Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-11-24

abundantly with some well-darLe
black lace, altogether gave her
charming aspect, that m; ght we'll have
touched Augustus HollOway's heart
had it not been already enslaved totally
by Eugsn;a
That lovely young creature had not
the least idea OF herconquest, however;
it is tue, she was generally in the
room when Mr.. Holloway came TO call.
always entering sooner or later, be-
cause Aunt Jenny's extreme propr.cty
forbade her 10 rcce We gentleman
alone. and Miss Ph lpot was never at
home in the even ng; SIZE went 10 three
church serv ces on Sundays. Wcdnes-
days and Fridays, and the oIher four
evenings Of the week she spent in Sow
ing schools or night classes connected
with DR.. Sings church. Augustus
Ho'l way met her more than once
sallying out alone, protected by her
blak k poke bonnet. her long shabby
cloak and her countenance 1, ON anJ
possibility OF Insult though she
threaded Baxter street itself, or the
slums about her fayoriIe mis- iion school.
but he supposed her to be some seam
stress or other; it never entered h s
head that Aunt jenny wis not M So
Phlpot
Poor Aunt Jenny! she was trying so
hard to rec;procatc Augustus pass on,
and such things happened to make the
way hard!
Isn't he funny-looking. Aunt Jcn-
nyP' had been Eugenia's first comment
on their new acquaintance. Her aunt
took q high moral stand with the girl
at once.
MY dear. don't say such thing.
1t is very unfortunate for the oor
man, but he was made SO. and you
should pity, not smile at him"
Eugena meekly assented, ard
thought how sweet an old dear Aunt
Jenny was; but as Augustus became
bettcr known to her, It seemed 10 the
girl that his facj grew more dreadfnl;
The rolling of those dark eyes in their
eccentric orbits 'ba sort of fascina-
ton that drew her galo; she coul not
help it; she became capable even of
amusing herself during the prm and
lofty conversations which took place
between him and her aunt by guess ng
what he might be looking at Aunt
Jenny had no earthly doubt that his
eyes were fixed upon ker, with TIM d
( oblique tenderness; but to Eugen;a
he seemed to be inspecting and criti-
cising the appointments OF the rather
dingy parlor, its very old red flock pa
per, carved and hair cloth-seated ma
hogany furniture. and venerable pier
glass with its tarnished and elaborate
gilt frame.
But all the while those uncertain
eyes were really devouring the girlish
lovelincss opposite him. or her painted
counterfeit; for the sole adornment of
the room was full-length portrait of
Eugenia's mother in her bridal dress
of glittering white sat'n-a picture by
one OF the best artists of her tme and
so like the daughter that Holloway
supposed it was Eugen as portrait
He was nightly ilattered by that
young lady's persistent attention.; that
blessed (if temporary forgetfulness of
our own deformitieS and shortcomings
which nature bestowS on us as sort of
moral anesthetic helped him here; he
did not pause to remember that he was
ugly enough to draw the attention of
crowd he only hoped. not without
trembling, that he had found favor in
the sight of his goddess and it was q
real bask ng in tho sun-rays to him
whom he found those lovely eyes fixed
upon him hour after hour
Once, while she was silently specu-
lating upon the possibilities OF his
walking straight in field of wood
where tho pavement would not guide
his feet. Aunt Jenny So d, in her sharp
est voice:
"Eugenia. don't YOU hear Mr.. Hollo-
way speak TO youp"
The girl started, and colored freshly,
like o rose when the sudden W nd
shakes of the dews Of dawn. She had
heard his voice. to be sure. but he GER
tainly was eyeing the wall on one hand
and her aunt on the ether, 10 her idea.
She apologized and answered, aud the
onraptured Augustus dreamed of that
blush, that SIN 10. that lutte sweet voice
all night, quite oblivious of tho dulcet
tones in which Aunt Jenny had sad:
''She is a dreaming ch L.. dear Mr..
Holloway; pardon her. l beg!''
Day by day Mr.. Holloway nursed this
passion, till at last he grew desperate
1t was spring by this me; the horist,'
shops were full of soft color and deli
cate perfume in heaps of tca-rosebuds
and bunchos of fragrant violcts for
spring is divinity who knows
no limits, but has her a'tars the
world over. aud deies- b., ek and NOR
tar TO exclude her reign and in the
spring, we all know. on the authority
Of Alfred, Lord 1cnnyson, whittier
young mans fancies turn. oven if
they have turned thither ali winter,
in spr ng they are flied with new zeal.
Bunches of blossoms rot bouquets.
but real careless glowing handfuls
on their own long stems, were daily
left at the dingy III lpot mansion, and
offered incense in that fluffy faded
parlor, putting the dull flock paper
out of countenance, and flouting the
slippery hair cloth. the sombre mahog-
any, the thread-bare carpet, until
Aunt Jenny preened her own dusky
plumage and emerged from that black
silk into cheap but dainty cambr cs,
and the last relic of her grand
mother, silver gray silk. that, illus
trated with some old thread lace,
bloomed anew, and made the wearer,
with the faint flush of graliIied van
ity on her thin features, and the
wilder crimping and oJiling of her
sa dy locks. look much like one of
the gray and fawn pigeons ambliog
and cooing on the roofs overhead.
But Eugen a. il she had been lovely in
her ono costume of blue. how angeli-
cal was she now in her fresh spring
garmentsl always with a rosebud or a
knot of violcts at her throat, for
another" had stepped into Mr.. Hol-
loway's footprints, and though he
dared not adventure so far as this
favored suitor he could and did
join Eugenia on the street corners,
walk to the horse-car with her. and
send her flowers, which Aunt Jenny
would not appropriate, since they
were but the tiny ineohsiderable gifts
OF an impecunious young fellow, con-
veyed through the boy who came daily
to feed tho furnace aud clean tho
shoes of these otherwise independent
women.
What did Augustus Holloway know
about clothsp 1t did not enter into
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