Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-09
The Woon-
Flower Belle

ICttly HipPJ. l ~ " mere WII!, L uO
rs 1 wiz and / lave not Il wish uu
grained,
Then, my dear, you nave never been
ia love"
NO; lbat pleasure Is yet to come.
You tnlnk 1t VIII De Il pledsure|
Undoubtedly.
If the rjant man comes"
1t could not be Il pleasure other
wise; but | see my uncle coming to
claim me for Il walk, 50 you viii eX-
cuSe me IL ! 80 10 meet him."
certainly, my dear. Perfectly
lovely, as we'll us perfectly happy,
said the generals WIDOW, us She turn
cd again toward the group of ,adies
who had been listening To Il discus
sion between herself and the most
beautiful dcDutantc OF the season OH
the conditions OF happiness.
Yes, signed il pIalu looking little
woman in Ill unDecoming brown
gown, 1T is easy 10 be happy, and
even beautiful, iii such costumes
But" Interrupted the general
widow, Miss IoWnsand is one OF
shabby gray alpaca at high noon on
Il bright day. There would be IL sweep
to the skirt and Il set to the waist that
would be impossible to define or imi-
tate. She is Dorn a dresser, but L am
wondering how long she will be able
TO declare herself perfectly happy"
She does not Know what happiness
is, if, rs she says, She has never been
i'll love" chimcd in bride Of three
months, at which the circle laughed,
and the general widow suggested
that they move their seas where they
could have Il better view of the main
entrance, as 1t was time for the
through train from the north TO arrive,
and it has been whispered that Il
Scotch laird of high degree an English
duke and Il WelI-knoWn journalist were
expected Enslishman 10 join an
exploring party, the journalist TO do
the season for Il syndicate and the
Scotch laird-Well, all sorts Of rumorS
We're at0at concerning him. one was
that he dressed in kits, and was fol
lowed by u highlander i'll costume also.
did you ever see SO many pretty
girlSY said the generals widow, rs
she surveyed the merry crowd that
filled the Railways, stairs and main
entrance OF one of FIoriuas splendid
hotels. And Constance Townsend is
quite the handsomeSt there"
And the generals widow WAS right.
Tall and most diglnely fair; i'll a gown
Of SoftcSt white silk, she reminded one
OF the royal moon-tloWcrS, Il great
bunch of which she held i'll her hand
They were her chosen flower, and by
them she had become known as the
moon ioWer belle.
That girl understands effects per
fectly, thought the generals widow,
as she watched her quietly and APP
pareuuy without lntenuon seat herself
in an oldfashioned hlgh-bacll chair
that stood just at the loot OF the stair
way and over which Il graceful palm
spread its darN green leaves.
There had been quite 4 discussion
between the generals widow, The little
Lady i'll brown and the bride as TO how
the laird, the duke AID the writer
Townsend, for the three women had
watched with growing interest the
sensations she had never failed to
and carrying her favorite flower, was
produce, until they Lad begun 10 have
j sense OF proprietorship in the girl 5
radiant beauty, and would have bitter
ly resented any criticism the least bit
unfayorable That Miss Townsend de
served their admiration was certain
aud that She never failed to be in the
entrance hall when the evening coaches
arrived, faultlessly dressed in White
also certain, 50 that the three women
were sure on this particular evening
of enjoying the little tableau they had
mentally arranged.
The EngliShman did just what the
generals widow expected he would
he stopped in the very act of greeting
Il friend, re-adjuSted his glasses, anG
after taking i good look, exclaimed:
stunning, do you Notwithstanding
The writer. the bride had declared
would run his hands through his raveI
locks-no auburn, no sunlit locks-cal
her goddess and end in writin:
verses to her. As it happened, h.
caught sight of her as he looked III
from reading a telegram recalling hin
to other and less arduous duties thar
writing verses to the belle of the sea
son would have been. And as hi
locks were brown and cut short h,
did snot- Se-thgough the running act
xalthough it did take him long im'
to read the telegram, as over it h
watched the beautiful girl smiling AM
chatting to those ,a1 ABOUT me- her o. Ihe e.
turning to the clerk at the desk b
asked: I'D !, whit. NIT, -,
NEVIS '.o1;ss Townsand, Of Texas, niece o
Townsand, the richest cattl
NaJol fhe country. Been here tw
man N going DIN to stay two more" q.