Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-10-20

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Miss Edith flushed angrily aid
Hal discreetly took himself out OF
he way in season to escape the
sharp rebuke he was not too obtuse
70 see what was pending.
The following morning, in his
ray old wagon, he drove her to
he station, in talk and actions,
Meantime, exciting her repugnance
o the highest pitch.
Arrived at the Burton home an
lour later, Miss Everleigh felt her.
|elf, BY contrast with what she had
eft behind, in paradisiacal at.
losphere. She wondered that she
ad never before noticed what an
exceptionally sweet and lady like
fri Clara Burton WAS. In the
cnntry, on a farm and among farm.
efolks, she was forced to admit
t'herself existed taste, refinement,
cture and happiness. o, why
we not all like the Burtons!
'ery readily, to Miss Ediths' as
toishment, Clara consented to &C.
-eopany her back, never once, by
vol or look, intimating that she
cofdered the Thornton young PEG
pie Undesirable companions.
A the train drew up at Fernside
dep, Miss Edith looked with a
sinhg spirit for the dreaded ap.
peance of her host. He was no.
whei to he seen.
I'll next instant, young gen.
item, of elegant proportion and
buil6'all shaven and shorn,' like
the pest in the story of the house
that eek built, and in a toilet that
no Bndway clothier could take ex.
ceptioat. was CALAMITY assisting
her don the steps, politely muir.
mnrini"Welcome home" and re.
specify greeting Miss Burton.
MissEditb Everleigh 30 far for.
got heimanners as to come to u
full sto midway between the train
and plaorm and indulge in a pro.
longed are Mt rhis strange appari.
ton. Prince Camaralzaman
now, shnevertheless Enthusiastically
identitic him as the boorish Hal
Thorntoof the day before.
But nther Clara Burton nor
ThOrntohimself seemed conscious
of any utamorphosis having taken
place. lrfectly at care he led the
way 10 we're his carriage and well.
matchedpan of cold black horses
waited tconvey the party to the
farm.
There / the gate stood June,
smiling al cordial. ROBBED in a
dainty mllin OF charming design
and tauitss III aud finish, with a
garnitnref filmy lace and floating
ribbons. Ii soft brown locks cling.
ing to heproad white brow in most
bewitchin little kinks and curls
and kn0td in classic coils above
her gracel neck, she was a pretty
picture took upon.
Now n right up stairs to your
room, girls; the door is open. You
have onlynst time to dress while
brother nj myself lay the table,"
she said.
1t was perfect maiden's bower
all blue al white-in which Miss
Edith Evteigh found her belong.
ings arraled.
Hasteni through a change of
apparel. sll dazed and wondering,
she went How to explore the now
wide-openl house.
An Ope piano Uttered with the
latest nnc, an ample book case
filled witlhhe standard works of
history, bgraphy, fiction and poe.
try, freshperiodicals, pictures to
delight n 'nnoisseur, artistic orna.
ments, harmonious upholstery and
hangingst tasteful set of dining.
room fnrIiure, with a floor cover.
ing that Iced not offend the most
fastidiousin place of the rag car.
pet and iff wooden chairs, were
among III things she discovered.
Soon ID guests of the evening
began ttarrive. A bakers dozen
they coufed when all together
young mn and mai,lens In whose
persons manners and customs Miss
Edith Berleigh, try as hard as she
might, Guild find but little at which
to cavl Reposeful, self contained,
yet apt nd bright, they had some.
thing with the saying to say and
they sd it in well. chosen Ian.
'ithOut lapse of grammar.
Better ban herself, she SAW, they
knew d the great worlds work
and in,rests; more carefully than
she the had thought ont and set
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