The Southern herald., 1889-01-12

Your condaet in picking up acQuaint
aaca A. - aqr oud alrling With
aem II Il'5 would tfIng discad
on the slishn shall fhsh,
sn rs d. DQnlhis
Rivers
s'Yc ere utterly mistaken, and ron
insult ne. said Efie.
She managed 70 get out Of the store
without showing emotion but AZ she
hurried on the thought Of what an this
meant 70 her flied her eyes with blind
ing tears
She did not see the face Of man she
passed on the road. Or indeed the road
Itself; but the man. having looked after
her moment, turned and followed her.
It was Charles Dearborn.
''You shan't cut me- be said. u
won't allow that Miss Chauncy.
Why, good heavens! You look i'll!
What has happenedP What can l Dc
for youpn
He drew hef hand through his arm.
The kind words and The kinder tone,
most Of all bis gentle touch, oyercame
Eale, She sobbaa outright. And he
covering her hand with his own. led
her to her mothers door and entered II
beside her
lhsSSe days afterward Mr., nlvers
entered the Talboys' shop With his wife,
to buy muslin for some white ceaYats.
Mrs. Talboys felta litslS hsfR6uE Was
she about 70 Be called upon to justify
heraelfs she wondered. But the clergy
man. was very cheerful; spa his wife,
radiant WITH gooa hhHaor, cried out:
af0u must miss dear Miss Chauncy
very much, Mrs. Talboys. She was 50
handy"
~Indeed. Thomas Edwards b hon
for buslness.' said Mrs Talb6ys. And
il Miss Chahncy tcoad do as she didr'
whey Dll. however useful we may
find them. Won't thsyPT said Mrs.
Rivers.
HShe was SO sly" said Mrs. Tai
boys.
"Oh, no." said the minister's wife.
"Mr ClRiiies Dearborn said that they
had only just become engaged. He
told my husband SO. AS littla hoy he
loved her dearly, and he came back iii
tending to win her, but she. did not
know it. They are to be married on
Wednesday. Tho Dearborns telegraph
their best wishes, and / think dear Mrs.
Chauncy Is the happiest woman | ever
saw. Such a happy ending to her
daughters trials; and Charles has
promised to be d son to her. Why,
Mrs. Talboys, how pale YOU look!"
II am not very we'll" said Mrs. Tai
boys. MALARIA, ] think"
And Mr.. Talboys grinned q ghastly
grin, and said:
"How very MICS fot tYery body
ff0m his place amongstthered lannels,
where he looked as green as cucum-
Der, for he knew it was not ''very nice
for him that his wife had insulted the
woman who was to be Mr. Charles
Dearborn's wife and an accepted mem
Der Of the Dearborn family; and in the
end indeed ii proved bis destruction
for the Dearborns took their custom tC
good old Mr.. Crutchley, who was {
very honest tradesman, and who wai
contentsWith fair profits, and the besI
people in the town followed them a
once,
Carriages stood at Crutchley's door
and even black Sam took his wheel
barrow no more to Talboys' shop fol
shoe strings, but left it in the road be
fore Crutchley's, where xou got thre,
for five cents, and all with good tags
and to crown all Thomas Edwards on,
morning robbed the till, forged his EN-
ployer's name to check to larg,
amount, and escaped to parts un
known.
Poor thingsl l am very sorry fol
them" said young Mrs. Charles Dear
born. as she one day drove with he
husband past the shop where she hat
served, and saw the red flag, that tolt
Of asheriff's sale, floating from it
door,
"Theh you must be an angel, daF
ling,7 commented her husband; ant
hers was the only wordo kindness b
pity that followed the TalbOys in theii
downfall-M Y. Ledger.