Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-06-03
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FASHIONABLE. WATERING PLACES:

FASHlONAbLE,. WA Eisltss1--A-i4ss
u BY A VILLAGE BEAU.
Miss Simper appeared at Saratosain an
e,egan, suil of sable. She was said 10 be
in mourning for her father, an oPulent bro.
ker in Baltimore, recently deceased. Grief
had wasted her health, and weeping had
washed away her roses, and she was come
to recover her appetite, and reanlmate her
bushes. Miss. Simper of course, was an
beiress, and attracted great attention. The
gentleman called her beauty, and talked
great deal Of her real estate, bank stock,
and securities. Some ofthe ladies thought
her complexion too sallow, and some OBJ
iccted Tie style of her dress; Mrs. High
FLYER said she had not the air Of woman
of fashion, while Capt. Halliard pronoun-
ccd her a suspicious sail and declared his
belief that she was privateer III disguise.
The fair stranger. however, walked daily
to the fountain, modestly cast down her
eyes when gazed at, and seemed uncon-
scious Of all but her own horrors. About
this lime, Major Filzconnell appeared upon
the busy scene. He was n tall, handsome
man, Of easy address, aud polished man
ners, who seemed TO regard all around
him with an air OF very polite unconcern.
lie was announced as an officer in his
Britannia Majes,y's service, and brother to
Earl Somebody, in England. 1t was re-
ported that he had large landed possessions
in the west, He did not appear to seek
society, but was too we'll bred to rcpe aay
civili,ies which were offered him. The
gentlemen were pleased with his good sense
his knowledge OF the world, and the snavi-
ty ofhis manners, but as he seemed to a.
void the ladies, they had little opportunity
of estimating his qualities.
Major Fi,zconnel and Miss Simper met
by accident al the fountain. The officer,
who had Just filled his glass at her ap-
proacl,, presented it 10 the lady, who, in
slipping the transparent element, dropped
her handkerchief. The gentleman very
galIanlly picked up the cambrlc, and re.
stored il to the owner-but the blushing
damscl, abashcd by the easy attention OF
all elegant stranger, in her confusion los,
her reicuIe. which the soldier gracefully
replaced on her wrist, with most respect
full bow.
A courtesy on the one side, and another
bow OIL the other, terminated the civiilies
Of this meeting. The gentleman pursued
his walk, and the lady returned to her
chamber. That Miss Simper fel, duly
sensible Of the honor ofhaving elicled three
graceful congces from the brother Of an
English Earl cannot he doubted; nor can
we suppose, without injustice to that gen.
,leman's taste, that he saw with indifer-
ence the mantling bushes which those at
teutions had drawn forth; certain it is,
however, that as lhey separated in oppo
site directions, neither Of then, was, seen tc
cast zone longing, lingering look behind"
As ! had not the privilege Of intruding
into either of the chambers, I cannot say
what fairy forms might have fitted around
the magic pillow, nor whether1he fair one
dreamed Of coronets, coats of arms, kettle
drums, and epauleties. In short, l am
not able to inform the reader, whether the
parties thought of each other at all; buI
from the extreme difficulty Of again bring