Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-11-11

and th"t of her parents, to this Wise
scheme =
'ller consent said i}ereslord, FOL
course, she will consent, though ! have
not yet opened HE sa0ject with her
1 And pray nov do You know that =
/ How do know why, | shall tell her
who. am, aud plead tho cause officially.
you see, aud with all Difference 10 the
elite of this region, such offers do not
occur every duy,--she mus, see this ol
course
!, 'Wtll,' replied Vincent, T. hive seer
little of her, 10 be s'Ts, hut from the so
briefly Of mind and good sense that seen
TO characterize the family, have some
hopes that you III no, succeed
That's past praying for, lcar,' said
Bcrrsiord, 'if may Judge from certain
little indications, and so forth, = and
Bcresloid turned on his heel and whis
tied himself out Of the room, With very
cOnienied and assured appearance.
Ills confident expectations had arisen
simply from the fact that our heroine,
i.om the joint influence Of acquaintance,
ship aud natural good humor, had
grown, OF late, much more approachable: ::
bcsides which, for a few days past t.
more marked change Of manner had
supervcned- Mary bad become absent,
occasionally melancholy and more than
usually eacitable, her color was vary.
4 lng, her eye was restless, aud there was
1 a nervous trcmor of manner, entirely dil.
icrent from any thing she had ever be-
fore exhibited. The truth was, that
she was wholly engrossod by certain lat
|, ,ile perplexiiics and sorrows of her own;
but MS Beresiord knew nothing of th,
kind, he formed for himself very natur-
al and satisfactory theory, US to the cause
of her altered manncr.
I Accordingly, at the close Of still al
,ernoon, when Mary's mother and SIS
ters were absent, Bercsiord stole sud
! denly upon her, as she was sitting by an
open window curtained by green vines.
I lie commenced his enterprise by Sc
rlcs ct complimentary remarks, in just
that assumed, comfortable way, that T.
| lncxpressIbly vexatious To an ineXperien
! ced and sensitive woman--a manner that
seems to say, Il understand all about you
|
\ Mary felt annoyed, yet conscious Of her
own inability To meet, on his own ground,
the practised and ready man olihe world,
| who addressed her.
II 'Mr Beresford,' she said at length
after some silence, i presume that all
Ihis is very fine in its way, bn, beg you
will not waste il upon me,-l really have
mol the cultivation to appreciate it,
L Bereslord protested that he vas entire
ly and devoutly serious in every word.
Il am very sorry for it, if you are,
said Mary, smiling.
| Beresiord proceeded to reveal his
name and title, and to make an offer in
regular form.
With some surprise, but with great
simplicity and decision, our heroine de-
clined his proposal.
BeresiorL pIe AIDED the advantages oi
station hc had to offer, his own disinter-
est educss, and so forth.
Indced, Ar Beres!ord,' replied Mary,
Il do not know enough about these things
TO feel in the least honored or tempted by
:bem. IL may, very possibly, seem to
you that you do me great honor by
this proposal, but have no such feeling
You are accustomed TO such a different,
manner OF estimating things, from any
thing ! have ever known, that canno,
very well understand your feelings. il
] ever marry, it will be one who can fully
appreciate The affection give, for lis
own sake, and not one who Will always
look upon me as "A sort of ornamental ap.
II pendagc 10 his station, and so forth.
II Some Yankee pcdlar or tinker, per-
haps,' replied Beresiord, angrily.
\ Very possibly replied Mary, calmly,
and yet he may be more truly noble
than the only earl, ever had the honor
of knowing, and our heroine left the
room.
Handsomely done, that p said the
earl, walking up and down the room,
pom ny word, II duchess could not have
executed The thing better. | was a fool
for being angry with her, for, after all, ii
would dhave been awkward ifshe had con
senicd, > and the earl, who never in his
life troubled h,mself five minutes about
any thing, made M lis mind to PASS of
the whole as good joke; ana IN less
than three weeks from this i,me, &c was
desperately in love with n captivating
little opera dancer at Quebec.
And yet on the evening Of that very
day, you might have caught glImpses Of
the white dress OF Mary, as she stood he
meath the old vine arbour, in the garden,
alone with one other, listening to tho of
told tale again. But this time one might
perhaps see that she listens with no un-
willing ear, while a manly hand clasps
hers, aud words of passionate feeling are
poured forth.
Il must 90, Mary-blightcst, dearest
loveliest with such form and face
such n soul. what might you not demand
in one that dared hope for you, and
have nothing to oiler-nothne
h And do you think that | count a heart
and soul like yours Tor nothing ? said
Mary.
/ yes, bat there is so long an uncer
tanty belure me-so much TO be done
sing le-handcd, aud uot soul thinks |
shall succeed--not soul-not even IN,
own mother
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