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

accentuated by tho delicate dark eye-
brows and heavy dark lashes OF the
most beautiful gold-hazel eyes ever set
in girls head
Eugen'a Philpot would have made a
gieat sensat on in SOC city had she cn-
tered its charmed precincts. for nature
had given to her also a sweet child
like face and dolcate grace nj figure.
tact enough to make her pass muster
anywhere, not an oppressive amount
OF brains, aud such kind honest little
heart!
"A perfect woman nobly pianncd"-
ITO comfort" certainly. but warning
and commanding would never be her
forte. But although the Philpots were
that deadly respectable sort OF people.
IAN old New York family" The branch
OF Philpot, to which they belonged had
outlived its money. II not its useful
ness. 1t amounted TO just so much to
them this ntiIuity OF descent. that
they owned the house they lived in.
which thor grandfather had kept in
his own hands. be ng the end house OF
n block he had built on the last ro-
naming corner of the Ph'lpot Manor.
Their father had just money enough TO
1.-Two on decently. and some OF this was
lost in his bad management; his two
daughters and his granddaughter now
starved genteelly on the rema ndcr
Perhaps more meat and milk would
have rendered Eugenin loss ethereal
and less bcwrtching; rs it was. sho
could not exploit that wonderful beauty
in society, for the prosaic reason that
she could not aflordi the needful clothes
She had pretty taste in dross and dot
fingers, and that resource OF every
modern heroine. trunk in the garret,
was not altogether wanting. But, alasl
there was very little in that trunk avail
able for her. These aunts had pr OF
ella m to it; and If there was dark
b.uo Turk satin." as our grandmoth-
ers called it. left for the girl, there was
mighty little Of it. and she had to buy
remnant OF serge 10 exc out her Sun
day costume and also a cheap bunch
OF steel blue feathers 10 adorn the little
bonnet made out OF one old hanging
sleeve. Now Miss Philpot privately
took fine sewing from a ladies fur
n'sh.ng store, aud toned her clothes in
the lowest key OF sombreness that she
might have little to give in charity
But when YOU are fifty years old, Sera-
phina, and have q large Dutch nose,
thick pale lips, sallow skin. and
prominent green-gray eyes. nobody
will not CO what you wear il you are a
SAINT; and Mss Philpot, who inherited
the name OF Annette from that 'old
New York family" was as near saint
as mo olern manners permit.
Miss Jenny Philpot had taste in
dress, loo. She was ''oniy" thlrty-fve.
and had certa II style and poise about
her, still supple and elegant figure.
and an abundant length of faxen
tresses that pleased her own eye. and
made her forget that her face was as
thin as q hatchct; her nose "a
truly aristocrat nose. she imagined),
high. sharp and aggressive; her eyes
cold and pale; her lips narrow red
line; and her chin long and obstinate.
MT even lit by dimp!e for whero
could q dimple have found depth
enough TO lurk those wan cheeks or
that lean and ilabby countenanceP But
Miss Jenny made tho most of herself.
since she had long ago resolved that
her duty and destiny was to marry; not
perhaps to marry well Chat was her
nioce's role), but to marry somebody
who could support her in comfort "a
modest wish. but so far ungranted.
Now Eugen;a. who had middle ini-
tai that meant nothing. but was merely
letter put in so that her clothes should
not be marked or her correspondence
iirected with her aunts name, had
good deal of taste In dl awing. and loved
PICTURES; she would have liked 10 be
educated in that direction. but could
not afford master, and her aunts
shuddered at the thought of sending
their only and orphaned niece to the
Cooper Institute, where none of the
old New York families ever sent thor
scions. So they consoled her by the
promise Of ticket to the Academy's
annual exhibitions; and it was in those
rooms, clad in that very gentian blue
costume, that Augustus Holloway first
beheld che lovely creature, who struck
him dumb with love at first sight.
He followed her about aud stareI at
her incessantly, but she did not know
IT. she observed his peculiar aspect,
but thought he was admir,ng the p ct
ures. too, and in her gentle heart she
p;tied the poor man who looked so
dreadtully, and thought Of Thin, mo more.
But, alasl Augustus never from
that hour thought Of anybody
else but Eugenia. His soul
was bent on one object there
after; and by some of the artful de-.
vices known to the stronger sex when
they fall captive to the tender passion
devices which, Of course, women
never need to use, and therefore do not
understand managed in the course
Of six or eight weeks to discover Eu-
genia's name, her residence the par
ticulars of her family, and at last,
through the good Offices of heavy but
impecunious old gentleman who was
Miss Jenny's godfather in his better
days, and still kept up friendly in
terest in his old friends daughters
(though he could not help them being
scarcely able to help himselD, Angus
tus obtained an introduction to Jenny,
and began 10 haunt the premises after
the fashion OF ardent lovers.
Shy with the now passion, he be-
haved himself with such respect and
discretion that Miss Jenny's heart be-
gan to tlutter with delight. Here now
was her opportunity at last; here was
a respectable gentleman. an artist,
moreover, and. as old Mr.. Van Worst
had assured her. possessed OF nice
little property aside from the profess
sion he had chosen from pure devotion
to art who had. moreover, asked for
an introduction. and on some pretext or
other taken to calling twice a week at
loast .,.,..t., IL.
| 10 be sure, he was not handsome;
indeed, he was rather odd looking; but
Miss Jenny had arrived at tho age
when the old legend tells us maidens
in despair cry out in Their last prayers
to st. Catherine: "Oh, give us any
bodyr" So she accepted the situation.
and began to prink and plume herself
like an elderly robin who has outlived a
cold, mateless spring. but prepares her.
self for later opportunit es; she drew
from the sachet-scented drawers of her
bureau certain bits OF lace boarded to
yellowness; she skimped the daily milk
to buy remnants OF bright or delicate