Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-02-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
rom Hiss Lesl1e's Nagasi,se for February.
cecilia uoiNAnDs
Or The Young Lady who had Finished
Her Eduea!iM.
CHAPTER II.
BY T. S. Ar UR

The Education faished-U Uncle Peters Us'tt6
h;s niece on her retvr7e-A Title more plain
fatk--2A parties offended TIE old man
lictuds Preparations for Coming OUT
Jsaeie Peters ,rarnng.
In due tiine Cecilia Howard returned
to The boarding school. hundred miles
away from home There is not,of course.
"a goo I college, school or seminary with
IN d hundred miles Of any .ilaceJ-and
there to finish her education, which was
fully completed by the el.suing spring,
when she was returned to her parents,
at the ripe aye Of sixteen and half years.
thoroughly accomplished, and literally
full Of accomplishments.
That's Uncle Peters ring,.l know.'
Cecilia remarked to her mother. as the
bell rang long and loudly, about eleven
.e'cick Oh the morning af.er her arrival
at home.
ssYes that's Uncle Peter of course. iIe
was here yesterday, and / told him we
looked for you hourly
rs he queer as ever, ma ?
.fes. and little more so it seems to
me. The fact is he appears to grow more
and more vulgar and singular III his no
tons every day.
At this stage IF the remarks about Un-
Gle Pete, that individual entered, dress
ed precisely as described i'll the last chap
ter, with his cane falling quickly and
heavily at every step. Cecilia arose as
rhe came in, advanced few steps to meet
him, with a mincing Gait and all air of
siignfied ceremony. such as became a
lady of her age, station and accomplish
.tnents.
Uncle Peter loved his niece with
a strong aud deep affection, and had SO
loved her since she was IA child. Her
manner chilled his feelings, but not so
much as to prevent his graspins her
.hanI aci shaking it with a hearty good
will, aud then kissing her fair young
cheek Familiarity aud tenderly, but as she
thought. rudely and roughly. still the
earnest affection OF the old man could
but awaken in her heart some lunches of
the love with which she had regarded him
before she entered a fashionable boarding
school, over hundred miles from home
land she said with a smile of pleasure,
half natural, half artificial
Il am really glad to see you once
more, uncle
And glad enough am to see you,
Cecilia! And doubly glad to know that
we have got you safe out Of that finishing
shop. before they had polished YOU up so
completely as to be fit Cor nothing except
to put upon the mantle piece far parlor
ornament. But how have you been, my
little pet p And he patted her check
tondly.
Il have been very we'll. uncle, Cecilia
replied, drawing herselfup as if shrink
Ing half offended from his familiarity.
Nonsense, child! Say Uncle Petern
the old man responded little pettishiy.
For the disnified, womany reserve, SO
cold and ceremonious, with which his
niece received him, worried him a good
deal for the moment.
There, brother, don't let US hear any
thing more about that, if you please p
Mrs. Howard interposed.
Say Peter, will you, Hannah! That
is my name, and by that name am 60
. ing TO be called
But vow are foolish about that matter
brother.'
Say Peter
Peter, then, for peace sake
Very well, that will do'
AS ] was going to say, you are too
foolish about this thing of being called
Peter. am sure that brother aud sister
sound great deal more affectionate and
natural. Anybody can be called Peter
and Hannah, but not everybody brother
and sister