Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-02-11

cooled it by stirring to make it grain
The kitchen was the scene of this sugar
lng-otf: and the most perfect happines
prevailed.
With one exception. EliYa did not
IKE to see Lawrence drawing wax with
Helen, in q corner by themselves. Hay-
ing tried in vain to separate them. she
gave ap in dispair, and was only misera-
bic. Yet she would not acknowledge.
even to herself, that Helen was anything
but a silly goose, and that Lawrence was
not making fun of her; .naIirss e. 81
Was it possible that her cousin enjoy
ed himself as we'll as he pretended to -
Was it genuine good nature which eaus-
ed him to appear so highly amused, when
Jane Fairfield and Lizzie Wyman became
engaged in sweet combat, and fought
each other with ropes of wax 2 Eliya
felt more like crying with vexation
Atlength, after few games had been
played, and the company had danced a
little to Edward Jones' playing the flute;
after the guests had feasted on sugar,
and exhausted all the inventions of mirth;
the party broke up and the young people
pegan 10 take their leave, ias
Eliya was congratulating herself with
the reflection that it was all over, aud
that Lawrence would never see one of
the vulgar, odious company again, when
to her infinite establishment and vexation,
her cousin whispered in her ear that he
had engaged to walk home with Helen !
How blind is pride Eliva saw in this
arrangement only the vanity of Helen
and the mischieYous nature of her cousin!
She would not believe that he had any
better motive than to amuse himself with
the effect of his flattery And although
she was little astonished that he did
not "make fun" of her on his return, she
would not change. If r-g
Even on the following day, when Law
renee called on Miss Snow, Eliya silent
ly accused him of malice. How could
she think of anything else as long as
it was her settled conviction that, could
he forget that she ever associated with
such people, he would adore her, and
her hope that she should some day be-
come Mrs. Lawrence Gray, and occupy
his house in the city
But disenchantment came. 1t was du-
ring the following autumn. Lawrence,
hav ing visited c. during the summer
was at his upcle's house again. Eliva
was flattering herself that she was 'cer-
tain of him. ...
Coz said he sitting down by her side
I've some thought of changing my way
of living. think have lived in the
dreary life of a bachelor long enough
EliYa cast down her eyes disereetly,
Il hope you will make good choice
she murmured.
i think have
Lawrence looked her full in the face.
She turned away modestly.
Ever since have known anything Of
the world, he continued, I have beliey-
ed that the man is less liable to be de-
ceived, who takes his wife from a coun-
try-home, than he who marries one city
born and bred
'ohl Perhaps you are rightp sighed
Eliva.
And have chosen accordingly. 1
have come here for wife--'
Here = exclaimed Eliva, affecting to be
surprised.
'Yes-here, to the town of c. and
have chosen-HELEN Snow 7
Had her cousin declared an intention
TO select consort from tribe of Esqui-
maux, Eliva could scarcely have been
more surprised. So utterly unable was
she to realize the startling truth, that it
is generally thought she never believed
her cousin to be in earnest, until his mar
riage with Helen actually took place, a
few days ago; and even now, in her ina
bility to understand how such things can
be, she more than half believes that there
was some sort Of enchantment used on
the night Of her last-her fatal-but new
er-to-be-forgotton SUGAR PARTYl