Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-07-20

lavished her sweetest smiles but why was that
laughing eye so often turned with quick
glance towards another form ! and why was
that beautiful under lip pouted with disrleasure
if she saw, or thought she saw, an appearance
of Indifference AT first she was unsuccessful
for William thought her gay, and was pleased
with her happiness, though his own more grave
disposition did not allow him altogether to par
take of it. Lucy was piqued at what she
thought Indifference, so she determined to show
the most marked preference to Charles for the
rest of the evening. William, at last, could
not hep remarkng the change in her manner
towards him, particularly when in offering to
conduct herto the supper table she turned from
him and gave her hand to Charles. who was at
the other side. William began to consider
what could be her motive--was it owing to
preference for him he had heard, indeed, that
Charles had been an admirer of hers, and if she
preferred him, why had she accepted another
or was her present conduct merely the effect OF
a general spirit Of coquetry, to which he had
! fondly thought his Lucy, with all her gaety,
superior He considered his own conduct
had he done anything that could possibly give
/ her offence He could think of nothing
! While these thoughts were passing in his mind
/ he became absent and unmndu of what was
/ going on around him. His evident uneasiness
sodltierent from his usual quiet, wel-bred man.
ner, soon became apparent to the two sisters,
but they regarded it with very different feelings,
/ Lucy read in it confirmation of her power, but
! Emily took the first opportunity to request her
sister TO give up the foolish part she was play
/ ing Lucy only laughed, and said: Never
mind, it will do him good She felt so tho
roughly convinced of her power over him that
the thought never occurred TO her that his dis
pleasure might continue after her own conduct
gave him no cause for it-to-morrow, she would
make up all with him, but for the remainder OF
the evening he fully deserved to be uneasy,
for his immoveable Indifference in the begin
ming oft. Lucy forgot that the evening before
she had given this jealous disposition of his as
q reason for testing him. After supper, and
when the fair performers were completely tired
with dancing, one of the gentlemen proposed
a song-the piano was opened, Lucy was no
proficient but proficiency in these cases is sell
dom attended to it was sufficient that Lucy
was the belle OF the room, so at the unanimous
request of the gentlemen, she sat down-she
hesitated for moment, she began little live
ly song, not indeed one exactly adapted for the
drawing room, but it seemed so appropos that
she could not resist it : every verse ended with
'Byt can love another too
She thought it would exactly suit her present
purpose, and William and Charles were both
standing behind her chair In the present state
OF his feelings, William could only think she
sang it on purpose to insult him (; he looked at
her, she was smiling as gaily as ever he look
ed at Charles, and he thought he perceived in
his countenancc an air of triumph and eXulta-
tion ; he saw that as Lucy repeated the last
lines he cast glance at him as if to see how
he took 1t; he could not repress his feelings,
and he walked to another part OF the room.-
Lucy rose from the piano, and her first look
was for William, but he was not to be seen.
Was he gone home without even taking leave
VI hSi SS'toihlg was, anu Lo.y oooh iOoHS
all pleasure in her trihing when he was no long
er there, asked her sister to leave the house.
How could you sing the foolish song, Lucy!'
said Emily, as they went home. William GER
tainly thought you alluded to Charles, and saw
plainly that he was dIspeased
'Oh, you will see What good friends we will
be tomorrow; will make him laugh at The
song too
Next morning Lucy sat in the paror wait
ing impatlently for the expected visit how did
her heart palprtate when she heard a rap--lt
was certainly William no 1t was only her Ia
ther. The time for visits was now nearly over
for the day, still he came not at last she heard
a single rap, and servant gave in note for
Miss l.. Meliord; eagerly did she open it, il
contained these words
My dear Lucy once thought that | was
fortunate enough to possess your affections, |
now find my mistake happily for both of US,
have made the discovery before it was too late.
am leaving this country for India this day, and
| sincerely hope that you may meet with one
more calculated to make you happy, though one
that loves you better you cannot Adieu.
, w. SINCLAIR
The letter dropped from her hand, she gave
deep sigh, and Emily ran to her. Explana-
I ton was needless, for the letter was sufficient