Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-04-25

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cratic grace TO some invisible partner
The Young man recalled his own hops at
the citizens bail, snd wondered what this
grave measure could be. But the little lady
pulled up ell of sudden, with whistle
Of her silks, and repeated for the htueth
time. Il shall take this house.
"Mrs. Barbara Temple" was her reply
when the agent asked her name. She de-
Iiyered it with decided Emphasis os II the
syIlsbles might be pondered; and forthwith
she gave orders for many things to be done
10 the house and grounds, saying that she
would come il uext month. You may be
sure we were alive with curiosity to know
everything about Mrs. Barbara Temple.
She turned out to be widow-s widow for
the second time, we hesrd-and with three
daughters. She had FIRST married 81 old
man of vast wealth, who died when SIZE was
one and twenty, leaving her with no cbil.
dren and a great fortune settled on her
Next to syenge herself for the privstious
of her Grst marriage, she allied herself to
a Young ensign of twenty-five, handsome
and penniless. With him she lived happily
for seven years during which time she gave
birth to three daughters. Then the young
officer died; and so having cot fortune
by the first husband and family by tie
sSccnd, Mrs. Barbara Temple was now
making ready 70 lead the remainder OF her
own heart
The family came into residence Ga the
last Fridy in April, 1858 Nothing was
seen Of them. you may guess, on Saturday.
and everybody was on tptoe expectation
for their entry into the parish church on
Sunday morning. Thither they came, regu'
| larry enough, like good worshipsrs, having,
! By the way, spoiled the worship of every
( BODY beside. First comes my little dame,
natty ana briaE, and with something in
her movements that siIioat psde you fancy
che must be a puppet animated by encoGnt'
ment Silks, feathers of the rsreIt sort, a
| fsn-the weather being hot-snd her frame
braced up into ersctness, that each Of her
inches was worth two; so Mrs. Barbara
Temple walked into church. There was
spirit 10 the eve which went round the
bulldog, not with uup!sasiGs boldness, bat
With most uumistsksble courage. There
Was q vigor in her step which told of q good
! constitution, and she held her fan in u wsy
thai signiGed temper. lGdeed. when the
pew opener blundered over tue i6t2k Of the
door, and kept her waiting in the aisle, she
dealt one glance st the womau-oue only
I blt what rebuke was in it! At sight o.
the Aask, old Spsrkins, the doctor, who had
been watching tss new conner rather Oh
trusively, was struck vita less that he
might catch the next; and be dropped into
his PRAYER book like bird shot in mid air
trying to look as if be had seen nothing
since service began.
Three daughters cage behind. The frs
| impression they gave US VAS g pr0fu
4 sion Of rich dress. chosen and worn with
taste which wss simply fsultleSs. The mex
impression was OF tslness Of figure, the
moro 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
bnt the geographical senae. After this, We
had time to judge and praise the beatie'
girl by girl.
| Cir! the frsl, walked with miucing
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
| yoG--resding your face with great rspidlty
and apprehension. She was the most strik
ing figure of the three, being very tell. and
With splendid shoulders Her face, it il
true, would not bear much looking into;
and had you taken it feature by feature, as
the children were taught to break the fsgo'
in the fable, you might have proved il O
poor face enough. Bot taken in its whole
ness, and set upon that superb bust, it was
face which should not have recommend
ed q young fellow to gaze at too long unless
he meant matrimony. And then her dress
her dress o, never tell me that WON
al cannot dou6le-treble-her looks if she
has money in her pocket and taste in her
eyel
But the next was prettier; indeed, pretty
was not the word appropriate to a woman
\ who was not unQueCtionsbly handsome
who knew her beauty and Ess proud of it
The second Miss Temple had q nose oil
most eqnisite shape, large melting eyes Of
gray, ready to turn blue. and she had a
lovely mouth, perhaps With little too much
o, tie ehisel about it, too finely Guished
wanting in expression, and with slight
hint of disdsin cared OF It's fue corners.
Beauty, professed beauty, confessed beauty,
and clad to distraction; so she ghded into
her pew, and We had tine to consider girl
the third.
Girl the third Shall ever forget her
fsce, then in the first sweet flush of youth
Shall ever forget the light that shone in
those deep serious eyes the thousand
possibilities Of tender or delicate expression
that seemed to hover around that mouth,
resdyto shght and unfold .hensalyes when
sver summoned! ! had been thinking a
sthousSnd frivolous aud misplaced thoughts
but something in this face restored me by
the most delightful Of recalls te the mood
of worshiper Never, never, outside of
heaven, shall | see such face again. l.
was like the dream OF painter, and he a
painter whose fancy had drunk of some
celestial stream o. feeling and idea, until
be had caught on bis canvas face which
bad in it all that could be heavenly in q
thing Of earth. and all that could be earthly
in 3 thing of heaven. Laugh not at me,
neither call me irreverent, if | say one
could have iancied her some painted Ma.
donna descending from the walls of
church, taking human form, and wearing
modern yesturs On this girl vesture gave
no hint of fashion; her couutenauce ethe
realized her attire, 90 that she might have
been wearing an angels Aosting draper7in-
stead Of the last Paris fashion. Bat / ace
You smile; and is not every rare emotion
bound to hide STEEL, lest being seen II
should be ridieulsd fer eccentricity2
Those eyes eonld shine with earthly or
heavenly love. In each csse It would be
hTs deep, pure, intense. with not though,
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