The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-08-13


The second Susannah, o.
And the youngest Elizabeth Jane. =
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SLIGHTLY ELEVATED.
knew it was he the first instant /
glanced ut him, as he stepped into the
elevator, and then, seeing a lady, took
offIhis hat and stood there with it in his
hand, while Others filed in and seated
thaneEes.. i wondered If he, had seen
me. Ehopsl to heaven he had not. 1t
wal not very bright in the place, and I
ca4 down my eyes with truly ostrich
like sagacity, forgetting l could be seen
if fdid not see; forgetting, too, the mir
rory lining the box if one happened to
look intthem. However, at the second
Ao0r he left, and went on, thankful ]
had not been obliged to make the stir Of
moving out before he did,. -,~,y,r,.g
Lwotld not have gone down to dinner
thai dayi ! could have helped it,, I said
to nyself-not although mamma had
asked the Coverings TO dine, and my
new garnet velvet had just come home.
But mamma would have made such !
song Of it that one thing would be just
as 6ad as the other se7saa,} /
{ was hardly inside my room when !
locked the door, and fell on the bed 50
fail that Ishould have died If at last.I
had hsen able to cry-a good long
refses lhk cry that. lasted till / grew so
angrywith myselfit dried my tears. And
then Aspy cana to. the door, but ! told
her shS Aust no along into mammals
room /; She couldn't come in there. And
she went away declaring il was fine
timSS as md other tkings 81 the sort,
till I .bethoukht me 1t ,cas fine time of
day if / tainted away, and cried myself
i'll, and locked my sister out OF her
roomsa1lsa,ocsasel had hsppene4 IL
me E6Fing Richards in the elevatOs
fv4 years after our boy and girl engage,
melt. was broken psa tsr .,.la,,',
Ecalf it aboy and girl engagementi
but it had been life dfmy life, and it had
ain bst torn my heart9ont in coming y
an md. And what had he cared-th,
GRID dark, handsome creature, stand
mathers without q line upon bis fac4
tha told Of any trouble it had been u
bid WhN.h8a, left me to suffer al ! had
hal 10 suffer slope1 Nde 60 dewntodhe
mel W0di6 goA I went up In . chari.
Of fire directly aftsrward. l sprana
up| lid bathed my face, and powdered
it 1 It was cool, md unlocked the doo1
and called Amy, and sat bent over :
noSBl, and thoroughly absorbed IA itI
my hair streaming round my face and
shoulders, till she was dressed, having
to hurry q little for some caller IN out
pa})or. Then / blew of my powder,
tod q hot bath, called Davis, and had
helbrush my hair till it tingled, and ps
on 1ha uaaEnAts sHAlEats1 ths aeoaea
{ duchesse lace and the yellow pearls
everybody dresses so at that hotel.
only came near breaking down when!
Davis not bsjag anS 70 find = jewel
wanted, Itu1i6lsd oyss the tfings my
4 self, AMI ) IA nlf miniature Mat no
body nd az he s1nmbled 6e "
hidiuk,t ". u r. ysJf sfef h4 tn
instS1s HIT p1 grsgs iace.s 1at1
recoyorS1 - iI13S. - & looksd an thl
glasa 90 defiI IN q ~ that Icared
: str zen 81 AZ - r that y y !
carse bfs "a kotsl dining
room setas y psGsys ~ mirrors
liz fres66 sd III III Ard any
body would have been justified In making
such remarks asyWere convenient con
4 cernidamf Witty Who drlA haSsknpF.I
d the ses6nd thsh4k that flashed through
me as / looked Ia that glass, and saw
ne olive oval With III rich flush. tn
dark and glowing eye, the dewy Up, tn
elear.solt, outlines. II ] thought 1t VA
1 i picture LorinE. Richards OF anothe'
might be glad 70 sec, how. could I hell
Ne thong l.,
The Loverings were waiting when
went into the parl0r, mammA ana Amy
Who had become used to my caprice y
I've years, talking IS y they were no
AaN worried to death for fear Was no
I eoing to dine at all-mamma's soul be
f. deeply concerned in doing the Low
stiaes honor; for she meant that Mar!
iA6ald marry the doctor, i obliged =
i've up hope 81 my accepting Mr.. Lov
qix9's bonds and stocks with himself
loos mamma had come to make . feticl
b herself Of bonds and stocks. And !
NJ q condescension, In . manner, to
lhem 10 dine with Do, anyway q = hote
sAe sristocrats Of the Avenue 10 gene
L M daspising tie cuisine and The herd Q
~ vulgar who. get thsir two Of tire
ayi, yearly splsndor 8 A Inn, an'
eoe being aristocrats il particular
~ cruelty conservative IN practice an
siaeiple. 1, 40
So No went down. And namm
iled in With Mr.. Lowering, and Am,
~ the Doctor, and i followed Mitl
~ Ioyeripe, whose kttle soul .cnrle'
= - Ii contact with The crowd, Ike
& eaemons when you touch y; ~ Y
= the door my train caught on
1 hook, and 81 eoaple oasesrvanl
ae haste 10 loosen Il, but not beecss'
1lsmap had ssopped sqd aet , 4 ff 81
nd O.. "a r. ~ Lnin0s1 ie1aEtl
y had. not klsesp ~ again. =
~ me-, and I'D lol /, k1aM "a
-. ths 80 ~ arnlslt bfrshs
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