The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1886-05-26
CHAPTER II.
CAROLINE AND srBYL MARRIED.

And so the third Miss Temple was engaged.
Mamma made no objection She did, indeed,
when business came to be talked, remark
to Mr. Brent that her daughters fortune
would not be large, and that she hoped he
would be able to provide handsomely for his
son. At this he waved his hand in a conf
dent way nodded and said: That shall be
all right He did rot at that time enter
into any particulars, but Mrs. Temple, from
what she knew of him, was quite satisfied
with this assurance and the matter dropped
1t was soon known to the whole town that
Sophia Temple was engaged to Percival
Brent, and the announcement little relieved
our disappointment at the mysterious disap-
pearance of the rectoris firtltio witd the
widow. Indeed, some of US started the
hypothesis that what we superficial investi-
gators had mistaken for a Irritation was in
reality nothing more than the settling of the
preliminaries of the present affair We said
it must have been very pleasant for the two
seniors to make the arrangements IN that
snug way; and thus we explained the little
| intimacy between them.
Pleasant was the early courtship of this
happy pair. The very skies smiled on it
Never, believe, was there such February.
Day followed day in the softest beauty.
Mornings crisp with frost, soft, balmy moons,
evenings with red skies and frosty air again
Their love making was full of satisfaction.
| Sophia found him an ingenious young fellow,
with real enthusiasm, full of active resolu-
tions for life. True, she found it hard to be
very warm over geology; but his general no.
ton of living to use and honor delighted her.
think she would have been better pleased
had he talked of getting into parliament or
| entering the church, rather than of achieving
| triumphs at the British association, an insti-
| tuition which at that time had not emerged
| from the age of weakness and scorn. Still,
she was fully satisfied with him, and gave
| him all her love. And he, for his part-it
| could not be otherwise-was entranced with
her. Warmth, purity, tenderness, principle,
all the finer parts of character were hers;
taste and no lack Of humor, ready SPEECH,
| lively fancy. As to her face. he worshiped
it. He always said that her face was beauti-
full, because it was the image of her mind.
| Why narrate lovers rapturess They were all
In all to each other these happy days of early
spring.
| In March the two weddings came of: first
| Cars, and then Sibyiis Egerton Dcolittle
had made a special request that the two
should be celebrated ON the same day; but to
his request the great Goldmere declined to
comply-possibly a lurking suspicion that the
thing might look ludicrous led him to say no.
| Accordingly, we married Caroline and Eyer
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everything being done in most elegant style;
| and little Mrs. Barbara Temple looked not q
| day more than forty. And Rector Brent,
/ between the occasion, the champagne and
| his own amorous disposition. cast so many
| glances at her, and ihese so warm, that it
| seemed as If be was being csp.ivated anew.
| Car, must say, locked splendid that MORN
1 ing; flashing with wit, fire IN her eyes. and
| her attire faultless. She wore bridal dress
| OF brocaded satin, and her head-dress, which
was somewhat original-those girls had a
tasteful way of being slightly out Of the COM
| mon-pleased all the ladies; the men. be-
| Heve. looked more as the head which carried
| It. Her veil, streaming over her sup.rb
| SHOULDERS made her dress complete, and
We all pronounced her lovely bride She
went through the service without any ner-
vousness; indeed, thought with slight
| auiacity, as If she would challenge anyone
to say she had m:sde a foolish choice. Eyer
ton Doolitfle lisped his responses, and the two
were man and wife together Breaifasf, as
said, went on well Little Mr.. Brent pro
posed bride and bridegroom. to which, with
many : blush aid litter, and hand sided to
| his mouth, Egerfm responded He thanked
Il them all. He believed that he scus ! very
fortunate man Here came ! kong pause.
Facf wns- -confideufia1ly-1t had been his
| rrent aim IN Efe to lind = tremendouuly
clsver woman-s woman who would Be- ahie
4 to pnfnt out whether any given work wna
errcneoue 81 not He did n0t lke erToueouu
work. he might rend IN ezroneous work
wif1Souf knowing it. and e. hia miud upuek
i h I'D married wife who could and would
~ him 4 given wuEk was srTuneom. and
/ hp w,s vury hnp1y He thanked every yboly.
r1,d vichS1 sssrybody IL ths room wouid
eoou = married nxe hinself, excepe fhoss
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