Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-11-27

having accepted her Cousins offer.
Prepared to descend the two cousins, who wer'
yet in their teens by a couple Of years, procee
ded with f~uttering hearts, along with the broth
er of Isabel, to mix with the assemblage below
Each was attired according to her W taste
Notwithstanding the misfortune that had hap.
pened. The simplicity Of Mary's dress suited
the simplicity of her sweet expressive face. Is
abel was dressed for effect; she sparked and
J glowed with while Mary wore sim.
pie chain upon her neck, and the white sprie
# flowers in her hair. The beautiful form Of
Isabel showed with peculiar grace through the
i2ht transparency that enveloped it her cous-
us was not less beautiful, zoned with delicate
,Iue. The one was fascinating, the other was
ovely,
The world was fresh to both. They were
yet inexperienced in the illusiveness or its Wis
ions. Life to young minds is like the landscape
to the traveller. Between the spot on which he
stands and the far off outline which limits his
vision, there are a thousand bright objects re-
joicing in the sun, but when he has passed be-
yond them all, and the day has gone down, he
looks back on that landscape in its mantle of
mist, and those thousand bright object are turn
ed into shadows. Suchis experience.
And thus lay the world before our young he
roes. Yet they saw it in different lights, ac-
cordiug to the different manner in which they
had been educated. Isabel beheld it in the
brightness of a May morning the more chas-
tened Imagination of her cousin was accustom-
ed to contemplate it in the soft but rich lustre
of the setting sun of autumn.
A week went by, and Pleasure had flown her
round,-her round of CAV assemblages and ser
anades and dances, when Isabel said to her cous-
in, as they referred to the rest of their chamber,
Il am sick ofthis place, | am sure, Mary
Sick cousin. Why you are the r%eignina
belle of the day. Indeed, Isabel, you are quite
the centre Of attraction, and the envy of half the
fine ladies' here
am centre to nothing but folly said Isa-
bel, how could brother George introduce to me
that frivolous young DR.. B. of Albany, who has
no other claim on his notice-and none at all
on mine-than his having been one of Georges
class lmates-expelIed too, for dissoIute conduct
and what should DR.. B. do of course, but make
me the acquaintance of all the whiskered trifers
ofthe place. am prosecuted and vexed with
attentlon-aboye all with the civil things which
they utter for compliment. Why did you not
contrive to relieve me this evening, Mary, from
that irksome Mr.. O. who stood up before me, or
at my side, be where / would, and was
so assiduousIy polite that there was no detachinq
myself from himF
Il did think of sending George to beg You to
join our pleasant group in the corner, but you
seemed quite happy in the society of Mr.. @. II
saw you smiling very graciousIy in reply to his
attentions
Smiles are not always happiness-nor COM
either | am sure mine we're not, for
tried out of measure
He seemed a man of fashion,
How | longed to be rid of him! WHY he
stood up before me, all breathing of perfumes,
and entertained me a full hour with nothing but
Eclipse, and the great horse-race, and his water
log and spaniel, and all such gallant nonsense
the pretty compliments which he con- i.
rived to mix with it."
'The compliments were for you, | suppose :
lie rest of his discourse was incense to himself
Mere sel-aduIation and you, continued
ISABEL, twas all the while enjoying the CONVEX y
alton of the intelligent Mr.. l.. That Mr.. L., d
y the way, is becoming quite partial to you, / "
Il
'You must be very discerning, for he has r
.lven me no proofs of it, !,
"A secret to you it naturally may be. but it 4"
evident to me- h"
He does not, at least rejoined Mary attach d
lmseIf to me wherever l go, like those you COM IL
lain Of "
But his eyes follow you, though his feet do ::
you need not color, cousin-I should +"
&c prouder of his company than of a hundred o. e.
accomplished triaers as | have met with !"
ere. He is so intelligent and cheerful, and SO '.
lanIy and sincere, that one cannot help being h.
o%nsclous of pleasure in your society. The 9th ~
RS may be 6c0u1, but he is the true gentleman -
The courts Of folly Mary remarked, some a.
ines become the school of wisdom. They will :"
rove so to you, Isabel. The week you have
pent here, though you have not experienced all
ne llghthearted happiness you anticipated from
/, will not be set down among the lost weeks of
our life, You have learned by experience 70
| learned by precept. My mother has Of W
IN remarked to me, that the world will regard ca
$ very much as we regard the world. 1t will! of
ssign us to those circles in which we fit our Or
to move. If we affect the society of the ex
ay, if we assume a dress and manner to attract an
admiration, it is natural to expect that we to
make them our companions and as the fa
ain idolaters of dress and fashion gather about Il,
S, the truly refined will leave us to our conoe- en-
ial associates. How many mistaken people my ru
lother is accustomed to observe, by adopting an in
style of living, and by educating tie
leir sons and daughters with a view to fashion wi
bic accomplishments rather than to a true ele- tn
alton of character, attract to the acquaintance be
( their families those WHO are far from being Of wi
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