The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-12-30

marked one or the young men 10 the
other.
I" I cannot divine. The carriage is
the Castlearden's, but they are all out
Of town."
care there many daughters in the
family 7"
Half-a-dozen."
"Then this peerless girl may be one
of them"
every likely: aud now I think of it.,
| heard the oldest bad been left in
town" rt.
Now the latter individual was struck
with our friend Kate, and he determin-
ed to find out who and what she was,
not doubling for moment that her
birth was as distinguished as her appear
ance. To carry into effect this inten-
ton, Lord Percy followed the carriage
with the pertinacity of a hound, and
finally traced it to the well known man
sion of Lord Castlearden.
"My surmise was correct" thought
he, "she is Russell's sister. l have
been introduced, but it would not be
etiquette to call when my lord and lady
are out Of town"
Later in the evening he came on foot
into the neighborhood to make inquiries !;
finding communicative young lady in a
contagious circulating library, be des-
cribed the fair unknown, and to his de-
light was assured she could be none
other than the Honorable Corirda Es-
tclle, the gem of the family, and a belle
whom he had heard toasted at college.
The next day he went again, encounter
ed her in the park, and their eyes met
Kate colorcd 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,ur-
cd to salute her. On the following day
she saw him parading in front of the
house and, as she observed him with
out being seen herself, she experienced
a strange thrill, scrt of excessive JOY,
as she scanned his whole face and figure
Lord Percy was tall and dark, with a
|profusion of jet blacR>h He was the
beau ideal or handsome man. Kate,
We should have observed was tall for her
sex, fair in complexion, with masses of
wavy auburn hair, and figure faultless
in its well defined outline. She had the
finest face imaginable it was so deli
cate, so pure, SO classically regular,
without any of the hard lines that ac.
company what are called model coun-
tenances. Her eyes were bcwildcring
beautiful ones. They were of that deep
blu class which are found to be so cap
able of beaming with love or fired with
anger. But Der contour altogether was
supurb, and it was not surprising that a
warm-hearted and romantic man like
Lord Piercy should have fallen in love
with her at first sight. But how to
obtain an introduction puzzled him a
good deal. Love, however, is fertile in
expedients, and the coveted opportunity
soon arrived. On the fourth day of her
appearance in the park, Piercy boldly
rode up to the carriage door, and with
the ease and graceful suavity of a we'll
bred man, accosted her, and announced
himself as her brothers intimate friend.
My brother ~ exclaimed Kate,
looking wi h the surprise she felt.
Russell Castlearden and myself were
college chums," said he.
A smile broke over Hates fine fca-
lures, and made her look so enchanting
that Piercy almost reeled in his saddle.
I" Indeed !" she slowly uttered and
even while he chattered about her sup
posed family, she began to think. She
5 w in an instant that the chance had
presented itself of realizing the daring
scheme she had formed. Being natur-
ally of an impetuous temperament she
did not pause to weigh the consequences,
and the gallant Piercy, after trivial
conversation, rode off undcceived, and
as madly in love as it is possible for man
to be. Kate, too, was sensibly Impress
ed. A strange futtering about the
heart, and meaning sparkle in her
splendid eyes. told of the firstlings of a
wild worship, which neither time nor
circumstance could destroy. Piercy
; followed up the advantage he had so
easily gained, and to the great scandal
, of the house became constant visitor
|, at Castlearden House. His attentions
could not be mistaken, but they were
misinterpreted.
| But although she noticed the altered
! appearance Of the servants, she needed il
not. Aspell more potent than was ever
conjured from the necromancer's store