The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-12-15

W ldt lace were ln9 nasty Whispers
exchanged among the spectators. So e eat
was the anxiety 10 see her, that the space
cleared for the d1neets wes almost imme.
dlctely filed up. No one seemed abie to
giyc the slightest information as TO who she .
@as-when or whence she cane. II all |
seemed 10 me Tor moment, ll!ty-like !
dclusion. Was not al the bail given by |
Prince Forianaiu@, AID wes no! this GIN /
derella herselil | glanced dowu a. her
feet. They we're mars elously small, aud /
tho While satin slippers shone like GLASS;
The deluslun grew stronger Never bniore (
had | experienced 50 foreiby tho potency
Of .he imagination. began to wonder
whether or not she would disappear ia
coarse attire when tho clock struck twelve.
was reused from my rovefie by being
soizrd by lhs lend by hc manager tat the
8um nj took him for Prince fJuJnatus,)
abo hastily introduced me a. partner 10
The fair uGhgown, ans, as | Afterwards
learned, besllfred himself to keep back the
crowd aud create room fur the quadrlllo.-
How dazZing!y beautiful she sas ODD
nary beauties may be described in detail
ba, Miss Smith yes, that was tie name by
which she was introduced 10 ne -starlled
ynu BY the perfect unity Of her Charms
iou could not pick out one feature or one
quality as beautiful, because II vas part
Of a perfectly beautiful whole, aud was
/ therefore fauliless a. matter of course
! Her c0unienance was lucid mirror OF eve
r. passing thought aud emotion Of her sou!
aud II occasionally the expression was mel
ancholy, il Was always lovely, Ike 4 noun.
tain lake. the aspect Of Whch 10 change Of
sky can rendcr less picturesque, but in
shich every change dcyelopes ne@ beau
+ ties.
4 |, took a minute or two 70 rally thy ihO;s
ard reeoil-ct1ns, aud TO convince myself
that bed neither walked into the wrong
room or the wrong century. The lady
spoke FIRST. Her voice touched mo Ike an
-EJlau harp, It was 50 musically sad
Sumo young tops Of my acquaintance
itartched me by the eibor, aud, b. slguti
cant winks, Indicated that they wished 10 10
10 reduced Hiss Smith penetrated their
designs. and sad 10 mu IL delightful mai
confidential tone "Don't Introduce any to
mo tut members uf Congress" The re-.
mark puzzled me excessively, but | bowed
ny aequlesccucc.
We squeezed through the qgalil.lc with
ioefabie success aud as the gentleman
manager, who lad consigned tie lnlr iucog-
nila 10 my Charge, did not makc bis appear.
aacc, was Celebrating myself with the idea
that she void accompany Inc ~ the sup
Per room, when, slightly pressing my arm
ai,h bgr hand, he directed my attention
- young gentleman sbo lad been gazing
q her VAN undis anls d symptoms Of admit
eaton, auI asked II he were not M K
lGe remember fiam New ! ofk
rcgtcJ IA TIC affirmative.
lie % qnro iavorlte with the old Ro.
mau--is &c uo, asked tie lady.
undoubtedly, AID 10 the love; House
- fast ncqmua4 Jailuencc,
/, BE- marlFG
"Ices,' lrePiilj, couioanloa at the
quiet, business Lie manner IN winch tie
question: YVES pat.
"fhcu irlrydaeo him, satd Miss Smith.
Certainly. Eut Why IS il tia, you are
less mctcaui 10 hat gaun. Indian chlot who
gave such a eoonoiseur.lkc glance at your
l3wiug hGIt
"luterpfc,.'
"lle caa,cals himself with taking scalps,
but you -you must have HEARTS.
She answered ru,y by melancholy smile
, aud shake Of ,hn head and lorIhsi,h i'll
,ruduced Mr. K 10 her.
{. Puzalrd aud chagr,acd, made my way
10 tho supper room, where | was Instantly
as=aied by shower Of questions from the
. ladies', and Of compliments FROM the gentle
, men. whose opportunities had disregard
. cd. Ha.muts, low but deep, were uttered
} apaasi me, v ben it vas found that had
, elected nothing from ny late partner thut
could alhy the general curiosity III regard
I To her. Al that could communicate was.
I liza, she was Miss Smith; aud every one
. seemed 10 regard this piece OF Intelligence
E as Involving the subject IN ptoiouudor oh.
security. The lhdys remark IN regard to
members Of Congress kept to myself
5 A series of brilliant entertainments, CIV
on by tho hospnabe and noble spirited resi-
j dents al " asbiugtou, succeeded the ball at
, tho White House. At all Of them Miss
: Smith was present, and at all of them she
!, wns ipdisputably the belle Of the evening
t Perhaps the appcllation ls wrong Que
8 for anar, from her dazzling beauty there
d was huc Of the self assured and battered
!. belle r. her appearance aud demoonor'-
}, Her conversation was always cheerful aud
Amounted ba! al interested observer (and
c acknowledge that | soon became one)
5 could detect beneath her apparent ga'eIy
) the prcoccupaion Of a hear, filled with some
c secret sorrow. This conviction soon cheek
e ed The tendency of my feelings towards
!. her and had not met her three times be-
4 fore the lover was merged 10 the friend.
Q Still the mystery as to who she was ana
d whence she came was kept up All that
IS tho most lnqusltivc observers could d'scoV'
# or was, that she resided in respectable
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