Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-18

Is so delicate and has such refined
sonslbilities! And she has been brouobt
up so c~arefully!'
Charles felt very much as If he had
committed the ~unpardonable SIN. and
when Miss Angelina recovered he
: begged her pardon for his rashness So
gracefully that she was fain to gra-
clousIy accord forgiveness.
Dinner was excruciatingly gontecl;
IL was postponed until five, and in the
meantime Charlie had vivid idoas of
how a death by starvation affects one.
and when, mt last, he was invited to
the board, every thing was on so cen
tecI "A scale that he absolutely feared
to touch the miniature dishes of edi-
blos, lest there should be nothing left
to tell the tale.
Don't set our hero down for a olnt-
ton; he was only IA very hungry rem
tleman who had been twelve honrs
Without food. and who was conscious of
a shocking vacancy in that unrcntceI
region known among vulgar people AZ
the stomach.
Well, two days of torture passed,
charlie was nearly done for by the
agonlHlng politeness of his relations.
and when he retired to his chamber AT
night he determined to cut short his
visit But what plea could he ureep
business? Humph! they would know
better than to believe him.
"By jove! the very thing, I'll ret a
letter from somebody at the point of
death, without delay" cried Charlie,
ana elated with the brilliancy of the
thought, he sprang up, struck his feet
together, and came down on the
spot IN that floor whore the clapboards
were doing duty under the carpet.
lie ought not to have INDUCED in
such Il manifestation, but his peculiar
situation must plead for him. when
they learn that the clapboards bent,
cracked, broke. collapscd-and down
went our hero heels over head into
the room below-where he brought mn
IN a tub Of soapsuds, with which Katie
ulenn was scrubbing the floor.
katic's brown eyes opened wide
she let the mop fall in her astonish-
nent-spattering the water all over
her neat blue g%ingham dress: and t
Jharlie, after lying quiet a moment, {
wondering if he was u Baptist of the !
rree viii order or not, scrambled out +
IND confronted the little maid. {
"Well,' said he, at last, 'I'm here,
and | wonder where | am, after all?n $
"lon are in the Kitchen" answered t
Katie, demurely. c
'And who are you?" S
81 am Katie Glenn"
Charlie eyed her a moment, then
p%proaching her close he inquired in
sort OF confidential whisper: '
Are you g%enteel?'
I'm afraid not"
"Ihen give me your hand. want .
iraternlze with somebody who don't -.
o the meaning of that horrible =,
ord" and Charles hand closed nm =.
ecessarily close over the little trem- +,
ling fingers of Katie Glenn. -,
From that time the idea of the sick 10
lend in need was rejected. The let -.
II from that unfortunate individual p
d not arrive, and Charlie resigned m
Imself to the wafer-like biscuits and NJ
pies with Spartan philoso- h,
~. -
three weeks afterwards he delighted of
rs. Parkman by informing her in re
'niidencc that he had really made up b,
$ mine to get married. and that the III
dy was II member of her own family! We
revelations he did not make. vi
MRS. Parkman drew her W on hi
usions, and as Don as Charlie had on
me out Tor his customary morning 10,
roll, she delivered the important 81,
lings to her daughters. Of course. h,
Ie argued, Angelina was the chosen w
Ie-the dear child! She had seen
Nv things were going on from the =.
ny moment when she had tainted in Oh
$ arms. Her darling was to marry os,
flch man, and keep up the honor of n.
family which had always been nm b.
.Istakably genteel. And now for the ~,
dress! What should it be? 1t h.,
ght to be got in readiness, for Mr.. -,
lstiord spoke as though he should -,
t delay matters long. eo,
Hannah put her finger in her mouth of
q Ventured to suggest that it would bo,
well to wait until the lover had sin
opposed before beginning on the trous- sid
III; but Mrs. Parkman withered the no,
question with such a look! nr,
And before the lapse of many DAYS a uni
satin slip, with white lace I'M vie
ess, was fttel for Miss Angelina nj wi,
village milliuer's, err
The wedding cake was c%oncoc,el. sen
list of wedding guests made out, rem
q the Parkmans only tarried for wa
arlle to breach the subject to his wa,
bride. ,o.
Ana In the meantime one fine, moon nro
ny summer night, Charlie Eastford ron
! Katie Glenn rode down To tbe tilo
lage and came back man and wife. ben
IN their return, The husband came GRO
the family sitting-room. and in. Der
duced his wife to her new relations. wa,
the space of a moment. silence swe
,ned then, TO witness Mrs. Park Arc