Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-11-20

| Ada ran off to change her riding habit, and
returned with her sewing to her favorite MORN
ing seat, in one of the windows, and the visitor
was forgotten by her, or untalked of at least.
About week later, she was standing at the
hall-door, drawing on her gauntlets, with her
little velvet riding cap, and white plumes shad-
ing her face, when Mr.. Elderly drove I'd 10
the very door. He a, first seemed considerably
embarrassed, and begged not TO interrupt Miss
Ada's ride. The shyness, however, Of both
parties soon wore off; and Ada began to like
his manners and conversation extremely. So
she played and sung all his favorites for him.
Still Virges name was not mentioned nor the
family, save that your father and the rest were
well when left On his rising to take leave,
after very long visit, Mrs. Hunter insisted
with friendly and old-fashioned hospitality.
that ne should remain till after dinner; and
even Ada's eyes seconded the invitation for
say What they will, the visit Of a conversu-
BILE, handsome and very agreeable man, is
quite an event in the country TO young lady.
! We'll, after dinner the rain was falling
fast and heavy, and no one imagined such a
Thing as his leaving in such weather. 1t
turned out too, to be wha. is termed "a dread.
ful bad spell; ! and will not say how much
against his will or Ada's wishes il was borne
Tor three days; but they at least seemed to
submit themselves with quiet resignation to
the elements. When at length he did go,
he promised Mrs. Hunter to bring over very
soon some cmiositics he had collected for
her in his travels.
Are you surprised 10 hear, reader, that
every two or three days Mrs Hunter received
a visit from him to bring over . paper, a
book, or to ask for some domestic details,
which her long experience and knowledge
made her SO well calculated TO impart Cor
are you disposed to criticise over his quick
transfer of affection, when you begin 10 sur
mise how the cat jumps Know you not
how many heart is caught in the rebound /?
And ls it not reasonable 10 suppose that, if
he was fascinated by virge's beauty, he
should love Ada, when he found her pos
sessed of the qualities, accomplishments, &C.,
which he admired! Besides, Ada was al
most as beautiful as her sister, and since
love had kindled the Promethean fire, in his
eyes far more lovely. Do these suflice or
TO answer in nnother's words, we say:
Why did he love herr Curious fool
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And Ada, too-she did begin 10 feel an
affection for him, and was pleased when, at
last, he came without the shadow of an ex-
cuse; but rode over on Lara every day TO
accompany her on excursions for air and ex-
ercise.
And certainly air and exercise were very
beneficial TO Adas health; for one morning
or rather noon, Mrs. Hunter, unobservant as
she generally was Of such things found Ada 8
cheeks were most beautifully crmsoned, and
her eye and lip sparkling with health and
happiness which she, of course, ascribed to
the ride whence she had just returned And
yet, too, during the dinner, the old lady be-
gan TO think such long rides were probably
too much for her neice's nerves, as she found
her most unaccountaby absent: and when
reminded, would blush, and look so painful
ly embarrassed, that even Mr.. Elderly prof
fered thousand little services in the good
ness of his heart TO set the blushing girl at
ease.
Her view of the case altered, however,
when Ada told her, at night. that she had
promised Eugene Elderly, that morning, to
become his wife, if her papa consented.