Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-10-18
From the Saturday Courier.
THE SELECT PARTls

B1 "a LADY OF Maryland"
Mary said Susan Maxwell 10 her cou-
sin, do you not mean to call on the
strange lady at Mrs. CampbelPs, and in
yite her to your parsy.!'
Indeed do not! intend that my
party shall be very select, and Of course /
don't mean TO ask every body
suppose NOT said Susan, bui you
ought surely 10 pay some attention 10 a
stranger, and to one whose appearance
and manners evinve that she is perfec,
lady, ss.ss
Really, you can see further into a mill
stone than any one else. Susan pray how
did you discover that Miss Brandon is q
perfect lady Have you been to see
her =
No but met her at poor old Mrs.
Woods cottage, anc the Kindness of her
manner TO the old woman, and the perfect
ease and self-possession with which she
met my embarrassed efforts to commence
a conversation convinced me at once of the
goodness of her heart and Of her familiar
i.y with refined society,"
Well, I have no doubt that you are an
excellent judge, but as l happen 10 know
something about the family of this lady, |
believe ! shall adhere to my own deter
mna.ion, and not invite her to party
which | intend shall be particularly se>
lect.'
why, what do you know about Miss
Brandon's family. Mary said her brother
who had been silent but not inattentive
litener TO the conversation Of the cousins
why, George Benson told me that he
had good reason TO believe that her father
was mechanic, and that he knew she
had . brother who at one time was a
school MASTER
George Benson is fool !; and really,
Mary, though I do not wish to speak
harshly, l must say that your conversa-
ton does not do much credit TO your un.
ders,anding. / nave the pleasure Of Miss
Brandon's acquaintance, and l assure you
that if l could fat,er myself that you
would ever resemble her, I should be
more proud than have yet had reason to
be of my sister
Mary Spencer curled her pretty lip and
tossed her head in disdain as her hrs.'-~.
so~eed .raat lint she did not reply, ana
to change the conversation, Susan enqui.
red of Henry when Mr.. Wilmot was ex.
pec,ed in the village.
It's probable that he will be here this
afternoon
oh l am so glad,' said Mary forget
ting her anger. He will be here IN time
for my party
s. But, Mary interrupted her brother,
how do you know that Wilmot IS suffi-
GENTLY genleel to make one of a party
which is to be so very select ?
.Phaw! Henry. have done with your
nonsense-you know as we'll as do that
he is one Of the most distinguished men
in the State, and that his society is court
ed by all the first families
Well, l expect he will arrive in the
stage this afternoon, and if he is not other
wise engaged will bring him here to pass
the evening, and J GU can then judge of his
pretensions 10 be ranked among the elite
Mary Spencer was the belle and The
beauty Of the village in which she resided.
Her mother being widow in easy cir.
cumstances, and having but two children,
had adopted the orphan niece of her de-
ceased husband, who was nearly Of the
same age as her own daughter. Pleasing,
though not beautiful in her person, and of
a disposition to shun rather than court 90
serva,ion. Susan Maxwell was complete.
" eclipsed by her brilliant cousin. The
natural difference Of her. character being in
creased by her dependant situation. it re-
CURED more than ordinary penetration 70
discover the refined and. cultivated mind,
the (ervid, affec.ionate nature which were
concealed by her unoblrusive and some>
what cold manner.
Wes.vilIe, beautiful little village, and
its inhabitants are respectable. and for the
most wealthy. It contains. besides, a
mineral spring. which, though not cde-
brated enough TO render the village place
of fashionable resort, is sufficiently SO 10
attract those who are willing to escape The
dus. and heat Of the city. without the eelat
of visit to the springs.
No visitor, however, had ever yetap-
peared of so much importance as the one
who was now expected. Charles Will
mot, though still young man. had dis
tincuished himself in the counsels of The
nation. and won a name and reputation
among the great men Of the day. which
rendered him an important parsonage in !
far more extended circle than that Of
Westville. No wonder, then, that the
little village was in futter of expectation
when it was announced in the newspaper
that the Hon. G. Wilmot having declined
a public dinner rendered him by the in-
habitants of =, would arrive in few
DAYS at w estville, where he would remain