Jolly Sally Pendleton: The Wife Who Was Not a Wife

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, History, Fiction & Literature
Cover of the book Jolly Sally Pendleton: The Wife Who Was Not a Wife by Laura Jean Libbey, Library of Alexandria
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Laura Jean Libbey ISBN: 9781465612311
Publisher: Library of Alexandria Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Laura Jean Libbey
ISBN: 9781465612311
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Publication: March 8, 2015
Imprint:
Language: English
As Jay Gardiner drove down the village street behind his handsome pair of prancing bays, holding the ribbons skillfully over them, all the village maidens promenading up the village street or sitting in groups on the porches turned to look at him. He was certainly a handsome fellow; there was no denying that. He was tall, broad-shouldered, with a fair, handsome face, laughing blue eyes, a crisp, brown, curling mustache, and, what was better still, he was heir to two millions of money. He was passing the summer at the fashionable little village of Lee, among the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. That did more to advertise the place than all the glowing newspaper items the proprietor of the Summerset House could have paid for. Every mother of a marriageable daughter who had heard of the millionaire managed to rake and scrape together enough money to pass the season at Lee. It was laughable to see how adroitly these mothers managed to secure an introduction, upon one pretext or another, to the handsome millionaire. Then the daughters were duly brought forward and presented. Every one knew the story of Jay Gardiner. His lady-mother and elder sister lived in what was called the Castle, the grandest and most famous homestead by far in Great Barrington. With all the millions at her command, haughty Mrs. Gardiner had but one great sorrow, and that was that her handsome son could not be induced to remain at home and lead the life of a fashionable young gentleman of leisure. At college he had declared his intention of studying medicine. He had graduated with high honors, and, much to his mother's annoyance, had established himself as a full-fledged M. D. If he had been poor, perhaps patients might not have come to him so readily; but as it was, he found himself launched at once into a lucrative practice. This particular summer upon which our story opens, his grand lady-mother was unusually incensed against handsome Jay. He had refused to spend his vacation at the Castle, because, as he explained, there was a bevy of fashionable girls invited there for him to fall in love with, and whom he was expected to entertain. "The long and the short of it is, mother, I shall not do it," he decisively declared. "I shall simply run over to Lee and take up my quarters in some unpretentious boarding-house, where I can come down to my meals and lounge about in a négligé shirt, and read my papers and smoke my cigars swinging in a hammock, without being disturbed by girls." In high dudgeon his lady-mother and sister had sailed off to Europe, and they lived all their after-lives to rue it, and to bemoan the fact that they had not stayed at home to watch over the young man, and to guard the golden prize from the band of women who were on the lookout for just such an opportunity. Jay Gardiner found just such an ideal boarding-house as he was looking for. Every woman who came to the village with a marriageable daughter tried to secure board at that boarding-house, but signally failed.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
As Jay Gardiner drove down the village street behind his handsome pair of prancing bays, holding the ribbons skillfully over them, all the village maidens promenading up the village street or sitting in groups on the porches turned to look at him. He was certainly a handsome fellow; there was no denying that. He was tall, broad-shouldered, with a fair, handsome face, laughing blue eyes, a crisp, brown, curling mustache, and, what was better still, he was heir to two millions of money. He was passing the summer at the fashionable little village of Lee, among the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. That did more to advertise the place than all the glowing newspaper items the proprietor of the Summerset House could have paid for. Every mother of a marriageable daughter who had heard of the millionaire managed to rake and scrape together enough money to pass the season at Lee. It was laughable to see how adroitly these mothers managed to secure an introduction, upon one pretext or another, to the handsome millionaire. Then the daughters were duly brought forward and presented. Every one knew the story of Jay Gardiner. His lady-mother and elder sister lived in what was called the Castle, the grandest and most famous homestead by far in Great Barrington. With all the millions at her command, haughty Mrs. Gardiner had but one great sorrow, and that was that her handsome son could not be induced to remain at home and lead the life of a fashionable young gentleman of leisure. At college he had declared his intention of studying medicine. He had graduated with high honors, and, much to his mother's annoyance, had established himself as a full-fledged M. D. If he had been poor, perhaps patients might not have come to him so readily; but as it was, he found himself launched at once into a lucrative practice. This particular summer upon which our story opens, his grand lady-mother was unusually incensed against handsome Jay. He had refused to spend his vacation at the Castle, because, as he explained, there was a bevy of fashionable girls invited there for him to fall in love with, and whom he was expected to entertain. "The long and the short of it is, mother, I shall not do it," he decisively declared. "I shall simply run over to Lee and take up my quarters in some unpretentious boarding-house, where I can come down to my meals and lounge about in a négligé shirt, and read my papers and smoke my cigars swinging in a hammock, without being disturbed by girls." In high dudgeon his lady-mother and sister had sailed off to Europe, and they lived all their after-lives to rue it, and to bemoan the fact that they had not stayed at home to watch over the young man, and to guard the golden prize from the band of women who were on the lookout for just such an opportunity. Jay Gardiner found just such an ideal boarding-house as he was looking for. Every woman who came to the village with a marriageable daughter tried to secure board at that boarding-house, but signally failed.

More books from Library of Alexandria

Cover of the book A Short History of H.M.S. Victory by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page (Complete) by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Mortomley's Estate (Complete) by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book The Devil's Disciple by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Talks about Flowers by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book The Position of Woman in Primitive Society: A Study of the Matriarchy by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Random Rhymes and Rambles by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Non Dir Quattro Se Non L'Hai Nel Sacco: Commedia in Un Atto by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Sherlock Holmes: The Golden Pincenez by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book A History of American Christianity by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Pepita Jiménez by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book The Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book La Morte Amoureuse by Laura Jean Libbey
Cover of the book Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors by Laura Jean Libbey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy