New-York tribune., 1841-10-01

from the first TO secure him II possible and Il was
the proudes; moment OF her lise that saw hin -
her feet On this chance, strange 10 say, nls
,hous hlless lordship mad never calculated, and
when he heard soft and simpered consent TO Ms
solicitations nothing could exceed his surprise ex-
cept his embarrassment. The Countess '. must
have thought him gawky lover, for instead OF re-
ceiying her gentle confession o. pressing her IN
comparable hand to his licensed lips and whatever
else accepted su!tors 90, he his chair IN Dumb
amaze revolving in ms mind the best means OF
escape and emancipation he was what your friend
Toilet would call planted. Invention refused to
beirisnd him; and al last. in utter despair, he
pressed her hand, gave ms forehead coupl OF
saEs and rushed from Tie room, the beautiful Az
mes beng left in the belief that her last wor-
-hiper wa afflicted with temporary arrangement
Peal- Il laughter .aluled llildworth when ne
told u nj story. Never was description
,ivd never one more arpL5uded, than his OF Eis
discontinue; and MS distress real al MS &C
ceptance as any other lovers could have been who
had undergone the pains OF rejection.
- Ii she find Won cold every day, said Sulli-
van she viii be forced to she i beaten at
her own weapons.
oh, never fear. " gasped Hayleigh Just recov-
erng from q CONFUSION, '' Lord Angelo j. precise.
stands at guard with envy. scarce copie.=es that
than stone but these cold gentlemen have q good
deal Of earnestnesS on occasion 1t vii be 4 match
vet
=. Come now, cosfess,7 said Wilson; YOU did
hss her did you not o.
.. Upon my soul. no - said Alildworth. with an
eagerness that renewed our laughter.
Since the DAYS OF Adonis, never was such tor
bearance = replied Wilson.
There viii inialHbly be work for the lawyers,
pursued Major Sullivan. -. Breach OF promise OF
marriage The Countess V. rersrw John Lord
Mild~orth Thi, was an action. &c; verdict,
damages 10000.
a truce with all this said Midworth some
what anneyed. % low am to get out OF this
unlsckv scrape7 would rather make love to AL
Milan than that single affair should &c; wind.
If had not seen how all might be satisfac-
torily terminated, returned Sullivan. - for one
should not have laughed But the thing IS easy.
Wilson Is beautiful draught-rnan and conceived
the idea from volume he has seen called Jalia's
GarlaaG, which some amorous French duke pre-
pared for his mistress a a love-oterng-a plan TOR
showing the countess how well we know her. he
has drawn all our pictures, seen in uumber-vours
will make ei1hi-aud caused them TO be bound in
a handsome volume, containing the rules ~ our
lite society. forth in all the pride of caEraphv
This we mean to inscribe Friendships Gift and
to present to her adyship: If you wish il, a and
Oliphant sup with her, it shall be doae tonight.
Depend upon it ,he will see how ridiculous She
ha, become and Milan will be too hot 10 hold hc'i
If you wish to follow her. well and good if not,
warran, YOU see her no more.
= Follow her ! would think OF pill
srimagc To Mecca
Never shall | forget that night. Sullivan took
out the volume from lis sken envelope, and
promptly handed /; TO the un>usPecting countess,
informing her at the same time that II the
Joint gift of her English friends in Milan.
You men are 50 vain, she remarked; - who
would have thought Of your giving me your own
plcturesl Here Is blank border-whosc picture
Is that contain
Lord Mildworths If you will glance through
the volume, you will find that have been adj
United but such as have an excuse for this vanity.
in having received your own assurance Of the
highest friendly regard Those pictures form the
gallery OF a society created by your ladyship, the
rules OF which set forth in the beginning of the
volume.
saw her as she read, look bewildered, turn
pale drop III. volume, and approach Sullivan
If she meant to strike him bat her rage gave
way to modification and shame and she sank
an ottoman in violent Mysteries. Major Sullivan
coal. As | thought anieengly so, Tor the poor
victim seemed alarmingly i'll.
Ring the bell Ophant, asd let Us decamp.
However. persisted in remaining until her atten-
dants came, and she was pronounced somewhat
better. 1t was the last time saw the Countess
V in Milan; she went, we predicted, at day
break the next morning. Sullivan keeps the vol
ume of miniatures as great curiosity.
This prank was only one of many played by the
Societd degh Anici, which was not broken up by
the loss OF lis patrones>, but continued 10 fulfil ts
functions for several months. 1t then died a vio-
lent death by ACKNOWLEDGMENT, not regretted by
all who knew il, for the police of Milan had be-
gun to ool, on our noisy freaks "a not ii little disa-
greeablc Some went north, south; some
sought their homes. and some cared not ii they
never saw home and since tina, time deaths and
changes have rendered it certain that on this earth
shall meet rHere.
| went to Rome-a city which no young man
but must desire to vi>it-one OF the first faces |
there that Of the little countess: she
seemed determined not 10 recognize me, but | for
ced her to a nod. rs my mode of thinking now
that ! was alone was different from that which
contact with Ned Haylcish and Sullivan Inspired,
determined to SET her about our former
intercourse, and It's dsagrccable "reminiscences. |
approached and found her almost in tears.
Can the Countess Y. forgive me- and permit
mt to forget that we have met before1
~ on cruel, cowardy creature! VIII you promise
to forget really There Is my hand, she replied.
was struck with her good nature, and underwent
pasg for my practical Joke, though still felt it
more than act of Justice. We gided
into conversation arts and artists; and size
was much at home painting as | had far
me!ly found her music. An English painter
had Just put forth valuable book on art. which
she had not read; mad, FOR it CHANGED to form
one OF the last batch mad received from London.
To offer perusal OF it to so competent to ap-
preciate is value wa but natural il procured me
III return an invitation to dinner on the following