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

the lip quiyer, and the whole face glow with
animaGng thought. These make beauty
ten.fold more beautiful; and give to even
plainness charm.
"By high-bred lady," Ireplied to Mer-
wyn's particular praise of Miss Malcolm,
i'you mean, / presume, woman who is en-
( tirely artifcial." -' -<
il ''No," he quickly answered, "you put a
construction ON my words which | do moi
acknowledge 10 be fair. BY high bred la
dy, mean one who possesses that peculiar
ease and grace, that exquisite repose, and
that charming elegance Of manner that comes
from a refined taste, and long association
with those who move in the highest rank in
society In fact it is hard to fix in words all
that goes to make up well-bred lady; but
when you meet her, you will know her at a
glance" a'a l.@a #". f4
"And you say Miss Malcolm comes near
er to the high-bred, courtly lady, than any
woman it has been your fortune to meet on
this side of the Atlantic"
"She does. In Paris or in London she
would find herself at home in the first circles
of fashion. Now just look at Miss Watson,
who sits near her, bolt upright, and stiff as
"a post; and then observe how gracefully Flo
rine recines on those cushions, like very
queen There you have The exact difference
between mere vulgar girl, and a true lady"
There was a difference between the two
individuals thus referred to--a very marked
difference. Miss Watson looked like girl
of thought and action, while the other repo-
sed languidly upon the cushions of sofa,
the very picture of Incidence. s0.
Il see nothing chat is vulgar about Miss
Watson" said l, ''and | know that there is
nothing vulgar about her. She is true la
Y in every sense of tie word.''
Merwyn half vexed me by his dissenting
silence aaLsas. .# .
Just then he observed that Miss Malcolm
looked pale. Going over quickly to where
she was, he inquired if she were unwell, and
learned that some particular perfume used
by lady who sat near, was so unpleasant
as to make her feel faint He Immediately
proposed that she should go into an adioi :
ing room where were f9wer persons, and get
IA place near one of the windows, offering his
arm at the same time. She arose, and |
saw her pass out slowly. She was in good
heath, in fact, i'll the very prime andvigor
.of young life; yet surrounded as she was by
every luxury and elegance, she had grown
inactive, and felt even small effort as bur
densome. Trifling causes affected her; and
she imagined physical inability to do a
thousand things that might have been done
with scarcely an effort.
The very sympathy and concern manifest.
ed byyMerwyny who was the lover of Flcrine,
tmade her feel chat she was really indisposed
and she anguidly reclined on the sofa tc
VIII CHI he had conducted her. with The air o
an invalid. Finding that she did not grow
any better, Merwyn, in a little while, propo-
sed that she should go home, and had a car
riage ordered. Wandering into the apart.
ment 10 which they had gone, | saw him
bring her shawl, without which she could
not pass into the dressing room, through
fear of catching cold, and saw her meet the
attention with Il half ayerted face, and want
of effort, that made me feel as if | would
like to have aroused her by means of the
wires from an electrical battery.
"A beautiful couple they will make" said
to myself, as Florne rose and went out,
leaning heavily on the arm Of the young
man, "to pass through the storms and over
the rough places of this troublesome world
A summer breeze will be too rough for that
young creature, and the odor Of violets toe
stimulating for her nerves."
A few months subsequent to this they were
married. and not long afterwards removed
from the city, and did not see them again fol
some years. Butl learned in the meantime,
with sincere regret, that in great "com-
mercal crisis, through which the country
passed, both of the families of this young
couple had been reduced from atfluence to
comparative poverty, A sigh for the hu
man summer flowers Ihave mentioned, was
my simple response to the news. A couple
of years afterwards met them again.