The Democratic Whig., 1843-02-16
From The Lady's World Of Fashion.
THE TRIFLER.

BY ELLEN ASHTON
81 heard yesterday thar you were
engaged 10 EVeline Valliere and TO day
hear that you are to marry Sophy
Green. Which report is true1" said
Edgar Thomas to his friend Henry
Colbert, and taking his cigar from bis
mouth, he suffered the smoke 10 curl to
the ceiling gazing meantime on the
face Of his friend.
"The fact is," said Harry, throwing
himselfback in bis chair, 81 am engaged
to neither and then be paused.
"But you are gery attentive to So
ply, and those who goin Miss Vallier's
yet say you are devoted TO her" and
again the speakers eye wa fixed in
quiringly on Harry, who looked down
momentarlly disconnected.
"Why the truth is, " be said, looking
up, clam a little in love with both the
ladies, and SO can't make up my mind
to marry either, lest should lose the
other. | wish the good qualities Of both
were combined in one: then | should
soon decide. Miss Valliere is amiable
pretty, and rich, and so far forth is just
what | want; but she has no wit, aud
would never be a wife to make one
proud Of abroad. Sophy is poor, and
without Eveline's fine figure, though,
perhaps, with prettier, certainly with
a more Intellectual looking face. Then
she has a fine wit, and is decidedly a
girl Of talent. With a little tact she
might be made a perfectly fascinating
creature. l don't say which has the
most womanly heart--I suppose eth
ercould love deeply enough, T" and here
the speaker adjusted his collar
"When / am with Sophy / am in love
with her, but when SEQ Miss Val
liere, and think Of her fortune can
not resist paying her attention. bad |
gone pretty far with Eveline, before |
met Miss Greene; but since then ! have |
been more careful, aud, confess, am
often puzzled how to decide. If Ev-
cline had Sophy's intellect, or Sophy !
had Eveline's fortune, / should pro-
pose tomorrow, but the fates have or
dered it otherwise, and so---poor dog |
that ! AMI must wait events, and /
trust, as Napoleon said, to my destiny.
"Did yOu ever commit yourself to
Miss Valerie ~ said his companion,
after a pause.
"Not exactly" answered Henry,
slowly, and doubdully; ''to be sure
did, at one time pay her considerable
attention, but then, you know, a pret-
~ girl is used 10 such things, and, i'll
she has sense, never thinks you serious
unless you make love in words Now,
lnever did that exactly,an in that I'm
lucky, though ] do confess TO sundry |
walks, and sly attentions
when the old folks were away-you
Just enough to keep her
Of me sufficiently 10 ensure
success if | should, at any time, make
up my mind to marry her. ! begin to
hink lately that | ought 10 back out,
md | am not half so attentive as once
vas; fol, the fact is, siuce | met Sophy
Greene | have fell that Miss Nalliere
$ not exactly the girl TO suit me as a
wife. wish something more spicy and
something MOTTO be asham-
ID Of in the society ofpeople Of talent.
wish the gods had given Sophy a
ortune; for-conlound il I'm too poor,
Ike most young physicians, to wed q
,orion,ess wife,
Harry Colbert had frankly explained
he difficulty 10 which he had involved
himself; but he had not told the whole
ruth; for his attentions to both girls
lad been assiduous and devoted, and
If such a character as 10 leave no doubt
N their minds of the serious nature Of
us auenlions.-Moying in diferen
ets, in opposite sections of a larg
.ity, each was ignorantlof his attentions
o both girls had been assiduous and
levoted, and Of such character as to
cave no doubt on their minds OF the
erious nature ofhis attentions.
Moving in different sets, in opposite
eciions OF a large city, each was igno-
ant Of bis attentions to her rival; and
hus, for several months, be had car !
led on his deception undetecied. He
lad plrealy wooed and won Eveline
7alliere, though he had never told his /
owe in words, before he met Sophy
Greene: from that hour his heart had !
zen divided, and the conflict IN bis ,
reast had ragged with increasing force .
ally. Interest, and, perhaps, some \
tile remaining conscience urged him :
D marry Eveline while, if he had !
onsulted only bis own feelings, be 5
lould have welded Sophy.
"But said his friend, altoT an embar- 5
lssing silence Of some minutes, edo +
gu notthink sometimes that you have /
ron the affections Of both 7" /
81 never proposed TO either, replied /
larry, staring at his companion.