The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-24
IN A STREET CAR


"ryc saii q often. and say \ again.
That tho women uf our family have
always married gentlemen. yes, Ethel.
real gentlemen not rough boor
among the whole lott As far back ~
In the time Of one II the Edwards there
wa, Sir Crawford, renowned - most
gallant knight And even IN morn re.
cent times, hcrt In America, II We look
back, we shall iinl more than one Lord
Chesterfield with much better morals.
though, than his lorl.hip But for in-
stance, there was Colonel Brarly Nor.
ton, one of General WaShiugton's OH.
c'r, a most accomplished gentleman.
Even my father the judge, was every
thing that could be- desired In the way
Of fine mnnn,r'. Dear mel A gentle
man Of the old school WAS he. Many is
the time have seen him rise with
cjurtly grace aud open the door for my
mother to pass oul, bJwing as low 10
her o. II she had b'cn the Queen. 50 |
should think. Ethel, that the recollection
of what your ancrat0rs had been would
keep YOU from bringing into our family
one who is rs awkward M u plough
boy"-and having done her duty in air
ing these sentiments. Miss Barbara Nor
ton, spinster, leaned back in her chair
and famed hcr.clf vigorously
E.hcl. her cightcol-ycarold-nccc, n
pretty gray-cycd girl, with peach
bloom complexion and bronze hair,
looked mp with nm indignant expression
on her fair face.
Awkward as n ploughboy, did you
sayP Did you refer to Hugh Macdon-
aid, nuntic? You do him great MUS
ticc. lie may be trlle reserved and
constrained In his manners, as men
who have been brought up without n
mother or sister generally are. but as to
being booiish, he most assurcdly Is
not.
"But place him beside Mr.. Lamar,
and see how no suffers by contrastp
Now. don't look 40 angry, Ethel | am
nm old woman, and have right TO my
sentiments. and right 10 give express
sion TO them. What saw last evening.
too. conyiuccs mo that I'm correct
Courtesy 10 old agc, my dear, that Is tho
true test | came In the parlor, YOU
know, while You were entertaining
your two gentleman friends. Mr..
Lamar sprang up, bowing ~ gracefully
NJ French danclng-mastcr He In
quir,d with deepest interest concerning
my health, and paid me most delicate
compliments ~ 10 my looks OF course,
I'm not so foolish A. TO care about the
latter. but mu,t say ! do Ike TO see a
man make graceful speeches. Mr..
Lamar's manner, were Just perfect.
"You forget that Il was Hugh who
who brought you n chair, aud closed
the window behind you. when he saw
that drnught was blowing on the back
Of your neck, ~ said Ethel. dryly.
"Did hep" rather nonplussed. 81
really Didn't notice, ] thought II was
Mr. Lamar"
"lIugh never makes much parade
about what he does, aud that u the
reason why he doesn't get the credit he
deserves .
"Well, Mr Lamar brought mo a
footstool. anyhow And he talks 10
me delightfully."-. Your Hugh. as you
call him q didn't know rs YOU had
become so intimate as 10 call him by
his first nancy N, as dumb a. an oyster.
tried TO draw him out about the lasl
opera. but he couldn't say a word"
at isn't 10 be expected that h
should He's working very hard at hl'
profession, and spends nearly ever
evening studying.
IInmphl II seems to me that you
know n great deal about his business
He must make you his ooniidant. Bu
profession or not. he ought 10 spend
some little time In improving himself
80 a. to be able to talk intelligenily OF
social topics I'm sure Mr.. Lama
does. and say again, Ethel, he's
perfect gentleman. and you will dt
well to receive his attentions. Mari
my words. my dear. man who ]
courteous to nm old woman Is the mai
who is likely TO make a good, kin'
husband.
A week or two after this. Miss Bar
bara went down town shopping,
was rainy. disagrceable day In thu
latter part of March, and nothing bu
very important object would hav'
taken the good lady out In ncl
weather. But this object was nothinI
less than matching n piece Of blacl
brocnded silk which she was hayinl
made TO wear nt an approaching re
cep,ion, for, old NJ she was. Miss Bar
bari participated In and enjoyed socia
pleasures.
OF course Miss Ethel, or Miss Stitch
al. the dns.makpr. could have don
the errand Just ns well, but Miss Barba
RI. like many other persons of her ags
wa sure that no one could do u half =
well NJ herself. and that unless she sa'
10 II personally. there would be som
dreadful mistake In either design Q
texture.
Accordingly. arrayed In an old wa
ter-proof and black fur hood Owe
, which she wore thick veil. for th
weather was cold as well ~ damp, sh
! sailed forth, armed with shopping-ba
and an old gingham umbrella.
J Her appearance was neither becou
! ing nor calculated 10 suggest aiiluenc'
! and the various dry-goods clerks. afts
4 the manner of these interesting bip,si
treated her rather suprciliously. an
showed no disposition 10 exer then
selves In behalf u their shabby custom
er. aud II was not ill they caught sigl
: Of diamond ring under the coarse co
9 ton gloves. and also the contents Of
: well-filled purse. that anything III
9 animation was restored 70 them. A
n Of which, being q remarkably shruu
J. person. Miss Barbara did not fail
. perceive. and her soul was filed vi
wrath.
, "Humph, Queer world, thisr' 81
!; muttered tn herself ss she left the ste
I. and took her stand on windy stfee
a corner. waiting for . ear: ne
Z world A rainy day ard shabby sIoth
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