Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-06-01


habits and Of temper which was under
itooG 10 have suffered a trying and salutary
)robation during the short torn of his we'd
led life Miss Everett was therefore, all
hngg cons idered, believed to I've making "A
4 very good match and TO bo having by no
means the worst of the bargain
And yet Miss Everett, too, was a very
manageable young lady-the pretty Miss
everett az she was called. 10 distinguish her
from certain plain cousins, with whom,
owing so her having no mother and no sis
-ers, axe was constrained, for docenry's sake,
o srend great deal of her time-rathcr to
acr own satisfaction, it may bo con ject-
AIRED thar to that Of Jheso excellent young
%uucB
Marlin Everett was pennies, indeed, but
ste was 'irhly endowed with al the gifts
which make a woman charming She
was, without dispute the most charming,
girl ~ ihe circle in which she iived and
moved Even certain of her elders, women
81 iaigcr experience, of heavier caliber,
As il were, and, thanks 20 their being mar
lied Jailes, of greater freedom OF action,
we're practically not SO charming as she
And yo' in her emulation of tho social
graces ri these, her more fully licensed sis
ors. Mias Everett was quite guiltess of any
1igrIty she proteSsed an almost religious
ievot1"o to good taste, aud she looked with
lorTW upon the boiSterous graces Of many of
ler 6 mpanions Beside bong the most en-
,ertaiu>ng girl in New York, she was. there
core also the most irreproachable Her
beauty was. perhaps, contestahle but it was
certainly uncOntested She was the least bit
'eiow the middle height, and her person was
,uore't by great fullneSS and rOuninesS OF
luiltue. and Yet, in spite OF this comely
ponderpity, her movements were perfectly
Ight aud elastic. In complexion, she was u
5enuiuo h!uudp-a warm blonde; with
midsummer bloom upon hex check, and
he hight Of a midsummer sun wrought
MO hcr auburn hair. Her features
we're not cast upon classical model,
bUt their expression was in tho highest
-iegrco pleasing. Her forehead was low
and bread her nose small, and her mouth
well by the envious her mouth was
called enormous. 1t is certain that il had an
lmnonst capacity for SMILES, and that when
she opened II to sing (Which she did with in
finite sweetnessi it emitted q copious dood of
sound Her face was, perhaps a tri0e too
lrcul'Is and her shoulders a tfiiic too high;
but ~ say the general effect left nothing
20 he desired. might point out dozen dis
ores - '''' character OF nor ihce and ngure,
'nd y"' utterly ran to invalIdate the impress
@oh ll'3 produced There is something eS-
'chho'J uhclVll, ana, indeed. unphllosophl-
al III lac altempt TO verify or to diSproye
l womaI's beauty in detail, and a man gets
no more IMAM ne deserves when he finds that,
~ ,tiictloSS, the aggregation Of the different
jcaiLi'- iiGlS 10 make up the total Stand
pl' gentlemen, ana let her make tho addition.
b.sl'o h'' beauty, Miss Everett shono by
hef S""d nature. and her lively perceptions.
she ucHh'f made marsh speeches nor re-
scnlei thcin ana, then, ON the other hand,
she F"oniF enjoyed intellectual clevcrnesS,
ana even 'nI waited 1t. Tier great merit was
.h1t size made no claims or Prctensions.
Just ~ tnete was nothing artificial in her
Dc4'-j. $50 '"ei' was hoJhins pei 1htlc IA her
Acut.''HN ava h"lhJhg sentimental IN her
1iAah t'N. ha one was all freshness and
ID. o'lef~ '- h'hhHinme
JON 1-."A'N saw her, then loved her and
hA"1 u'' nus haud. IN accepting 10 Miss
cVeNb' ''HIH''' IN VAe worlds eye, the one
aQY'-th@r NMrh She !a'kcd-a complete
9L' ihi} and regularity =" position Her
y .aiE TOOK no small substitution ia con-
crashing Der hrIuiilht ana eoiuimtahlo future
win net 7one" mar lrecar"> past. iennoN,
nevertheless was congratulated 81 the ri ht
hand ara V1 the left; but uone too often for
Als IalIh mat oI Miss Evar"tt was not put
20 so severe test although she was fire.
lUently reminded hg acquaintance, of 4 rnor-
ahzinS turn that she had reason to be
very thankful for Mr. LennOx's choice. To
,hesc assurances Marian listened with look
VI patient humility which was extremely be-
coming. II was as If for his sake She could
consent even 10 he bored.
Within fortnight after their engagement
nad been made known, both parties returned
20 New York. Lennox lived in a house of
his Own, which he now busted himself with
repairing and refurnishing; for the wedding
mad been fixed for the end of October. Miss
Everett lived in lodgings with her father,
decayed old gentleman, who rubbed his
die tnnds from morning till night over the
prospect of his daughters marriage
John LennoX, habituelly a man of numer-
ous resources, fond of reading, fond of music