Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1892-03-09
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AZ attempt to tell you anything
about the adventures of that day /
know 1 shan't succeed Women could
perhaps understand how l felt in the
maryland o< those great circles of
fashion that exist only in London.
L bought the wedding dress-wnite
rep silk. and n veil of tullc SUSPENDED
from q garland of orange blossoms
and selected n blue silk and N peach-
colored silk. and n maroon silk. and
dear mel what is the use of cataloruing
them all? Other girls have been
brides-elect before, and they'll know
just how il was And rs for those
who haven't just let them wait until
their turn comes
And then. rs the sun began To decline
on its westering way, L felt excessively
and automatically hungry.
rs there nice ladies' restaurant
near here?" asked
And one of the shopmen went with
me TO the door to point out a glittering
establishment, with it's windows full
OF detcacies. / entered and sat down.
fechng very much as IL / was an i'm
poster, and ordered mocl<-turtlc soup,
Venturing ever SO meekly to glance
around little after the waiter had
skimmered away. Dickens saws that
WATERS never walk, and Dickens is al
ways right And then for tho frst
time noticed superbly dressed
young lady one or two tables beyond.
IN lovely hat, with n long llac-
willow plume and hair like a shower
of gold.
"oh. how pretty she isl" thought
l. How proud her lover must be of
herr"
leaned forward the least bit in tho
world to see the young man in uues-
ton. Good Heavens, il was my Clar-
cnccl And as | sat staring, completely
concealed from his ken by the golden
hair and lilac willow plume, | could
hear light, peculiar laugh.
You have only yourself TO blame
for II, Kate" he said. You wouldn't
have me"
That's no reason for throwing your
self away, is itP" he pouted.
shes 4 desperate old maid,r said
Clarence; ''old as the hills, but She
has money. A man in my position
has To look out for money, you know.
Kate, would you like to SEQ her pho
tograph?"
Then the two heads wero close to-
gether for an instant, and the Young
lady's ripping laugh mingled with
Clarence'S mellow tones
THE idea of carrying such n thing
as that next your heart" said She
1T does seem rather outrageous,
doesn't it?' he said "But when we're
once married, all that sort of thing will
be over. I'll see that she finds her
level"
YES, when" thought /. now thor
oughly disenchanted. And l got up
and hurried out of the restaurant.
nearly stumbling in my haste over the
waiter, bearing on a silver tray my
mock turtle soup
live changed my mind" said |.
| flinging q coin TO him. To this day I
don't know whether IL WAS shilling
or sovereign. Never mind the soup. I"
took the next train to Butteroup
Hollow and wrote a scathing note TO
Clarence the same evening Do you
want to know what was in ftp Of
| course, like all women's letters, the
best of IL was in tho postscript:
Our engagement Is NJ an end H.H.
i. S-Thc next time you exhibit u lady's pho
tograph in crowded restaur ant Il might DO
wen 10 examine your nciFhoOrs.
Clarence had some sense after all.
He never came near me with useless
| apologies. i gave the wedding dress
20 little Amy Miller. who was to be
married in October and couldn't afford
a trousseau. / suppose / shall wear
out the blue, the peach color and ma
room in time. Oh, forgot 10 say that
Mrs. Richford was very angry. II
seems that Clarence had promised 10
pay her one thousand pounds that nc
had borrowed of her when he had got
hold of my money And / am thank
full from the bottom of my heart that
still remain Hatty Hyde. Bow Bells.