The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-10-23
BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY PA. THURSDAY, ocTo

Knowledge 10 be fair. BY a high'bre lady
I mean one who possesses that peculiar ease
and grace. that exquisite repose, ard thai
charming elegance Of manner that comes
from refined taste and long association
with those who move in the highest rank in
society. In fact, it is hard 10 fix in words all
that goes to make up well bred lady but,
when you meet her, you know her at a
glancs."
"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 ?"
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
riue recines on those cushloes like very
queen. There you have theexact difference
between mere vulgar girl, and a true lady"
There was difference between the two
Individuals thus referred to--a very marked
ulhefeucc. MISS Ndlnpu ioohSu iso gun
of thought and action, while the other repo-
sed langaidly among the cushions of a sofa,
the very picture of incidence.
81 see nothing vulgar about Miss Watson"
said |. 'And know that there is nothing
vulgar about her. She is true lady in eve
ry sense of the word"
Merwyn half vexej me by his dissenting
silence.
Just then he observed rhat Miss Malcolm
looked pale. Going over quickly to where
she was, he inquired if she was not well,
and learned that some particular perfume
used by lady who sat near was so unplea-
SAINT as 10 make her feel faint. He immeji-
atey proposed that she should go into an ad-
joining room where were fewer persons, and
get place near one of the windows, offer
ing his arm at the same time. She arose,
and | saw her pass out slowly. She was in
good health in fact, in ihe very prime and
vigor of young life; yet, surrounded as she
was by every luxury and elegance. she hal
grown inactive, and felt even a small effort
as burdensome. Trifiing causes affected
her; and she imagined physical inability
10 do thousand things that might have
been done with scarcely an effort.
The very sympathy and concorn manifes-
ted by Merwyn, who was the lover of Flo
rine, made her fall that she was really indis-
posed; and she languidly reclined on the So
ia 10 which he had conducted her, with the
air of all invalid. Finding that she did not
grow any better, Merwyn, in little while,
proposed that she should 90 home, and had
carriage ordered. Wandering into the
apartment 10 which they had gone, L saw
him bring her shawl, without which she
could not pass into the dressing room for fear
OF cold, and saw her meet the attention with
a half averted face, and a want of effort,
that made me feel as il would like 10 have
aroused her by means of the wires from an
electrical battery.
"a beautiful couple they will make, - said
to myself as Florine arose 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 violeis 100
stimulating for her nerve"
A few months subsequently to this they
were married, and not long afterwards re.
moved from the city, and did not see them
again for some years. But, learned, in the
meantime, with sincere regret, that in great
Commercial crisis" through which the
country passed, both of the families of this
young couple had been reduced from afflu-
ence to comparative poverty. A sigh for the
human summer flowers | have mentioned,
was my simple response 10 the news. A
couple OF years afterward met them again