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Updated: June 21, 2025
"Wonderful! wonderful!" he thought to himself; "that poor corn-bred fellow has already made more impression on this girl's pride than a hundred cavalier gallants. Truly, we are a republic, Vesta," he continued aloud, "and you lay down the Custis character as easily as our old connection, Lord Fairfax, accepted the democracy of his hired surveyor, Mr. Washington, before he died."
Finally, in the great community of the state the king is priest, and with that exactness of parallelism of which the Roman was so fond, he like the pater familias leaves the worship of Vesta in the hands of his 'daughters, the Vestal virgins.
But Amulius, possessing all the treasure, and thereby having more power than his brother, easily dethroned him, and, as he feared his brother's daughter might have children who would avenge him, he made her a priestess of Vesta, sworn to celibacy for ever. This lady is named by some Ilia, by others Rhea or Silvia. After no long time she was found to be with child, against the law of the Vestals.
His chin trembled, as if he were about to cry, and sighed: "Fader an' mammy's quarrelled; the mocking-bird won't sing. Ride for the doctor! ride hard! Oh! oh! too late, little chillen! They'se both dead!" He returned to perfect knowledge in a moment, and fixed his eyes on Vesta, saying, "I leave you poor. I tried hard. Perhaps "
Vesta said; "she is, however, more excusable than these grown men, whose prejudices against an article of dress are as heathen in character as her fetish superstition." "If he is a good man to you, Miss Vessy," the slave girl said, "I'll think the Bad Man hasn't got anything to do with him. If he treats you bad, I'll think the Bad Man has."
Lambert nodded to the man who had knocked the old fellow down with a blow of his heavy revolver. "Dust off his clothes," he said. Vesta Philbrook smiled as she witnessed this swift humbling of her ancient enemy. The old negro turned himself arrogantly, presenting the rear of his broad and dusty pantaloons; but the bristling, red-faced rancher balked.
With him entered always also the Chief Vestal clad in her austere habit with all her badges of office. They were attended by the other Vestals, who went through traditional pacings, haltings and prayers. The Temple of Vesta was an enclosure from which all men were rigidly excluded.
My duty makes me break the resolve: your hat is the worst enemy of your railroad." Vesta, however, was the Entailed Hat's greatest victim. It lay upon her spirits like a shroud.
Had they been looking for natural parts only, some Daniel Morgan or Ethan Allen would have been Washington's commander." "Why do you draw me to you by awakening the motive of my self-love?" asked Vesta. "That is not the way to preserve my heart as you would have it." "In every way I can draw you to me," spoke Milburn, again trembling with earnestness, "I feel desperate to try.
As Miss Vesta watched him, Geoffrey Strong stopped to examine something in one of the borders; stooped, hands on knees, and scrutinised a certain plant; then, glancing upward as he straightened himself, saw Miss Vesta at the window looking down at him. "Hurrah!" he cried. "Come down, Miss Vesta, won't you, please? you are the very person I want. I want to show you something."
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