The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-06-27
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a MEAN ADVANTAGE.

"a MILAN ADV AN lAUEi.
Asunny head, almost hidden by awhit,
straw hat, was thrust into the open win
dow Of the parlor Of Doctor Pritehard, 1
large brick building planted in the yicini
ty Of newly discovered mineral spring
and . clear voice laughed:
Shame on you, ladies, for sitting In
the house on such a lovely May morning.
Just look at my beautiesle displaying i
pretty toy of q basket, in which nestled
rosy yerbenas, big blue yiolets, and the
waxy bells Of the wild hyacinth, in charm
ing confusion and profuSion. "Take that
for your want of tastep
And she threw Q handful Of flowers into
the room and sped away with saucy
laugh.
oh, that Moral" sighed Mrs. Drapier,
eylanguid widow in q blue cashmere wrap,
per, all cream colored lace and embroid.
cry.
points and boisterousness," commented
Miss Fife Morgan. who herself twas a com.
bination Of dieaway prettiness and jeal.
Gus disposition, as she spiteiully fiicked
away one OF Nora's yiolets that had fallen
on her dress. eAnd such o hoyden as she
.islp
"suchaconttastto heriatherl" mourned
Mrs. Drapier, who was more than sus.
pected OF having designs on the heart and
hand OF Mr.. Carston, the millionaire wild
over, who, for his imagined and nulhfar-
ious ailments, was staying at>Dr. Pritcll-
ards with his pretty daughter, Nora.
" Yes, she is q contrast" assented Miss
Earle, an heiIess, and brunette beauty,
looking up from the cardinal silk purse
she was beading. "Mr. Carston Is an old
granny, and Nora is as sweet as rose,
and as pretty as picture, and full to the
6nger tips Of. vigorous lie. The trouble
Is, you are all Jealous OF hertz
ssThe ideal" shifted the ladies, in stimuli
taneous scorn.
~ wonder what DIR. Brancombe will
think Of Nora? He has finished attending
those medical lectures at st. Thomas, and
will be back this evening to enter into
partnership with DR.. Pdchard." added
Miss Earle quietly.
II fancy be won't waste many thoughts
on her. He has often said that he I'D.
mires only womanly womenI" simdered
Mics Morton, who fancied herself a
"~0manly woman, = and consequently the
handsome young doctors idea, on the
strength OF her utter inehfectualness and
why clinging to nascutfhitY.
II fancy he will get enough OF her to-
night. She is to sing in the concert
we got up 10 celebrate DIR. Pritch-
ards birthday. We had to ask her,
you know. I've never heard her sing,
except in hymns on Sundays and at
prayers, but i suppose shell =giyerus AN
Awful Little Scrub, or something of the
sort, said Mrs. Drapier.
Mre. Earle smiled. She had heard Nora
sing.
Now prepare 10 be astonished,n tit
tered Miss Morton, behind her blue
ostrich.feather fan, to Doctor Brans-
combe as she pointed out on the satin
programme the announcement-"Song
by Miss Carston." !
a sudden gisam OF admiration shot into
Alian's dark eyes as an aurora in rose and
silver came lightly and swiftly tothe front
NJ tha iD,nrnvisaH STAGE
a tor,hny this iorelv o;rl with tbe
arch nerfecfion n. her face liz Nv a pa;r Of
Iangh;na tonaz eves. and a shanely "little
heaf rnnn;ny ovsr with rnrls'i al glitter.
ing gold.
She clasped her dimpled hands lightly
in front al her and tho silver banples 81,
her ronnd wrists clicked syeet.noted
iitt,a ovsrtnre az she hsoan her sonc,
r. eas one If t5oee which rave spno
,be;r "" ~s W. down fbe centnr;es i,om the
t t ~ sbasssraore AZ sSn f;n;sSed the
conclndiny lines: --=.7'
.To hit NV Inv. oos.mornv
sI tS I bIti d In aI sye s iarTSs.S
abe heoan n time her merry note nnto
lhe sweat hir5's throat and q mad mnsi.
col n,s S fys;ttsre5 tbriIIs5 and warbiad
th1 II, Ike ,nom 80 If ali The biris the
noet had mentioned in his song were
spS w, Me- m blassomiro snravs and fairly
on,doine, themselyes h their ef;orts to bid
hia love tbe sweetest OF good.morrows.
aWhat an exhibitionI i told Won she
womb astonish Won whispered Miss Nor.
to S: In the nar,sa tha. followed the rantnr.
one encoTe. - =
notb;n s.p I;S s tbia Essential Allan With
! o or;z,scai 4 ainTie IN his bsnIsorne ewes.
" s.T tnsw yon disannroyed al those Sold
,;r,s H Who fsv ~ tSemsssi iv ont 10 vain ali.
sn;r ,s' on far 90 yery far from one's
;daa ~ a wo1naniy woman p cooed Mis-
Morton Nor nInming her irizzIy. Fashionable
little head.
ns aSa aS she see - mu,ed Allan. in won.
ler athat any mans idea Of a womanly
vyol,an ia Sns Who is fnli al sweetness
hrishtness and Are. like Miss Carston. IN.
staad NJ an envious little parian imaee ma
hersalf9v
Bnt tnone 80 blind as those who won't
sse - and Fffie Norton's sleep was sweet.
sned tSat night by the thoueht that one
S more linz linz wss forged in tils chain that
honnd Allan n her, while Allan,s dreams
zero yls ali n Nora.
1--we IA the ore miraele.;worker vet alive,
and X was moi long before Allan,s heart,
that iii NOW ina never throbbed faster
ior n wonan's sale. was irreyocably IN
Nora,s teenine.