Weddings Which Went Wrong
An acquaintance of the writer recently told the following tale :—Some years ago, having plenty of money and nothing particular to do, I wandered to Italy, and putting up at an…
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An acquaintance of the writer recently told the following tale :—Some years ago, having plenty of money and nothing particular to do, I wandered to Italy, and putting up at an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →They talked for some minutes, then Leonard Aineleigh looked at the beautiful, gifted lady. "I feel inclined to join in Miss Morton's cry he said, "and deplore that your life is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →And Miss Loyton looked complacently at the rich folds of blue silk shot with gold. She kept her seat Under the maple-tree, the only one who did not hasten to Mabol and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mabel stand a few minutes before entering the house. Her face was flushed with that half divine light of love that makes even plain women beautiful. She felt that until that had died away—until…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The wedding gift from Mr. William Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, to his son amounts to £2,000,000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"If everybody's life is as hard as mine, the sooner all the world ia dead, the better." Miss Alice Leyton's lady's maid was indulging in a most bitter tirade against her mistress. For…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lady Mackin went eagerly forward to meet Miss Morton. She was charmed by the young girl's loveliness; also by her exquisite dress—her ladyship being an excellent judge of such things…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →It was very pleasant on the lake. The water was clear and calm, the sky blue, the sun warm, and the music seemed to float over the trees. Leonard would have enjoyed it to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Leonard was undoubtedly jealous. He hated at that moment the army, and everyone in it—men with great tawny moustaches, like the gallant captain, and everything else…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mabel had gone, and Leonard Ainsleigh still sat dreaming under the shady trees. Captain Lomax had come to claim ber, saying that she had promised him a dance, and a quadrille was being formed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →" The very thing !" she cried. " The very thing I have always said! And Miss Leyton, who is remarkably sensible, has, I am sure, some similar notion."…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Miss Morton," he cried, " what kind fate has sent you here ?" Mabel looked up at him in astonishment. She had been thinking of him intently, so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Emster Monday, April 3, 1800, at 8.30 a.m., at SS. Michael and John's Cathedral, Bathurst, the nuptials celebrated of Miss L. F. Murphy, youngest daughter of Mr. Michael Murphy, of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Alice was certainly an excellent hostess. The dinner was a great success, although the conversation never rose above mediocrity, and somewhat commonplace gossip. Still it was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →All Carsbrook was in a state of excitement and agitation. Mrs. Welford, who had just settled herself for a morning's work amongst her laces, hastily threw thorn aside, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A quiet liltle wedding was celebrated at Vere on Tuesday, April 4th. The contrading parties were Mr A. E. Croft, of Singleton, and Miss G. A. Thomas, late of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A quiet but pretty wedding took place on Wednesday morning last at St. Joseph's Presbytery, East Maitland, when Miss Maybee Walsh, youngest daughter of the into Mr. Patrick J. Walsh, of East…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carsbrook had no words in which to express its feelings. Miss Lewis' jam was spoiled, Mrs. Elderly's storeroom untouched, and Mrs. Wolford's lace all unmended. These…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"I think it is the most beautiful book I have ever read. Like Lord Liveston, I wish to touch the hand that traced such noble thoughts. It is full of grand ideas. It is written by someone who…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →While Mabel slept, and the moonbeams fell like a silver veil over Beechgrove, her mother sat like one dazed and bewildered. She had sworn to, herself that after his, most base…
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