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Is it right that such a Creature, with his pockets full of nails and scandle, should vote, while intellagent women remain idle? I think not. When, therefore, I waved my hand to my FIANCEE, thus showing a forgiving disposition, I was met but with a cold bow.
I know it is Bribery, but it is better than Scandle." "I want nothing, mother," I said, in a low, heartstricken tone, "save to be allowed to live my own life and to have a Career." "My Heavens," mother said, "if I hear that word again, I'll go crazy." So she went away, and Sis came over and looked down at me. "Well!" she said. "What's happened anyhow?
Patten went away, after talking about the "scandle" for some time. And I sat and thought of the beech being searched for my Body, a thought which filled my Eyes with tears of pity for what might have been, I still hoped Mrs. Beecher would go to bed, but she did not. Beecher's body, and mine to, might be washing about in the cruel Sea, or have eloped to New York. I lothed her.
Besides this, there's billiards and gambling for the gentlemen, a little dancing for the gals, and scandle for the dowygers. In none of these amusements did we partake. We were a LITTLE too good to play crown pints at cards, and never get paid when we won; or to go dangling after the portionless gals, or amuse ourselves with slops and penny-wist along with the old ladies.
In those days every Morning Paper, as an essential retainer to its establishment, kept an author, who was bound to furnish daily a quantum of witty paragraphs. Sixpence a joke and it was thought pretty high too was Dan Stuart's settled remuneration in these cases. The chat of the day, scandle, but, above all, dress, furnished the material. The length of no paragraph was to exceed seven lines.
A disgusting pictur of human nature, indeed and isn't he who moralizes about it, and she to whom he writes, a couple of pretty heads in the same piece? Which, Mr. Yorke, is the wust, the scandle or the scandle-mongers? See what it is to be a moral man of fashn.
So she went, but before she left she said: "Barbara, if you will only promise to be a good girl, and give us a chance to live this Scandle down, I will give you anything you ask for." "Mother!" Sis said, in an angry tone. "What can I do, Leila?" mother said. "The girl is atractive, and probably men will always be following her and making trouble. Think of last Winter.
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