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4 SELECTED STORY.

! BacKwooDs sIxETcE
BT PERcYI. IT JouN.

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Cary, or more properly. Esreline
Wharton. was the beauty Of Msagqtda
which considering iha,ihere were out ol
four hundred inha5ilsnis. little npte man
ten per cent. women. i paying her hpis a
limited compliment, bul both rstatisely
aud 10 reality she was beautiful wilt Ill
the grace and winning ways Of - accbm-
Ep.ished American gil. who did mot sci
up TO rival Pausian ladies ia her costume
nor dtspise every thing which was no,
Imported from Europe. Cary Winston
was. therefore. charming. and an heiesl
besides. 10 the magnificent estate OF abe
lnaj9r, her fat er. who owned hslfithe
/ township. With all these varied adyan.
iages. i, is therefore not wonderful ia
at one time most oil the unm sftie9 h.et
Iinihe place were candidates for The laToi
or her hand and thai she Owned as ma.
Try subjects IS there were susceptible
hearts within fifty miles, which 10 Texas
is 20 very considerable round. 50 vast .
boiiy Of suiiors srgues always two thingf
great iasensibility on the part Of The lady
81 much Of coqaeiry. To this seIious
fault. we may say in many instances
crime. Cary Wharton would have plead
ed not guilty but the unsnimoas vei-
dict Of maid. mao or nation jury would
have been guilty. FIJI
Yes, with. eli her great and manifold
races, the beiress o. Burensville- 20
vas her fathers estate cslled-uniied The
opposite qnslity Of allowing any nomber
Of men to dangle at her side. giving pre-
ference TO none. aud seeming encpurags-
ment 10 al The souiherners are proven
bially gay. and fond ofbslls. parties, pic
hicsr sc nor were the Malsgordians 81
all slow in Keeping up the national char
acter. II was on these occasions. that
Csry's numerous followers were made
publicly manifest. and that she seemed 10
saineiin her glory; though we SHOULD be
using word some few shades toolsirong
II We said 10 ell her shame! The affec-
ton which leads ultimately to, u4or
through life with one Of another sex.
which places woman ID The prospective
light Of vile snd mother, il q sacred
thing. and making il one Of The jamuse-
menis oi the passiog hour. is deserving
seyerer condemnation than we! are 10
clined al present 10 venture onS With
Cary. the result was natural. ann 10 &C
cordauce with sll rule. Alter twp years
residence 10 Maisgorda. she fouIid Der
sell reduced 10 t~o sdmirers-the rest
having wesried Of tha pursuit, spmeE lor
fear Of disappointment. others froh hope
lessness Of their case. Paul Dalton and
Edward Knox, were the two rivals who
commended fer her hand; the former sn
officer 10 the republican navy. the latter
a young lawyer with very excellent pros
poets, Two more opposite characters. are
rarely placed IN iuxisposiiion Dalton,
quick. ardent. aud impeluous, full pl couf.
age. and even dating. fond OF doing
things which nobody else ever though,
Of attempting. presented the most;Psriec d
contrsst TO HE quiet, unsssumi9g. bu,
cleser and devoted lawyer. whose 20
" 10 succeed In his profession. was only
equslled BY his desire 10 share Bis sue
cess with Cary. Both were disappoinled
with the state Of Texas, and determined,
thai Is soon Is their love snil was brorghl
10 an end. they would return 10 J more
Econgepial sphere Of selion prosecuted Joy
The nofthegn States. where talent aad id
1usify IS always rewarded. Bah had
sought The lsdy's favor Tor sons ti1 ii
Paul BY loud and merry talk Of .himssi
and bis deeds. BY endesvoring on al PC
Icasions, 10 prove himsslfa brave. .gallsn
and smart FELLOW; Edward 10 { NOR.
quiet manner. BY gehile aud u9cbssru
siye attentions. BY sending books snd pa
lpers ior The heiress 70 ssat. snd. u short
by 81 those nameless nolhings which
eonsiilute lovers art.
Which had succeeded 10 gsinias ca
lry's favor. or il indeed either d then
was 10 cons;der himself more iofiansii
than The other, vas sill 1onbii0l ard ID
decd might long have Femsinsd so. bu
for the course Of events which to5k vari
Gus turns oa I certain Alb 81 July : pf Go
\ rious memory. This spniyerssfy eacfes
q every AEericsn. was a Malssqrda &
81 celebrated By : review in he del. rni
1 4 bah q night. according 10 the RECEIVES
usage. Cary. d course. Wssto bsia pro
mi1snt character. and sccofdieely| q 4
early kodr. crossed IRON the opposite cid.
1 n he ,baY. uhere her f,,hsrEs1i1&h 40,
enierioe rude vehicle. drsep y TX
q rude ponies. 81 he pr,iriee. prp3eeles
| 10 view the military 6isplsy. b BE-!
si1s U,s Paul Dalton. nonnieds % !
skoer korss. uhiIs Edward Knot t66l
~. s r..;i;cS a fha kno1|tf 9nIknleeI