Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-10-23
Written for the Arkansas InteIlig encer.
THE POISONED GLOVE.
BY CLEMENTINE.

" Well, dear Irene. do you intend gracing Mrs.
b.,s grand saloon, this evening with your pres
ence! for Charlie Wilder will think the galaxy of
beauty incomplete, unless Venus deigns 10 shine.
have been preparing for the last fortnight and
have procured me splendid baldress, by which,
all the satIns, silks, and siarched muslins will SUBJ
side 10 mere common place.
julia Dinmore, the speaker, a young ladv
OF wealthy and influential parents, Just returned
from a fashionable boarding school. whore she
had been run through the whole circle of sciences.
without obtaining more than smattering Of each;
her beauty was so strlklngly prominent, as to be
imposing 10 the beholder at rsi sight, but seemed
to be partially lost on closer examination-she
was fashionable and extravigant, and expended
thousands TO crafty her propensity for frivolty
he person addressed the very antipode to
the speaker: she had seen scarce seventeen sum-
mers-was of The medium height-of IA light
and graceful form, with her dark brown hair.
floating In clustering ringleHs sover her snowy
neck and shoulders, and al every turn and mo-
tion OF the head, rendering II more beautiful and
her large, pensive, darkblue eyes,, were sure
passpor! to every heart. She was graceful. spi
TltuelLe, and highly accomplished, but her beauty
was forgotten IN her goodness and truth. Charles
Wilder, the character referred to, IN The opening
Oh this chapter, was u young man of reGna rkab!e
personal beauty. of untarnished reputation, and
fair prospects OF success in his profession he had
embarked IN the study Of the law, and by his
own talents and industry, had attained to some
emnence IN 1t, and vas conspiC uous leader of
the party, whose tenets be had espoused with such
earnest zeal; his society courted on all sides,
and anxious MdS considered him prize, being
the only child of wealthy Southern planter and
The bellies would devise and scheme plans to sack
his heart, but the only one. in whose smiles he
delighted, was Miss Irene Berkey: their passion
was reciprocal, and of-the purest caste.
l.
in the use of those abstruco and subtle technical
tiles which are the weapons of a LAWYERS
warfare, when he bethought himself of his en-
gagement to attend splendid S0iree on the next
morning-he rose from his books, made some re-
paratlon IN his toilet, locked his doors and bent
his steps towards the mansion of Mr.. MAYNARD
uncle of Irene, with whom she was living her
parents having long since been dead. He entered
the small. but neatly-furnished parlor Irene was
seated on low ottoman by the window, holding
letter in one hand, which she seemed to be pen
sively perusing, whilst the other shaded face of
unusual pallor, and on which traces of recent
tears were evident. She rose at his entrance,
and met him kindly but coidIy. The saIutations
of the evening were scarcely passed, when the
name Of Miss JULIA DINMoaE was announced ::
living on the opposite side OF the street, she could
plainly see from her window, when Irene received
a vislter, and being somewhat interested and anx-
ton, she took this opportunity to give her call.
Sho loved Charles Wilder, with deep and pas
sionate attachment, as her selfish soul could love
any one, and she was aware that he entertained
penchant for Irene, and she had secretly determ-
ined in her own mind. TO lhwart his purposes, and
suppant her, in his affections: to this end she had
written q letter to Irene, oyer the signature OF
Charles Watder, in which he told her, lie desire
but one more interview with her, for she had
made confdapte Of Miss Dnmore and had dis
closed things, which between them were strictly
confidential; and had told her, she wasluring him
on, for her own qualification, 10 see how he would
extricate himself from the shackes of the mas
ter passion. Consequently Julia called this eve-
ming to prevent eccarcissement which would
be likely to ensue, were no obstacle thrown in the
way. Irene melancholy and depressed all
the evening, she rarely smiled, and when she did,
it was evidently affected: Charles saw plainly
something was the matter, but knew not the cause;
he was sad in consequence; he proongedhis visit,
| hoping Julia would retire, but she did nol--he
rose sad and disappointed, and bade them pleas
ant evening.
We will not attempt TO describe how either
passed the night. Julia not expecting him to call
the next forenoon, having spent The previous af-
ternoon so unpleasantly, had gone to a distant
part of the city 20 make some cals-but he coulc
not remain satisfied, until the matter were clear
d ly explaned-so he again found himself in Mr.
| Maynard's parlor, demanding of Irene, the cause
of her GOODNESS when she showed him the letter
he was perfectly thunder-struck-hs detected the
writing; it was the same hand. that addressed Il
him several letters, under The title of a Friend
informing him of things which he had told lren
lin conf1dcnce ht which had hoo ohfa in ri