Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-05-06

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be ejscnlstsd "Whnt stsircAsss. up and
fornr And tben ~ ct her own dspper
figure IN one Il the glasses Of the console
tables. and murmured, "Admirnble, ad-
mirabls tastsr ~ shan take this house.
he said aloud, Is she set her foot on the
threshold And as she went from room to
room she kept repeating, II shall take this
house.s Bedroom, = dressing room, morn
;ng rcom,- library "boudoir,- servants
hail. With such words Of assignment on her
lips she went about, and the whols mansicn
was allotted to separate uses when she had
completed her Inspecting tour. She came
back into the empty dining room, and the
young man who. fun Of awe, had followed her
round the house, heard her say TO herself, 20,
what room for q dancer Then he, going
out on some errand, and suddenly returning,
saw the little dame step down the empty floor
IN some formal dance, most mystic in his eyes,
and bowing with aristocratic grace TO some
invisible partner. The young man recalled
his own hops at the citisens' ball, and won
dered what this grave measure could be. But
the little lady pulled up all Of sudden, with
q whistle Of her silks, and repeated for the
fftieth time, II shah take this house"
MRS Barbara Temple was her reply
when the agent asked her name. She de-
livered it with decided emphasis, % II the
syllables might be pondered; and forthwith
she gave orders for many things 10 be done to
the house and grounds, saying that she would
come In next month You may be.s sure we
were all alive with curiosity to know every
thing about MIRA Barbara Temple She
turned out to be q widows widow for the
second time, we heard--and with three
daughters. She had first married an old man
4 vast wealth, who died when she was two
and twenty, leaving her with no children and
great fortune settled ON her. Next, to
avenge herself for the privations Of her frsf
marriage, she allied herself to a young ensign
of twenty-five, handsome and pennilesA
With him she lived happily for seven years,
during which time she gave birth to three
daughters Then the young officer died; ard
90, having got q fortune by the first husband
and a family by the second, Mrs. Barbara
Temple was now making ready TO lead the
remainder Of her life according to her own
heart
The family came into residence on the last
Friday in April, 1858 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. Thither they came, regularly
enough, like good worshipers, 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 q
puppet animated by enchantment Silks,
feathers of the rarest sort o fan the weather
being hot and her frame braced up into
such erectness, that each Of her inches was
worth two; SO Mrs. Barbara Temple walked
| into church. There was spirit In the eye
which went round the building, not with un-
pleasing boldness, but with most unmistaka-
| BILE courage There was vigor in her step
which told Of q good constitution, and she
held her fan in q way that signifled temper.
Indeed, wheh the pew-opener blundered over
the latch Of the door, and kept her waiting In
the aisle, she dealt one glance at the woman
! ---one only--but what rebuhe was in i'll At
sight Of the fash, old Sparkins, the doctor,
sho had been watching the newcomer
4 rather obtrusively, was struck with fear that
be might catch the next; and he dropped into
his prayer book like bird shot in mid air,
| trying to look as If he had seen nothing since
Three daughters came behind. The first
! impression they gave us; was Of . profnsion
Lot rich dress, chosen and worn with taste
which was simply faaltless The next Inn
preston was Of tallfiess Of figure, the more
conspicuous for the tiny dame who led the
way. The third impression was Of beauty,
set out in style and fashion such as our little
town could not rival; and we did not think
ourselves provincial IN any but the geograph-
ical sense. After this, we had time to
Judge and praise the beauties girl by girl
Girl the first, walked with mincing step,
and toss of her head which, though strictly
within the limits Of good breeding, was
noticeable and significant. Clever she looked,
too, and her eyes were clear gray, eyes that
could search you and did search You read-
/ ing your face with great rapidity and appre-
/ hension She was the most striking figure Of
/ tie three, being very tall, and with splendid
shoulders Her face, it Is true, would not
/ bear much looking into; and had you taken II
i feature by feature, as the children were
/ taught to break the fagot in the fable, you
/ might have proved it poor face enongh.
But taken in its Wilderness, and set upon that
4 superb bust, it was face which should moi
have recommended q young fellow to gaze al
/ too long unless be meant rhatrimony And
/ then her dress her dressi o, never tell me
that q woman cannot double treble her
looks If she has money In her pocket and taste
4 ID her eyel W VII ~
But the next was prettier; indeed, pretty
1 was not the word appropriate to q woman
who was unquestionably handsome, who knew
Her beauty and was proud Of il. II The s6tond
| Miss Temple had nose Of most exquisitt
/ shape, large melting eyes of gray, ready t.
4 turn blue, and she had q lovely mouth, per
i haps with a little too much of the chisel abou1
i ii, too finely finished, wanting in expression
4 and with slight hint Of disdain carved on it.
4 fns corners. Beauty, professed beauty, con
4 fessed beauty, and clad to distraction; 50 sh,
clided into her pew, and we had time to con
slider girl the third.
/ Girl the thirdl Shall ever forget her face
i then in the first sweet flush Of youth Shall
i ever forget the light that shone in those deeI
] serious eyes THE thousand possibilities o
tender or delicate expression that seemed Il
hover around that mouth, ready to alight an,
Il untold themselves whenever summoned!
had been thinking thousand frivolous an,
4 misplaced thoughts, but something i
i this face. restored me BY the most de
4 lightful Of recalls to the mood Of
i worshiper. Never, never, outside heaven
shall ] see such 4 face again It wss like th
4 dream Of a painter, and he g painter who's
u fancy had drunk Of some celestial stream .
feeling and idea, until he had caught on hi
i canvas face which had Ia it all that coul
4 be heavenly in q thing Of earth, and all tha
could be earthly in q thing Of heayer