The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-11-12

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9tIsn'tshe 4 glorious creature 2" said my
young friend, Merwyn gancing, as he spoke,
toward a beautiful girl named lorine NAL
colin, the daughter of a merchant reputed to
be rich. Wewere alta party, and the object
of our remark sat, or rather reclined near us
on a sofa with graceful abandon, or rather
Incidence, in her whole air and attitude,
thatindicated one born and raised to idleness
and luxury. sea3 s#i aa ge"t
r3y"She is certainly a fine looking girl"
replied. ti. sfaas t'-."
soa Fine looking!'i said my enthusiastic
young friend, in surprise, half inclined to be
offended at the GOODNESS with which l ex-
pressed myself "Fine looking, indeed
She's a perfect Hebe a very inpersOnation
of you h and beauty" "aa - its9
'No one can deny that she is a very lovely
and beautiful girl, said to this. "But she
lacks animation" ex,o.s s
q s"What you speak Of as a fault consider
her greatest charm. never met any one
SO free from all hurry and excitement An
exquisite ease distinguishes her actions, and
she reminds you, in nearly everything, of
those courtly ladies who give such acharm
to foreign aristocratic society. Certainly, l
have not met, in this country, with any one
who has SO perfectly the air of a high-bred
lady as Flerine Malcolm"
TO understand this perfectly, the reader
must be told that Merwyn had recently re-
turned fronaa tour through Europe, whittier
he had been permitted to 60 by a wealthy
father, and where he had discovered, like
most of our young men who venture abroad,
that in our forms OF social intercourse, and in
all that gives fashionable society its true ex-
cellence and attractlveness, we are sadly de-
fcient. Foreign manners, habits, and dress
We're brought home and retained by the
young man, who, as natural consequence,
became a favorite among the ladies, and was
thus encouraged in his silly limitations Of
anti-American, and, therefore in America
ridiculous. In, the eyes of sober-minded
sensible people, who did not know him vel
enough to see that there was a more sub.
stantial groundwork in his character thar
all this would lead ascasuah observer to in,
Ter; Merwyns was viewed as a mere fop, whose
brains had igrewn out on hisupper lip in the
shape of a moustache. ae
Such man was my friend Henry Merwyn
Iknew his better qualities, and esteemed
them: at the same time that | saw his weak
resses, and bore with them for the sake Of
the good That was III him Had been raised
in a sickly atmos sphere, and his mind had ta-
ken an pqhealt Ny tons buthe was honora,
esh and rlgdly jpst II AZ 1hls actions towards
HutFsfsigailAb lfsJ 4ti3AtA eAs ,,ll5 95a, ~ 5
AS for the young lady he SO warmly ad-
miredr-Miss Eorine NalcSpllm- Il only knew
herlas we know those into whose society we
areHbnt occasionally thfewn.g She was q
fine snowy girl, with face Of more than or
dinary beauty TO eneof-ny tastes, uninter-
estihg;sfor the very reason that she proved
sochafmingto, MerEyn0 This genteel Ian,
guor, this elegant indolence this distinguish
ed7tepese, never niuch suited nv fHhcysA |
line At0-see the soul AbwahtO atha body orl
gasisHd, and tlGfilfiitssevesy nerve with life
sHdaen9inaenta d'liket0sse the eve buris.
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