Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-04-13
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CECILIA HOWARD:
Or The Yoalg Lady who had Finished
80. Her Education.
~ THUR. W.
CHAPTER III.
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Unmoved by anything which. Uncle
Peter could say, Mrs. Howard persisted
IL her determination to bring out Cecilia
during the coming season.
If YOU wilt dc 1t, Hannah the. old
maa urged, finding that. all his aargu-
,nents. meant TO prevent that act, fel! up
on her ear powet4ess; 'let me beg OF you
to bring her. forward gradually. Do not
preseat het with a saourish OF trempets.
Rather keep her in the back ground.untii
her head becomes steady, and her sight
clear
Really, Peter Mrs. Howard replied.
Il DO not see any reason why you should
concern. Yourself so much about Celia.
Hts strange if / don't know what is best
for my own child! And as to bringing
her forward gradually, as you CALI liz
that would be GORGEOUS folly. There
wouldn't beithe Slightest sensation pro-
during; and ali depends upon that'1
..Aii what, Hannah'?'
sHhy aIi--aEi--ife -.
.Hannaa.' And her brother looked
at her steadily for few moments with a
fixed, stern look. This put Mrs. How
ard out OF all patience, end she replied
with some acrlmoHy. 3.
Peter! | arm getting right down tired
OF tins constant. Unreasonable and tool
ish interference of yours in regard to
Cecilia. There is no sense in it! What
do you know. pray, about what IS best
for a young lady situated like Cecilia ::
Whv, lust anothiilg at all. Such old-iash-
ioned notions as yours might DO well e.
.nough fifty years ago. But they are not
the thing now, and any one who should
attempt to carry them out. would become
a general laughing stock. Come out
gradually! Who ever heard OF such a
thing:
Producing a sensation. A young thing
Ia mere child, not .seyenteen-produ-
cling a sensation! Who ever heard OF
such thing, retorted Peter, In a tone OF
bitter sarcasm. And why all this de-
sire TO produce sensation? Tell me
that. will you? Oh! All !. Now see .
The child IS 20 be married atrue! II Is
all scheme to catch husband. 10
catch some silly fop, and tie HIM to the
girls apron-stlings
1T is no use for you 70 talk Mrs:
3 Howard replied in firm, but offended
tone. know exactly what IS right to
he done, and am going to do 1T, IN
spite of what you CIR any one else may
say. I presume that | love my own
child, and have natural pride IN her,
Therefore am not going TO let her be e.
clipsed by any one, if can help it. On
that point my mind is made up. You
sheer at her as mere child. But let
me tell you that the world will not SO
esteem her,
And therein lies the danger | fear,
Hannah,' her brother said in gentle and
mare serious tone. sShe will be looked
u,,on and treated as a woman; ard more
:. over will be placed in circumstances
(swhsre woman's Judgment and a wo-
mans discrimination will. be calico Tor.
And are YOU not~conscious that she does
not possess either of them p
sNo.indeed: i am not conscious OF a.
nv such deficiency in Judgment and dis
examination as you allege. presume
IN know Cecilia as well, and even better
than. any one else, and this knowledge
satisfies me fully of her ability to act
..prope r part in any society .
suppose any one makes her an oi'er
gof marriage 2
well, what then p
Exactly. What then =
.Of course she will refer to her parents
and abide by their judgment in the mat
teri
!. AS the majority Of young ladies do
ha p
IF other girls have been self-willed
and imprudent in these matters, that y