The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-06

under the eAin issisA 0y sisau Fanny. Fan, show your nes sisisr np b your room to tnhe ef hex bounee. Coma, sis, yeu and will seek she ssst of ths good folks of the house"
 Louise and Fanny vent up stairs to- gether, and Doug and | entered the par ior. Here saf annty in all the dignity q a black xnfin drcss and lace cap, fzf, pJrtly, and important. There, too. sas Doug's three handsome, stylish, fashion able sisters in the sweeping plentisude of their charms and crinoline
 @oh, Doag !n
 My dearest Douglas re
 Brother Doug~ were the simulfan- eous exclAmxtions, as all arose to grees him. And Doug fouad himself encircied by four pairs of arms and undergoing any amount Of embracing, with tke stoical heroism of a martyr.
 "When did you cQmee Are you really massieds Where is your wife Y were the next questions delivered all to- gether.
 Arrived nov-am really and truly married and my wife is here up stairs with Fan," was Doug's coacise and sai- isfactory reply, as he flung himself into chair and began languidly flaming him. self.
 sls it possible: Dear me. And is she really % handsome and respectable as they sayf exclaimed his mother.
 As to her responsibility. her father is the richest banker in B.. and her family lead the ton in that city. For her beausy. you must judge fer yourselves: but know this summer she was the reigning belle of Newport"
 "DeAr me~ repeated aun,y with em- phasis. "And she fell in love with you How very extraordinary And her eyes scanned her 6rss-born from head to foot, evidently at loss to know wha, charm about him had achieved such a conquest
 My dear mother, am l such a mon- ster, then p said Doug, smiling, and shak- ing back his fair, brown curling hair of his high forehead
 No, indeed, Doug and you are good enough for her, or any lady in the land," !" said his sister Agnes, proudly. |" Bu, how did 1t all come about!'
 -Oh, what does it natter said Doug, carelessly. "i have go, her and that's enough. A cold reception she has me, with, too, with no one to welcome her but little Fan."
 "l will go to her," said aun;y, starting
 "Come, Genevra.' And she and her eldest daughter, with great rustling oi silks, swept from the room. while Doug get up and sought his own to change his travelling dress, leaving Agnes and Gertrude and to talk over the assonish- ing marriage and wonder what sort of a person Mrs Doug Darrell would turn ou, to be.
 Our curiosity was no, destined to be satisfied until the bell rang for tea, then Doug came in with Cinevra. and Mrs. Darrell followed, with her daughser.in- law leaning upon her arm. AS write, the face and form saw that evening rises like beautiful, haunting vision before me. sec again the tall. slender form the pale, handsome face: the dark, luminous eyes, the shiny, satin, smooth hair knotted simply around the we'll formed head the placid brow, and red, smiling, lips, and the glance, softening and growing dreamy with deepest love, as it rested on her husband. She was scarcely eighteen, and very handsome she was, and very lovely she looked in her cool, pale pink barege with swee, syringia blossoms on her breas, and in her shiny black hair. That she loved her husband truly and well, was evident that she was proud of him, too, was equally evident. And he was man to be proud of, with his rare talents, his generous, noble heart, and me, manly, independent pride Dear glorious Cousin Doug.
 Three nights after there was grea, party at auntie's, and of course l was there. Mrs. Doug Darrell was the cynos- ure of all eyes. the observed of all ob- servers" and well worth looking at. She was in her magnificent white silk, frosted with seed and pearl her rich, black hair, looped up with the same jewels quite splendid in her dark, stately beauty. Doug, too, was looking well for him, and very, very happy indeed. Ma,rimony evidently agreed with him
 TIC anu ! udo OSCn WditZtnk, anu nav ing vhirled ourselves into a remarkably hot state of mind and body, we sauntered out on the piazza to enjoy the cool air. Through the glass doors and open win dows ve could see the whole ballroom and conspicuous among the rest by her queenly presence and bright young beauty, Doug's bride moved through the quadrille she was dancing the hand somess woman decidedly. saw his eyes light up with pride and love as he watched her, and laughingly quoted from Maud:
 Queen rose Of the rosebud garden of
 girls.
 Come hither, the dancers are gone In gloss O. satin and glimmer of pearls,
 Queen, lily, and rose in one. Shine out. little head, summing over with
 curis,
 To the flowers and be their sun''
 "What a happy fellow you ought to be, Doug, with such a wife w said l.
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