The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-01-17

| ture the casual observer were sylvan
and we'll attuncd. \ critic In sight
harmony would also have found little
| to cnvil at unless his too fine drawn
perceptions had deemed the aspect Of
Miss Bondi"ea Reed. who sat negli-
gently In 4 grapevine swing, too un.
sylphlikc for perfect accord.
| Miss Boadiccn--c called "Dicey" by her
Immediate family aud friends, q dimin-
| utlve evolved from their original and
arbitrary pronunciation OF her name
sounded n note which may have been
q dissonnnce, but 1t hnd It's true power
Of acccntuating the soft melody OF the
wood. AS she half rcclincd upon the
| giant vine her freshly starchcd white
| muslin cracked about a form whose
measurements faltcrcd not an inch
from tire modern standard OF pcrfec
| tlon. Her glossy black hair was ar
ranged In the latest fashion shown In
the most recently arrived ladies maya
| zine in Lava Canyon. Her features
were clear cut and regular. She had
the eyes oi Mrlpomcnc and the heart
OF the ancient British queen whose
| name she bore.
| Miss Boadicra Reed also had Il Sc
crct. Being Il woman, her dearest
| friends had often heard 1t divulgrd.
| but as 1t was II secret there needs must
| be those To whom it was not impaired.
| Tina, portion OF humanity was the one
druominatrd by Miss Reed rs "the gen
| tlrmrn.' This awful secret was that
she had never no, n"vcr-fclt tho
slightest sensation of fear or ahnSh-
mrni at any person or thing since she
could remember.
Miss Boahirrn hrSpiSrd and contcmn-
| ed all the little feminine weaknesses
/ and trrrorS uf her sex with all the prri-
| Uuirr Of one who did not understand
| them. Had she been born with time
| and circumstances in her favor she
| would have led the uvrrturning OF
| dynasty or two. captured 10y force the
| crown Of some S"rial uurrnlom or at
| least have gone up in a balloon rs the
special female representative of one Of
the several greatest newspapers Oh
! earth. SnakrS. mice. dogs. spiders. goS-
| sip. lightning. men. the partial list ut
the things regarded 10y Miss Reed with
a serenity approaching rontumcly. will
| afford Il slight conception of her In.
trrplily OF spirit. In the prcSrnrc y:
man. the lord uf creation. she felt III
| awe. NinS in Il frontier mininG town
and possessing the attractions she did.
= offers OF marriage had come years he.
fore. hut her >uiluy> had never uwak.
vurd IN her Il feeling softer than com.
| rHliv>hip. She NaN laughed NJ most Of
! iNym. r.trhrd one Nut Of the window
! a"i j"t>"Wi1 ,hrM AL NHt they 'nnd"
a'" tyv,1 IN tact there MAS nothing
." HN y"cA..rN, MI. OF without !'tr.
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"H'~ 't'CH G'.:AH 9! husheS and saw
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