Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-05-26
WHOLE NO. ls4.

enter the white porlico opposite. and sit
down by the young lady who as loi.er-
ing away the m0rning in its shade.
The next day il rained, and every thing
looked dull and miserable The waters
drops battered ceaselessly agains, the win.
dows, and the old willow stood on the
green with its branches dropping 10 the
ear.h. like the plumage Of great bird tina,
could find no shelter. The wOrk-room
was cold aud cI,eerless. Miss Smith sa,
by her table. disappointed and cross. The
moist air. which swept in from the entry.
took the stitching fro,p her silks. and If
she closed the door. all hopes Of seeing
the lawyer were a. an end for the day.-
She would have submitted to the faded
lustre Of her goods. but when the dam,
had taken her ringlets out Of curl, and be-
gan IN chill her neck, she flung a shawl
over her shoulders. tore up bonne, pat
tern to roll her hair in and putting on thu
worst Of ,empcrs with her altered looks.
ordered the doors closed and determined
to make miserable day Of it.
A knock at the door.
"Come in. said Miss Smith, Ida.
60 get the black Grape bonnet you altered
yesterday. the boy has come after it,
suppose
I.Ja had scarcely time to lay down her
work. when the door opened and Mr.. Gil
bert walked quietly into the ROOM.
Miss Smith blushed crimson, dropped
her shawl, and seemed tempted to commil
tepredalions OH her curl papers forthwith.
Ida took up her work again, and Mr.. G.
sat down amid torrent Of compliments
from Miss Smith, and began to turn over
v"iune of Byron, which he had brought
| III his hand.
lie had done himself the pleasure of
bringing the book which Miss Smith desi-
red.
Miss Smith was delighted -would Mr..
Gilbert oblige her by reading few pages.
if he was not too much engaged-she had
been informed that he read beautifully.
Mr.. Gilbert would be too happy. but
the light was so dim that he must sit by
by the window so moving his chair with
the lf-possession Of man accustomed
TO having lis own wayne sat down
within few PAGES Of Ida. She did not
look up. bu. The most delicate Of all blush
es broke into her cheek, and the Young
man saw that her fingers were little
,remulous, as she ben, diligently over her
work. lie seemed busy searching for
favorite poem, and Miss Smith took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to let down
quantity Of black hair. which the mutila-
| ted pattern had failed to make more than
wavy. and giving her founces light
IS( 81, II -. II.
ordered I.ida to place bonnet-block for
feet, and folding herhands with graceful
Iangor. composed herself to listen.
!. would be quite superllnous 10 say
how many times the sensitive Miss Smith
| lifted her hands. and exclaimed" Beau>
,iful Exquisite! Oh /! how sweet !" while
tie aiding Of Childe Harold went on; or
Ia give any description of the color which
glowed and deepencd in the cheek Of our
Ida, and the pleasure which 6Iledsthose
soft eyes till they sparkled like gems be-
meath her dropping iashes. Blu, it is quite
necessary TO inform the reader that after
This rainy day, Mr.. Gilbert was constant
vis.er at The miIline.'s shop-lhat he read
Chide Harold quite through. and when
/ Miss Smith solicited some Of the shorter
poems. he looked at Ida and answered
/ no--he would read them to Miss Smith,
but not there Miss Smith was delighted
with this indication that her neighbor de-
sired Il fete a-feie. and Ida, who had heard
Byron FOR the first time -though she had
read more than most girls of her age-was
quite unconscious of the compliment paid
10 her purity Of character in the de'.ial.-
The lawyer had a large library. and there
was no lack Of books for perusal. Lida
seldom spoke while he was reading, but il
was pleasant for an indolent and refined
man like Gilbert 10 study the changes Of
her sweet face II was like volume OF
unwrl,ien poetry" which no one could
read bu, himself. Ia less than a week his
easy, chair was wheeled into the milliner's
room every day. and he was quite dome..
,ica,eL among The straw trimmings. scraps
of satin. and pas:e-board chips, that litter.
ed the floor. z Is @
i Conclusion next week.
An excitement Of the most intense nature.