The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-06-11

abbreViatl0n, 'hliss!
Thomas made a salaam that nearly brought
his flushed face to the carpet, and backed hln-
self out ofthe room with awful reverence. The
beautiful girl, proud Of this triling proof Of
her superiority, retired to dress, and, in about
an hour afterwards, she sprang like bird into
the gaily caparisCned carriage Of the naughty
Lady Castlearden.
"TO Madame Robini's first and then the
park; was the order; and away flew the spirited
horses, bearing away a maiden as proud as any
that ever graced the halls of Englands eXces-
sively proud nobility. Being about the mid
die Of the season, the park was crowded with
vehicles, through which the equestrians thread
ed their way with no little skill. Our spright-
ly friend Kate attracted no small degree OF at
tention; and many pair Of fine manly eyes
rested on her charming cOuntenance in undis-
guised admiration. Her presence created quite
sensation, and numberless were the conject-
ures hazarded as to her nams and rank. Two
young and handsome men, mounted on remark
ably fine steGds, had the audacity to follow the
carriage, but all the inquiries they made on
the road were fruitless. Nobody knew the
lovely day -star that had occasioned all this COM
motion.
"Who the duce can she bei" remarked one
Of the young men to the other.
81 cannot divine. The carriage is the Cas-
tlearden's, but they are all out Of town"
"Are there many daughters in the famiy2"
"Half.a-dozen.
"Then this peerless girl may be one Of
them."
every likelyi and now think Of it, heard
that the eldest had been left in town. All! there
is Blanche Stanley-good- bye, Percy"
Now the latter individual was quite struck
with our fascinating friend Kate, and he de-
termined to ascertain who and what she was,
not doubling for a moment but that her birth
was as distinguished as her appearance. To
carry into effect this intention, Lord Percy
followed the carrage with the pertinacity Of
a hound, and finally traced it to the we'll.
known mansion Of Lord Castlearden
"My surmise was correct, thought be, "sht
is Russel's sister. | have been introduced, bui
it would not be quite etiquette to call when
my lord and lady are out OF town"
Later in the evening ne came on foot into
the neighbOrhOOd TO make inquiries, and, find
ing communicative lady in contiguous cir.
culating library, described the person Of his
fair unknown, and to his delight was assured
that she could be none other than the Honor
able COrinda Estella, the gem Of the family,
and a belle whom he had heard toasted at col
egs. The next day he again encountered her
in the park, aud their eyes met. Kate colored
deeply, as she felt, more than saw, that two
large, bright, dark eyes were fixed intently on
her face and that their owner had almost VEN
tured to salute her. On the following day she
eaW In tnE 4bo
as she could observe him without being seen
herself, she experienced strange thrill, sort
OF excess OF iOyas she scanned his whole face and
figure. Lord Percy was tall and dark, with a
prOfusion Of jet black hair, He was the beau
tdsat OF handsome man. Kate, we should
have observed, was also tall for her sex, fair
in complexion, with masses of wavy auburn
hair, and figure faultless in its we'll defined out
line. She had the finest face imaginabe it was so
delicate, so pure, so clsssicaly regular, without
any Of the hard lines that accompany what are call
edmodel countenances. Her eyes were bewilder-
ingly beautiful ones. They we're Of that deep
blue class which are found to be so capab Of
beaming with love or firing with anger. But
her contour altogether was suberb, aud it was
not very surprising that a romantic aud warm.
hearted man like Lord Percy, should have fall
len desperately in love with her ct first sight.
But how to Obtaiu an introduction puzzled him
a good deal. Love, however, is fertile in ex-
pedients, and the coveted opportunity soon ar
rived. On the fourth day Of her appearance
in the park, Percy boldly rode up to the car
riage door, and with the ease aud graceful suav-
ity Of well.bred man, accosted her, aud an
nounced himself as one Of her brothers most
intimate friends.
my brOther!" exclaimed Kate, looking with
the surprise she felt.
"Russel Castlearden and myself were college
chums!" said he.
A smile broke over Kate's fine features, and
made her look so enchanting that Percy almost
reeled in his saddle.
"Indeed!" she slowly uttered; and even
while he chartered with her about her supposed
family, she began to think. She saw in an
instant, that chance had presented itself Of
realizing the daring scheme she had formed. =
Being naturally Of an impetuous temperament,
she did not pause to weigh the consequences;
aud the gallant Percy, after trivial converse.
tiOn, rode off undeeeived. and as madly in love
as it is possible for man to be. Kate too, was
sensibly impressed, A stfangeiluttering about
~ hOalVy auu . hNehiub epalAlou IN hoA eplOu-
did eyes, told Of the firstlings Of wild worship
which neither time nor circumstances could de-
strOy. Percy followed up the advantage he had
90 easily gained, and, to the great scandal of
the household, became a constant visitor at
Castlearden House. His attention could not
be mistaken, but they were miainterpretOd.
"Such doings! calculated che old house
keeper.
"Awfull'' echoed the butler.
81 ssed him s-knesling to her, ehimed in the
page, "and a-talking 50 grand.'
The kitchen chorussed dismal groan, which
was dsepened when q rosy checked maid averr-
cd that she had heard a sound Of something
Ikea kiss when my Lord Percy took his de-
Parture on the previous night After this a
resolution was unanimously passed that Kate
Brown was no better. than she should be, and
that henceforth her room would be more desi-
rable than her company.
But Kate, although she noticed the altered
dsmeanor Of the seryants, needed 1t not. A.
spell more potent than any svet eOnjured from