Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-11-14

CHAPTER II.
"Taming my wild heart TO thy loving hand :"
At twenty-five years Of age Charles
Wexford came to the village DIS,
poor and unknown, but bis mild dignity
Of manner, his prepOssessiug appearance,
his youthful and handsome couotenance,
gained him host of friendr,and the small
number OF pupils 10 which he had limited
himself was soon made up. Mrs. Lincoln
sent Lizzie and Priscilla TO be perfected
n French and Itallan--and The former
made wonderfully active progress--if not
in the languages, at least in the affections
of her teacher.
Miss Lincoln the msster would say,
endeavOring, but in vain, TO look stern, Il
shall be obliged TO detain you after school
hours, it you pres'st in talking and laugh.
ing;' and Lizzie would blush and main.
tain demure cOmposure for the next
three minutes and halEA-then he would
hear the little gypsy buzzing away Sgain,
for the least sound other sweet voice al.
ways attracted his notice, and calling her
10 him with grave face, but inward de.
light, he would point silently to a little
chair by his side.
Poor Lizzie. .'half pouting, half pleased.
with smile on her lip, and tear in her
eye would quietly obey. | rather think
that Lizzie liked the punishment upon
The whole; for his dark eyes had talked to
her soul in language more pleasant than
French or ltalian--and after looking earn
estly up TO them for a moment to discov.
Cover ifhe were really Offended--reassur
ed by the glance Of Gffectionate interest
which he returned TO her inquiring gaze,
she would study Tor hours by his side,
happy and tranquil. aud silent, as a doys
in WOODLAND nest,
Now and then, when she had been more
than usually wild and uncomfortable, Mr..
Wexford would feel it his duty TO detain
her after the other pupils had left, in or
der TO give her serious lecture upon the
lightness Of her conduct; but that serious
lecture generally ended in a long ramble
through the woods, after flowers 10 assist
their botanical studies. And during these
ramblss, they would confide 10 each 9th.
er's sympathizing hearts their memo.
ries, their hopes, their tastes and pref.
erences; Lizzie with all the simple, trusl-
fol tenderness Of Of a child, and Charles
with the frankness natural to spirit sti II
fres, pure aud uutrammeled.
DO you know, MI. Wexford said Lis
zie one day, 4 would give a great deal
that my uncle was poorn
Poor! LizzIe-whata strange wish
Wby?
oh, because e--he is so i'll, and cross,
and unhappy that pity him from my
heart, and would bel SO very, very kind
10 him If he wero not rich; but sit is it
makes me treat him coIdly.
Howl l do not understand you. /
thought she was all attention TO him and
wished you to- be so too
yes! that is the very reason / cant
be, She keeps telling me he will leave
US ell his money, if we indulge his rwhims
and agree with nm in his queer opinions
- and so make il rule 10 be inatlentiye
TO him, except in his absence, and then |
do all can for his comfort; but that is
much, | should like to sOOth his pain
by reading 10 him or singing or carress-
ing him. am afraid he wont live long,
and he seems to suffer q great deal at
times. Oh! don't you wish hO we're
poorF
Lizzie was right. III in mind and boz
1y, the unhappy old man was daily vast
ing away. OEall his relations, Of all the
world, Lizzie Lincoln was the only one
he loved aad she alone Of all apparently
neglected him. Yetin spite of her neg-
lect, beloved her. He struggled against
the preference, but in vain; he could not
help it-she was so frank, 90 sweet, so
ftoIicsome, and, shove all, SO like his fa-
vorite brother. Importuned, beset fol.
lowed, fawned upon fol wealth alone,
he had bacome disguised with life, and
bis naturally kind heart embitiered by
suspicion.
CHAPTER Ill.
MuFFINs AND SlYsTIFICATIoN.
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