The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-09-17
WOODSFIELD OHIO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER H. 1851

that the boarding school graduate had ia
ken fancy.to her, and was desirous OF
an acquaintance. ..
In order to interest lawyer Gilbert, Miss
Smith had already exhausted all positive
means Of attack. She had sent to his
room for volume of Byron; she dotted on
his poetry, it was so soft, and would be
obliged if Mr.. Gilbert favored her by the
loan of .Childe Harold or Manfred, or his
comedies ..
Mr.. Gilbert returned answer that his
copy of Byron was sent to Miss Warner,
across the way.
Miss Smiths compliments again
"Would Mr.. Gilbert oblige her by playing
that lovely air once more, Miss Smith was
so delighted with it?"
| Mr.. Gilbert unscrewed his flute, laid it
on the table, and then returned his most
respectful compliments to Miss Smith; but
the physician had forbidden him 10 prac-
tce more than fifteen minutes at time,
under any circumstances. III
The milliner could hit upon no other de-
vice, so she gave an additional hounce to
her dress, let down a ringlet Of more sub
DUNG length Of hair, moved her workable
directly opposite the door, and had resol-
we'd on siege. the success Of which must
depend upon her own personal attractions;
when Ida became an apprentice, and was
banished to the window.
During the four days that followed the
punishment intended for Ida, Miss Smith
was in fine spirits. Mr.. Gilbert not only
looked at her more than twenty times but
on one instance he paused in the entry
passage. and took step toward the door
as if tempted to enter But he changed
his mind, and in a few minutes Ida saw
him cross the highway, enter the white por-
tico opposite, and sit down by the young
lady who was lettering the morning in its
shade. The next day it rained, and every
thing looked dull and miserable. The
water-drops patted ceaselessly against the
windows. and the old willow stood on the
green with its branches dropping to the
earth, like the plumage Of great bird that
could find no shelter. The moist air
which swept in from the entry, took the
stiffening from her silks, and if she closed
the door, all hopes Of seeing the lawyer
were at an end for the day She would
have submitted to the faded lustre Of her
goods, but when the damp had taken her
ringlets outofihe curl, and began to chill
her neck, she flung shawl over her shoul-
.ders, tore up bonnet pattern TO roll her
hair in, and putting on the worst oftempers
with her altered looks, ordered The doors
closed and determined TO make misera-
BILE day Of it.
A knock at the door.
"Come in," said Miss Smith; "Lida, 60
get the black Grape bonnet you altered
yesterday; the boy has come for it, | sup
pose"
Ida had scarcely time to lay down her
work, when the door opened and Mr.. Gil
bert walked quietly into the room.
Miss Smith blushed crimson, dropped
her shawl and seemed tempted to com.
mence depredations on curl papers forth
with. Ida took up her work again, and
Mr.. Gilbert sat down amid torrent ol
compliments from Miss Smith, and began
10 turn over volume of Byron, which he
had brought in his hand sss
He had done himself the pleasure ol
bringing the book which Miss Smith de-
sired.
Miss Smith was delighted-would Mr.
Gilbert oblige her by reading few pages
, if he was not too much engaged, she had
been informed that he read beautifully.
Mr.. Gilbert would be too happy; but the
light was so dim that he must sit by the
window-so moving his chair with the
, self:possession OF man accustomed tc
have his own way-he sat down within 6
few PAGES of Ida. She did not look up
but the most delicate Of all bushes broke
!, into her cheek, and the young man saw
! that her fingers were little tremulous, a
, she bent diligently over her work. liz
! seemed busy in searching a lavorite poem
and Miss Smith took the advantage of tn
opportunity to let down quantity Of blacl
:. hair, which the mutilated pattern had fail
ed to render more than wavy, and givin,
{ her hounces slight shake, she drew he
. chair to the window ordered Ida to plac
a block for her feet, and folding her hand
a with a graceful languor composed herse
y to listen. re..
|. 1t would be quite superfuous to say ho,
many times the sensitive Miss Smith LITE
! her hands and exclaimed" -"Beautiful
Exquisite! Oh! how sweet! !" while the read
!, ing Of Childe Harold went on, or to CAV
: any description Of the color which glove
+ and deepened in the cheek Of our Lida
/. and the pleasure which filed those so
/. eyes till they sparkled like gems beneat
. her dropping lashes. But it is quite VI
= necessary to inform The reader that afte
!. this rainy day, Mr.. Gilbert was a constaI
. visitor at the milliner's shop-ihat he rea
,e Childe Harold quite through, and whe
h Miss Smith solicited some Of the shortt
i poems, he looked at Ida and answere
I. no-he would read them to Miss Smi'
a but not there, Miss Smith was delighte
v with this indication that her neighbor d.
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