Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-01-17

"IJncasy about
the evening. ..ss;on IN me
Az mor,ent. hut they occurred ms G
: short time afterwards, l think the
IDS IMPRESSED themselves upon my ,
mind at the instant of my recos" B
of the lady's features ba.
Thers was a strong resemblance oe,
,xean this lady and the young girl hau
s~~,t;r;,ed the evening previously
This lady was her mother, possibly
"a an. child indeed be Ethel upon
whose account anxiety was expressed
In that possibility was 1t my a"''
interfere? cor.
,o;n that Ethel and my heroine WERE
the same person. 20.
.Sbe will leave for the country 10
morrow. | hope the change VII 10 hel
rood. Her aunt has promiseo ~ "N'
charge of her for a few weeks
felt that | must speak then VOC
,r..d 10 me that If / had a daughter
rho had formed a secret 10
man like the n | had seen last nigh'
7 should look upon the information as
an .ct of great kindness. might ne
wrong. l must use great cau.ioh' !.
there could be no harm resulting HUN
word OF mine. h
ardop me" I said, lis your daugh'
ter n Young lady of about sixteen years
and does she sometimes wear iiere
7 described the dress of the young glrL
The lady looked at me a monen III
blank establishment; and' oelng p
entity satisfied with her scrutiny she
answered.: Yes A..
..she will leave London from the
~ Southeastern station?'
The lady answered yes" again.
pardon me. have good reason 10
asking these questions" l continued
WAS the date and time OF her depart
ure fixed by yourself or by the youn'
lady?" uu;aon,,
thorcht me insane; but she answere
nv question, and her answer gave Nj
the clew | needed.
MY daughter remarked last evenih
that she would like to visit her aunt u
morrow, and that, with my perm'sslo'
f, She would leave by the morning trai
The invitation had been standing son
time. was to have accompanied Il
DAUGHTER, Unfortunately, | am eau
T. to Canterbury upon business tins aite
noon"
6 81 think l shall induce you 10 POI
Done your Journey" remarked wv
YOU mind answering me one more q"
ers lion? Has the young lady any mi
friend? ! mean, Is there any youngg'
tleman she meets by an appointing
=, at having your permission to do so?'
,ung Certainly not" said the lady, inc
an. n~antlv. "My daughter is much
'.;nr Young to accept any attentions 1romg
.bo tlemen." a.
inc Then I described to her the meetir
ms had witnessed with the languld
cant porreously gotten up Adonis. 50
MS of his manner toward the young !
non and of the appointment he had III
D"S with her.
mess You are mistaken said the mat
egiti- frigidly. 1.-The young lady was
Ethel"
from had partly expected this, and y
l-Sa'- was morally certain tina PreVlou
some onr conversation the lady had san
very her friend: 81 an growing quite un
lie lin about Ethel. Do you know she
anu ouently leaves home upon oil mann
q Una. excuses in the evening"
oasSeo And she had admitted to me that
''n an same Ethel would leave town alor
y WIZ the Wednesday morning train iron
Southeastern station, and that III
'oo' scription of her was h correct On
seq eN- GOOD breeding should have prom
as slo me to apologize for the lntcrru
~ nv and make no further remark
'ei"i'y ever. but | was so convinced tht
'l's'sa Young lady had no intention OF VI
30 anr her aunt, but that she did intend TO
III no. with the cavalier of yesterday that
rifced the point OF etiquette a
= ~I turned TO the attack.
~ ,hou Suffice it to say that | Undue
.a;n,rlr travelling companion to postpoi
,nsd;no Journey until the next day (pu' t'
,a tIe her home as at present arranged
' main at her friends housed; fur
Iowa "a obtained her promise to he at the
800 eastern station at the hour liked
"Iotea daughters departure, and prom
= n,h,;c arrange for some place where sh
p seq without herself being seen.
succeeded in doing this,
- .,..r Hhn
ion that course, the fe"'o.
ne-that The languid Adonis, in the eX
her ar nary costume, was standing
oyyard platform. Presently the your
I Joined him and he took charge
= bon, n little baggage she carried W
,oyer ber She burst into tears, but he qul
40 al OH assured her. After a time hi
mower to have handed her into the train
now nearly distracted mother
asscd nv from her concealment n the
,ict conf fainting into her arms.
en- them. The youth disappeared prom
is utmost he was uneatthed q few day
nd rested wards. lie was n of a worth
,tening in sipatcd set. He 'intended to II
,ey parted sirl," he said, and then to "ct
et. and his her friends for a new star
at peculiar Happily, his designs were rus
ore easily the coincidence attending two
Of voice. l Ethel, poor child, was incon'
"Remcm- the loss of her ''own true love,
The will learn wisdom in time,
she finds her true love in re
was plan will thank me for my window
was con- and for what followed it.
to She will teach her children
part from incautiously formed acquaint'
herself and relate to them how MARI
fully down escaped falling into the tolls o
round and er, whose Standardization, ir
he saw that place, was an impertinent
eating foot whose flattery was vile.-N.
as Monday A WONDERFUL r.