Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-09-29

gle ornament, unless il was natural rose,
sranscended al The gaudss bells, who
sought by the ATTRACTIONS Of dress, 10 wir
The admiration Of tli6smnlii.ude. But, alas
flor poor human nature ! one Of these dash
ing. bellies so fanciedsmy attention, that the
gentle Mary for a while was forgotten.
Theresa Vane was a rare piece Of mortal
mechanism Her figure was the ..perfec-
ton Of beauty. and she moved as if strung
upon vines, SO elastic and springing were
her gestures. never saw such .usterous
hair-it was perfectly black and shone like
FURNISHED steel; and then such ringle.s
How they wave, and ripple down the
neck She dressed with the most exquis.
lie taste, deiicacy, and neatness, and what
ever she wore assumed peculiar grace
anf neatness, As il art loved 10 asssssaE
what nature lad made SO fair. BiYl,
whaf charmed ne most " sssthe slnshiny
smile that was always waiting toalightdp
her countenance. To he sure. sshe somes
times laughed little too loud. but der
ner laugh was so musical. and her eeHheb
white, it was impossible to believe her
guilty Of rudeness. or want Of, grace. Of
ten, when | saw her in the social circle so
brilliant and smiling, the life and charm of
every thingsaround her, thought how
happy the coi.stant companionship Of such
a being would make me what brightness
she would impart 10 the Preside of home
what light, VIVA. joy, to the darkes,
scenes Of exis,ence! doejs8
1 !. On uncle, interrupted George, laugh
ing ( if Iwere aunt Mary, | would not
let you praise any other lady SO warmly.
You are SO taken up with her beauty, you
have forgotten all aboutthe rainy evening"
Aunt Mary smiled, but it is more than
probable that George really touched one Of
the hidden springs ofher woman's heart,
for she looked down and said nothing
Don't be inpatient said uncle Ned,
: and you shall not be cheated out of your
story. began for Elizabelh's sake, rath-
er than yours. and see she is wide a.
wake. She thinks, by this time, was
more than half in love with Theresa Vane
and she thinks more than half righ.s here
had been a great many parties of pleasure,
riding parties, sailing parties, and talking
parties sand summer slipped by, and al>
most unconsciously. Al length the aulum-f
nal equinox approached and gathering.
clouds, northeastern gales, and drizzling
rams succeeded 10 Tire sCfs brcezes,g mel,
low skies, and glowing sunsets peculiar. ]
TO that beautiful season. For Two or three
days. / was confined within doors by the
continuous rains, and lam sorry to con I
Tess it. but the blue devils actually got
possesson Of me zone aside up
On my nose, another danced upon my
head, one pinched my ear, and another
urned summersets on my chin. You
augh, little Nancy but they are terrible
,rea,ures, these blue gentlemen and | could |
lot endure them any longer So the third
.ainy evening pnt on my. overcoat, but
oned it up to he chin, andaaking my UNI
,rella in my hand, set out III the direction
If Mrs. Vane's .la. Here. thought as my
myers pressed The latch, Isshail find the !
noonlight smile that will illumine the
darkness Of my hight-,hc dull ~nPar. VIII I
lisperse before the, radiant glance, and this
n,erminahle eqpinee.iaa Storm be trans
formed into .. mere venal shower melting |
away in, suHheAms in her presence. My
gentle knock nos being apparently heard
I stepped ii the an.e-room sat down my
umbrella. u Noff my dtenched over-coat,
arranged nfyMar in the most graceful man
ner, and. elai,hing privilege to which
perhapssI bad 40 legitimate right opened
the door.cf the family sitting room, aad
found myself in the presence Of the beau
liiful Theresa M 81 at,k.
Here uncle Ned made provoking
pause. 9os hood
Pa 60 ont 4
.lIow was she dressedv s-
sAnd was she glad to see you S assali-
ed him on every side.
+ sHow was she dressed9' repeated he,
!. / am not we'll skilled in the technicalties
Of a ladies' wardrobe. bot | can give you
the general impression of her personal ap
pearance. In the first place, there was
JUMPING up and an off-hand sliding step
towards an opposite door, as entered -
but disobliging chair was in the way
and was makingsm lowest bow, before.
she found an opportunity Of disappearing
Confused and morsiied, she scarcely re.
turned my saluta,ion, while Mrs. Vane or
ferred me char, and expressed, IN some
what dubious terms. their grail6saiion at
sush an unexpected ipleasure.al hasesno
donbt Theresa wished me at the bottom OF
the frozen ocean, if might judge by the
freezing chances she shotat me through
her long lashes. She sat uneasily in her
chair. irving to, conceal her slip-shod shoes
and iur,ively atsanging her dress about
L..llo.s ,ord sua;et II yas a most