Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-11-25
DELPHINE'S DEVICE.


UEllf H1NE . UEylCE.
Delpniny' your contrary mlndedness ez
wearln me Inter my grave, but II yer
cont want TO cry on yer weddln dress, you
KIN wear IL -nttln you good or bad fur all
me- SAID MRS Long, or the 'Wldder
sam. as she was called by the nelghbors,
regarding her pretty daughter ruefully
over hersllver rlmmed spectacles. "Inever
see girl make sech finder about gittin
married. n there naln't Hkeller nor a
genteeler man in the hull keounty then
the elder, she continued excltedly
That's So said Mrs. Sampson, the
dressmaker. breaking her thread with the
tnem snlI less Klho that preaches fur pork
n talier canoles out er folkses sullars n
stores. put Jest sets up tur MS pay IN money
IKE ahyoouy eise' u ne gus IL. few, the
oressmaker went on. MIS- lsrll BAKER
don't git no cnance 10 cnange tne gcspil
iur tup soit soap Wnen mes consumed.
! tell you Hes got ez gooo farm as
tnere Is IN tne state n frame mouse eZ
snug neat ez yeou please. He's a-goln
TO put up front yard renee few. come
spring. ne toio me SO the otner day.:
but ! detest tne man, motner' SAID
the slender dark eyed girl, whose brow
wore anxious lines, but whose clear
Grave eyes shone WIN a determined ught
whlch ooded Ill Tor the success OF her
mothers plans. nave told you over and
over again That would never marry hlm
etiil, II IL Will De any satisfaction TO you,
Will try on the dress.
You're taikln nonsense, Delphlny You
know ez well ez dew tibet the weddln day
ez nxed fur Gay AFTER tewmorrer, n tew
morrer the ELDERS a-comnn up with his
friend, Elder hnlght. MISS Sampson
Drought me word. by way OF Seth Per
klns. cant say I'm sorry us SO soon
nuther. rur you haln't DIN consolln
darter lew me no way. Inc 'caoemy eol-
catlon at gin you nez only set yeou up
Tore yeour folks. n when lay my
self eout for your own good, n will tibet
yeou shell marry genteel n lntew the Cos
pill, yeou go'n get your mind sot on young
Teller tibet haln't got nothin but store
clothes n sarcy n glib tongue to reck
ermend MIN. A KIND O furrlner, tew, Twin
away on up IN Canada, with the Lord only
knows what KIN 'ur brlng1n up. fhe
elder SAID did wrong when l harbored
SIGN character under my ROOT, fur 1dieness
is the mother ev vice. n he spent two hull
months a-doln nothln but huntin and fishin,
with plenty OF sly courtln thrown in
when my BACK was turned. 'spose prober
able"
1T wouldn't make any difference If had
never seen Tom, mother; nothing would
induce me to marry Elder Taylor If there
wasn't another man IN the world" And
Delphlne hastily removed the stone colored
silk gown which had been chosen by the
united heads OF her mother and three aunts
as suitable for a preachers bride, and
left the room.
The wide Kitchen door was open, over
looking sunny nelos anu the blue gloom OF
far stretching pine WOODS. she stood there
few moments with her hands cllnched
tightly together, and with almost despair
ing eyes, which were fixed on the road
which wound beyond the fields like a
brown thread into the billy distance.
"Oh, why doesn't Tom Gomez" she said
half aloud HE must have got my letter
IN time. or can 1t De That ne wasn't at
home when the letter reached Stanford?
l Will not belleve That he Is the falthless, de
celvlngwllilan winch mother and the rest
OF the family declare MN to De- On, no.
something must nave gone wrong or he
would certainly have been here by this
time to save me from this dreadful
marriage. What shall dor
Delphine stared about her in despair, and
suddenly her eyes were fixed on huge
brass Kettle That was suspended from the
rafters overhead. What grand hiding
place that would be! Rather cramped, but
she was a Tiny person. ana IL would mold
her. She was sure. Tom would get her let
ter. and must come IN twenty-four hours.
She could see from her lofty perch the first
moment the stage came IN sight. She
blessed her grandmother for having left
this precious gift, only used once year for
making apple butter
She climbed up on great wooden bench,
ana from thence to the Kettle to try it.
Delphine was squirrel for climbing. 1t
held her. She could stay there and be on
the spot when Tom came.
She rose softly at o'clock the next
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