Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-27

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word che spoke; bright, kindly slnile ready
for anyone che met, and gushing. impnlsiye
| ways She was good. know, bat che sort
OF woman Who Is constantly held up %
ridicule in one fashion or another. Poor,
dear Miss Polly She was 90 truly humble
ard anxious to do good, 80 warm-hearted
and ready to help, alWayslgot on with her,
! and in my girlish, eouceited manner used
to patzonise her dread July, I'm certain.
In general way, there is nothing, think,
so disgusting to myself as the beng patron
lied" BY anybody. / don't care If it were
The Queen. But even you couldn't have
helped doing it to Miss Polly She expect,
ed il and liked it, I'm sure, just as q child
does, or scme children, for / know hated
it as child. At any rate she did not mind
II al, specially as she was really fond Of me
ard / Of her.
Being the third in the family, and the
other two keeping so much together she
made life of Ter own for herself and was
very happy in it, II her simpe, old fashion
I'd manner. Miss Polly always went out
di.trict visiting or herwise in the morn
ing, and Susan ard HAty sailed forth arm
ia aim in the afternoons.
Ard 60 my dear, you see the house is
eevcr ltft," said Miss Polly, with a satisfied
air. And when il is my turn to stop IN
doors, see TO the BIRDS and receive callers,
and sew for my little Jew Basket, and am
never dull +"
There were two other people in the house
that ] must not forget TO mention on any
account The brother, Mr.. Mat Southsm,
a lawyer Zone of the shady ones, by the way,
and a bachelor, for woLder-a. least not
a wonder at all when you come to look 81
him, I'm sure (Pm not going to describe
bsm, dishked him solmuch) and widowed
cousin, Mrs. Marden. A completer con,
trsst than she presented TO the others can
not be imagined. She was decidedly buxomi
in fact very much so; carefully and fashion
ably dressed. with q strenuous and success
full effort to make her 6f y years loUk like
forty only. She had pretty, white ringed
hands, q neat loot, and winning, wheeling
manners.
A born and arrsnt d;rt even now, used
to wonder what St. Paul would have said
of Ter. But can only record saying OF
one of one of her many admirers, that, IT
she were only pretti,r, she wsuld walk into
fellow tightlyp l never saw such WON
anal were fish that came to her net. She
came very of,en to St Pstricks recgory a.
ore time, until they found her out; and also
10 The church, where she was always behind
hand with the responses, and appeared IN
new bonnet nearly every Sunday. She was
enthusiastic about Mr.. Csmpell, then, re-
member, and was reported to have exclalm-
cd, There goes my darling George! each
lime be happened to pass her window; I'm
sgiDe his rage, when when l scorntully re-
psated this to biml Mrs. Marden was OF
he world worldly went out constantly, and
being witty and clever, pushed her way
| higher I'D into society than her poor cousins
bad ever done; though she was forced to
| col form 10 the rules of the house when Ia
t suppose.
TIE Miss Southsms lived like hermits;
sever had q visitor stopping with them or
@, in "deputation' even for night
K, D. he most primitive hours, and never by
ny chance had cup Of tea out OF their
| h,uie The reason for this was that their
rsther who has been the yeriest martinez
bA, ever existed, had strictly forbidden it
when they were young, fancy Thought 1t
wicked and worldly, and might lead" to
something. Thong what cup of tea can
lead to except bread and butter, I'm sure
20 body could ever tell However, the poor
thiDgs with an extravsgsnt excess OF duty
| think, had never once done it since his
death, fourteen years ago. None OF the
usr les ever saw them No, nor afternoon
teas! Even at the working parties or draw
irg room meetings, have seen them hurry
away when the tea appeared, as II 1t would
not cheer and would inebriste; and l sup
pose the habit had become srcond nature
with them, Tor Miss Polly, who was the live
hest of the trio and the one most likely to
object, never seemed to mind it but once.
| cont Bnow what | should have done In
Heir place Rushed into the Csrmelite con
vent that stood outside Ssltfsrd, just for
spite; or smashed every tes-cup IN the
Scutham establishment and ground them to
powder, and made the father drink it.
How Miss Polly laughed when told her
this. Miss Susan would have looked mourn.
ful, aud Harry severe, but she only laughed
q sort of il tie musical accompaniment to the
dance of her curls, as she said, in answer to
nv circumstances that it had been prom
lee laid upon them as girls, aud they had
rot dared to break it since"
oh, why ever did you promise at allT
| | asked; Shouldn't I'd have died first
| think it was a wicked promise" | said
boldly, "and you would be quite justified in
breaking it know. In fact it is your duty
duty not to keep it Miss Polly"
My dear love-" she replied timidly, II
asked our minister once about that very
same thing, ond he said he must decline to
have anytime to do with it So after
that
"Oh, Mr. Britton," said, treasured: "you
shouldn't have asked him, Miss Polly. He
ut yer goes out himself, you know; besides,
he very idea Ct lady putting question
70 him was to startling, probably for clear
2slm answer Ask Mr.. Campbell He would
say Yes at once, see if he didn't"
my dear JANE, you talk as if l were go
rig to make an offer of marriage to both Of
them" she demonstrated; but on my urging
hat, no doubt, Mr. Britton was afraid Of
lea leading" to matrimony, and didn't she
| often think the promise was horrible nul-
ssrce2 she could not help reioning,, "Wel, ,
my dear, don't know Perhaps | do. But
everyone has something to put up with, aud
Susan and HARRY Away say it would be
wrong and might"
Lad" l suggested psrtly Lead to
worldiness like Margaret Msrdens."
Yes, jamie, love even q cup OF afternoon
tea. And / have so many blessings, really
hat it would be ridiculous to complain
about that"
But could see that she was not so stsunch
in her secret heart as the memorable other
tUo, and did not despair of one day making
her give up her rigid rule-poor, dear Miss
Polly.
CHAPTER II.
Another of the absurdities belonging to
Stafford was its river. River, indeed A
stream six feet wide in its widest part, flow
ing very Prettily along it must be confessed,
1 \ L.. II ,of