Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-02-20
My Match Making.

Galns the bright sunshine came in and fell
upon her soft brown dress, smooth hair
and pretty white work, while the fresh
breeze, floating in through. the open win
dow, blew into full bloom carnatiou
pink upon her cheeks. And sitting there
in the breeze and sunshine, Isaw that nv
aunt katherine was very handsome.
At first thought it strange that I had
never noticed that fact before; but it was
notstrange, for children think nothing
about their parents or guardians looks
except that they be pleasant or unpleasant.
and was little more than child. Ever
since could remember, aunt Katherine.
with her dark dress, smooth hair and gem
tie ways, hadss taken care of me: and
when Igrew into a tall girl of I5, old
enough to go TO kissing parties and have
young beauXs she watched over me still.
She was my mother, my companion, my
friend. never realized my orphanage,
or want of other kin, but had been the
same careless, light=hearted, merry, girl
ever since 1 could remember, that I was
on the June morning that 1 watched her
at work in the sunlight. She looked up
at last. F'Addie, isn't it most school,
time P'' she said. = =
eyes, auntfe, am going in a minute;
but first tell me- s....s .-.s sg
ftWhat, child p'' a = ee
sfWhy you never were married. p 80 +,
Because I never liked anybody well
enough to marry him. Now go and get.
ready for school.'' st.ss -.
She smiled as she spoke, and after
glance at her face smiled too, and ran
off up staias to get my bonnet and satch-
el. Coming down stairs again, put my
head in at the sitting-room door.
SAunt Katherine ?'' ....- -,
s'Well." - s.e.,.s -=--.....
'tIf you found anybody whom you liked
well enough, wouldn't you marry him P''
81 don't know-I suppose so. Why,
whatin the world has got into your
head, Addie P'' -. vs
I laughed, slammed the door, and bound
ded through the hall into the road. Half
way to the school House met my
teacher, Mr.. Charles DeEeraus. s.:
sSGood morning, Miss Addie. Recita-
tions all ready ?'' s.
Eyes, sir,' 1 answered, and ne passed
on ahead.
I sauntered slowly, thinking of my
aunt Katherine. thought it would be a
nice plan for her to get married. The
next thought was, whom could she marry.
There were only half dozen unmar-
ried middle aged men. in the village.
Aunt Katherine was twenty-seven, and
of course she wouldn't marry very
young man. I rapidly enumerated the
half dozen eligible ones, and their suita-
bility for my plan. a5
t'Lawyer Hide, thirty, rich, aristo-
cratic and stingy. Mr.. Leighton, thirty
five, handsome, good, well off, but wild
over; and I've heard Katherine say she
did not like widowers. Mr.. Pierson.
| twenty-eight, handsome and wealthy.
but too fast; she would not like him. DR..
Jarvis, thirty-six, small, grabbed, miser-
able and unbearable generally. Mr..
Howe, too homely to be thought of, and
Captain Haynes, with his yellow, bushy
whiskers and nine thousand dollars
worth of mortgaged property, worse yet.
Rather sorry array
just then the school bell rang, and I
went in to my books, and Mr. Charles
Deveraex-aged twenty-eight, handsome,
intelligent, well educated and unmarried.
The class in intellectual philosophy was
called first, and though had carefully
committed my lesson to memory the even
ing before, my late thoughts had quite
driven all branches from my head, and
my recitation was imperfect. Mr.. Deve-
raux looked surprisedly at me, but said
nothing. In French grammar my per-
Torrance was still worse. ssMiss Addie ~
said Mr.. Deveraux, as passed by him
on my way to my seat, edo you have any
trouble with those French verbs in learn
ing your lesson ?''
eyes sir, little, replied
4 ''You want little reviewing, think.
If have time, I will call in at your
house this evening, and help you little
while you are studying.''
Mr.. Deveraux knew that always stud
led in the evening, and had several times
called and spent an hour in assisting me
with particularly difficult task designed
for next days recitation. So was not
surprised to hear him make this offer,
though a little ashamed Of the cause of it,
as my failure had resulted from my will
ful inattention and carelessness. 1 thanked
him, however, with flushed face, and
went to my seat. But it was not entirely
shame that flushed my face. -
AsI expected, Mr.. Devereaux came in
the evening to explain my French lesson
But he did not find me alone. Aunt
Katherine sat by the table sewing, and
looked even handsomer than in the morn
ing; my heart gave futter of impatien
anticipation every time Mr.. Deveraul
looked at her, and after the lessons wer
= through did my best to make her talk t
please him. My aunt always talked well
but she quite excelled herself in conver
: sation that night. I saw that Mr.. Deve
raux was interested, and was delighted
at the success of my plan.
In the course of the evening John Au
: brey, my lover, came in. OF course
claimed John as my lover, for though h
was nice young man of twenty-seven
and mere girl, hardly sixteen, he ha
!, beaued me TO parties and concerts all on
> Winter, and told me dozen times that
, was the sweetest, prettiest and most lov
able girl in all Hartford. So that, whel
: John came in, went and sat down b
- him in a cosy corner, and left aunt Kath
= crime to entertain Mr.. Deveraux-a pla
- which thought at first seemed to wor
all around.
- But after little time saw John cast
- !. ing uneasy glances toward the plac
y where Mr.. Deveraux, looking superb
handsome, sat talking with my aunt.
- "You needn't be jealous of him, John,
~ said, ''he's only my teacher"
John started and leaned back in h
- chair without saying a word.
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