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

Her hair was put up in tangled punches
fbehinc her ears, and tucked up behind in
I kind Of Gordian knot. which would have
required the sword Of an Alexandersto
unite. Her frock was a soiled and dingy
Isiik. with trimmings of shallow blonde,
! and faded fancy handkerchief was thrown
over one shoulder. h s,....
1 You have caught me completely en-
iishabilie, said she recovering partially
from her embarrassment; but lie evening
was so rainy, and no one but mother and
! myself. never dreamed Of such an exhi-
binon ofgalian.ry as this .i.ea ms1
! She could not disguise her vexation with
1 all her efforts to conceal III and Mrs. v ane
1ey;dently shared her daughters chagrin.
was wicked enough 70 eujoy their confa-
and psver appeared more al mypase.
81 pfky the agreeable with more signal
success vas disenchaitssd ii once and
| my mind revelled in lis recovereL free.
lsdom. Ny goddess had fallen from the
Il PEDESTAL on which my imagination had
sEfoned her., despoiled Of the beautiful
dfapery which had impaired to her such
ideal loveffhess. xnew .ha, was far
vorlte in the family, for was weal,hy and
| independent. and. perhaps, Of all There
sas admirers, what the world would call
the best match. | maliciously. asked her
to play on the piano. but she made thou
faand excuses, studlqusly keeping back the
true reason, her disofdered attire. | ask
ed Fersto play a gahe.of chess, but she
had Headache She too stupid she
never could do any thing on rainy eve.
ming. 's!t3 Is hsa
At length took my leave, inwardly
blessing the moving spirit which led me
| abroad that night. thallhe spell which had
SO long en.hralled my senses was broken.
Theresa called up one of her lamboa
smiles as | babe adieu. 60
Never call again on rainy evening"
she sporiively said, Il am always so
wretchedly dull. believe was born to
live among the sunbeams, the moonlight,
and the stars. Clouds will never do for
me- Is 81 ! Il y g ~ .He :as...9sl.s
IS Amen!'s / silently responded, as
made good my retreat. 2e8 sgia9 u qsn
79 The rain continued undated. but my
social feelings were very far from being
damped..l l had the curiosity 10 make an
other experiment. The night was not
far advanced, and as returned from Mrs.
Vaue's fasiliunabies nausiun, fsaw mod |
est light glimmering in the distance, and
hailed il as shipwrecked mariner halls |
the star that gtfides him home ward. -
Though young | knew there were many !
rainy days in life, and thought compan.
ion who was born tor sun-beams alone |
would not aid TO disslda,e their GLOOM
| had, moreover, some suspicion that the
daughter who thought it sufficient ex>
cusc for personal neglect, that there was
no one present but her mother, would as
wife be equally regardless ola husbands
presence.
While / pursued these reflections, my
feet involunlarly drew, nearer the ligh,
which had been the loadstone of my o,
pening manhood. had continued to !
meet Mary 10 the gay circles we frequent
90 b 10 be ao bom ay eesn a 16ltpqsk
guest? Shall find her Ell dishabiIle.
and discover that feminine beauty and
grace are incompatible with rainy eve
ning.!' / heard su eet voice reading a.
loud as the door opened. and knew il was
the voice which was once music TO my
ears. Mary arose on my entrance, laying
her book quietly on the table, ane greet
mo me with modest grace and self-pos-
session peculiar TO himself. She looked
surprised, little embarrassed. but very
far from being displeased. She made no
allusion to my arrangement. expressed
no establishment 81 my untimely visit, nor
once limited, that being alone with her
mother and not anticipating visiters, she
though, it unnecessary TO wear the habit
ments Of lady. Never in my life had
seen her look so lovely. Her dress was
perfectly plain, but every fold was arrang
ed by the hand of the graces.. Her dark
brown hair, which had natural wave ~
il. now uncurled by the dampness was
on, back in smooth rnglets from her fasr
brow. revealing face which did not con-
slider lis beauty wasted because moth
er's eve alone rested on its bloom.
beautiful cluster of autumnal roses. placed |
in glass vase on the. table ,.pertnmed the
apartment, and bright blazed on sshe
hearth diflused a spirit Of cheerfnlness
round, while j. relieved the atmosphere Of
its excessive moisture. Mrs. Carlton was
Al, invalid, and suffered also from an infia-
nation Of the eyes. Mary had been read
inc aloud 10 her from her favorite book.
what do you think i, was It was ave,
~ aid fashioned one, indeed--no other
than the bible. And Mary was not a.
shamed to have such fashionable young