The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1828-11-13

Mary however insisted, and indeed de.
clared that the articles should remain in
her trunk, unless Isabel wore them: and
the latter, yielding to her cousins generos-
'ty and her own reviving ambition, accep-
ted her offer-but halt. self reproached -
and they thus betook themselves to the tot
let.
Pray he'll me fix these curIs, Mary
don't you think we look burnt with the
sun ?-there, that will do-inst right; they
are promenading by the sound-indeed.
my dearest Mary; you will look pref
tier than aflel all that blue belt contrasts
very pretty with your neat white muslin
won't you have one bunch of those flow
ers ?-let me fix them in your hair: how
beautifully white they are why, YOU look
like shepherdess-I am sure Mary, you
( wont need to feel awkward'-and thus she
kept talking, partly to encourage her cousin,
partly to suppress the risiags of self: disap-
probation which she could not altogether
avoid feeling for having accepted her cous-
ms offer.
Prepared to descend, the two cousins.
who were yet in their teens by couple of
years, proceeded with fluttering hearts. a.
long with the brother of Isabel, to mix
with the assemblage below. Each was at
tired according to her own taste, notwith-
<tanding the misfortune that had happened
The simplicity of Mary's dress suited
the simplicity of her sweet expressive face.
Isabel was dressed for effect; she spark
led and glowed with ornaments: while
Mary wore simple chain around her
neck, and The white sprig of flowers in her
hair. The beautiful form of Isabel show
ed with peculiar grace through the light
transparency that enveloped it; her cous-
ms was not less beautiful, zoned with del
! icate blue. The one was fascinating, the
other lovely.
The world was fresh to both. They
were yet inexperienced in the illusiveness
of its visions. Life to young minds is like
the landscape to the traveller. Between
the spot ON which he stands, and the far
off outline which limits his vision, there
are thousand bright objects rejoicing in
the sun: but when he has passed beyond
them all, and the day has gone down, he
looks back on that landscape in its mantle
Of mist and those thousand bright objects
are turned into shadows. Such is expert
ence.
And thus lay the world before our hero
ines. Yet they saw it in different lights,
according to their different tastes, and the
different manners in which they had been
educated. Isabel 'beheld it in the bright
ness of ii May morning the more chast-
ened Imagination other cousin was accus-
toned to contemplate it in the soft but rich
lustre of the setting sun of autumn.
A week went by and Pleasure had flown
her around; her round of gay assemblages
and serenades and dances, when Isabel OBJ
served to her cousin, as they retired to tho
chamber,
] lam quite sick of this place, am sure,
Mary.
Sick! cousin. Why your are the reign
ing belle Of the day. Indeed, Isabel, you
are quite the centre of attraction and the
envy of halft fine ladies here.
am the centre of nothing bu1 folly, re-.
piled Isabel how could brother George
introduce to me that frivolous young DR..
b. Of Albany; who had no other claim on
his notice, and none at all on mine, than
his having been one Of Georges class
mates-expelled, too for dissolute conduct
and what should DR.. B. do of course,but
make me the acquaintance fall the whisk-
cred trjiers of the place. am prosecuted
and vexed with their attentions-above all
with the 'civil things which they utter for
compliment. Why did you not contrive
to relieve me this evening,M r from that
Mr.. Q. who s'ood up before me or parad-
ed at my side, be where would, and was
so assiduously polite that there was no de-
taching myself from him?
did think OF sending George to beg
you to join our pleasant gro"pe in the cor
ner, but you seemed to be quite happy in
the society Of Mr.. q. saw you smil-
ing very graciously in reply to his atten-
tons.
Smiles are not always happiness-nor
complacency either; am sure mine were
not, for was tired out of measure.
He seemed man of fashion.
How longed to be quit of him! Why
he stood up before ,all breathing per-
fumes, and entertained me full hour with
nothing but Eclipse, and the great horse-
race, and his water dog and spaniel, and all
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