The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-05-13


| when the agent asked her name She do
| livered II with decided emphasis, as II the
| syllables might be pondered; and forthwith
she gave orders for many things 20 be done u
tho house and grounds, saying that she would
come In next month, You may be sure WI
were all alive with curiosity TO know every
thing about Mrs, Barbara Temple, She
| turned out 10 be q widow-a widow for the
! second time We heard--and with three
daughters, She had first married an old man
| Of vast wealth, who died when she was two
, and-twenty, leaving her with no children and
great fortune settled ON her, Next, b
avenge herself for the prlyations of her first
marriage she allied herself 10 q young ensign
of twenty-five, handsome and pennlless,
With him she lived happily for seven years,
during which time she gave birth TO three
daughters Then the young officer died. and
30, having got fortune by the first husband
and family by the second, Mrs Barbara
Temple was now making ready to lead the
remainder of her life according 10 her own
heart
The family came into residence on tho lail
Friday In April, 1853 Nothing was seen Of
them, you may guess, on Saturday, and
everybody was ON tiptoe expectation for
their entry into the parish church on Sunday
morning, Ihither they came, regularly
enough, like good worshlpers, having, by the
way, spoiled the worship OF everybody be-
side First comes my little dame, natty and
brisk, and with something In her movements
that almost made you fancy she must be a
puppet animated by enchpntment Silks,
feathers Of the rarest sort, fan-the weather
being holland her frame braced up into
such eroctness, that each Of her inches was
worth two; so Mrs, Barbara Temple walked
into church, There was spirit In tho eye
which went round tile building, not with un-
pleasing boldness, but with most unmiataka-
BILE courage There was a ylgOr In her step
which told Of good constitution, and she
held her fan In way that slgnllled temper,
Indeed, when the pew-openor blundered over
tho latch Of the door, and kept her waiting In
tho aisle, she dealt one glance at the woman
-one only-hut what rebuko was In III Az
light Of the flash, old Sparkins, the doctor,
who had been watching the newcomer
rather ohtruyoly, was struck with fear that
he might catch the next; and ho dropped into
his prayer book like bird shot IN mid ain,
trying 10 look rs II he had seen nothing since
service began,
Three daughters came behind. The first
impression they gave M was OF profualon
Of rich dress, chosen and worn with tast0
which was simply faultloss, The next im-
preston was Of talnoss Of figure, the moro
conspicuous for tho tiny dame who led tho
way, The third impression was Of beauty,
set out In style and fashion such as our little
town could not rlyal and we did not think
ourselves provincial In any but the geogrnph-
Ical sonse After this, we had time 10
Judge and praise the beauties girl by girl,
Girl the first, walked with mncng stop,
and n toss Of hor head which, though strictly
within the limits Of good breeding, was
noticeable and significant Clever she looked,
too, and hcr eyes were clear gray, eyes that
could search you-and did search you-read-
Ing your face with great rapIdlty and appro-
honsion She was tho most striking figure Of
the three, being very tall, and with splendid
shoulders Her face, II N true, would not
boar much looking into; and had you taken II
feature by feature, ~ the children were
taught 10 bronx the fagot In the fable, you
might have proved II poor face enough
But taken IN Us wholoneba, and set upon that
superb bust, II was face which should not
have recommended n young follow 10 gaze AT
too long unless he meant mOtrimony And
thon her drcs-hor drcssl o, never toll mo
that woman cannot double-trohlo--ho
looks II she has money In her pocket and tOSto
IN her eye
But the next was prottIcr; indeed, pretty
was not the word appropriate 20 n woman
who was unquostionObly handsome. who know
her beauty aud was proud Of H. The second
Miss Temple had u nose Of most exquisite
shape, largo melting eyes Of gray, ready 10
turn blue, and she had a lovely mouth, per.
hapa with little too much Of the chlsol about
H. too finely finished, wanting In expression,
and with u slight hint Of dladain carved ON its
lno corners, Beauty, professed beauty con.
fcsscd beauty, and clad 10 distraction; no she
glidcd into her pew, and wo had timo TO con.
slider girl the third
Girl the third Shall over forget her face,
then In the first sweet flush Of youth Shall
ever forgot tho light that shono In those d0Op
serious cyosl-tho thousand possibilities OF
tonder or delicate expression that aoomod 10
hover around that mouth, ready 10 nlight and
unfold themselves whonovr summoned /
had been thinking n thousand frivolous and
misplaced thoughts, but something In
this face restored me by tho most do
lightful Of recalls 10 the mood Of
woshipor Never, never outside hOavon,
shall sec such face again, II was liko tho
dream Of n painter and ho painter whose
fancy had drunk Of somo celestial stream OF
feeling and idea, until ho had caught ON his
canvas facO which had In II all that could
bo heavenly IN u thing Of earth, and all that
could DO earthly IN thing OF heaven.
Laugh not nt mo- mother call mo irrovoicnt,
n say that ono could have foncicd hor como
painted Madonna descending from tho walln
OF church, taking human form, and woar-
ing modern yosturo On this girl vcsturo
gavo you no hint Of fashion, her counte-
nance cthcroallzod her attire 30 that She
might have boon wearing an angels ilooling
drapory instead Of the last Paris faah on
But | sec you smile; and Ia not evsly are
emotion bound 10 hido itSclf lest bciA. can,
II should be- ridiculcd for ooocntricityi
Those eyes could shino with earthly OF
heavenly love In oach case II woul h' pye
doop, pure, intense with not u thou .lll, Of
owl on it whito and living pogc hat
mouth could kiss ae daughter or migtrc OF
mother and which kiss would be $50 Ecet
who could forctcll from ono who seemed \ to
perform ovory womonly duty In tho most
womaly woyl In her look thero was somo-
thing neither of ago nor youth, but Of what
SHOULD try 10 describe az fullncss; tho mo
rldion Of tho nature whom The early aud tho
latcr sentiments meet, IN equal strength, the
simplicity Of youth, the gravCncS Of serious
life She was fair, aud her hair light brown;
aud saw trace Of u little foot M she turned
Into hor pew But when she lmct and GOV.
cred her face, did the sNmc quito uncon.
sciously ltsccmcd right after tho vision OF
her.
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