The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-12

JUST AFTER THE WAR.
A STORY OF TFIE SoUT
Weekly Berne
Author of

Belle from fearful lot, l know he'd
rejoice with me-
Archie shows more displeasure
about the affair than anybody !; he goes
80 far as to say in a general sort OF
way, that he thought marriages very
good and convenient arrangements for
some people. It sounded pointed to
| me, but it didn't take where it was in
tended, they are two much engrossed
with each other.
Jack and Oscar keep up continual
giggling, and it takes all my time to
keep frowning at them. Jamie and
Leonard look supplied, as if they
couldn't realize what. had happened. As
for me, I'm the gayest and happiest one
in. the crowd. know considering all
I've said, and the air castles I've built
with Aunt Priscilla's money, they
think my joy is all put on, but I. every
heart knoweth its own bitterness D
and this is healing balm to mine.
When Belle comes, she is hardly
civil to Aunt Priscilla; pretends she's
hurt because she wasn't confded in
but though she thinks she is going to
get fortune soon, she wants nice
outfit when she gets married, and she
had concluded to get that much out OF
our aunt, so she's very cool, and very
distant, and if 1 didn't know, how
much more in her own estimation, she
was going to lose by this job, I'd have
my own fun, but there is little pity
in my nature, and I do believe she Is
going to feel the coming blow a trifing
bit.
Now for the first time I rise in
Aunt Priscilla's favor. When she
leaves for the country, mother, father,
and | are the only ones invited to see
her, when she is settled, and [ promise
myself the pleasure of soon accepting,
for [ want to see how the family like
the performance.
Upon the whole I think it the best
thing all around. 1 suppose I wouldn' t
have thought so, if it wasn't going to
help me along.
At any rate when Aunt Priscilla
gets home of her own to MANAGE.
she won't NEEDLE here, and when Mr..
ocroggs has her to rule him, he'll have
too much to do to look after the inter-
ests OF missionaries I'm thinking.
1t happened just as 7 prophesied
about Delacourt. His love cooled
down Immediately. He told Belle he
had met with severe losses, and his
great affection wouldn't permit him to
bind her to ruined man; he went
very copiously, I've no doubt, and act
ed most magnanimously in thus gener-
Dusty releasing her. 1t ended in his
getting back his diamond ring and
handsome gifts, and Bellies crying a
whole day and night, as much for
their return as for the blasted prospect
Of her cherished hopes.
She said, "be was too noble TO live
he didn't want her to endure poverty
for his sake; l don't think her gene
roslty led her to offer, and I don't
think 1t ever will, as I'm sure she'll
never willingly endure it for anyone.
Reckon he knew her pretty well, when
he told her about his losses, guess he'd
make up his mind to losing her then.
L feel like telling her the truth, when
she begins praising him so, but, when
ever L think of him, his black ewes
stare at me out Of the shadows, and I |
shIver as if | had chill.
Belle will never marry poor man.
she said that years ago, and [ don't
believe she grieved half as much for
he man, for there is no depth to her
Injections, as she did for the wealth
he expected to have.
Soon she is ready for another con-
luest. Joel is disguised now know.
should think he would be, for Bellies
owe can't be worth much, to any one
'erson, having beed divided among so
many.
She's lucky however in her way.
MI the town boys, that she throws
side tor any new conner, are ALWAYS
eady to come trooping back, when
he new one disappears, so she has
lenty Of beaux, far better, if not so
ne, than the flashing foreigner, who,
am thankful to cay, has gone to
Jew York, so / can breathe free once
lore, for | couldn't while we both
reathed in the same town.
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