The Arkansas advocate., 1831-08-10

). mllla lay aside her scarf and veil all : prepare for spending the evening 3 home, with the exulting joy, that demo, are supposed to feel, when they have ii flicted q pang, aud fixed sling in th
 bosom of innocence. Other kind, of
 Ielons friends, corroborated Miss Hal rowh52s statement, though not one (
 them believed the tale they took deligh
 lnrepeating, Camilla determined to COT
 vince the world, her friends in particu
 lar, that she had not 'unsought, bee won, and that the }ifs advances ha, NOT come from her. Consequently sh, treated Fitz Henry with cooiness in pub lie, refrained from walking out with him and even spoke of him to her t5qenas il
 terms of indifference, calculated, in hel estimation, to discrcdit their humil
 lating remarks. 1t was the terror oI youth; the fault of a proud spirit; and bitte.'y did Camilla deplore her ill- Judged conduct when she saw and felt its effect upon her lover. Eitz Henry spirit was as proud as her own. He silently accused her of caprice and ievlty, and he returned her coolness with marked neglect. With apparent indif- ference, yet with writhibg hearts, they met, and parted. Fitz Henry's distant bow was now answered by Camilla's hall scornful glance, while her cheek. glowing with repressea emotion, and
 ter eye, bright with tine glance Of wo- mans outraged pride, seemed to tell to her lover tale of exulting coquetry Gamllla's heart was prey to secret au- eulsl, and her pillow was mostened by her tears.-lIortensia IIarrowby's first step in blasting the happiness she envi. ed, had adbccnsuecessini nibeyondherhopes, success cmboldened her, aud her lures were Set to cntrap the heart of Fitz iienry, that her triumph over hers.deaa frtef1a might be complete. His heart she could not gain, but her blandisIl- ments succeeded in ensnaring his spdaa- C., and in six months after his rupture with Camilla, I2itz Henry was, in ap- pearance, devoted to Miss Barrowby. But consummate drt is not always sue cessful, and accident sometimes defeats tiie most deep lad plans A young girl
 whom Camilla patronised had been pre- sent when Miss Narrowly retailed those invidious remarks of which she was the original author, and which had aroused the pride of Camilla, and led 10 the con duct which had alienated her loycr.-- The girl repeated these remaks, and mentioned their source to lad who waited on titz Henry, and added her own comments, which signified that Ga milla was doing violence to her own lfeelings in order to save her pride. and that Miss Narrowly had coptrivcd the plan ill the hope of rivalIiug hers tiaie,ad.' The lad repeated the tale-it reached 1 the ears of a maiden Aunt of Ifitz Hen ry who hated Miss Narrowly and admir- ed Camilla. The good lady, though single herself approved of happy mar riages, and detested scandal. She de termlned to sif the affair to the bottom; the result answered her hopes, for she wrought herself into the confidence O | Camilla and soon discovered the truth
 No time was lost in making Fitz Henr, acquainted with allthe good lady knew
 Fitz Henry's pleading heart conjurcc him to believe the tale in contradiction
 10 his, perhaps too eseaa!sss.s eyes, Ca. milla's scornful gIances mightIlaye beer the effectof wounded pride; her heart might still be his! He had suffered deeply in the. conflict and he had toe much good sense to permit him to throw away his own happiness and risk thal of Camilla, where there was q chance of regaining it. He sought an expla
 nation, and the result restored him ts Camilla's confidence and brought peace
 and joy to her suffering heart. sham,
 and modification were Miss Horrowby'
 reward, and Camilla had learned th,
 salutary lesson of caution, and alway
 paused ere she judged, when she listen
 ed to tale of scandal, told by an off
 cious Friend. II. NJ.
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