Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-14

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The Winslows had been married two
years, and from the beginning and
time for them began when they met
each other at school and were children
-lovers-they had decided 20 have a
home of their own some day. This
decision had not been out Of their
minds day in all that time.
One of Mrs Winslow's favorite
maxims was: You are nobody IN a
rented house. This she supple
mented 10y such bits OF worldly wisdom
as: Everyone respects man who
buys a good home for his family. and
''No woman can make a real home out
of rented house.
Carrie Winslow was something OF q
beauty in her way. She had been the
prettiest girl in her class at the high
school, and had been graduated in
clouds Of frothy white skirts, sunbursts
of bushes and smiles and smothered
In roses. When she arose 20 deliver
her essay on What Does the Future
Hold?" more of the male portion OF
the audience saw than heard her. And
Ben Winslow-well, Ben Winslow.
who saw her every day and knew every
ripple of her lovely hair-literally
-orshipped the air she breathed.
After her graduation she went East
10 be polished at young ladies' school,
and 10 play scales and learn French
and things, 20 afterward forget them
Ben went 20 work, with Carries proph-
ecy that he would become one Of the
great mer c: ito axe She was quite
positive of this: for had he not already
shown masterly ability in having won
her love and promise 10 marry him ,
But, although she gave him her promise.
she refused TO wear his ring, because
1t wasn't proper for young women
away at boarding school TO be engaged
and. anyway, hadn't they been en-
gagged ever since she was ten and he
fourteen years OF age:
Ben Winslow had plenty of good
stuff IL him and he went 20 work like
Trojan. He had a small position il
wholesale house, and after working
hard all day, sat up half the night
thinking of the business and how it
could be made profitable Now. that
sort of thing tells whether man be
the president of bank or the digger
of bitches. His employers noted
after awhile-that young Winslow had
ideas to give away; that he suggested
innovations that looked queer, because
no one had ever thought of them be-
fore. And qneerer still, when some OF
his ideas were put into execution they
were found SO profitable, that WIN.
slows forerunners almost lost caste be
cause they had not thought of them
One day Carrie came home from tn.
school in the East" She was s.
lovely that Ben lost his heart upon be
holding her. Her year or two ava,
from home had changed her from 4
pretty girl into a lovely woman. And
Ben had, TO lay at her feet promo
ton that was substantial and a future
that was promising
Carrie came out" and society re
ioiced in her. Men made onslaught.
upon her heart, and these she cleverl,
repulsed. But she gave Ben plenty t.
think about. He saw all about hin
men of better positions and established
incomes, pay court TO her.
Their engagement had not been an
nounced and would not until the com
ing winter-providing everything went
well. This spurred Ben into bushes:
brilliancies that won him another pro
motion, and old fellows who lunchec
long in the middle of the day and
read their names on letter heads and
sign boards, looked at him in a specu
lstive way and predicted great thing:
for him There is nothing like littl.
uncertainty In love to goad a man t.
his'best efforts.
At length Carrie accepted Ben;
ring and their betrothal was an
nounced. Everyone declared him q
fortunate chap. and wondered where
his luck would land His friends
aid. as friends will: ''Who would
have thought that Ben Winslow would