Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-07-22


pointed me chief supervisor of the eX
ternal arrangements for the ceremony
this evening, | was obliged to trave
this morning. And now, ColonP'
! what shall | do i'll the emergency
exclaimed Charlie, taking chair.
Mr. Withers, who is leader Of the
band in Baltimore, has written that
he is sick, but that he will send the
men along: and he desires me to gel
! George Bowling, who used to lead the
3 band at college, to supply his place
And so | am now on my way to see
!. George and | desire you to write note
. requesting bis services
We were about gong to gather
flowers for the festival, Charlie" said
Mrs. Spalding. as the colonel retired
to the library to write the desired let
ter ':lf YOU promise not TO tease
everybody te death, we will permit
YOU to escort us to the flower garden,
Il will promise everything and be d
good boy besides" responded Lester,
"if cousin Lou will give me button
hole bouquet and put it on my coat
with her own hands. She owes me Il
return for the way she treated ME the
other evening.
Lester desired Miss Spalding to un-
derstaud. that if he had forgiven her
and his presence this morning mani-
Tested that fact, still he had not for
gotten the scene and its termination.
Louisa will certainly do YOU that
favor, and Oracle and will give you
hat full of flowers, If that will salts
fy YOU and put you in Il good humor.
returned Mrs. Spalding. and she look
cd Charlie full in the face and smiled.
And Charlie knew by that smile,
that Mrs. Spalding had heard the
whole story from Miss Lou, and was a.
ware OF his failure and rejection.
ut will certainly contribute to put
me in good humor, whether it salts
Ties me or not he responded, taking
the flower basket and opening the
door. IF couldn't get the lily, |
suppose | may get rose
Nv hat do YOU mean, cousin Char
.ie:' exclaimed fairy little Oracle -
mir. Loudoun SAYS he will ask sister
Lou to day for the prettiest rose that
blooms at Rosedale, and now, YOU say,
you can't get the lily. would like
|. 10 see that lily and | wonder where
that pretty rose is
ASK cousin Lou here, Oracle, and
she will point out that lily and show
you the rose said Charlie laughing,
amused at the quaint naivete of the
, little girl.
: Miss Lou didn't laugh, out looked
far away in the distance, as if she were
scanning the horizon for some imagi-
nary rose, that bIusned in fancy's realm
or seeking some spotless lily, that an
. gels were bearing away IN the blue
! skies, 10 the home of the lovers of the
lilies and Of the angelic virtue, OF
which the lily is the emblem.
They had filled their baskets with
flowers OF all kinds, wnen the colonel
joined them and gave Lester the letter
Tor Mr.. Bowling.
Handing the basket to Col. Spalding
Lester ordered his horse and as he
sprang into the saddle, cried out, An
revoir, ladies The party from my
house will be here precisely at three
. o'clock. By the way, colonel, how Is
the hospital getting on, and how are
, patients
"Both patients are doing nicely
replied the colonel. MIR Gaddis tells
me. that his son will soon be in a con-
dition TO be removed to Baltimore, and
and Jim declares, she mus see de
Young gemmeh dance dis ebenin'."
4. suppose your patient. Mr.. Loudoun. Is
recovering rapidly:
"IIe has bsen wounded in the heart
more seriously than in the arm. | fan.
. cy. my worthy colonel, replied Char,
lie, as be put spurs TO his horse and
lcantered down the avenue.
At twelve o'clock, the ladies' retired
to make their personal and private pre-.
| parations, aud Col. Spalding, after
: having visited jim, in his cabin, en-
tered the sick room of the stranger t.
talk to the Young man, and invite Mr.
Gaddis to be present at the ceremony
, partake ol the dinner and enjoy the
party.
!. Mr.. Gaddjs thanked the colonel We.
+. nv sincerely for his kind invitation
but politely declined to avail himself
, of it. Ills rraS, ms, he said were many
| bat the most forcible one was the teal
> that on iuqnlrlug who he was, the
, guests Of the Colonel might learn AL
| about the dongs of his son and his
> mistortunes.
: MY sou is now so much better, Mr.
Spalding," added Mr.. Gaddis, "that
shall ask of the doctor, this evening
permission to remove him to Baltimore
E next week. And then, when my un-
; fortunate boy gets well and our tami,
/, ly reunion is celebrat d by social
, gathering, we shall be happy to place
among the first on the list of guests
5 the name Of Col. Spa ding.
= Thank you, thank you. dear sir,
p for your invitation, and rest assured.
that my family and myself shall only
y b. too happy to accept it," hastily re-
piled the Colonel "Iou arc your
f son shall not be intruded upon this
evening. and | shall take care that
t our mutual secret Is faithfully kent
= And now, if you will excuse me, ]
shall travel around the premises to
f see that all my orders have been exc.
: cuted."
e 1t was large, a select and merry
! party, that assembled at Rosedale that
memorable evening. All Testers and
4 the Colonel's friends, who resided in
S Bryantown and the vicinity were
: there. Lester had taken care TO in
: vite all the pretty young ladies and
e accomplished young gentlemen, ant
: the Colonel had insisted, that the