Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-02-24
MISCELLANY.
From the Lady's Wreath
THE HISTORY OF a COQUETTE.
BY MISS ROSE NEWMAN.


I'M so glad she is gone-lhat disagreeabe wo-
man SO pompous in her manners. so sell-con-
ceittd, SO 'fussy'-and then, goodness me what
q tongue she has Not a character within filiy
miles is safe while she is present, and whnf with
her thin, Ratchet face, her small puched lips her
sharp nose, and her malicious little grey eyes, one
would almost think thai Miss AdeIine SianIy was
nothing more nor less than some irighiiul female
ghOui, 'ransplanled from The pages OF the Arabian
Nights I'm SO glad she's gone! What an obi
Gus bonnet she wears trimmed with such II guam
thy of nrtificias and evergreens! And then her
wig Oh, uncle and aunt, I'm SO glad she's gone =
And my pretty little cousin, Miss Lucy v ain
bridge, glanced at the mild, good humored fnce OF
Uncle Geoffrey, seated on one side Of The comlor-
table fire burning in the CRATE (; and then she ga
zed upon the placid counenance of Aunt KeZah,
who occupied the opposite armed-char. There
wus an air of domestic quetude prevailing in that
little pleasant back purlor, that mark I'd il the
hresde home OF family who were at peace with
themselves aud the world at large. The astral
lamp, standing upon the marble centre table, threw
its suftened light around, revealing the portrait Of
Uncle Godfrey in tasty coat, with bright met
al buttons, hung immedinely over the sofa, look
ing directly on the face Of Aunt Keziah whose
counterfeit senblunce occupied The place oi hon
Or over the mantel-plece.
Again Lucy glanced from the face of her uncle
TO the coualenance Of her aunt. Uncle Godfrey
smiled with his lips. his teeth, mud bis eyes Aunt
Keziah smiled merely with her lips
Law Lucy, how its tongue does run = sug
gested Aunt Keziah
Bless me, Lucy, but you're as good as u por
trait painter, added the uncle. Miss Stanly, old
maid as she is ought to feel obliged for your good
opinion. Take care, Lucy, that in endeavoring t.
do her justice, you don't initiate some of her prom.
inent faults; take care Lucy.
Lucy black eyes twinkled, and her cheek
flushed. She would have confessed the Justice o.
MOI lafs nf Iara ,taIl .,,,
particular object lying on the centre table, undeI
the shadow OF the lamp.
Dear me, Uncle, miniature ard of a lady
I'M how beautiful! A miniature set in gold, viii
" splendid chain lockeI, and heart! To whom
does it belong, Uncle Godfrey? All, you smile
70 one of your old sweehears? Aunt kezah
do tell me who is The Original Of This exquisite
painting. How very beautiful"
Aud bending over the miniature, my preii.
= co4isn Lucy gazed upon the beautiful portrait. 4
fair and lovely girl, with cheek warmed wnh tn
rosy hue OF youthful beauty, budding into woman
hood, n straight German nose, small mouth, will
ruby lips, The lower one projecting with charac
terIsc pout. dark eyes, ringed with long dnr
lashes a white forehead, neither very high no
very low, with a striking relief afforded by III
hair, which, dark and glossy, was parted with ee
giant simplicity in the centre OF the head, aud de
scending along each velvet cheek, fell M n singl
,ress behind The finely ohiselIed ear bright with
but there an nrchness Of expression reslln
upon ench line OF the beautiful features and n Ii
quid CLEAN daring from her eye, which, giving
peculiar character aud fascination, would ia'
made the face an object OF attraction among u liiou
sand beautiful women.
III is indeed beautiful girl and how fnel
that dark bodice, gathering around The bust, re
leves the delicate white OF the neck. hall shade
by the fringe OF lace A very beautiful picture in
deed! am sure, Uncle that you know The his
tory OF the beautiful original Of this portrait. ID
tell il In me--do Uncle Lucy looked up inl
Uncle Geoffrey's face, and Uncle Godfrey locke
into Aunt Kezialis face with smile OF peculia
meaning.
oh, see how it is exclaimed Lucy III
miniature does not belong 10 yon +; Mrs Sianl
has left il here, with her handkerchief. And pro
how did Miss Sinny--lhe agreeable Miss Sanl
--come into possession of the beautiful picture 2
Il don't know, Lucy whether can tell you u
you ask, but certainly know something OF Il