Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-02-02

and is the brightest ornament to the female
character.
"Yes Harriet Walter" returned Miss
Helen emphasizing the name, "and I've
\ halt notion 10 leave The saloon and re.
turn home this instant; Miss Walter is ne
society for me; she was never raised 10
any thing, aud when her fatrer died his
esiale was ihsolvent-so she must be poor
enough. And what impudence for her
TO come here, knowing, as she must, that
Mrs. Douglass card was only sent in
compliment TO the Miss Warrpns."
"PoOr creature" said ArbeIla, 81 pity
her; but what figure she will cut here
10 clumsy know she will mortify Us
all. Helen, suppose we 60 home, just
to show Mrs Douglass and her friends
that we are little above associations. !"
"Indeed, Bell,it would serve her right,
but then we would lose SO much fun,
and Mr.. Greencase is here and you don't
meet him Oflen."
swell, any how the ugly thing can't
harm US much, though il is rather degra-
ding.
"We'll bear it, Bill, as long as we
can, but we shall take The trouble 10 let
Mrs. Douglass know what we think Of
her"
This conversation was conducted in an
elevated lone, and heard by number OF
attentive listeners, some of whom had ne
YER seen MISS Waller, and supposlng
what they had heard to be the truth, they
readily enough imagined what an APP;
pearance the character they had heard
described would make in such company
But how were they disappointed when
Miss Waller was presented in person =
All eyes were turned upon the one inler-
esling object, and ins cad Of behold ng
GrighIful form, with clumsy gait, stumble
into their midst, they gazed with admira.
ton upon one of the most graceful f. ures
they had ever seen, and the ease with
which she gIided to her seat, which
was shown her in distant part Of the sd
lOun, won applause from nearly every one
present.
The attention the presentations Of
The Miss Harllys had attracted for her
was not likely 10 subside, until all the par
lies were satisfied of her movements aud
her merits asa lady; aud while she is be.
coming The centre Of attraction ofa large
party in the saloon, moving with lady
like freedOm, and wearing a smile of en-
chanting sweetness, we leave her mo-
ment and inquire who she is, and what
may be the ''head and front of her offend
ing, the eyes Of the MISS. Hartlys.
The story may soon be told. She was
the only daughter Of gentlema /, once
Of fortune, hut whn by his kindness to
others, had been reduced in circumstan.
ces. He had educated his child when in
affluence, with the utmost care, and spar
ed neither pains nor expense 10 prepare
her 10 move in the highest circles Of soc.
ETY.. She was yet young when her best
friend aud only protector was taken from
herby death; aud although by her talents
she might have earned herself comfort
able livelihood in many ways, and still
moved in respectable sucieiy, her uncle
Mr.. Warren, at the earnest splicilatiOn Of
his amiahle daughters, t0nk her home 10
his house, and adopting her as his child,
made her their companion. And so high
ly was she respected in Warren's family
that she was not only treated in all re-
spects like the rest Of the family, but she
was taught 10 l"Ok forward to an equal
share with Wanen's childr N in his ample
fortune. 1t was her supposed poverty
at which the young ladies' sneered, and
it may be, as before hinied, that they were
ip degree jealous Of her superior
charms. Poverty however, was sufficient
10 the estimation Of the proud, TO have
excluded her from all respectable socie'
~.
But lei me return 10 the party, where
we shall find her, after an hours absence
the admired uf all admirers, not only at
1 tracing new acquanIanCes with the
beauty of her person, but making last
ing friends by the superior enchIntments
Of her msntal excellences. The Nj IS
HaEllys beheld with disappointment anc
modification that the 'poor girl,'' as they
styled her, wss gaining the affections anr
friendship of ali .arDund her, and what wa'
worse than all, their brother George
whom they thought until that hour to 5t
gentleman of the highest character
paid her marked attention. This wal
indispensable. and they vowed, and KEEP
) il faithfully, that they would mol sPeai
another word 10 him during the presen
o evening, for coudsscending to such meat
a society. i'a
It viii be useless to detail the pett,
v evidences Of hatred which these y0unI
r ladies' continued to exhibit; We will there
fore pass over them and hasten 10 til
! most important scene they inacted q
I. this interesting occasion.
In the course Oflhe evening, the tw
J young ladies' whose rage seemed 70 i
!. crease with every mark Of respect lhe
IA saw shown TO Mss Waller' determine