Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-04-13

pre- ief the one klie has choSen, she VIII
attract much attention, Of course, f.,
Won know ihai she i n girl Of great
deal of taste, aud knows how TO dress To
the very best advah,age."
This intelligence had the effect Ia
rhangn naturally. the tone Of Marha's
feelings. A. far ms was IN her power,
>he ronrealcd this change from her
friend, bu, after she had left, her conn-
icname expressed mnch concern. The
reason was this. A young man, named
Alton, bad paid her good many alien-
lions IN the last few months, and oi such
u marked kind, that she had suffered her
affections 10 become go"d deal lni"-
rested. The extent Of this inieres, had
not hrcone apparent 10 herself, until
within a week nr two, during which time,
shc thought That she perceived u slight
change in his manner towards her, un,ied
with, on two or three aslons, per-
repiibe preference for the company OF
Ellen Willard. One reason for her being
unusually desirous oi making, II possible,
the very bes, appearance at the party "l
Mrs Corie, was TO iix again the WAIVER
ing regard of Mr.. Alton. To learn,
then, that Ellen was likely TO equal, il
not eclipse her, was no very pleasan, ~.
frmaii.n. and II troubled her IN suite OF
every effort to rally her feelings.
Tim. passed, and the evening came
for the anticipated company. Martha
WAS there early, dressed with The most
scrupulous regard to effect, yet iasteiulIy.
IN every respect Alton came IN per
haps half an honr after. The maiden's
heart bounded rs she snw him enter,
while The snli lint Of her cheek, delicate
ns the rose blossom, deepened ITS hue
The eve of the young n,aD glanced
around the brilliantly lighted room, evi.
drnily in search Of some one, and then
he seated himself alnne, as II d,snppornt-
ed, aud again slowly surveyed the com
panv. Or course he did not fail to notice
Martha Green. In u little while others
,nndc their appearance, and soon he
found himself bv lhe side oi one Of his
most intimate friends.
"Dm vou ever see Martha Green
look so beautiful Z" he said to thus young
man.
"Wh-re is she 20 yes ~ see. =
Really. she is u superb looking woman ="
"lsn', she But there is one whom
] expect here t".ughr, that, If am not
mistaken. will eclipse her"
Nv no Is she
ELLEN willard. /"
.Thcrc shc ia now Look nj her 8nd
thrn yield the Pnl'" nj once 10 MISS
t'r""n Really, never saw Ellen look
=" indifferent ~ my NE
Alton turned his eve towards the door,
nnd sure enough there was r.'irn, PLAIN
" dressed, ihongh neat an" hef lace
wearing M expression OF WEAKNESS II
was in",neni ar tw before ne spoke,
mud then he SAID, IN tone oi dlsappoinl-
mrDi-
"As you say, I never saw her look so
in ,ifT.rru, in nv life. Still. she is n
sweet pml, even though ecIipsed to night,
~ every way, by Martha Greer" -
"Th-y certainly will not hear com
pariSon '" responded the friend.
Martha Green, who WAS sitting beside |
the friend aud confdant men,ioned as
having called on hcr the day before, had
h"-n glanc'ng unenslly towards the door,
every time II opened To ann't some new
romer, an" ~ns among the hrst 10 per-
ceive Ellen.
~ dear! u that IA all, no one here
need tear being thrown INT" the shade to-
nls.t, was her exnll'ng remark. "Why
though, you told me that abe was a'
work on dress even more beaw'ini lhan
mine -
so she was, rep''cd her friend
And cannot Tor my I'ie, tell why she
hns moi worn 1t. i
"Shc could not gel It done, suppose. "
"Pefhnps not mere was good
deal t" do on 1t when snw her. Indeed,
sh" had just commenced working on 1t.
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