Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1879-04-24
That's the poetical way of putting it,
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"IuSt so, assentcd his hostess. But
most fortunately, she possesses the gift Of
song; and with what her writings bring
her in, and the presents which are show
cred on her wherever she gOeS-she is such
a lavOrite she manages to get along.
met her at Mrs. Bluelight's party last
winter, and we took such fancy to each
other right off. and she told me her story
inthe conservatory. Young Chandler was
there, too, but she didn't see him he was
at the other end of the room, behind some
tall plants-he was very attentive to her
afterward, and gave her pearl bracelet
on her birthday-and | cried till my nose
looked like a.
Cherry" suggested Mrs, Dusenberry.
Adding, in a sprightly manner Cap
tain, it you desert me for this enchantress
l'llnever forgive you,' to the great aston
ishment Of the honest Captain who had not
exchanged three sentences with the lady,
and indeed had never seen her until this
very July afternoon.
"Well," said Mrs. Spooner, changing a
ring from the ioretinger Of her right hand
TO the forciingcr of her left, 1--WE must all
be very kind to her. ] sympathize with
her with all my he art about her child. !
know how Id feel if | lost YOU Isabella
"'My babeet sweet murmurcd Mrs.
Dusenberry, fixing hcrpeculilr eyes on her
friend, on which the gawky youth at her
side dropped the fan and burst into loud
guliaw,
flush" cried Miss Isabella; "IIcre
she is.
And up the garden walk tripped slight
girishlOoking woman. dressed in Il bue.
gray silk. with ainsborough hat, from
which hoated long black ostrich plume,
coquettishly set on the back of her head.
Her pale yellow hair hung in babyish
curls about her white brow, and she
raised pair of lovely yelIow.brown eyes
to the group on the veranla.
Miss Spooncr, With astonishing quick
ness, considering how stout she was, ran
down the steps and caught her friend in
her arms. "Iou darling!' she SAID with
enthusiasm, I'VE have just been reading
your sweet, sweet poem, "A Mothers
Wall. Welcome to the hOmcstcad!'
"IIOw beautiful it isl" said the little
woman, clasping her daintiy klddcd
hands, and speaking in Il low, clear voice,
perfectly andiblc to the listeners above,
ms She tnrnrd toward tbn river .sThut
Tlimnsc of thc wntGri thc Grand old trerSi
thn fragrance of Tho o;ri nnJ''-ra,sirn
her beautiful eyes-''thc glorious sky, so
like'-with a catch in her breath-"so
like the eyes ofmy lost, my darling boy! >"
In less than week every man in the
house was more or less in love with Mrs.
nnrL.mrrrhant tL" old clcrLs nnJ tnc
ronng clerks ' Wv
AnI thr won,or-woll tbo wono,
IiinI like bor os wall n. thnr Jid Lnfnrn
.hn comc
"Sbc's nrcttv crougb and clcvar
cnongh. " saiJ Nrs Dnsrnberrv "bnt
for one am gnttinr fireJ of her blun.cvoj
hov Asi sniI in a letter Of mine tS n
distinguished literary gentlcman-immc.
datclyupon reading it he enrolled him.
self among my band of admirers-'I have
lost children, lost them in the grave. but
never bring my shadows to cloud the
sunshine of my friends And, to do
| her Justice, She never did. On the CON
trary, so uncommonly well did she bear
| her bcreaycmcnts that one could scarcely
believe she had ever been bereavcd.
But to 90 back to the pretty poets Low.
crS. Capt. IIottop was the most devoted
of them all. He hal never been in love
before, and love, like scarlet fever, is a
most serious complaint when contracted
\ late in life. He followed Mrs. Montague
around like faithful, loving slave. car.
rying heavy shawl to spread on the grass
when she chose to sit beneath the trees
and large umbrella to shield her from
| the sun when it was her pleasure TO ram
BILE along the road. He named his sail
boat Lillian after hen, bought a pony and
phrton and placed them at her service,
swung her for hours in the hammock
which hung in the orchard, and listened
with patient, heartfelt sympathy to her
longinrs for her blue-eyed bow.
"Rlcssad If il oin't foo bodr' said bo
ono dnv ltbnv were sitting heronth tLc
cntoln9.t trcesI ns tbe littIc widow nrcsend
Ler lace hondknrchiet to hnr eyos n dry
tbo tnnrs that snrnng to thcm inst oftor
| shc had remarked flat thr twitterin" Of
%c J""r " Tttin hirs ,"U wns ,s0 o hpiy
ro;co"tlarned # II a;m;t, TonIIrt Eo,,
"t him away from the foiksy 'Prars % to
mo conlIn't rcfnse Won ANYTHING when
Won cl,s, ynnr hnuls and lool; nt mo with
{car, ,';E in r3,r oyns '''' ''''"
70 "0b Tnntain " solhcd tbo sorrowing
motTer "fbcrc ar. yGrv fHw m nconIa in tbse s
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