Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1851-07-18
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cutTrTE VI.
Ere proceed further in my story, mus,
fret cSculpaic young Fay lrum the charge OF
INCONSISTENCY in his allegiance to the fair Miss
Walters, which, rcrhlPs, some of my readers
may bc led TO afrN upon him ! cannot deny
his having said some tender things 10 that
Young lady, aud perhaps looked many morc
neither can dcuy those tender lines io"A
RcSc lately washed in a shower" but DO
acqui, INV hero Of all save a happy, Joyous
spirit, and the natural impulse Of youth, to
scilc upon the ridiculous wherever /, is found,
as It's rirh,iul subject of jrsi! II this is wrong
We know i, is difficult to bring the young
mind to our morc ,,aid way Of thinking, OF
curt their gay imPulsi,c natures, 10 the sober
experience Of manhocJ.
Franklin Fay, then | Affirm, was a fine lcl.
low, grncrous-uoblc-in Intellectual, and had
received the highest honur' in his class.
With several other favored collccians be
had bccn invited to the evening Joiro' held At
Miss Rickciy's establishment tot Young ladies
and Immediately distinguished Miss Walters
ior her Prylliucss and spnghdy air IL was
rather smiltcn a, fri, bet upon farther &C
qualutancc. found her so vain aud cuucciicd
that he would have dcignol no further notice
Of her had no, the Young lady, herself quito
ia love With the handsome collcgian, thought
proper 10 wan him houiol kisses a. be- passed
her windows, In send han bolucis OF bgaui.
lul Gowcrs, and said and done many other
silly lhirgs-ioo many tor hts mirhlul spirit
10 resist, and dccminc ilc couccilcL girl hir
game, he PLAYED ihc pant ol lo,c-,lcL swain.
Have Nc sid enough, dear reader, To lrrc
our hero from your ccusurci
Nns r,r,aoa, nous. Far from cu,,ablc
were the feelings Of Alicia a. she SLOWLY
wcndci homcuard. She was completely
humblci and mortified. This dc,pis,J guest
1t the Ashleys-lhis m,liincr's apprentice
or lajy's maij, was then the sister II ihc e.
rgaut, fascinating colIcgiau '--llcayc1s who
would have though, a. And those low, in-
significant Ashlcys, a. shc had called them,
were after M h.s ucar relatives Poor hli.
CA ,hc Vas justly BUNDLED. How gladly
would sl,c have b'oucd on, the pasi-hov
sincerely she uon wished that she had FOL
lowed lhe cNamplc ct Julia CIinon, WIN. pro-.
,oAiug thing, was that very moment, doubt
less, enjoying ihc smil,s Of Der quurdam lo,-
lover SudIcnly a bTirh, thought flashed
uron her, was, p,gla!s, 90, ~, too late To
rcpair ,hc misrh,cl'
Accordingly, with thc ar Of spoiled de-.
'crmincd child, ,lc made hcr appearance BOO
her mo,hcr's Jrr,siur.rcom, anil quite shock.
81 tia, lady by hcr positive declaration tha,
she should aH 90 u, id>yC
"Why, Ally, dear, ate yoa erafy' Call
on the Asalcys--indcci you'll DO NO such
thing nay love-" exclaimed Mr.. WALTERS.
Bu. ! will, ma '" rou,cd the love; "lor
| have found gu, an abou, ih,m--,hcy ATE o.
lated To the ire, people in the United States
and ,ha, Young lads Who Is staying there, D.,
sister ,o--to--,o-" and poor Alicia, unable
longer To restrain the ,cars Of mortified pride.
frightened her mother hall To- death with thc
,chcmcncc Of her signs and sobs.
The result was, that. To pacily her darling
and undo their error, Mrs Walters prepared
a, once ,o call upon lhc Ashlcys; and a, the
closc Of tie sane afternoon, the stately Wal.
,cr's carriage, drawn by two spirited bay.
rolled through the street, Of Rossvilc, anil
drew OPP at the gate Of Mr Ashley.
Nothing could exceed tic sua,ity Of iliy
rich mans wife, as, arnycd in tie acwcsl
fashion, her gold watch at her side, and her
diamond Pin sparkling amid the folds Of acT
lace mantle, she aPologzcd for her long re.
missncss in ayaihng herself Of the happiness
Of Mrs. Ashley's acquaintance Alicia, too,
played her part wcll--shc was sony" and
" delighted" all in breath and her So long
Pcni-up Affection Tor sweet Miss A,ihvy,'
and dear Miss Fay threatened to dclugc
the poor girls at once.
franklin Fay was 4 quiet, bu, mos, anus.
cd spectator Of the scene, (ior his sister had
rendered him perfectly M fat to tie past,
and for which he thought his aun, aud cousin
ought TO be much indebted to him.
Alas, that so much eondcsccnsiOn should
be lost.
Mrs. Ashley was Of course too much Of a
lady to treat her visitors otherwise than with
Poliieness-bu, did not avail herself Of the
honour and privilege conferred upon her, by
returning the call.
Young Fay called once at the mansion with
the " Gsthie gables :" but to the utter dismay
and modification Of the elegant Miss Waters,
lefl town, with his sister, the very evening Of
the brilliant, party INA" gave upon their
accounl.-SHiaiH'S MdgGsiHc.
e. The real character Of a woman cannot
be half 80 we'll learned by dancing with her,
as by eouversing with her at home in all the
varied circumstances Of domestic life. All
women may be good when pleased, but she is