The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-23
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BY C. 81. Leslyss
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As child little Hannah syray was
NaRy pgoDes. As q young girl she .was
2noTa proper still As young lady,
even her very proper father, Deacon
Wray, and her very proper mother, his
wife, never had to criticiaa or caution.
As aannah kept adding years to her
age and was finally spoken OF as IN
old maid her proper father and mother
died, and she went TO live with her
brother Dan.
Dan was hard headed and hard
working and not at all proper person
from some points Of view, but that did
not affect Hannah any. She had been
left. $4,000 In cash, had never had
beau nor read love story, and she felt
that all she had to do In this world was
to keep right on being proper. -. :.
One day another proper young wom-
an came to cali on Hannah. She wasn't
quite as proper as Miss Wray, Tor she
had once permitted O young man to
walk home from church with her. but
:aha was trying her hest TO ba forgiven
by, society for that sin. .*%zg.t il, fA. e%. .a9t
When slse departed eha lsSt d circular
on tho foos. and Hannah picked III up
and gays ,te,a csreiaas look. "A, moment
.1atar she was susriing pais and easping
TOR breath TSwo minutes later che 1,s1ai was' J
upstatss IN .hss reoAn ard b,s.shfnE as
'ssha read. 6 Ief was q circular sUsi, a
.1nat1imeQial: DnRea =, Z. ::, j.: ;:
Notwithstanding her, nsssss,e>s .sss5.
Hannah hid heard OF sEueh tthings,,ss Sls I
only to be heEE Eisassess. : !. Hsa0 waa hoxsiaeta
IoH. She was also Interested She wac
.horrided that her Salles: should Do tn re. ]
'caipt OF such literature and interested !
to know IL men and women did reaily
.ge$ married through Bnch agencies. -, :
For I've minutes che refused TO read
further than the heading. Then che
looked all around her room. gave, +
=ahuddeF and proceeded to devo0r every
word. She even read the circular twice;
over nc was O call to all those III love
to- send on 90. cents and receive the !
names of three persons,' : with whom
they might correspond. = On the books
of the agency, SO 1t was stated, wsreN
the names of heiresses and wealthy
widows ptning for husbands, as Well
as widowera with millona and young,
mem needing wives fto. help them take
care of' inheritances:s The reader was
assured that there were governors, sen, n
ators and railroad presidents making
use Of the agency! I: $ I; s 5;* - =.
Hannah Wrays found her. heart. heat.
Ing faster az Ef,e read, aYsd when she
glanced at the glass Hne foand that abe;
was blushing, Her fret thought was
TO rush after; her friend and restore the
circular and cut her acquain tance for I,
.evermore. 81 Her second was to keep the
circular and read sc over again. OF !
course she acted {. on second thought.
She did more than that. She allowed
her mind ta Dwell I e On Y and romance q
to creep over her unromantic soul and |
=ssee: @ tili5ss; days ane could read
1T without blushlnt. s S! 81 :s \. !,
That should bt the end. nd. i 1.eE5rss77s:az he ~.
Never, never would ste permit herself
to send away SO cents and receive fhs,i
names: She stuck to this resolution
for three days, and then she sent OF
the money. S$I Ivs was the first letter che 1
asstaa ~ Kitten; 10 any one except q !
relatrye.s It was the, first time In sw0$
-years she had visited tho village post.
DAN Wray's wife, said 10 him sas hes
was siiikins the: cow in the barn:
Say. Dan, come Ai.,sss g Sygip9 with
Hannah. s, sSf:
What do yon mean e. ha asked. 5:ssiSs stsfs
She's got: gonsctEine on her mind
Two Or three times trdifv . YtTa xSat,r