New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-24
Presently Mr., Howard caiHe up and said-
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| 6" Yes" she replied, languidiy, and as if quite
| unconscious Of the presence of those before her.
81 am very tired And, rising. put her arm
in her fathers, and. bewing slightly to the
group who surrounded her, left them, without
IN idea that she had been guilty of any rude
ness.
Had she told Herbert that she was weary Of
him, the thing could not have been more deci-
tcd. But, though he was piqued and mortified,
he was not angry 1t was evident she meant no
rudeness. There was no shade Of scorn in her
manner, but merely perfect oblivion, or rather
IN utter unconsciousness of other peoples feel
tngs, Or even presence
s'Who is that Mr.. Herbert, papa 2 she asked
ga lawyer he replied; s. considered, am
told. the most rising man of the day. Did you
| ind him agreeable ~ -
'sHe talks so much" she replied, YEARLY, as
if the quantity had oppressed her.
'sBut very we'll. they say continued her
father
She did not answer She was fatigued. Her
hert had kept her attention on the stretch, and
she did not like being excited she was not used
to it,. And when her father told her Herbert
was lawyer, she supposed talking so must be
professional, and thonghs it. consequently, in
bad taste
She was as new to Herbert as he was to her
hut with tlIis difference, that she caught his
ina gination, and she had none to be caught.
| She was quite different from the beau ideal
he had created for himself She had no talents
| On the contrary, she seemed to despise them
It was the business of ortistes, people who were
paid, to sing aud play When Indies and gen
| tleman wanted music, they should 20 for it to
! the opera. She appeared to think conversation
a -conleseensien, and that no lady talked much,
| or with animation, without compromising her
self She smiled only occasionally, and never
laughed And this decided disinclnation to en-
teftain any body only gave her, in Rerberi7s
eyes, an air of exclusive refinement that ac-
corded perfectly with her delicate and alabaster
beauty. He felt that she was to be placed On a
PEDESTAL, and he willingly did homage at her
shrine
Cold as she was, however, she was not alto
gether insensible to bis powers She was as
much fattered as it was in her nature to be by
his admiration, for she saw that others thought
it Il matter of pride to win his notice. But
| when she first heard their names associated to-
gether in the fashionable gossip Of the day, she
started almost Indignantly, and asked herself
\ at once. 'sCould Howard marry self-made
man without famlys" and her spirit promptly
answered, g No!'' for the Howards we're race
that prided themselves ,on their name. Why,
few could have told; for they. had little else
| to be proud Of There had been two or three
generations of them, weak, well bred and handa,
some, with some money and no talent but,
somehow, they fancfed that the name was pa
| tent of nobility,
When the first shock was over, however, and
| she became accustomed to the ileo Herbert,s
| intimacy with them seemed insensibly to enoble
| him., too. Her cold pride was gratifed by the
distinction that attached TO her lover, and her
father, knowing he was a very rising man, en-
conraged his attentions. q s&
| berf sFIorencess value. and hes;dass ba ,vss
weak ENOUGH to nrize the name thew 81 n,ucb
valued themlelves mon He liked the idea Of
entering a Connection 20 large and influential
Il His vanity. as well as his IMAGINATION was ex-
c;ted and ba tbrey ali ,e had nf baort nd soa,l
in the pursuit
Il III isl not a woman,s natu,c boweve, eold sba
NAV be. to turn inseusible from tile Aatterv that
falls from the lins of oenius and Flcrapca lie
tened. and sometimes smiled and sometimes
sighed forsher feelings were in a STRANGE stare
/ of contradiction TO each other shc liked him.
and vet he was not the mind of man tl,ots,ited
ber taste She was rroud ~ him an,i yat falE
that it would be a cenaescepsion to marry him
She IMAGINED that she would he losine caste,
She preferred a. een sleu,a,, a n man of cen;rs.
and she was not quite sure that Herbert could
be the former. as.be l,ad not heep horn in the
frozen, circle of which she was one of the NEST
delicate icicles. Could she ONLY like an Enrl;sh
/ dame Of rank. have kept her separate title, or
Il even. like n Freucbw1map. rets;nea the g,ee
5 Howard, it would nor have been ID hard, But
G to merge all the Howard in tic Herbert. was a
1 trial she felt keenlv,. But still she could not
t make up her mind to refuse him. She could not
e dispense with attentions so distinguished nor
| dismiss fattery SO DELIGHTFUL. and when the
offer came it was accepted. Not accented as a
Young Girl should accent her lover. with her
c whole heart and soul, but with doubts and draw
blacks that were not quite forgotten even in his
presence.
The marriage took place in the course of :,
few months, in all g the pomp. the triumph. and
the reyelry" that the Howartis delighted in
Brilliant entertainments reeaeyche dinners.
and exclusive ,natsuees were given from one end
of tue connection to the other. on the occasion.
The fair bride. shaded in delicate lace which
> looked like a frost-work SUITED TO the frozen
spirit it shrou,led, received these attentions in
) silent, but perfect satisfaction.
: Proud of his beautiful wife. and nratifed by
the manner in, which he was received nv he,.
4 family Herbert WIS brilliant with hanpsness
His ina pination always impressive To externaIs
: threw a charm over fetcs which, in themselves,
l if stripped Of ornament snd fashion. he wouIa
have found dull in the extreme. Family par-
ties. composed of insipid cold silent peopie who
G have no ideas to communicates. wou,d have been
1 deemed by him an intolerable iutiction. but fo,
the refinement of air. the elegance Of dress. the
: btillianey of light and the glitter of fashion