Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-30

zled how to elude his observation
| AT last she hit on plan. On the morn.
ing OF the long expected day, after putting
up her dress and ornaments carefully in a
parcel, she took them to the house Of her
| friend; and, without naming the reason re
| quested TO dress there in the evening. This
was, OF course, readily accorded; and now
| all her difficulties seemed to be overcome.
The evening at length arrived; and, bid
ding adieu 10 her husband, Emma hasten.
ed TO The scene OF gaiety. She speedily
| arrayed herself and certainly more love.
| ~ being than size appeared could scarcely
be imagined. Her simple robe Of white
muslin, tas.efully trimmed with delicatey
blue satin, set off her petite figure to perfcc-
ton, string OF small pearls (her rich uncle's
wedding presently encircled her fair throat;
and, to complete the whole, the bird Of para.
disc reposed in its lustrous colors on her
luxuriant hair, which without other orna.
ment, was dressed in plated braids.
Her heart ,hrobbed with gra,ifed vanity
as she surveyed herself in the glass previous
to descending to the ballroom, and her
young companions complimented her long
and loudly on her elegant appearance.
said she was gratified; but there was a
lurking pain within that told her, we'll as
she looked, she could not wish her husband
to see her, and again she confessed TO her.
sell that her vanity had cost her dear.
The meeting Of friends in the ballroom,
however, with the sound of the music and
The sight OF the dancers, soon chased away
all sombre reflections, and she quickly en-.
tered into the spirit Of the exciting scene.
AS she was good dancer and excessive.
y fond Of the amusement, it may be sup.
posed that she was seldom a spectator. =
Hours flew like minutes and those who
did not intend to stay 10 supper were al.
ready departing, when, as she was decln.
ing to make one in quadrille which was
just forming, she heard her hostess excaim,
"Delightful-why, if here is not Mr.. Fors.
ter %
Poor Emma's heart stood still, and her
hand was instinctively raised to remove her
head ornament ere it should meet her hus-
bands eyes. Pride, however, deferred her;
and in less time than it has taken to tell it,
she gided from the room unseen by any,
and almost fsin,ing with apprehension, she
| made her way to the dressing-room.
Fortunately it was empty so removing
| with nervous haste the ornament for which
she had suffered SO much, she laid her ach.
| ing head on couch and pressed her throb.
ing temples between her hands.
Her name soon resoundsd through the
rooms and on the staircase, and when the
lady oil the house, accompanied by several
OF her young friends, entered the room, they
started at behoding her pale countenance.
There was no feign Indispostion-the
poor girl was really i'll !; and saying she
wished to 60 home Immediately, she was in.
formed OF her husbands arrival. This was
the hardest trial that Emma had vet encoun.
tered. She was compelled to pretend igno'
rance Of that fact. Then entreating her
friend to have coach called, she fastened
as we'll as she could to join MIR. Forster in
the parlor.
"Why, Emma, nv love p he exclaimed
as soon as she entered, "what is the matter?
You are surely very ill-and so suddenly
too! Some body said you were dancing
when came in. You are really to fond OF
dancing. believe must interdict it alto
gether." Emma smiled languidly, and re.
piled shat she believed she had overexerted
herself, but she should be quite restored by
morning"
The coach was now announced, and En-
ma assisted into it by her kind and atten-
tive husband.
During their drive home Mr.. Forster &C.
counted for his presence at the ball by in
forming his wife that just as he was abou,
to start for the country, the gentleman to
whom he was going came up to the door.
and thus rendered his journey unnecessary.
81 was Obliged" continued Frederick, "to
ask the old gentleman to take a glass OF
wine, the flavor Of which. or my good COM
pany," he added laughing, $50 delighted
him, tina, though, he would never take his
leave, or should have followed you almost
Immediately"
"What a lucky escape" thought Emma,
and again her heart reproved her, and she
mentally resolved never TO conceal any
thing from her husband again.
They sat down to a late breakfast the
next morning, and we're long over it, dis,
cussing the ball of the previous evening,
when their little maid ofall.work entered
the room and placed packet en- the table
beside her mistress, saying" Mrs. Mason
sends her love to you, mama, and wishes to
know if you are better this morning; and
she says you forgot your bird of paradise
last night, so she sent it home"
Poor Emma it was all out at last She
had Just presence OF mind sufficient to dis.
miss the maid with a suitable message to
Mrs. Mason, and then prepared herself 10
answer the nstan, exclamation OF her hus.
band--"A bird of paradise What on
earth is that?" and he deliberately stretch.
| ed forth his hand To take the marcel which