The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1837-05-13

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half mind to have followed her i'll, and
quoted Moore's lines:
'Oh let ue only breathe The air
The blessed air that's breathedb by tkec;"
but man has natural antipathy to shop
PING, and even the attraction of a blush, and
a hIush especially Of that attractive sort,
one ON your own account-even that was
lost in the formidable array of ribands, silks,
and Bargains
'Bouglt because they may be wantcd
Wanted because they may he had"
Accordingly, he lounged into his club,
and the hour was almost gone before he ar
rived at Swan & Edgar's. Julia told him
she had waited, and he thought-what
sweet temper she must have not to show
the least syrlptom of dissatisfaction! on the
contrary, her blue eyes were softer than
usual.--By tie time they arrived at her
fathers door he had also arrived at the a.
greeabe conclusion that he could do no
wrong.-They parted hastily, for he had a
tiresome business appointment; however,
! they were TO meet in the evening, and a
thousand little tender things Which he in
tended to say, occupied him till tie end of
/ his walk.
When the evening came, and after toi-
let of that particular attention which in
nine cases out Of ten one finds leisure TO
bestow Oh oneself, he arrived at Mr. Al
ford's house. The first object that caught
lis attention was Laura looking, as the A
mericans say, ''dreadlul beautiful" She
had on pink dress, direct from Paris, that
flung around its own atmosphere de rose,
and nothing could be more finished than
her whcle ensemJle. Not that Edward
noted the exquisite perfection ofall the fem
inine and Partisan items which completed
her attire, but he was struck by the general
effect. He soon found himself he did ne.
! staaI'o uevoted 10 ncr; and his
vanity was ilattered, fer she was the belle
of the evening.
1t is amazing low much our admiration
take its tone from the admiration of others:
and when to that is added an obvious adj
miration of ourselves, the Oh n is ire
sistable. ''Be sure" said Laura, in that
low, confidential whisper, which implies
that only to one could it be addressed, ''if
you see me bored by that weariful Sir John
Belmore, to come and make me waltz.
Really, papa's old friends make me quite
Il
nying the words which seemed TO say, that
it was not only to avoid Sir John that she
desired to dance with himself.
The evening went off most brilliantly;
and Edward went home with the full in
| tention Of throwing himself at the facina-
ting Laura's feet the following morning,
and, what is more he got up with the rcso-
lution. lie hurried to Harley street, and
how prOptious the fates are sometimes!-
found the dame de se8 penseeS alone. An
oller is certainly desperate act. The
cavalier
"WhO shall school the hearts allectionl
Who shall Danish its regret;
lfyou blame my deep detection,
Teach, oh teach me to forgetw
She entered, looking very pretty, but OK
trcmcly pale. ''Ah!'' thought Edward, 'sshe
is veXed that | allowed myself to be so en-
crossed by her sister last night"
$50 you are alone," exclaimed she; II
have such a piece Of news to tell you! Tau
IA is going to be married to sir John Bel
more. How can she marry a man she pos
itivcly despisos?"
"Il is very hcartlcss," replied Edward,
with great emphasis.
"Nay," replied Julia, "but Laura could
not live without gaiey. Moreover, she is
ambitious. cannot pretend to judge for
her; we never had a taste in common"
"You," said Edward, ''would not have
so thrown yourself away!"
"Ah! no." answered she, looking down,
''the heart is my world" And Edward
thought he had never seen any thing so love-
ly as the deep blue eyes that now looke1
up full Of tears.
"Ah too conyictng, dangerously dear,
In womans eyes, th' manswerablo tear"
Whithcr Edward might have floaled on
the tears ofthe "dove-oyed Julia must re-
main question; for at that moment-most
unusual occurrence in a moning-Nlr. AL
fred came into his own drawing-room.
$50, madam" he exclaimed, in a voice
almost inarticuIate from anger, 81 know it !
all. You were married to Captain Darce
yesterday; and you, sir" turning to Edward
"mado yoursolfa party to the shameful de-
coption."
"No," interrupted Julia; "Mr, Rains
forth believed me to be in Swan and Ed !
gar's shop the whole time. The fact was,
only passed through it"
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