The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-10-25

charmed him. Can this be only mn'
Ieacheri' he could not help asking hlmse
II so happened, that The servant who adm
Ted Mr.. Cleveland, mlsIoOk Mary, wi
was IN The parIor, for Jane, and therefor
n dId not e. up 10 the room Of the latter
, nolty her that there was a visitor belo'
+, On this account Cleveland aud Mary speI
uil halt an hour together, when the la1'e
teco.ecling herself, said,
'The servant must have omitted 10 il
IOrm Jane that you were here.
j As she spoke, she alose quickly and le
The room, In few moments. Jane enlel
eG the parloIr, and spologlsed for havIn
i"pI hun waiting. on Me ground that sll
lad not been informed Of his presence,
As some compensation he replied,
have been quite agIeeably entertained b
| his young muse teacher you have IN III
timlly. She seems as shy as tawn, ant
had almost to compel her to remain in tn
lpnlor. Bu', when she had fUrg1Ilen her
self she proved TO be most inl.restin!
conplnlon. She cannot, certainly, be NOV
rng in that sphere, for which education and
iasIe have fiued her
10 his Jane made some evasi,e reply.
Her manner Of doing SO was noticed By
Cleveland; who did not altogether like it
II Implied contempt for The interesting girl
who, az he supposed, held, in the family
the subordinate position of an instructor il
masC. FrOm that moment, the charm ,ha
had been thrown around Jiue WeIlS,gradu
ally passed away. As it did so, The lmag
pi the quiet, intelligent, refined, and delicate
stranger he had met at Mr. Hendee's tool
.-....~.. s.-.:-.,. - r--.----. .Io.o j., l..
mind. 'WAo is shel 'Whal is shep werr
questions often asked. Though he called
nearly as often as before, upon Jane it Wa,
really with The hope Of again falling in viii
he music teacher. But this fortunate occur
cence did not again happen.
One evening ne met Mr. Hendee in III
paror alone. Tue arten, desire ne le
to learn something certain about the in
dr'ldu Il who had interested him, cause
hIm to say during pause in lAe Converts
llun,
'Pdrdon me, Mr. lIendeN, ,'rr the seemlu
nIruSl' eness ui the question am about l.
t,k You have young lady IN your FAINT.
Y, employed as music leacher--l'
Excuse me, Mr.. Cleveland Mr. Hen
dee said, inierrupung hlm,-,buI you ar
under some mistake There no is such a
pecson in my family as you alIude TO-
Cleveland looked conlOunded.
4 certainly must be under some mistake,
Ihen,' he replied. But have twice met in
sour paTIoI very interesting young lady :,
who s,as ] have understood, IAN instructor of
music 10 your children
On! you mean my niece .,-r. IIendee
sal wlh a smile.
Your niecr!'
Yes Mary Wells, the sister of Jane.
| thought you knew her.
No, sr, was the grave reply. Il have
twice fallen in with her by accident. Then
DIS soon as any one entered the paror, she
gIded away. No one introduced her to
ne
Not even her sister,
'NO.'
Mr., IIendee looked upon The floor thought
.ulIy.
Why Goes she keep herself so secIudedl'
1t length asked young Cleveland. 'Sh,
IS certainly fted to shine IN any clrce.'
That she Is. A lovsIIer girl have never
zen But it is her real worth that exclude.
'er. SorleIy, as II snow conslthed,is is no,
worthy OF SO noble minded creature
Your words puzzle me, the young mar
aid.
4 will then give you fully her history
'nd let you Judge her oy The best and tfues
slandard--her own life as It stands CorhI
IN DOrlc beauty
'Mr. Hendee then related, with incl
warmth his deep admiration Of her virtues
gave 10 his words and manner, the noble
conduct OF Mary Wells. Mr.. Cleveland,
listened with in,ease admiration.