The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20


others company.
Since the period iustreferred to Mary
Ann had considerably altered in her
feelings and her views. She had pur-
sued the game of catching admirers, of
leading them on to declare themselves,
and of then rejecting, with tears and
regrets in abundance, till she and the
whole world of Young men became mu-
tually disguised with each other. Yet
she had many excellent cualities-was
a fast and endurino friend. knew as
well as anyone the folly of her course
of life; but her ambition, her love of
conquest, her pride of talent, her desire
of WINNING away the admirers of her
female rivals, entirely clouded and OBJ
scured her more amiable qualities of
mind and heart.
"How long have you been in Will
iamsburg, Mary Amp asked her chere
ami.
.Only three DAYS and | have only
picked up three beaus. What a dull
place this is. 1t is called the classic
shade'-the academic groves of the
Old Dominion and ali that sort of
thing. One of the professors enter
tanned me a GOOD two hours the other
evening with the laws of Dido and
Eneas. wish | had a couple of wards
of iaconet.
" Or a husband,
"Or husband either. don't care
which: come. nv love. let's 90 a shop
ping in this classic town.
The two ladies Immediately rose Git
was about noondav. put on their bon
nets, took their parasols and sailed
forth.
For a husband or iaconet. Won
say?"
1.-TWO wards of iaconet or a bus-
band.''
The town of williamsburg. like every
other little town in VIRGINIA or even
New York, does not contain many
stores. A shopping expedition is there
fore soon completed. The two ladies
sauntered into this shop. then into that.
sometimes making the poor fellow of a
shopkeeper turn out his whole stock in
trade, and rewarding his pains by a six
penny worth of tame They had pro-
ceeded for an hour in this lounpinp.
lazy stvle. when Louisa said 9O6i
Mary Ann. here is an old bean of vours
in that store with the red oinoham tlap-
ping at the door like Dirate's fac.
come, let us 90 and plaque him for
auld lano svne.' as Mrs, Mcdonald
the Scotch lady of Norfolk. saws
"Certainlv. SAID Mary Ann. "but
which of nv old admirers is itp''
"Haye YOU got your list in voul.
mot at all: | have left it at nv
grandmother's at Richm0nd: what a
pitv!'
The two wild creatures bounded like
a couple of fawns over the forest plade.
for they were reckless of the public
opinion among the old dowagers and
staid maidens of WILLIAMSBURG, entered
the store and asked for a sioht of gloves.
muslins and ribbons. Mary Ann did
not seem to nav much attention to the
fine articles shown her, She ever and
anon cast her ewes by stealth round and
round the store. endeayorino to discoy-
er if she recognized any of the faces as
that of an old acquaintance. She could
see nothing to repay the effort. Not q
face had She ever seen before. She
summoned up to her recollection all her
former admirers. They passed through
her mind like the ghosts in " Macbeth;''
for Notwithstanding her rejection of so
many lovers, she ever retained a GER
tain portion of regard for every poor
fellow who had fallen a victim to her
whim, beauty, witchery and caprice.
This is an Arabian DESERT said
Mary Ann, signing, to Louisa. as she
split pair of kid gloves in endeavor-
ING to get them or.
"Oh! no." said gay young shop
man; " indeed, Miss, they are the best
French kid"
pray" said Louisa, in a low tone,
don't YOU see anything in the back
room of the store?''
In remote corner of the store there
stood at the desk plainly dressed GEN
tleman. leaning over the corner of a
wooden railing, with his ewes firmly
fixed upon the two ladies now so active
" engaged in tossing over the counter
all sorts of merchandise and light
French goods.
"As t live" said Mary Ann, "there
is nv old Blue Ridge beau. Oh! how
wet / was.' whispered she, drenched
with summer shower. when first |
was thrown into his society. | believe