The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1851-07-25
.e From Grahum's Magazine.
! A PEEP WITHIN DOORS.
sY X FANNY FORESTER,

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A PEEP WITHIN DOORS.
aoss sY sYS'4AlHs FANNY R FORESTER, aI ST aaanS
There was q busile in The little dress
ing-room OF young Ella Lane; a dodging
about Of lights, constant tratnping Of a
fat, good, ,natured serving maid, a fitting
of curious, smiling little girls, and dis,
arranging Of drapery, and furniture, moi
very often occurring in this quiet tasteful
corner, An arch looking Miss Of twelve
was standing before a basket Of flowers,
selecting the choicest, and studying care
fully their arrangement, with parted lips
and eyes demuiely downcast, as. though
thinking Of the time when the little fairy
watching inien,ly by her side would per-
form the same service for her. On the
bed lay light fleecy dress Of white, with
silver cords and clusters Of silver leaves,
and sashes Of a pale blae, and Others Of a
still paler pink, and here and there little
wreath Of flowers, or small bunch ofmar-
abouts--in short, ornaments enough 10
crush one individual, had their weight been
at'all proportioned TO their bulk. Imme-
dialely opposite small pier-glass sat a
girl of seventeen, in half undress, her full,
f.. round arms shaded only by fold Of linen
at the shoulder, and her eye resting very
complacently on the li:t'e foot placed
somewhat osicntatiously upon an ottoman
before her. 80. s.,,,
And, indeed, that foo. was very dainty
looking, in its closc-fitting slipper, alto
gether unequalled by anything but the
finely curved and tapered ancle so fally
revealed above it. Immediately behind
the chair Of the young lady, stood, a fair,
mild-looking ma.ron, her slender fingers
threading the masses OF hair mantling The
ivory aecls and shoulders of her eldest
daughter, preparatory 10 plating it into
those long baids SO well calculated to
display The contour ofa fine head. There
was smile upon the mothers lip, not
like that dimpling al The corners Of the
mouth CT the little boquet maker, but a
pleased, graliied smile, and yethalfshad,
owed oyerlby a strange anxiety, that she
seemed striving TO conceal from her hap,
by children. Sometimes her fingers paused
in their graceful employment, and her eye
rested vacantly wherever il Glanced TO fall;
and then, with an effort, the listlessness
passed, and the smile came ack, though
manifes,ly tempered by some heaviness
~i,nr;po ~ tho heart
AT last the young girl was arrayed; each
braid in its. place, and a wreath of purple
buds falling behind the ear; her simple
dress floating about her slight figure like
an airy cloud, every fold arranged by a
mothers careful fingers; her white kid
gloves drawn up on her hands, and fan,
6oquet, and 'kerchief all in readiness. --
The large, warm shawl had been carefully
laid upon her shoulders, the mothers kiss
was on her bright cheek, and "don! stay
late, my dear" in her ear; she had shaken
her fan at tile saucy Nelly, and ,pinched
the check Of Rosa, and was now toying
with little Susan's fingers, when the head
of the serving maid was again thrust in al
the door, 10 hasten the arrangements
Ella tripped gally down stairs, but when
she reached the bottom she paused.
81 am sorry TO 60 without you mamma
81 am sorry you're obliged TO, dear; bu,
Ihope YOU will find il very pleasant"
vi, viii be pleasant. [ have no doubt
but mamma, / am afraid that YOU are moi
a,,ite well. or. perl,aps,' she whispered
ayou have something 10 trouble YOU
no. should like yery much 10 stay will
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'mNo dear 7 am we'll, o,,ite well. ant
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