New-York tribune., 1841-10-01

49, IA o;rared myself: she held Up hef niue
lieI 80, a.f,cted surprise vowed and protested
ta ~ no suspicion OF such thlns' ana gave me
80 ,rd.-s+and that any return OF N? aiiectoh was
an, of the question. though this was Fa'hef
ou' ~ by w7y Of catastrophe TO ones first love
b,d sense enough le;t 70 see that at any rate /
80 49,. ,.elI on, of her clutches; made no comment
b', briefly sforrned her of my intention Of leaving
Milan. Why Leave Milan , said my countess,
shall always be most happy 10 know you a.
friend. and in that view there Is one ! would 50
highly esteem. man n love i rather yulnera-
bic to civil speeches, and few reiterations Of thi-
made ne promise to remain; il could not be her
husband-and perhaps some high principle, TO-
morse or affection for her departed lord, stood IN the
way-it was something TO be her friend. the friend
Of such woman-yes would remain.
q 60 on said l. impatient hear the DRIFT OF
the story.
Soon after met SullivaR We talked about
the Countess V: and at last ! took him into my
confidence. told him Of my love and il ISSUE and
Row was the firuest and cAoSsH fren- OF the
woman adored, but could not marry he MAJOR
laughed heartily, and Disconnected sle not httle.
Forgive my rudeness, but the TACT i, that your
storvis the exact counterpart OF what occurred TO
me. and TOO am the most esteemed OF the countess
among her friends This startling. but it
il seemed somewhat against myself. Wilson here
Joined our circle. and the major one day made
bet Of q hundred that, if he proposed, the result
would be the same.
" And lost, said |, for the credit Of poor hu-
man nature.
.sNo. by Jove won, said Sullivan. and
might have done 30 in half a dozen other cases.
but one does not like to take advantage OF moral
certainties.
"Wcn," said Macneil, we learned to ENJOY
the thing and set on TWO three other fellows to
become her friends. At last Sullivan proposed
tina, we should form club, to be called the Amici,
no one to be permitted the privileges OF member
ship until he mad made love to the countess, and
been nominated by her the most esteemed OF her
friends
:" So then, you have your name not by virtue OF
being friends to each other, but to the Countess
v.
Exactly answered Macne; and now what
do you think OF the lady =
THAT lady who can desire to be surrounded
closely by who have longed for her as a wife,
is Just li,tle better than"
- Than our worthy patroness. chmed in Ned
Hayeigh. Do MT croak, Noll; you hardly APP
precute the dear creature vet. There are women
so fond of admiration that they cannot bear TO part
with nm adorer and 10 whom il would be death to
see The discarded one swell the train of another
fair; vet so conceitcdly selfish that they would
never bestow purse and person on one who Is not
able TO give them more than equivalents
/. our countess. A. for love- you might as well cN
pcct love from dumstick.'
Bur does she not find you laughing at
herr inquired.
'You do net know how blind one may became
through VANITY said the major.
She thinks we are all dying for her still, whilst
in truth we are only dying OF laughter. Did You
remark the man who sat in this box when We came
inl be is now al her side.
| Looked UP, and saw him convcr,ing earnestly
with the lady opposite
Thar is Lord Midworth; he insists on endeav-
,uring to become u member, vet feel convinced
that if he proposes she will accept him at once,
without a single hint about friendship. She knows
he will be earl one day soon
And now said HayIeigh, &c that YOU under
stand the constitution of society, will you be-
come a member You know have become your
surety, and if not shall forfeit my recognizances.
The proposal is somewhat novel, answered
L; 4" but she mus, be worth knowing at least, for
the rarity of the thing introduce me tonight,
and YOU shall have my answer in the morning.
Agreed said Ned. Here Sullivan Sui .
liyan is master of the ceremonies by right OF Sc
him round. and do the proper.
As we entered the countesss box, Lord Mild
worth was Just quittingtit was introduced by
Sullivan, who remained for 4 time, and then loun-
ecd away Now that | haa a nearer view OF the
heroinS of my sketch, and patroncss OF The socie
II, could not help contcssing thar was no woa-
der men should be fooled and unclaimed by one so
She was of fair complexion, contrast
ing well with the blacklist of bright eyes her hair,
braided back showed the contour OF \ face TO
which nothing could be objected Her figure
admirable, bst very dminutivc; il one had thought
of her ones fircsidc. i; would have been as an
ornament to one'S chimncy-picce not TO one
chimney corner. Nor was her conversation lnie-
rior TO her appearance under light and spark
ling manner she concealed atainments by no means
Her criticisms music and mu-
scians struck me as, for woman. quite wonder-
full aud as she now and then tried part OF an air,
to remind me of some opera we were speaking Of
which had FORGOTTEN, could clearly see that her
taste and voice were highly cultivated. . woman
woman il such outside could cloak coarse
and selfish mind, what shall save men from being
deceived and betrayed All love Is lottery; and
the prizes of our hopeful boyhood prove blanks to
our manly age. The first indication OF something
insinccre in This beautiful specimen Of natures
Workmanship was afforded by her theatrical man
ner, that Is, by straining after effect in every
word she uttered, ay, even IN every position size
assumed Like most vain women, too for men
sometimes succeed in concealng vanity) she was
ever and anon endeavoring make the conyer>a-
ton turn upon herself and although this often
adroitly effected it was not so invariably. But
these traits might have passed unnoticed il: had
not been prepared for watchulness by the commu-
NEGATIVE disclosures OF the Amtci. Before the end
OF the evening making love- talking OF
Peirarch as il she had been 4 Laura and her
lover. As handed her into her English carriage,
she invited me 10 visit her next day.
Not 10 weary you-in week found l had pros