Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-07-17
From the French.l
ROSANNA, THE UGLY ONE.

a
chair amusing himself with poking the fire. lard
down The tuugs he held and grayey answered his
wife
"ilui, ms dear YOU have already said 81 one hun.
dred times, and were you 10 say it one hundred
times more. Rose would not become the less ugly
Tor your saying so
Bosanna VAS a little girl Of about fourteen. She
was their child aud 10 DO her mother Justice, was
really very usiy--nay, almost revolving with her
little gray eyes. fiat nose, largo mouth thick pro.
'ruding liIs. red hair, and above all form remark.
ably a,vry.
Rose was, ihon, ycrv ugly--but she was sweet
girl, nevertheless. Kind aud intelligent, she pos.
scssod mind or the highest order Nature seemed
20 have com rcnslied her with every good quality
OF the heart for the want OF every beauty Of person
! The ronr littlc thing was profoundly hurt as she
listened TO her mothers observation oh YOU litte
/ irEil. YOU will never get q husband
! Eight o'clock struck; Mrs Moore was sarcly
yexCd.
"l,o 10 he'd. Rosanna.'
Tremh!.nsly the little eir approached her mother
/ 10 give her the Kiss Of good night
It's useless, YOU little munster" said her mother
! tear rolled from the lille ones eve. She has
ily wiped u away, aud turning TO her father pre-.
scented him the yet hrm:d check.
! He kissed her icni.ry
IL am not altogether miserable" she murmured
leaving The room.
Retired 10 her chamber she commenced emhro-
derins scarf. and worked TIM, part Of lie night.
Tor she desired ~ be uhe - present to her mo her
when she rose in the morning.
The c'ocS struck twelve. She had just finished.
and putting it by the Lite girl calmly resigned her
'c.t 10 rest. Her rcPoso was undisturbcd
On the morrow Rose presented the scarf TO her
mother What was the pain the little one expert
cnced. when her mother rccecciyed il codiy and
expressed none OF those tender sentiments which
were 10 have been the little ones reward.
Her eyes by chance glanced over n neighboring
mirror
''Ye-,'' she said internally, 81 am ugly-ihcy are
right and she sought in her young head To find a
remedy for uslr,css
And then ia inc world new plngs wounded the
lille ones heart. fir. impression nlienaIed all
ihe Young girls OF her own age but then Size uos
80 good. 50 amiab.c so amusing that they approach
cd, IhCn listened, then loved her Now indeed our
little one was happy.
One day MT Moore wen, home in n violent PAS
sion. and became. in consequence of some iriiliug
prevurcaiion highl, inccnsed Against his wife
Their domestic felicity was roublcl f,r eight long
days-ior eight long days Ms More WAS cOnlin.
uaily crying. kusauna IN vain racked her Young
brains 10 discover why, but her lhrr si continued
angry, and her mother still conrinued weeping Al
last she reflected IA her mind how TO reconcile ihe
parties
They were all three seated in the parlnr-Mr
ciudej. he threw itc tuugs from Kim. sraichcd
book from The manjcl. and opened 1t abruptly bat
alder Moments pcTusal. be closed il again IN
violent hum"r, cast GaTco glance al his genL!iug
vile" and hHrriCdiy rose .rru his hair
hoS7nni, deeply moved. cia,pnd her arms about
his neck, os he WIS about ~ rsr aud aacciinlaIcly
cirossed hin. He coaiI not reject her iuuuceri
colvinr, add jhe l.uir gil lhiukIug she Il - sue.
ccedod IN touching his heart, too; l her hands tho
mo'sienej handkerchief whcTcwih her m,ihor had
been drying her weeping eyes, ard dried them
second time herewith; she then iealcrly embraced
her mother, Who returned her adtciionate cares
with all a mothers Jndness
The parties being now iayorIhly disposed. noueht
renamed but o. establish peace THIS was NJ easy
maticr-neiihcr would make the first Lvcr.ure-
and without the penetration Of lille Rose. the re-
Cancellation woull not then hayc taken place.
She look her iIihers hand between her own little
hands. aud pressed IL 90 her bosom. She thrn ioak
her mothers hand. and ,ined IL into her fathers as
q lay near her heart Human pride could resist 10
longer-ihe aiicuated parents rose at the same mo.
nent aad cordially embraced each her
From that hour Rose WIS the idol Of them bo;b
S.H years after his, RJs1nan. the ugly Rosnnna.
was The ornament 20 every society 10 which her mo-
thcr presented her. Am'able. witty and observing,
her conversation was universally couried.
one summer evening, TIE sun. which during tle
cay had shed over nature an intense heat had ius
disappeared leaving The horizon covered with long
D''ds ~ rcd-c,ouds more and more dark were
heaping themselves on the eastern skv-thc a,rnos
phore was sutiDcaiiug. and one would deem the
EARN was returning 90 the sun The heat she had
been receiving from the latter drring the day All
N"s heavy md wcary--1hc air INHALED seemed
fa'her 10 sDiipcate than 10 nOurish A droy,sv Inn
gunr ovcrcamc every one
In saloon whose every window WIS thrown
open might be seen gliding here and there. IN the
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dresses slightly ngIiaicd by The risng breeze of tho
evening offered something mysterious and poefir1l
"h'repn ihc imagination loved 10 dwell lO.,
IhEnshing WuEpCr w1s then heard. Ike The s8ofL
ins mur1ur Of some distant ryulet a Young ,,o
man. seated JeiJtc piano. was expressing her
"'''' e".imehIs by an oterGP'rary melody, now
smooth and tender now deep and trembling.
NO more whispering but a general silence iook
place. ior here was celestial symphony, a scrarbl
song
Lord Underwood, fne hlne eyed yopng rorl,
man, WIS so deeply touched BY the melody. Thai his
Ipmc seemed ogHatcd by a nomeniarv con,urs,,,
lie listened 90 The angels voice 50 sofIy harmon,
i1mg with Tie sweet tones ~ The instrument .rJ
lsh an understandable sensation thrill through liz
frame ''
The music ceased. hut The sweet voice .,Ti -.
braied n JndcrwooI's ear. and there va. n gb-r.,
% The willy and original t1c io which he ls,or.J
that iransfxed bum where be- STOOL
, go" "g3 'I,u' m1'i ilai roang girl be- th1u4if
7 H'cf"''i Happy lhe man ou whom may Gr
her choice aud Dol inyoI1marl. sighed
Suddenly lights are brought in. The young a.,
nan was Tho ugIy R1souna
lord Underwood was rnp.IoJ--b. ,f,--5 g.. .
'ye'. blt lhc charm of That voice haunted he ,..
"ofy. ilc alz-d on her 'ecJnf fine. aHd De found
yer ICES ng.y TH- beauties OF her m.Yd sa.m.J
transferred 10 her gcrsl1, arl her gray ewes. s.o,u
: me- were expressed wonderfully wei. her ir.
cf1al sensations '''
lord Underwood uciIrI Rlsl1-, .rI t..,r,.
be harprsi Of men Boz te possession ,f The li,ss,
nf most l1vI1g of women
Beauty de'ers us. bgf virtue md talents. The
'L'ni1i companions u or lives, accompany us 10 .
lo grave.
we are accustomed 10 see mer derdo VIVA
'oy 81 not undersia"d' This IS part Of n rsIil1.
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