which made Miss
Lizzie toss her curly head i'll a dis
attempt AZ carelessness, and
brought dash Of exquisite color to
the one velvet cheek Of her COM
parlion's face which was revealed to
me.
"Apd as for pinaforea, I said,
q;a!,ily continuing my soliloquy, and
,lr..wing II my head again like tur
lie, I'm sure 'l,..d be vastly more
appropriate and beco;ning than thai
little pinked ana scallcpea and puck
cred affair Of plaid silk which Miss
Lizzie wore under the dignIfed name
of apron"
Such saucy little pockets, fixed off
with gimp and tbinss-the corner OF
a tiny note and the profile Of big
yellow orange revealed from the DIS
tended month of ore, and the lace
edge OF handkerchief, with captl-
waiting rent in it, hanging jauutily
from the other; such wicked, know
ing tass.ls, such lengths Of varlega.
ted silk cord round, round and J" md
her pretty waist, as tho once
started it had To- "y and had
been travelling in circle every slnce'
instead of going straight ahead as
anv sensible cord would have done
that had been stout enough not to
get becoiled on the road. 1t looked
oontented, though, as if it didn'tcare
a whit for the predicament it was In
or whether it ever went straight
again, as it could have that charming
route to travel round and round, and
l began to wonder.
"He's splendid, Lot, isn't he?
Miss Danes voica broke my Won
derings. was modest il those days
and blushed easily. Ny wife told
me yesterday, referringt to that morn
inc that the tip of my ear, iust visl-
ble at the edge of my desk lid, grew
red as coal, and that her friend
threw a lozengc at it and missed
it by the sixteenth Of an inch. |
sa.n't aware of the circumstance be
FIRE.
"say, Lot, don't you think he's
splendid?' came that loud whisper
again.
"If I do, I don't intend to tell him
Of it" she retorted.
Evidently, however much averse
she would have been TO inforlaing
me on such point, she was nothing
lo.h for me TO Judge Of her musical
powers, for she burst forth into a
merry song and warbled like a bird
in fact, like twenty Bird. Whether
my ear looked like coal or not, it
drank in that gay melody, and, when
it ceased, longed tcr more.
What eyes he has !"
Rather too deep-set tor beauty.
Deep-set, indeed They are pro.
trudiug as a cows, and as big"
Mere difference Of opinion, nAy
love. Dou't let us quarrel"
No. Then, how much character
there is in his nose.
Decidedly.
had d large nose, reader.
Room or more"
started her there by dropping q
book. I was actually getting angry
But she recovered from her fright al
most immediately, and went on, in
still louder tone:
"How DO YOU think lie will an.
swer ?'
Answer p
Miss Arden spoke inquiringly, in q
puzzled voice:
You speak as i! you thought |
intended TO propose 10 him.
And so, dare say, you VII, ii
bei~g leap-yeor, and you so smi,ten.
A .aerry laugh followed this sally
ain that case / think he would an
swer in the affirmative
O,you conceited creature, Lot
Arden"
flush. What if Mr.. Eldl;dge
should overhear u.s.
as If hadn't overheard them
"N ho cares if he does? It's moth
ins to him.
Nothing to me 10 sit there and
hear myself discussed in that way.
Oh, nothing at all
"But. seriously. wAatdoyou mean?''
Why, have you forgotten that
I prophesied Irritation? l mean
how do YOU think lie would do 'ol
.hatt o.
All Irritation ! Maybe I didn't
hold my breath for fear Of losing the
answer, and then maybe
"Oh. passably, if he understands
his place and staysin it. l hate pre-
suming men,
Men! Boys!"
Well, boys, then. Men in assu-
rance, boys in intelligence, are what
we have nowadays.
She spoke as if she had lived in
the age Of her grandmother. Iclench-
ed my hands, and declined Jupiter
uader lay breath in Latin.