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VIVA, makes you think so p Mr. Vest
bury inquired.
You look worn ont, just as ! feel nn-
swered Mr. Cunningham. How strange
1t is he added, that married men will
ever suffer themselves to be 'thawn into
such ctowds'
why not married men, os well as
BACHELORS asked Miss Edon.
Because they renqush real happiness
and comfort, for fatlgung peasure.-if
pleasure it can be called answered Gun.
bingham. Ones own hearth and ones
own wife, is the place, and the society. for
unalloycd enjoyment. Am not right,
Wcstburv
Miss Eldon turned her eyes on Mr..
Wcstbury, as she waited to hear his an
swer, and an expression, compounded OF
curiosity, contempt. and satisfaction. met
his eye. II W as The first time he had ever
remarked an uDoveIy, an unamable ex-
preston on her countenance. He calmly
replied to Mr. Cunningham.
'Unqueslionably the pleasure Of domestic
life are the most pure, the most rational,
that can be enjoyed
on, 1t Is strange said Mr. Cunningham.
tina, any one can willingly exchange them
for crowded rooms, and pesllentlal vapors,
such as we arc now inhaling! There is
nothing "a be gained in such a company Is
this. Take any dozen, or half dozen Of
them by themselves, and you might stand
some chance to be entertained and instruct.
ed, but bring them all together, and each
one seems TO think it du,y to give himself
up to frivolity and nonsense. | doub,
whether there have been hundred sensible
woods uttered here tonight. except BY
yonder circle, of which Mrs Weslbnry
seems to be the centre. There seems to
be something like rational conversation
there
Mr. Wes,hnry turned his eyes, and saw
that Julla was surrounded by the elite Of
the party-who al seemed TO be listening
with pleased attention to a conversation
that was evidently carried on between her
self and M Evelclh. a gentleman who was
universally acknowledged us one of the
first in rank and talent 10 the city. For q
minute Mr. Wes'bnry suffered his eyes to
rest on Julia. Her cheek was sulfIused
with the beautiful carmine tint of modesty
and her eyes were beamnG with intellect al
light--whlle over her features was spread
slight shade OF care, as il the heart were
not perfectly at ease. She certainly looks
very WE'LL was Mr. Wes,bury's thoughts !;
and his feeling was one ofgra,ltied pride,
that she who was inevitably his wife. did
no, find her proper level amongst the light,
the vain, and the frivolous.
you have been delightfully."- attentive TO
your wife, this evening, my dear said Mrs
Cunningham to her husband, as soon as
they were seated in their carriage on the
way home.
Il am not sensible Of having neglected
you. Lucy said Mr. Cunningham.
MOL suppose not ; nor Of having been
verv attentive 10 another
4 certainly am not. To whom do you
allude p
Il suppose, said Mrs Cunningham. that
Mr. Westbury is equally unconscious OF
having had his attention engrossed by any
particular individual
You surely cannot mean that vas par
ticuarly attentive 10 Miss E'don, Lucy"
oh, how could mean so p SAID Mrs
Cunningham, with kind of laugh that ex
pressed any thing rather than pleasure, or
good humor. Il really wonder how you
came TO recollect having seen such person
as Miss Edon to night =
Your remark concerning Wesibnry
brought her to my mind, SAID Mr. Gun.
'nincbam.
How strange = said his wife. 'And
how extreme that young lady's morlifca.
ton must have been, that she could not de
tain two newly married gentlemen near
her for more than an hour and half a, one
time! Seriously, Mr. Cunning ham, the
company must have thought that you and
Westbury were striving which should do
her most homage
And seriously, my dear Lucy said Mr.
Cunningham, taking the hand of his wife,
which she reluctantly permitted him to de
tain -'serous y. 1t was merely accidental
that spoke to Miss Eden this evening.
There is not person on earth to whose
society and conversation ] am more CON.
pletely indlfferent--sO, take no offence,
love. where none was meant. There is no
one whose conversation can compensate
me for the loss Of yours, and it is one rea
son why so much dislike these crowds; for
time, they necessarily separate us from
each other.
The following morning, Mrs Cunning.
ham called on Mrs Weslbury, who, at the
moment Of her arrival happened to be in
her chamberlain she instantly descended
to receive her vlsItcr. When Mrs West
bury left the paror short tune previous,
her husband was there; but be bad dlsap.
peared, and she supposed he had gone out
He was, however, in the library, which
adjoined the parlor, and The door between
the two rooms was not quite closed
After the compliments of the morning.
Mrs Weslbury remarked
Il was somewhat surprised TO sec you at
Mrs Parker's last evening"