Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1845-06-05
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led behind the smnli ear. Her COM
EpIexiun daik but clear, and her eyes
such AS lev could; hook Upon without
loving. To what shall Z liken those
eyes? SO full o purity and beauty, of
intellect and passipn--so large, So dark
So olustrons2 Just such d pair haunts
.all my dreams. Grey kept his gaze
closely fixed upon her.as she conyers-
ed gaily with The gentleman on whose
arm she leaned. s
As!Mr Berg presented the glove.
she thanked him, with atsmiie; lie ven
,tnredtomake a remark, but she drew
herself up, looked al him magniGcently,|
and continued her conversations &c 4
'eil'sslip curlcd
swell, Grey, whit think you Of our
sbeauty2' asked Marchnount, joining
him.
.She seems made to be admired, butt
never 10 lie loved" said Cecil; "sheiI
seems 10 me 10 have that most con.
ternptible fall ambitions. the desire of
being the ballroom belle and queen.
ing It sublimely over empty fools" a
U In am instalt9 lie sawthai she had
overheard him. for The blood rushedfio1
her face and neck, and her eyes flashed
steadily upnn5hia,. Marclmollt saw
The look, and with his usual reckless
ness exclaimed, Miss Warner, Mr.
Grey!,hc loveliest face that ever vet!
upon The world hath shonc, and the
greatest. genius, md all that sort Of
tlinga
Andthus tic introduction was CONF
EpIeted. Cecil exhihiiod.llis best pdliies
L.
moved to another room. AfterWard,
Ein The dance, or wherever she moved.
Cecil would detect himself following her
steps. He could not keep his eyes
from her.
And so, at length. the dancing was
lover; and the signal for supper, so
Ilonged-for by Mr.. Gurley, was given.
and great was the rush to the supper
room. Alas FOR the oysters and cham
payne! alas for the creams and chars
Hottie russo! Alas farthe chicken salad
and the fruit: The time of their dcstrnc-
tion was at hand |!
Cecil turned from the tomnivorous
crowd, and left alone, went to look al
some prints which lay on a table near
him. He heard Il step beside him, and
turning. saw Florence Warner. n
"And so," she said abruptly, "Mr.
GreYs Icfliness scorns the .quecn Of
the ball ROOM"
"Ihope that Miss Warner will par.
| don my rudeness Let her remember
that had not then spokenioSher.'
"Yes," she said bitterly, .yes, you
are ii true man. and thifAS that awo-
IMAM may always be soo,hed by "a lit
tie fattery.
"You will not, then, forgive myrudc-
nessq"
4sI do moi care for the rudcness, Mr..
Grey. but for the injustice. And yet.
why is it 50 contemplate to aspire to
lrule--even in ball room? Is it not
/ all that you allow usl l am convinc-
cd that YOU would be the first TO sneer
down her who sought a higher ambi-
tom" ..8..
sltis yoursturn TO judge harshly now.
Miss Warncr. None assign TO woman
loftier or better aims ihan |. To her
IS given up the best Of ambitions, the
Ambitions DC affection !"
"And who, sir, has taken from her
The right to rnlea Hitherto, In The his
tory 81 the world, have the days other
empire over mon been unfortunate?
Semiramis, Zenobia. Catherine di Nc
dicis. and EIizabcth; did they govern
less worlhily Than men. have donc?"
\ sAdd 10 your list," said Cecil. "Clc-
opaffa. Joanna Of Naples, and Mary Of.
Scotland, and see that queens have
woman.hearts."
"The llcar,!s she said; "better, far
bettersfnr a woman to forget that she
has heard The minds Kingdom IS
screner and happier than the affec.
TONS"
Yon talk strangely for one 50 young,
SO beautiful and 81 idolized." !"
.Youth and beauty! And what can
| they do for a woman2 Nothing more
lihan tomato her ihc idol Of the BALI
room, and ahcAscorn Of such as Cecil
! Grey.
I Cecil began caeel hurt