The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-02-09
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Brabazon's barouch, with the foam
fringes Of the sea on one side, and the
yellow sands on the other, she was as
beautiful as dream!
Nor was abe unobserved by the stream
of gay pfoinenaders along the shore.
"It's foregone conclusion" said old
Doctor Pounce.
"ShslI marry Brabazon, of course"
said Mrs. Alleyne.
"she'il marry the richest man who
presents himself, no matter who he is,"
observed Captain Dagon spitefully. !.
''The Brabazons are n wealthy family"
remarked DR.. Pounce "Not that this
youBg fo.!cw has :nncl, Of his own, but
his 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 confederation
said Mrs. Alleyre, with the e'quiet malice
which one woman often exhibits in
speaking of another. "''ne is the most
Inercenary creature on the face Of the
globe"
Mrs. Alleyne had spoken, if yindic.
lively, still truly. Adrienne Vail, with
her angel face and voice of low toned
music, was rather inclined to view man.
kind through the dollar-and. cent medi-
um.
Her face was her fortune. She had
been educated by schemipg mother,
who, herself pinched and cramped by
perpetual want, had resolved that Adri.
cnne should bring her radiant beauty to
the best possible market, and thus re.
deem the low state OF the family for
tunes.
Adrienne's girlhood had not been like
that of other children; sne had tasted
poverty, and been trained in the belief
chat happiness could only be attained by
means of golden spell.
"You must marry, and you must marry
ricb," was the precept which her mother
was perpotually dinning into her ears
nor was slle' likely to forget the battle
cry, now that she was on the actual field
of action.
"And l suppose" said Mrs. Aileyne,
biting her lips, rs she saw her own red
haired, sandy complexioned daughter
walking without an escort on the beach,
"Brabazon's tool enough to believe that
she really loves him for himself"
Yes, Brabazon was just such fool.
He was madly in love with the beautiful
brunnette-ho was In paradise Of bliss
as long as she sat by his side and smiled
on him with those wonderful eyes OF
hers-and he firmly believed that, with
tho magnetism of true love, she shared
his every emotion.
They were engnged-that is, subject
to old Bafnabas Brabazon's ap proyal, for
Adrienne knew that her young suitor
had no patrimony Of his own, and she
had no mind to risk Glove in q cottage"
even for the sake Of handsome Allan
Brabazon.
"He stands in fathers place to you.
Allan" she said : "and my standard OF
s!;asii !a.y;- duty Is, s,li;giii."
"He cannot help admiring you when
he comes," declared Allen Brabazon,
who had already written to his uncle
upon the subject.
Old Barnabas arrived at lust--a yellow
skinned, bilious-looking man, with iron
gray hair, rumpled in crest OIL the top
of his head, and pair of black eyes that
glowed like Goals of fire. beneath his
shaggy pent-houses of brows.
His dress vas of course brown tweed
Panama, which half concealed his blunt
features. But his linen was exquisitely
fine, buttoned with diamond sparks, and
on his finger he wore an emerald ring
which represented almost the value Of O
king's ransom.
"Well7" quoth old Barnabns, fixing m
inquiring eye on his nephew.
"Uncle," cried the young man, on.
Enthusiastically, "sha is on angel !"
"I'll have look at her before / make
up my mind on the subject" said Uncle
Barnabas.
He was taken to call on Miss Vail,
and like most other gentlemen he went
down" at the first sparkle of r liquid
dark eyes.
said Uncls Barnabas. "She's the = pret.
tiest girl ever saw in my life."
So the gay season went on. The clash
of viols, coruets aud trombones made
musical answer to the diapason Of the
waves; grim old dowages played cards !;
battered beaux smoked their cigars and
strove to rejuvenate themselves once
moro in the fragrance of the sea.air !;
pretty girls flirts3 handsome cavaliers
held fans oad bouquets, and newspaper
correspondents invented all sorts of fact
for the New York and Philadelphia daily
press AMI MS time went by, rumor
gained credepce, to the effect that Uncle
Barnabasg Bfaba1on Was ousting his
nephew. from tho saffectiona of the beau
tiful Miss Vail.
"Therep said Mrs. Vail, her witch
like conntenance assuming radiant ex-
pressfot, s"Here It is in black and white
An offer of marriage! My, dear you'll
be the richest woman south Of hhffs50n
and Dixon's line"
Adrienne, in q lovely dishabi!le of
white cashmere and rose-pink ribbons.
eat looking at the letter, With something
like dismay upon her countenance.
"WFite and accept him at once"
urged Mrs. Vail.
What! !.shat old nianis" sss
"Old man 70 screamed hfrs.s Vail.
''The richest planter In Louisiana. Why,
child, every diamond that he wears is u
fortune in ITSELF"
"But ! don't love him." pleaded Ad-
rienne, in Q low voice.
Love- bah r. ,scteeched theold lady,
what does love amount TO? A little
sugar ana honey, few sweetmeats, and
starvation for the restsofsyonr life. II.
made q love match, and SEQ whst adEndg.
ing career mine haa BEEN Adrienne,
don't be g fool You will never have
such another chance as this" = =.
Still AdEienne hesitated. {(sI y S~t
Mamma" she said. II an engaged to
Allan, and-.I love him. And I viii bo
But, child, don't you see what ruin
that will bring upon us?" breathlessly
cried Mse. VAIL. 'tsAiiau hasn't penny
of his own, and if he offends his uncle
- ar
!. "He can,work Cor Living, mamma,
like other, men,,
"Work-66tk for livingq" snafisd
the old lady, displaying a set of yellow
teeth that would have done credit to