The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-26

q year ago.. She don't mean to
marry in Mossbridge. : She has
, announced her determination 10
become the bride of some city
millionaire aad think she IL do
1t, p too-for, by George, she's
1 handsome enough to- be a crown
princessl' 81
Doctor Dulany thought over all
these things afterward, when be
was by himself in mis- little Office.
i don't mean to become the
prey of this rural Cleopatra be
| said to himself; 'snd rather think
that my obscurity is my security
< r = + .*,s*
The young doctor who has
taken old Ho!den's practice, eh p,
said Miss Granger, little dis
dainfolly. He is to be at Miss
Mix's to night, is he ? Very we'll
Il shall soon dispose of him.
GeraIda Granger was tall, i'm.
perial beauty, with dark, long.
lasbed eyes, a complexion like
cream and-roses, and a soft, Ian
liquid Voices and, at Miss Aix's
social gathering that night, she
looked as lovely as a dream cf
Circassia. But, to her infinite dis.
may and amazement, Doctor Dull
| any took no more notice of her
| than be did of old Mrs. Percy,
| who wore o wig. and blue spec.
tacles. BE. was .coolly polite
that was ali; and Miss Granger
did not knoww what to make of
him.
|23.Bat he's rather handsome,S she
unwiIlingly admitted to herself.
Miss Granger put on her pret2
tiest dresses and decorated hsr
hair with the sweetest flowers
out of her sunt's little conservato-
~, and really. degoted herself that
autumn to the business Of captiva.
ting Doctor Du1any. ,':' !" |
The man must be made Of cast
iron she said to herself. sAnd
only an Insignificant little country
doctor at thati It's perfectly, ri
diculous Tue idea Of bis visiting
Miss Herbert just because sbo has
aaaisi for charity and, poos poo
pie! And he took Lucy VilIars
down into the woods to botanize
after autumn fowers-lhe hateful
school-miss! And he's going to
join Mrs: Gracey's Shakespeare
Society. I never was a blue.
stocking, and L never will be.
Let him go r -....
But Gerslds couldn't content
herself with this system Of philos-'
ophy. Doctor Du!any was tho
first man who had ever resisted
her, destinations, and she was de- ]
termined that he should be- the
last. O.. -. &n... .. ...... 4
,r' And she tossed her hosd, ard
froze up, like a fair icicle, in bis
presence, and the finty. hearted
fellow never: even seemed TO know
it. .'i .--.
"A charming young man. said |
Mrs. Graeey-'so intellectual, so
perfectly we'll informed on every |
subject !
so truly generous and good to |
the poor r said Louisa Herbert.
'The most delightful companion
in the world said little Lucy Viii
lars, who was developing into a !
dangerously pretty blonde. OH
Geralds, if you could only hear
him talk about his home and his
mother
'Pshaw!' said Geralda 80 short
and sharp that Lucy looked up,
wondering what was the mat
ter.
Miss Granger was somewhat
pensive that evening. She had
always regarded Lucy VilIars as a
child ; but after all, she was nearly
seventeen, snd ,undeniably pretty.
But What / q fool Doctor Dulany
would be, to fling away his rich
nature and rare capacities on q
thoughtless elf like Lucy, just out
o: boarding school !
Aunt SUSIE said she, suddenly,
7 think I should like to join
lsisterhood, or 30 into convent,
or something of that sort
Whstr ssid Aunt Susie, 10 dis-
:,:s :. :.,'.st.-:; '.>.::>t, II
I'm ti-ed of these senseless balls
and parties said Geralda, burst.
ing into tears.
MY love, said Aunt Susie, 'you
are not we'll. Your nervous sys-