The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-11-05
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTJRIsT.

change it,"
"The back bedroom makes not the
slightest difference in the world to me,
Mrs. Peyton"-
ooh, Miss Sally, 1 am so glad if it
makes no difference!''
"But I am sorry came at such an in
convenient time
Thus the duet went on in struggle to
appease and repetition Of regrets. Yet
most gracious figure was Miss Sally
Vandewater when she descended from
the back bedroom to dine with the fami-
ly and sit III the parlor through long
afternoon. She was quite so years old,
but sprightly and still youthful in shape.
Her muslin dress was cut low and her
shoulders concealed by the bertha of
lace. Fine embroidered undersleeves
made delicate frills around her folded
hands. The curling iron had created
two large spirals at each temple, but the
rest Of her hair was pinned in a knot at
the back of her head. She was always
an amusing study to the judges wife,
who watched her with the furtive smiles
which enraged Miss Sally, Mrs. Peyton
meanwhile talking to them of America,
and nothing but America.
America came into the parlor in her
tight fitting habit of black velvet and
sat down with the guests, holding her
riding whip, her gauntlets and tall hat
in her hands.
"You amt going to rider" demanded
Miss Sally.
I'VE always ride Thursday afternoons
after 4 o'clock, if the weather is fne,"
replied America.
"Then I reckon he'll be coming pretty
soon," said Miss Sally, looking at her
huge, open face gold watch, which was
guarded by fanciful chain Of human
hair.
Gross is prompt said America.
She looked no less cool and white in
the heavy fabric than in q gold dotted
vapororls tissue she had worn at dinner.
Her black eyes moved with languid in
terest from speaker to speaker as the
visiting chat ran on. America Peyton
was called the proudest girl who rode
into Paris from the surrounding planta
lions. The manners Of this tall beauty
were considered too quiet by romping
young people who danced, drove and
dirted to the limit of their privileges, yet
she was sovereign among them and ruled
more completely by a look than others by
much noisy effort. It was told of her
that she often sat yelled in the parlor to
save her complexion from sun glare and
wind. She had a robe of black curls in
which she could wrap herself when her
maid let it down to he brushed. Amer
lea was Gen. Peyton's only child. She
owned a plantation adjoining her fathers
with more than q hundred slaves, which
she had inherited from her grandmother.
When she went to boarding school in the
county town one Of her servants led to
her every pleasant Friday evening a
1nilkwhite mule, saddled and bridled in
silk, fine leather and silver.
Though above such pastime as firta-
ton, America had more offers than any
other girl in her set. Her low, slow voice
never recounted these conquests, but the
victims published themselves, wonder
ing whom America Peyton would marry,
since she was SO hard to suit. When she
accepted Ross Carr, therefore, the aston
ishment was general. He was good
enough for some girls, but nobody ex-
pected America Peyton to take an ordi-
nary man. He had also been wild
youth, but people said he was settling
down to worthy manhood. The Cars
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