The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1881-05-13

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lssSsfiltions of gratitude for her kind SCI
/ yicfs and landed be- at her own doc
ijnsti five minutes before her bottle
t-fhe in Esther was rather glad o
fAls as 1hs was q little suspicious tina
Ilt 4 brotntsfrs ould consider her adYen
4 l1k6 rather Qufxotic. 4k
TO avoid comment, she did not ever
81 iilform Philip that she had ever me
AZ; HigelCw. He took frequent q,
kortunies TO call upon her, 81 ssds;
tsiight pre- text or another, but -Ssf,s As
ehanced to be when Der brother wa
Il absent. No. lSSf -
II wonder" said Phasfs yc5Telssslg
rs hf' sat by the frs 5aie eyai,hsy
eWhc5fer Mr.. Bi9elJs;s viii So "
looking 1or wife befersi gc,e g
! II d0iRt know, /" ssiG fsther, and in
/ her embarrassment dropped half a
dozen stitches from the stocking. she
held III her hand. sss.ss'
Not that approve OF marriage e
least IA ns4Sewn case, said Philip, not
ifBotinlnG III DEMONSTRATION, ssbut 1t
1nay BE dilrererp with Mr.. Bigelow.
be hea J. 1sisteY &c superintend his es-
\ taprs Ssh u9rots don's know, however,
i Hlhefher there Ss anybody likely to
syuit hink IN this village Let me see =
Aere Is Miss Preston; she n1ight don.
n no, I DOM think she. svould suit
: Jim It Al. = said Esther. with q spirit
slbich c0flsIderably surbl sseu iIeSS
lpi9sher she knows very little about
tWhy, / thought you and Miss
Preston were friends said Philip,
little puzzled.
Well, so we are, y returned Esther
In her usual tone; "but III hardly
think she would suit Mr.. BigelOw.n
sPerhaps not" he reioined, and sol
The conversation ended.
From the conversation which we
have recorded above the reader VIII
obtain some insight into the character
Of Miss Esther's feelings toward Mr..
tigel0w. She would hardly confess
4 70 herself but, as matter of fact,
her ideas of marriage had suffered a
material change within a brief period.
Meanwhile thegentlemanc continued
his visits Oftentimes he would ask to |
zee the bed OF flowers, on which Es-
fheF rather prided herself, and -sonne-
times he would petition for seed, being |
very fond OF flowers, ms he said, and
Fery anxious to introduce them in his
o6p garden.
On one Of these occasions Mr.. Bige-
'fiF. after little visible embarrass-
1ent, said, hesitatingly:
!. q would like to ask your advice,
iss Esther, ON a rather delicate cub
feet and one Of great importance to
4I,1eelf. There is one thing | wish to-
secure TO make my establishment COM
Isie; but hardly know in whatman-
i.effo ask for it,
What is it you refer. TO ?' asked F,s-
t|1fr l,neuspiciously.
"A wife, was the significant re-
Instantly crimson flushed Es-
TIERS cheeks. She did not tiust her
spIi 10 speak.
Need I say that you are the one
bonn, OF all others, ] would seek to
|IaeQ IN that position ?n ssz
He took her unresisting hand and
Kissed 4 with all the galIantry of
ronng lover.
But what viii my brother say Pr
inquired Esther, when she bad fonna /
voice q speak.
Thal should lie say? Yon are
va OWL mistress, SURELY
but he is always ridiculing thei
dsf marriage, and couldn't Nen-'
tell ilin1.
= lleed of It. Let's run awa5 toi
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l.t,iiwhf.s, II Esther nal 81 lS..FI,
xclusively occupied with be own 3s
Hairs, she might have noticed ehaf d n
.hshge had come over Phillip mel
Vas often absent evenings, and wAfHt
i home was more silent and abstracled
han his wont. Ebe former she readi-
Aattributed to the cause which he bad
J &Qued-namelv. a pressure Of busi-
The latter She did not OBSERVE,
Ter mind being preoccupied We,
vho ssse IN the secret. may take the
liberty Of following him on one of his
,.lsf,,ssss calls. 1t was a neat cottage, !
rom whose front door dangled an inn
nense knoclker. The door was opened
~ the same Miss Preston, who some
5oIlfhs before, he thought ssmi9ht dop s
81 Mr. Bigelow. - h
Good evening, Maria, as be en-
cred. After brief conversation !
bout the weather, the crops, and 9TH
+ standard topics, which, however
rival thew NAV seem. coulti hardly be
isnensed with. he began to show |
Irns Of embarrassment. and finally :
iaculated: y raeI
"Nfaria-Miss Preston-I mean Ma Q
Ia. what are vour opinions about mar z
AVE %
ttTVhv ~ sold she, tsI hardly know. Z
don't think I have given much con-
Iteration r., the subject y Z
ssBecause. y Continued Philip, 81 find lie
nv opinions have suffered a great I
hange on this point. There was a I
Irne when I Thought it unwise; but =
0w, ifI could get a good wife, such as :
gu, for example, I should be inclined x
D try its' !
"Oh, Mr.. Mason, said Miss Preston, =
4 some perturbation, show YOU talk" !,
Five minutes afterwaFtl Miss Pres : !.
1n had accepted the proposal of Phil !, y
}, and the two were, to all intents !,
nd purposes, engaged. y
"1he only thing think Of said. =
he gentleman, after brief pause, sis :
lat my sister Esther is q decided en- :,
NY TO marriage, and l hardly dare =
II her am about tossmarry. II we q
,uld only get away aud nave the q
.remony performed 1t would be pleas h
ater-" In
suppose we 60 70 New York. sug- q
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