Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1846-11-19


looking. La me, and SO you know Mr..
Vernon. Well now, do say, how
quiet you've oil kept it,
!, was rs Mrs. Belville said. Isabel
Livingston had scarcely replied to the
vulgar address OF her neighbor by dis
iani though polite inclination Of her head,
before she caught The eyes of Vernon
fixed upon her with look Of mingled
inquiry aud delight, aud as he bowed
and stepped forward, slight blush pass
ed over her beautiful cheek, aud a
scarcely percepilble tremor OF the voice
might have been detected IN replying to-
his saluia,ioD.
The night mother and daughter held
long consultation, the result Of which
was, that Miss Livingston, might prove
formidable rival, and that, there
fore, M arts were to be omitted to de-
iach the fashionable aud wealthy Mr..
Vernon from her suite.
Meanwhile, Vernon reached his room,
and throwing himself abslractedly into a
large arm chair, sal for early an hour with
his face leaned on his hand. Al length
he started up,and pacing the room rapid
ly, exclaimed, as if continuing a train of
thought +:
Isabel Livings ston is far more beauti-
ful than ] ever dreamed she could be-
Yes aud ] once loved her at least ]
told her so. ] wonder if she would re-
glass, 'Pshaw ii is idle TO think so.--
True, she is no, more than half as
wealthy as this inanimale little fool, Miss
Bclvillc but then, there is the vulg gar
mmher and coarse father of the latter -
Isabel has none of these. ! never saw
their ulgarl,y so plainly as ! did to-
night. All | forgot, there is that
coldncss ! showed to Isabel when her
other uncle disappointed every ones
expectations ~ omilting her in his will.
Hm curscdly afraid she's not iorg0ile n
il. But, then, how could one know she
would ever become an heiress IT'S
deucedly unlucky, now, think of il, that
! never called on her in New York, al-
ter my return from Europe. But, faint
heart never won lair lady ) and, be-
sldes, if Isabel ever loved me ,as really
think she once did, its not so difficult a
matter for Henry Vernon to rekindlo
that affection in her bosom. Besides, Pm
really making n heroic sacrifice in Civ
ing up a f'runo twice as large for my
old flame
From that time Vernon was almost al
ways ai the side OF the beautiful lsabel
Living ston. lie rode with her, sang
with her, danced with her, promcnaded
with her, and did this too, without n rival,
tor her former suitor, Mr.. Benson, had
been compelled to return to New York
by business, and few cared to enter the
list agains, so resistlcss beau as Yer
non. Every body declared that they
were nheady aflianced lovers, or they
soon would be 50, except the Belvlles,
whose chagrin could not be concealed,
and who sncered even at the probability
OF such thing.
satisfied with his progress as was the
world at large. lis knowledge of the
sex told him that the conduct Of Isabel
tow ards him, was not exactly that Of one
hose affections he had anew engaged.
She was too easy, too composed ,possessed
oi too much quiet calmness at all times,
not to awaken uneasy suspicious, lest
her love was not yet gained. Still, how
ever, she did nothing TO show any dis
,anco for Nernon's society, and his own
vanity Jeff him on IN the pursuit.
Nor was his love any longer mere
mniler of calt u!ailon to Vernon. 1t had
become n necesslly-it had grown into
a passion. II ever he loved wo man,
that woman had been Isabel Living :, on;
and when il hnd become known til al she
was not her unrIe's heiress, it was moi
without II struggle that Vernon left her.
Now, however, all his old feelings to-
wards Isabel revived. lie loved her
l"r the first time loved with more than
the tcrvor of which such man might be
thought capable. lie could endure this
suspense no longer, and determining to
propose at once for Isabel, he chose Tor
hiS purpose an afternoon when they rode
out togetarr.
Words cannot describe the eloquence
with which the lover-for Nernon's tai
en,fd, though selfish mind, was capable
oi The highest eloquencc-poured forth !
his passion 10 the ear of his mistress. -
But IT drew no answering emotion from
Isabel. A slight blush perhaps tingod
her cheek for Il moment, but her eve
calmly looked into his own, and her
volce was calm aud clcar,as she repled-- /
Listen TO me, Vernon she said i am
young still, but ] was once younger.-
You remember it we'll Then met You,
and--need | disguise it you spoke To
me Of love. / know it was bu, once you
said SO, but it was after you had paid .
attentions to me which you knew as well
as were more eloquent than words,
had never seen one whom thought our
equal, and ! loved you. Stay here me
out. loved you with all the ardor Of a
girfs frs, love. But how was it return
cd While ] thought only Of you
Wilde a word from you was my law
while the day seemed gloomy without
your proscnce-wh'le, IN short, gave
you freely every emotion of my heart
you were coolly calculating how much