Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1889-02-21

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clutaerey was perfect specimen of
maich-makiag mamma. and shs had
angied In waieF- deep and shAllow for
julia. but with such bare hook that
The hsh had invariably aopped off and
retarned TO their RAtive elean@ns. until
Miss julia. In despair of reaching .
satisfactory settlement under her moth
ers stag. had the good sense 20 leave
ths home coop and do . little scrateh-
ing Tor herself. or In other words. 10
make dear frtend summer vlslt. and
By this means she succeeded In hook
Ing very pr~senaahls hsh.
True be vas not . whale. either
hnancially or socially. bat . good
eaeagh young man with whom Julia
ws~ as aa~psraa@ly In love. as she had
been wtth Ten or Q dozen more eligible
predeoessors. Who might have come 70
Prope~ins polnt had MOI hls@ Clul,srhy
eeen - anxious 70 sav ''Yes
Mrs C1atterby was delighted Any
one who had gOod taste and sound
senss enough 10 love her Julia com-
meodcd himself 10 her without further
qualification. and II sha had sny mis-
givihg- In regard % wealth and station
she hid them skillfuily under 9 tremea-
dous aathag and bridling over the
wedding arrang~ments. which she cal
culaaed with vlew 10 bringing In the
creates. possible returns for the least
expenditure
Like the proversial ostrich which
hides It. head Ia the sand. Mrs Ciut-
terhy lniaginsd that ho one but herself
would know thi. bat society i lynx.
eyed, and the aiF "a. thick with sly
hint- and knowing remarks a. The
time drew near
'Nsoing a. the Clultsrby ~eadlag
old chapplr'" aud Captain ParmAlee
clapped fellow exquisite On the
shoulder
AZ ye., Gap. doocid unpleasant.
don cher kno~. but the truth l..
came within an zach of gvttiag Ia the
bridegroom's place mssslf. old boy
Thought the old lady had me booked
sure and out ~ gratitude. you kno~,
Gap and he walked saggestively.
50 your Wedding present gill sas
sort oi thaak oaeriRg. eh'" laughed
the CaptaiA What l. u 70 hos"
''Poa my soul. ! don't know some
sort o silver trumPery | supposed.
Coniounded eoah. anyhow
Miss Julia hinted pretty strongly
toward . French clock, " said the Cap
tain
Just the thing. Cap I've got
gut Wattlewap that ! drew In lot
tery, IT, showy enough on the out
side but a couldn't run . day b. save
the nation. wouldnt ID be . good one
Tor ail a. fellahs to take clocks. and
the taoetious young mea Pokcd each
ether Ia the ribs with their rlboss
''isnt II shame tho~e Clutlerhys
hsvs slighted the Grcens and ths Cot
trells In giving out their invitatlonsg''
said Miss Blanche Newoomha such
old friands aud neighbour. and iast bs,-
canss they are poor and not cru.hingly
stylish ="
'Ahd the Ogleshy., who have just
come 10 town aud scarcvly kaow the
Clutterby. BY sigAt. have cards. 70
IoIaed the friend to whom she was
speaking "a declare its disgusting
% 500 such a bar,.-faced hcgging ior
presents
IL would serve them right II we al
s~ni regrets and a bangle boaFvi. " ~
piled Mis. Blanche
But ! oonfess 10 q curiosity 10 see
how ,he sfair goes "A. hastily rvplied
the friend
There 10 . peculiar fascination about
. Wedding which does not pertain "
any other form ~ entertAinmsnt. and
however Pr~sumlng or unlnteresting
the parties may be-. people will ~ from
motives u curiosity. N 30 ether 30
the Clutterby paFlors we're sell allied
on the weddiag morning with ca
rioasly assorted crowd. out u which.
perhaps. half dozen cared Q rye straw
wheaher Mss Julia's matrimonial bark
anchored In sale harhor OF In divorce
court
On. you deaf. sweet thiag. hos
perfectly lovely you do look this morn
Ing. ga.hsd Miss Blanche after the
o~remoay. ''and shat charming con-
pany you have" hsr ewes tighting 90
the four Misses Allen ranged 10 mathe-
matical precision against the wall;
they bad clnheed together. eoatrary 70
ell precedent and sent . pair Of an
tiqua va~es costly but intensely ugly.
10 Mrs. Clusserby's horror and Julla's
wrslh, Indeed they might have sat
dir~ctiy In fross % her To their prim-
massa row and she could not have
smiled, she was 80 thoroughly aAgry.
"Asa - lovely % you - rememeer
me wish THAI charming -m-eE." Miss
sssiA~'s s@s@noEy gave her the slip. ana
she could not have told Cor her life
whether Miss Blanche had given her q
ehina poodle dog or Q house aud lot.
Have you s~en the wedding pres
eata Mise Blanehee" and hrs Cus-
tayby sweopsd aown 70 the rescue wlsh
Q eiaek ana nutaer as Mrs Julia's
fare was tuFning o NEST uaeomfortahle
red ''sach hcsutifal gifts. he'd no
Idea my daagaser hsd 50 maay frisads
Of taste aud gsnsrosity."
There wers ross and rows % vases
10 various slsa~ aad shapes of agllnes..
pie-knives. ash-knives and other ssl-
verware In old psaters. enoagh 70 stock
o country jewelry store. and. con
splcaous smong them. eAgh. clocks Of
psinfally uniform style. the only things
In the whole eoilecalon which aid
match % all and. though Mrs. Clus.
seFhy's heart was slnkiag with alsap-
polssmeal she keps W o rasaling Gre
u samirsalon Dor the benefit of ether
guests Who were looking them over.
and whose Kifss were Included In ths
display. Tie only sensible and
shoaxkaful gin 10 he lot vas an as
soFtmsns of table linen. . present from
. msiAsn sans whom Mrs Caaaaarhy
bed es@a zoe stylish Do invite Not
poor relssion precisely. hua very co
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