Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-06-20
s'ONLY A BOOK AGENT

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yawning. from her bedroom, al
though the sun was five hours high,
and its merry zigzags Of gold were
penciling the easements, after a pat
tern which no artist under heaven
could hope to initiate.
And Kitty, the colored maid who
had accompanied her mistress from
Mobile, and regarded this Northern
climate as very Polar region, was
attending her with chocolate, Vienna
bread and broiled chickens wing.
Georgia Jessemine was on a visit
to her fathers cousin, Mrs. Dartley.
Major Joseph Jessemine, her father,
had been a well to-do planter In Ala
bama before the war, but he was
neither more nor less, at present,
than a genteel beggar, and Mrs. Oar
tley's invitation to Georgia had been
hailed with delight.
Il only wish she had asked me,
too" said the Major.
SO Georgia Jessemine was supplied
with an elegant wardrobe purchased
mostly on credit) and sent North to
seek her fortune.
Mrs. Dartley was rich widow, who
lived In handsome house, scattered
her money to and fro with a liberal
hand, and dwelt In a perpetual whirl
OF balls, parties, soirees and recep.
lions. And into this sort of life Miss
Jessemine plunged, as you may have
seen a bee dive joyously into the
deep bill Of a honeysuckle.
'Tf I can only make a good match
here In New York, I never need to go
back to that tumble-down old house
In Mobile" said Miss Jessemine to
herself.
And this pondering, she devoted
the entire energies Of her nature to
the attaining Of tho aforesaid good
match"
Claude Dartley, her cousin, came
under that head. Claude was hand
some, witty and wealthy. But Geor-
gia was little afraid of Claude. She
never could quite understand wheth-
er he was laughing at her or not.
But In spite OF all that, she smiles
sweetly on Claude. as first and FORE
most among the "eligibles" on her
list, and had built sundry castles in
the air, whereof he formed the foun-
dation.
Last night, at hrs. Penfleld's mus
scale he had been especially devoted,
and Miss Jessemine's spirits were
high. as she drank the foaming choc-
olate and nibbled ns the Vienna twists.
In minute, however, a blue.rib-
boDed maid came to the door.
Miss Jessemine," said she with q
little apologetic courtesy, "would you
please come down to the parlor7
There's young lady there, asking for
you. s 80 -.
"A young ladys" repeated Georgia,
staring at the opposite clock, which
recorded anhour too early for fashion
able calls. "Where is her card, Fam
nyf"
"She didn't send up no card, miss,
"Did she call for me by name?"
well, miss, she asked for my mis-
tress first, and then when I said she
was gone to Signor Arditi's to sit for
her portrait, but you was In, she said
might she sec you a minute"
Georgia Jessemine glanced down
at the folds of her rose colored cash
mere morning wrapper, and then al
the opposite mirror. to sec II the
braids Of her rich black hair were In
order.
II suppose must go down." said
she said slowly, "but II 1t should be
one Of those tiresome subscription
collectors, or patent dress-supportel
venders-" ehi
Katy made q grimace at Fanny al
the door closed behind the rustline
trails OF Miss Jessemine's rose color
cd dress.
DO young misses, she done tinl
nobody hab no right to lib but her
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