The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-24

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@ N'N'''"i' WAS good
man, hhd, IL he hud been Il poor man,
hc would have been happy one. ru,
unfortunately. hc vos ri,.l, .,,,
wv '''" '' va"
syn" w i'uiOl' "9 ''H'I h!hih'ic |u
Lcpcl Griffin once said 60 ful,i, M,
education thnt had prv,, h,,., ,..,
, 'S"' at
"o'"'
PcicS '. Atkinson, without ,hu ''Nir.'
Which, in obedience To wlnt h.. v.. .
surcd was q Now v,,rr, ~
,, '''''''' "' III
""1o i"' c"B'"'cd on MS chrI~, was
worth much ut the foot ul Il check
1t was great nomo IN .hr plu,l.l.I,;,
mart. or trodo ,r;., 'i'''",
20 y, 'i'''' i''''" street Nhcw and
hohofeo IT, "nd 1t was not mhnowm iii
Wall street. A. | said. he vD. rich. ~,
had "sliimmcd the cream or. r,,nn, ;"
sll, ~
40 nc pi't"Sc" IT. "h" ne i"" 'NllauStcd
al inc pleasure that could u" lad from
drinking sautcrnc at luncheon. WHOM hr
preferred beer or ice water ami of n,nk.
ing collection of modern Frcucl,
pictures. He had Il Corot al.l Nlris.
sonnicr, u Nibcrt and Il yr:wlc. U,
never bought two specimens oi the snmr
artists work. lie talked ut lss picturrs
as "cXamplCS. he huG Orcli Is. a col
lar of good wine, and two pretty daunL.
tcrs, and yct he was not hnpp,, bccuusc
Mrs. Pclcg V. Atkinson was not hanry
1t is not easy for people acrustonGJ
to the pleasures of beng wei to do tn
bear the weight OF riches. WHEN frs,
knew the Atkmsons they wcr. borough
~ contcutCd. They drank ice water
when they chose; thyy Nin,I ID; noon.
and corncd beef and cabbage vas a Iu-
light to them. On hot days Nr. AtlIn.
son threw of his coat after dii ncr. stuck
II pipe IN his mouth, and Sa; III the back
door III his shirt sleeves, While Claris.n
or Jennie played ''i.istcm to thc Mock
ing Bird or "Silvcry Waves bv way
of refreshing him before he " nj down
to the Office ut the factory. rOn sout
les ncigc dantun?' asks Niuou. And
Mr.. Atkinson, in after wears OF spionior,
often asked the same ,mcaija. I'm los,
poctcal language, rs he thoaa. Of those
happy days. Alasl there could br no
more sitting under DE plau1c,lmc arbor
md SmohlrS the pipe uI .Cu a. Nly>.
'"lcG Y. Atkinson wouid 10 more make
Il " mint lulCp with iyr own Ga! hands
al 4 come out to NaNcH him from bliss
ful a lccp as he sat in the varl with n
ncWSl rnpcr over his head TO keep Oft the +
flies ol blissiul and drowsy afternoons.
Then L'irs Atkinson was satisfied that
her fom white stone steps were equal in
size and pnllor to her ncighnors and +.
that there was no window G;,,s III the ,
whole tow II of PhIladclphia more dnz- /.
zling than hers; but now
Clnrlssl ami jennie played only I
Chopin; they could not posi-! IS condo /
sccnd even to opera music, III; ough not
avcrnc to II dash into Wagner occasional
ly. He aincd by cundlcight, III II
dress suit and II stun, white SHIRT bosom,
which he was always tempt ID to cover
up with his napkin. lie hrI taken N /
house just outside Of Washington for the /
winter, FOR Mrs. Atkinson SAW no chance |
of making suitable matches for her
daughters i'll her native city. The
best" society was closed to her; She !
lived on North Broad street, and there |
fore Clarissa and Jennie could Eot posi-
bly, go to the Assembly ball; and above |
all things outside of heaven, OF course |
Mrs. Atkinson preferred wiIHt is called |
society
Mrs. Atkinson, who was Wh,t IS called
Al capable woman, had come to know the
social characteristics OF American cities
as well as she used to know the points
ola good fowl when she dld her own
marketing at Phiadclph!n, docidcd that
Washington was the best place to begin
the matrimonial campaiBn She felt
that foreign establishment was prefer
able to an American one and less difficult
to arrange. The rich Ancrlcnns, rs she
know, were too uncertain OF their own
st2tus to be ready to make what Their
aristocratic connections would consider
mcsailianccs. Titles for Clarlssa ana
Jennie would make all Things easy and
in time hhc might, with such prestige,
even come 10 glare at Mrs. C"dwailadcr
Smythc at the Assembly ball, where the
elect of Philadelphia, gathers, at whose
portal she stood, like MoorcS ien,
"disconsolatc.
Mrs. Atkinson had acquired Il haugh-
w bearing, studied from Miss MorantS
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