Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1880-10-30
UNCLE VERSUS NEPHEW.

I'o ivy, tVio yc"', ""S Au'W""o
Vail.
A dark-eyed beauty, with one OF
those rich, wine-warm compilations
that remind one of Egyptian Cleo
patra, lovely red lips, and white
arms sparkling with cordons OF
precious stones and bands of dead
gold; and in the purple light OF the
setting sun, as she sat there IN
Major BrabazOn's barouche, with
the foam fringes Of the sea on one
side, and the yellow sands on the
other, she was as beautiful as a
dream
Nor was she unObseryed by the
stream of gay promenadefs along
the shore.
"I,'sa a fupcrore conclnsion,' said
old Doctor Prince.
'.She'Il marry Brabazon, Of
course" said Mrs. Alleyne.
"She'll marry the richest man
who presents himself, no matter
who he is," observed Captain Da-
gon spitefully.
"The Brabazons are wealthy
family" remarked Doctor POunce.
4Not that this young fellow has
much of his own, but bis uncle, old
Barney Brabazon, is the richest
planter in Louisiana, without chick
or child to inherit his wealth."
"You may depend upon it, Miss
Vail has taken all that into consid-
eration," said Mrs. Alleyne, with
the quiet malice which one woman
often exhibits in speaking of an
other. "She's the most mercenary
creature on the face of the globe"
Mrs. &lleyne had spoken, if vim
distively, still truly. Adr'erne
Vail, with her angel.face and voice
/ of low toned music, was rather in
clined to view mankind through the
dollsr-and cent medium.
Her face was her fortune. She
had been educated by q scheming
mother, who, herself pinched and
eramped by perpetual want, had re-
solved tLat Adrienne should bring
her radiant beauty iG TIE best pos
sible market, and thus redeem the
low estate of the family fortunes.
| Adlienne's girlhood had not been
like that OF other children; she had
tasted poverty, and been trained in
the belief that happiness could
only be attained by me ans Of a
golden spell.
"You must marry, 2El you must
marry rich," was the precept whieil
her mother was perpetually dinnlng
into her ears-nor was she likely to
forget the battle cry, now she was
on the actual field of action.
"And ] suppose" said Mrs.
Aileyne, biting her lips, as she saw
her own red haired, sandy-com-
plexioned daughter walking with
out any escort on the beach "Bra'
bazon's fool enough to believe that
she really loves him for HIMSELF
Yes, Bsabazon was just such a
fool. He was madiy in l2ye with
the beautiful brunette-he was III Il
paradise of bliss as long as she sal
by his side aud smiled on him with
those wonderful eyes of hers-and
he firmly believed thas, with the
magnetism OF true love, she shared
his every emotion.
They were eneaged-that is, sub
iect to old BarnabaS BrabazOns
approval, for Adrienne knew hel
/. Young sultor had no patrimOny o
his own. and she had no mind tt
risk uloye in d cottage" even TO
tbe sake of HANDSOME Allen Bra
: bacon.
"He stands in fathers place tt
you, Allen," she said; "and m.
standard of filial duty is high"
+, "He cannot help admiring yo'
when he comes," declared Aller
Brabazon, who had already writ
ten to his uncle upon the subject.
). Old Barnabas arrived at last
yeIlow-skinned, bilious looking
I. man, with iron-gray hair, rumple
: in crest on the top Of his head
and a pair of black eyes that glow
ed like GOALS OF fire beneath hi
shaggy pent-houses Of brows.
His dress was of coarse brow
tweed; his boots thick; bis hat
aapping Panama, which half col
- cealed.his blunt features. But h
: linen was exquisitely fine. bnttone
with diamond sparks, and Oh III
finger he wore an emerald rim
d which represented almost the va
ne of kings ransom.
"Well 7" quoted Barnabas, fixin
an enquiring eye Oh his nephew.
"Uncle," cried the young man g
g Enthusiastically, "she is angel!'
= .Fll have 70 look at her before
Ny make up my mind Oh the subject
said Uncle Barnabas.
He was taken TO call on Mi
:, Vail, and like most other gent
men lie swent down" at the HI
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