He called on her to-day with a message from Mrs. woodhull, but I did not see him.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes
He was well connected-own nephew to Captain Markham, and first cousin to Mrs. Senator woodhull, of New York, who kept a suite of servants for herself and husband, and had the finest turn-out in the Park.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes
But the deference paid her as Mrs. Judge Markham-elect, the delight of Aunt Sophia, the approbation of Aunt Barbara, the letter of congratulation sent her by Mrs. Senator woodhull, Richard's cousin, and more than all, Frank's discomfiture, as evinced by the complaining note he sent her, prevailed to keep her to her promise, and the bridegroom, when he came in June to claim her hand, little guessed how heavy was the heart which lay in the bosom of the young girl so passively suffering his caresses, but whose lips never moved in response to the kiss he pressed upon them.
"Ethelyn's Mistake"
Mary Jane Holmes