The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-08
i LA!:GARD LOVER.

q o,rl h...i said 50 much about my re-
D al,n,. II my grandmother, Rebecca
IN. ana lad spoken SO very warmly
q ~ beauty that l confess l drcnded
..k III. comparison and stand beside
t. .erir.lt that night as they wished
q ..io - made every sort Of ex-
E-. wl!.:. was asked to go into the
E.aviu; .''n:a.
d yoa az, more like her than you
ns Frances. said Uncle Mark.
Il ,kv S,trn was famous for her beauty
.ve. S;.rr.y III her day, but she was
A .l...r .rr more than her good looks.
,1.., yn,l know all about her love
Ia II. Il, is very pretty story, and
l.4r; wlv escaped being born Il Sc
81 .,,ry one thought Becky was en-
81 al ,,i i.,.r cousin Richard when she
A ~!
>on,,. women are born Setons," I
Am n!prntly, "solne achieve Sc
And then 1 caught sight of Paul
81 i:;n.. At Ill" with such Il queer face.
n rui til. rest of the parody and ask
Why didn't Becky marry Rich
". lie was u bad lot. He was my
.aif.,ilcr. you know And Uncle
a-s. the dearest old man that ever
a. smiled to himself. Becky kept
$n. Oh pins and needles, blowing hot
"a j blowing cold-waiting for Goodloe
BIopo,r, fancy"
H'lll not stand that, exclaimed.
Eoure Insulting both my great grand
|3rents at once. Becky couldn't ask
m his intentions, could she? And 1 III
IT, hr was only waiting for the psy-
rloyi'al moment.
|A"Wcll. GooGloe was not exactly what
3n woall call u languid lover. No
b-. l ISay, Mollie, go and get Becky's
IA Bible. It's in the drawing room.
show yon IL pretty piece of Irritation
81 YOU could wish. Dicky carried her by
pm at last with a very audacious lit
y cour, which was quite tho way to
sfnage a madcap like Becky
l Please be careful. You forget how
Es4eh | am like her." I interrupted.
Oh. you forget we're all Setons here,
We take after our harmless old
$nifather, said Uncle Mark, but
R5ll bit his lip. t'Well, there was big
8ty here in this very house, mind
~. and everybody was invited, but
was such u coquette that no one
fw which of the rivals she favored.
u father insisted upon her marrying
% Seton, to keep the estate in the
lPlly, and Becky's nurse was the GO
Swcen on the other side, and did all
IN conh for Goodloe, who was the
pdsomer man Of the two. They say
p up to tho moment when she saw
carriage lights Becky hadn' decided
salch CT them to accept
I'm sure I would have known my
p mind, > said I !; 'but, of course, if
night cne didn't have the spirit to
I"Se = | bit my lip. "How did she
Ede.'
she had divided up her dances very
ally that evening, but Goodloe got
5cancc during one of his turns to ask
10 60 outside i'll the park for little
fA IN the moonlight. She was always
Ely for mischief, and they slipped
without being noticed, except by
II Seton. who followed their foot
Pl' III the snow and found one Of
Shippers by the gate. Goodloe had
FL carriage all ready, and he didn't
p'se to her till she saw it and asked
why it was there. Then they must
heard Dicky calling for his part
anu she picked. mp her skirts and
Eior Il. the carriagel''
solile came in just then with the old
e' and her father opened it and be-
turning the pages "See herei" he
n This is the way they did it.
dloe marked passage with q little
like this, and put the number of
page on the fly leaf, and Becky
Sed hers in the same way-with q
er. You can follow the whole game
the time when it began to be bit
srlous for Mistress Becky's policy"
& oesan with Proverbs iii, 15, and
& There the verses skipped back and
d through Psalms, Ecclesiastes and
mon ) Song, something like this:
5gS more precious than rubies, and all
E53'ngs thou canst desire are not to be COM
Ss'53p f unto her.
S4 mouth is full Of cursing and deceit and
Isoer his tongue Is mischief and vanity.
tESjs eyes
IA; with me fngons, comfort me with ap.
~ .Or am sick of love.
III: oaughters have done virtuousiy. brl
eAcellest them all.
ESAke her not, and she shall preserve thee:
', and she shall keep thee.
&4l, instruct thee and teach thee in the
bE3~aleh thou shalt 60: will guide thee
mine eye.
|yMs away thine eyes from me, for they
u'efcome me; thy hnir 10 as a flock Of
,e3 mat appear from Gi!ead.
,f.nken' daughter, and consider, and in
.nine ear; forget also thine own people
tAly fathers house.
low can endure to zee the evil that
MI 'onc unto my peopleP
II was strange to hear ones great
unother's love messages read off in
"n house after so many years, it
Ib'ull more interesting to watch the
+IMsihy OF such fine face as Paul
during the recital. had been
1'lA pretty constantly since I had
ue' him, and if / was not in love
~ That troubled state that so often
'e' IT. 1t was growing somewhat
H ~" ior my composure, however,
'e"aed fatigue, excused myself and
- ~ stairs. My room lad been
EtH' seton own chamber in old davs.
'1e really as like me as they said