Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-08-07
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From me- Lrdiaf .hafeaat .Har7siae.
OLD LOVE AND NEW.


every hand. Il was the night Of a grand ball, .
and every yisiter Of consequence on the island .
was present.
"Whai beautiful creature Isabel Livingston .
is!' exclaimed Mr.. Vernon.
Beautiful" repliedthe lady bywhom hestood, .
tossing her head dis1ainfalIy, "why lal" and she .
lively plain looking"
Beautiful" echoed her mamma. a fat, vulgar
looking woman, tLs fanung co,Jr5 Of whose
dress betrayed her cha@ctgra al once, ''why now,
/ do say, Mr. Vernon its ast0uishihg-iti is-how
a gentleman Of such tone as YOU should think thai
pert Miss Livingston beautiful. Look at her hair
row, I'd be bound she done il up hcrse.i-aud
then her dress, why that stuff" said she, with a
contemp,uous curl Of her lip, couldn't have cost
a dollar yard. Do you think il could, Aramin-
IA, my dnar!"
Mr.. Vernon was decidedly the most fashioua-
bic man at Newport. Withafncp person. hand
some countenaHce, courly manners, audlhe rep
wotion Of a very large fortune, be was lookci mp
tJbvaIl asHematchO hOfihe season. The BeIyllles,
therefore, with whom he was now conycrsing
were not little fauared by the attentions which
he paid them. Mr. Bgyile had made his prince
lv fortune as a disJiIler. Originally the keeper Of
green-gOcer's shop, he had risen afcwar1 in
TO an obscure taycrn.kecpcr, and from thence by
slow gradarions, he had become awinc-merchant,
a dis.iIlcr. a usurcr. and millionaire. Laterlv.
his lady, dscarding the shop, and affecting 10 de-
spise tradcsmen's wives, had set up for a woman
Of fashion. and nothing gave her. in her ewes.
more importance than thcattention obviousvpaid
bv Mr.. Vernon 10 her only child. Araminta Mel.
yina Belyile. tall. lean Young lady of two.aud-
twenty. who affected the dress and manners Of
..swect sixteen" The devotion Of Vernon TO
such being did not surprise the few. who knew
to what an extent his fortune was involved
Nenon's answer was cut short by the appearance
Of no less pcrsonnge than Mr. Bgly.le.
"EIow are you, Vernon, fine girls here, eh!''
saidthisgonlleman. slaPpingtheyoung man somc-
what Familiarity on the shoulder, "dcuced hand
some gal that, just come in, and has fell heiress
to a cool hundred thousand. BY Joye she's a
lucky thing TO get the hunk Of money old SnarI-
er made in the East India trade
''isobcl Livingston heircss 10 Mr.. Smarter! You
surprise me-" said vernon. u thought ne had
sworn to cut oil ms sister iamiiy with shAlng
Tor marrying hr. Livingston
"Ay' so ne dId-so ne did' bQ' ne dled at iast-
aye see!-WIlhoui a WLLl-i'hu so lSaOei Li' ing
ston' the only daughter OF his only sister, gets Ms
fortune -.
IT'S Singular never heard oi This D9lore'
sad Vernon, haIl musIngly'
Mamma, Ia! Il don thlnk Mr.. vernon mas
seen Miss Livingston before whispered ihe
daughter behind her Tan; and then ralstng her
voice and simperlng and bIushngas Vernon look
ed down on oyerheanng her. she continued
dear me- you nave been listening all 'he
While' nave you! b1t 40 teIi' Af. Iefhoh' VINO
Is lhaI young man laiEiAS VIII! her'
Il believe II IS NJ Benson
"Gad is he the itllCr," broke in Mr.. BeiylIle,
"that published the poems so many people are
crackingup. Whyheisn' tmuch atterall,l guess.
For my part don't see why some people get Prai-
sed for writing pcouy-its nothing-l could no il
myself if I'd uy." saidhe with asneer. "ldon't
think this Mr.. Benson a man of talenE no poet
is" And finishing his sentence with supercili-
Gus look at the subject of his remarks, the eide
want greengrosser, ,inilatedwith the consciousness
of his wealth. thrust his fingers into his waistcoat
pockets, and marched off to join another group.
"Why, my dear Miss Livingston, howd'ye do!"
said the shrill voice of Mrs. Belvile, at this mo-
ment, as Mr. Benson led his beautiful partner TO a
seat near the pretender to ton, show hare you
been this age? Why how well you are looking.
Law me, and so you know Mr.. Vernon. Well
now, do say, how quiet you've all kept it."
Ii was as Mrs. BeIyiIlesaid. Isabel Livingston
had scarcely replied to the vulgar address of her
neighbor by distant though polite inclination Of
her head, before she caught the eyes of Vernon
fixed upon her with look of mingled inquiry
and delight. and as hebowed and dstepped forward,
slight blush passed over her beautiful cheek,
dascarcelvperceptibletr fthevoicemig ght
have been detected in replying to his salutaiion.
That niqhtmother and daughterhelda longcon-
sultation, the result of which was. that Miss Liv-
ingston might prove formidable rival, and that
therefore. no arts were to be omitted to detach the
fashionabeandwealthy Mr.. Vernonfrom hersuite
Meanwhile, Vernon reached his room, anC
throv-inr himself absractedv into large arm
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