The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-09


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People used 20 say IL w2. alsnost Q duty
for Colonel Herry Merr4wc@shcz fHxn 70
marry sccoad time. A Escshexie~g boy
might do well enough, bui when IL came sc
giri growing up altogether among axrkey,
and men. IL was absolutely hsoscd-cartling
Tue poor chaid was really dressed In = nsan
ncr that was Alino., indcccul and IN haNs
even been said ghere tho Informant gxa-
orally put an impressive band ia n one- brt.
toned Isle ethrcas glove ursoa shs arm Of the
person 70 ce eniighienedl that shc actually
used bad langnaee-ln facs, swur~, as she
heard her father DO.
twas perfectly true that she rarely pu.
in an appearance at church. and when she
did participate Ia the hebdominAi devotlons
OF Brownsville parish, she was wont IA
claiier up the central aisle in a short knd
gatheriess habit, which was extremely
shocking TO the taste Of the congregation.
She wore boots. moreover, and IL was
rumored a spur on occasions. Her greatest
ofiense, probably, was her mode Of drcss.
ing her hair. or rather Of leaving IL u dress
itself. She had small. shapely head claspcsi
closely from brow TO throat by heavy red.
brown curis~
Colonel Pages pew was the most coz.
/.
and the nape Of his daughters handsome
neck, exposed in all It's chignoniess etyront
cry Of q Sabbath, was never-endlng
source OF displeasure to the outraged
Brownsvillians.
Had not St Paul expressed himself
clearly, not to say strongly, on this very
subiecti Was not a woman's piety aimcs;
as surely to be measured by the length OF
her hair as the age OF horse told by the
length Of his nippersi Could a young lady
fy in the face not only OF tradition, but OF
the Scripture, in this fashion, and yet be
all that Is required of young ladies by a
country parishf Not so. The rector'a wife
went alone In her state carry all 20 remon.
strate with Miss Page upon this very sub
ject-
She waited for some forty minutes, and
when at last her hostess entered IL was no;
in a neat magenta-coloredp paduasoy, neither
black or salt and pepper barege, trimmed
with braid and pearl buttons, as WAS then
deemed the thing, but shade Of that godly
woman, Mrs. Colonel Henry kerri
weather Page in bite flannel waist, an
old homespun skirt pinned up about her boy
ishly straight Lips, and muddy boots tha,
left apparent impressions on the red velvet
carpet Of the drawing-room.
" aCu Mis. XsClsuhs dlLsE HluCu uGNIrput
maneuvering, had finally led the oonversa
ton, by what she considered q master
stroke, up to the moot question, Miss Page
had replied merely by running a slight
brown hand through the offensive locks and
saying:
why do wear 1t this wayl Obi like
IT, and dad likes 1t, and Dick" then, with 4
sudden oblique glance Of her bright red
brown eyes: 81 shall always wear Il so
even when am married.
"You seem to have no doubt on thai
score" the rector's wife had replied, in 9
voice which was dryer than the smile
that accompanied it. Mrs. Nelson had
what might be termed q well-irrigatec
mouth. pray, Is 1t to be sooni"
Miss Page had laughed at this, fiinginf
one blue-finnneled arm over the chair In
which she sat sideways, and Mrs. Nelson
nad shuddered both at the laugh and gest
ure, which she found unpleasantly in keep
ing with their owners cropped locks.
Dear me, mol Goodness, moi / shoul
think notl" the delinquent had replied