Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-09

one OF your TWO JaNoRltSS Tor a huSband.1
s'No, she answered. eve don't lave
| aud VIII is too poor to marry. we are
fond Of each other, however. There's DR..
/ Mayfield just starting of. He looks as il
about to hand lady into his buggy.
Now, Mrs. Maytield, I know you don't
care to ride any further, so / am going to
make DR.. Mayfeld take me home.'
Dr.. Mayfield saw the carriage coming.
and hoped Pauline might 60 with him. as
il seemed to him he had seen but little Of
her for several days, Flora did not give
him an opportunity to ask her, for. lean
ing out OF the carriage, she said almost
before it stopped:
Chow kind OF yOG to wait for us, doc
tor. How could youhave known wished
to return?'
Seeing him lock inquiringly towards
Pauline, Flora laaghingly FASTENED to
say:
80, she does not care to ride with you;
she has already said as much"
Before Pauline could deny her asser-
ton, Reginald, a little piqued, replied:
so, well, it does not matter, just so
have company
Pauline thoughb if it did not matter she
would not trouble herself to explain.
Irene saw with cOmplacency that
Flora's petty malice and Idle words had
on more than one occasion caused Pau
line and DR.. Mayfeld to misunderstood
each other.
Being assisted into the buggy Flora
chatted all the way to her home, which
was some squares away.
After long string OF nonsense, she
somewhat startled her companion with:
''Really, DR.. Mayfield, you have such a
/ beautiful wife so charming, too, everyone
admires her. 1t is quite funny that
Irene's brother was an old sweetheart OF
h,nr - hOE rr,ff Inc
| swer, she started off on tangent to some.
thing else, and was finally helped down ut
| her own gate.
! DIR. MayGeld found himself near the
! post office, and, as it was just mali
| time, he stepped in and got the mali
! ''Here's a letter now from Irene's brother.
| / wonder what.the scamp is doing now. l
mean to ask Pauline if she knows him.@
If he only had, but he found some. one
waiting for him when he got home. He
! gave the letter to Sam.
'SAnd, Sam, tell Pauline I'll be bsck to
/ supper if possible"
Flora's words and the letter we're not
! thought of for weeks after.
One morning Pauline was walked by
/ ClOe, the cook, saying:
"Oh, Miss Pauline, Is s0rgy to wake
you, but Eve cut my finger right bad, and
thought you had some plaster that Icould
stick it up Wild
mo, Cloe, [ don't think I have, and
Reginald has gone out again. l will get
up and tie it up nicely for YOU"
Eyes; and hOw's gwine to make the
bread, and Miss Mary she is so partt ;ular
to have breakfast just at the minute, and
that Susan amt no count at all IL the
Kitchen" grumbled Cloe, while Pauline
found linen and thread 10 bind her finger.
Never mind, ClOe," she replied, ''Im
good cook, Ycu get everything you can
lcfiy and anT
and help YOU"
You, ma'am, No. Miss Mary would
| scOld me sure 'nough if she know l call
you to help me.7
''Well, she will not know it, l guess.
| Go low and get things ready"
A few minutes after Pauline was busy
helping ClOe with the breakfast. She
made cream toast and biscuits, and then,
thinking how Reginald might enjoy some
| of her mullins made them with great
care, while Cloe cooked the meats.
'NOw, Miss Pauline" exclaimed the
| grateful cook, ''you just go long and fix
up and I'll have de breakfast on de table
in just five minutes, so hurry long and
maby old ClOe can do something for you
| sometime"
Soon the family assembled to breakfast,
entirely unconscious OF this by-play, and
were joined later by Reginald, and finally
| Irene came in. She was nearly always
late. much to the annoyance of her aunt,
who liked to have everything move with
the clock.
Late again. aunt Mary. I'm sorry. l
viii try and do better in the morning; but
you will have to scoid two. see Reginald
has just come in"
But I've already done a days
work, while Won have been sleeping the
golden hours away, Miss Irene"
''Ill have to acknowledge my Incidence,
and prevail upon Pauline, who is quite a
lark, to read me lecture upon the habit
of early rising What time do you rise
in the country p turning to Pauline.
''Pve often and often got up by candle
light. and had breakfast for the hands by
the time the sun was up" replied Pau
line.
A look of astonishment was Irene's only
reply.
Douglass has always resented Irene's
manner to Pauline, and said:
Il think if some of our young ladies'
| compilations could be improved by coun-
try air and exercise into a semblance Of
! yours, Pauline, we would have quite
pilgrimage into the woods from our city.
How soon would you leave your enchant-
ed couch, Irene, to catch the rich crimson
on Pauline's cheek~
Thanks, Mr.. DOu lass, Pm quite salts
fed with my looks. would rather be pale
and interesting than red as a beet" glanc-
ing at Pauline's face, which now had in
deed become flushed to her brOws.
Yes for you can borrow your blossom
from the toilet table when occasion de-
mands it," retOrted Douglass.
1t was Irenes time to turn crimson
now, and then she paled with anger, for
her beauty she was very proud of, and
that anyone should think she ever needed
art to enhance it stung her deeply; but
she knew she could not deny his accuse
ton. She hated him for his penetrations,
and Pauline more for being the cause OF
his unkind remarks.
Reginald, who felt the conversation was
becoming uncomfortable, spoke OF Cloe's
fine mullins.
Yes, and her steak is also fine" sneer-
ingly added Douglass. "Have you tried
it, mOtherV
about it. Remove the dishes, SUI an, and
tell ClOe wish to speak to her"
The family separated, but Pauline In
gered to help Cloe out Of her difficulty.
''Cloe," said Mrs. Maytield, ''your bat
ter-cakes had no salt; your steak had a
double portion of it. How was itT'
Indeed, ma'am, Pm sorry" said ClOe.
Mother" interrupted Pauline, u must
acknowledge my share in the breakfast. l
found Cloe had cuSs her finger so went in to
help her. / guess two heads did not prove
better than one IN this instance"
"IheD. ClOe, l have nothing more to
say" stitliy replied Mira. MaYfeld. "Pau-
line, think it would have been more be-
coming to you as Reginalds wife to have
sent Susan to the kitchen. You are no
longer in the country, hope you VIII re-
member
Pauline felt hurt, but made no reply.
An hour after Pauline, while busy in her
room, heard voices in the doctors library.
where's mars doctor, Sam?" Cloe was
saying.
'He's jest gone out disactly five min
utes ago. He sent me back to git his
gloves, and ! amt fast finding of 'em. l
reckon he amt missing me nor de gloves,
as 1 see Miss Irene talking to him down
dar by the gate yet"
'Desactlv," exclaimed Cloe, with dis
gust, you'd never be for a city niger,
Sam"
'WeH, now, Mrs. Porter, been think
ing I'd get you to teach me grammar"
''You sich fool, sam, wouldn't I'M
| dertake your case.'
"Dere dey is now under &c laurel trees.
! People do say she come might nigh being
mistress here. Pm powerful glad she
( missed it. Bah! jest look how loving she
| do look at dat man, and he don married,