The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-04-30

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Fair, YES mOre than fair was Nina Hamilton,
and there was more than mere beauty in her
bright, child-like face. The daughter of a veal
thy and aristocratic Souherner, she inherited the
warm, impulsive feelings of our Southern land,
while from her mother she derived the almost
ethereal beauty of form and feature, and the
clear marble complexion belonging to Northern
climes. With her small and we'll rounded fig
ure, she united grace and case Of carriage
seldom met with, and her face--'twas one of
Natures masterpieces. Her features were del
icately moulded, and of Grecian regularity
The bright, blue eye, so speaking in its glanccs,
when once seen was not soon forgotten, and the
smile was one of those whose influence all must
feel. In her the picture of Zuleika seemed re-
allied, and as you gazed you thought,
'Thc light of love, the purity of grace,
The mind, the music breathing from her face,
The heart whose softness harmonized the whole,
And, oh! that eye was in itself a soul -
But beautiful as she was, Nina was a spoiled
child, and as such, ofientimes most unhappy.
We have said she inherited the impulsive feel
ings of her father, and these, long left uncon-
trolled, had merged into an impetuous and irr-
table disposition, which occasioned her friends
many moments of grief. True, in these, her
dark hours, the face so sweet TO look upon was
clouded and changed, and you scarce believed
twas the same; yet when the mood had passed,
all was fair again, and you sighed to think there
had been a change. There were treasures in
the casket, whose lustre was dimmed, though
not destroyed, and there were flowers, which,
untended and neglected, had grown into wild
disorder, and langushed for the kind hand
which should tend and reclaim them.
'tNina," exclaimed clear childish voice,
"Nina, dear sister, Mrs. l.. says you cannot have
your dress for the ball tonight" and the little
speaker hesitated as she delivered the message,
and cast haf:terrifed glance towards her moth
er, who sat near.
Nina turned quickly round-"Now, mamma, is
not this too bad: after all her promises, and
when entreated her not TO disappoint me? 1t
is shameful, and will not employ her again, and
now have no other dress TO wear,-I declare''
but tears choked her utterance and she threw
herself in chair overcome by passion and dis
appointment.
"'Tis, indeed, very vexatous," said Mrs. Ham.
iton; "but do not distress yourself, dear child
will go and persuade your father to give you
the beautiful dress you wished at MS. Nay,
daughter, cease: you will spoil your eyes," and
she left her with her little sister.
"Nay, dear sister," exclaimed little Ellen, kis.
sing away the tears that trickled through her fin
gers; "do not weep so, Papa will, am sure
give you the pretty dress, and after all, it j:
more beautiful than the one Mrs. L. is making
But her childish efforts we're repulsed, for poor
Nina's impetuous temper had gained the maste
ry, and she firmly believed she was most inju
red person, and there was no remedy but TO give
way 10 her feelings.
She was at length reused by the entrance O
her mother with the coveted dress from Ms
but the spoiled beauty scarce degned to cast {
glance on the handsome combination of thuile
satn and ribbon, so temptingly displayed by the
fond, though erring parent.
Long and soothing did the mother strive tC
check the out-burst of grief, but her soft tones
mellowed by love and sorrow, fell undecided or
her wilful child's ear; and SO soon do evil pas
sons diston the medium through which we gaze
that even the much desired dress failed 10 cal
forth any expression Of admiration. Worn ou
with weeping, she sank into moody silence
and when evening approached, prepared will
an il! grace, at the entreaties Of her mother, tc
make her toilet Tor the ball. But even yet the