Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-03-21

! ward, like hob-h0use plants, and s0metlmei
5belI growth is unwholesome, and as fragile
With Inez however, theirs was the saving
fact OF a strong vein of native common sense
Shc afterward told me, when We became
more intimate, that the frst man she really
loved, land she loved ia the morning of her
1 Iife) taught her the most profitable lesson
She had ever learned. He was treacherous
sue was devoted and conhding And that
treschery it was that with the scorching
mark of hot iron, burnt on her heart, the
orecept Caution, the great need that is &c
long coming to young souls, and thst, when
il comes, puts an end forever to the freshest
joys, and the thoughtless abandon, of their
lives And yet it is SO useful in this wicked
world and We cannot get along without it,
And so, as the dose must be taken, the sooner
the wry facs is past, and the qvalms gone,
the better
"Oh," said the frank hearted girl, e
have not travelled alone through so many
lands; have asot gained my tread, among
shows, and coarse people-making journeys,
and taking up with any kind Of accommoda-
tion-snbject to ali sorts Of proposals, and
all variations Of applause, indifference, and
ssorn l have not gone through these, and
much more, fer nothing
=" You have candidly asked me my own
opinion Of myself will be as candid with
you l know chat | AIN not good But l feel
also that / never have been, and am rot,
abandoned enough to be unworthy the sym
pstby OF those who are good. / am conscious
Of having committed no spiteful meanness;
[ wound or receive no one who trusts ia me.
have never wronged human baing-l
have not thought myself better than tho de-
graded and lost ones-but rather pity and
relieve them"
She stopped abruptly, and looked at us
With her sharp black eyes
''But am not making Doyselfridiculous p
she added
Ga the contrary, felt a real admiration
for this independent and, in some respects,
unfortunate giIl; and the evident truth
which impelled her to talk Of her character
in that way, impressed my feelings strongly
But-whether jealousy or not, something
put the thought in my head at this moment
could this woman love such fop as
Smytthe She might have got along with
Smith, because that is a manly accept
ance Of ones destiny, and q plump defiance
of the world. But Smytthe, was sort Of
aneakjng and coWardly evasion--a conscious
ness Of something wrong, and timid desire
to dust peoples eyes about it.
4 %Sp9ASAA
and Smy tthe gave his eternal
ssAh-O-um--usn %, no indeed"
We had coffee, and some biscuits 1t was
delightful coffee, made by Inez hereelf, in, as
she told us, the Spanish fashion
A stout, rosy, Irish woman--of all people
in the world, Mrs Nancy Fox, wife of Bar
ney Fox, and mother of seven little Foxes 49,
served us with these refresbments Or rather
she appeared to serve us, but Inez was in
SUCH good spirits and 80 nimble and graceful,
TINT she really did every thing
Barney and Nancy and the little children,
we'd in q rear building on the same premi-
ses, and the services OF the tidy industrious
Irish woman, were quite invaluable to lnez,
who had formed an attachment to her, and
requited her liberally. Barney followed the
honorable business Of hod- carrying, and, at
a pinch, even took a place under govern
ment, as street sweeper. Barney was up to
snuff, too, as will be shown by and by.
And now, when look back upon it, there
have been stupider evenings passed, than the
one which was talked and slipped away by US
in shat comfortable little parlor There we
were in easy chairs encompassiDg round
table in the middle of the room; fine astral
lamp shedding a soft light over every thing
the cheerful fire, for it was chilly evening,
in the open grate-by the side whereof, on
substantial ottoman, when everybody had
been helped to coffse-was placed Mrs Fox
herself, in her snowy cap, and clean M ag egh@seek @
supplied aa the rest, by lnez herself, with
one of tho junior Foxes, pretty little Maggy,
crouching close into the folds Of her gown,
and quite too much awe struck with the
grandeur Of the scene, to eDj9y the cakes
which Inez fed her with from time to time.
Bv jupiter yes. / remember it go we'll,
now Inex brought out an old guitar, the
tuning whereof was work Of more labor
than love She sang to Us some pleasing
songs-frst in English, and then, as the
evening wore on, and she sang better, in
Snsnis6 And when Mrs. Fox, burthened
with the fragments Of the feast-quite q stock
ofdslicacies for her-took her departure,
we sat and listened, and listened Inez had
not voice of much power; but there was
deep feeling in her songs, and in her way
Of performing them. They were plaintive,
without being melancholy.
The night was by no means extremely late
when we left Somewhat to my surprise and
far more to my qualification, my quOndam
friend Smytthe departed with me.
"Why," said I, as be took his hat, and went
forth into the passage way, at the same time,
s'Why | supposed you were 10 stay - thaV
Is, didn't know you were going with me
now"
1 no sooner uttered the words than I felt
that had made an unfortunate slip Smytthe
colored and twirlsd his little whisker
"Um-m-m, not al present, think"
Inez darted her keen eyesight from his
face to mine Doubtless with woman's in
Tuition she OWNED the real truth
There was pause, for moment, and
felt q little apprehensive that the hot blooded
Spaniard was going to give us taste of her
temper.
Bat she didn't She laughed gaily, and
then with more deliberation than usual she
said, looking me in the face,
"Of all supposings in the world, you could
not have supposed anything more absurd
You will learn that to certainty, one of
these days for I hope you will come and see
mo again, when 1 send for you-for we have
had q pleasant evening, and I like you ;
Good night Good night, Smytthe."
And she quickly turned, went in, and
locked the door, without waiting for another
word.
ssUm-um-m," said the bank clerk, as we
walked homeward, ''devilish girl for joking.
How we'll she carried of that last one"
had never before heard anything from
Smytthe involving such deep process Of
thought as this way of getting over that
dash of cold water.