The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-04-20
From the FnickerbockeI Magazine.
The Count and the Cousins.
BY MRS. EMMA C. EmBURY.

Who is that beautiful girl TO whom you
bowed so familiarity said Charles Winstaniey
70 Horace Grenvilie, as they proceeded down
the steps Of the City Hotel.
THAT was Adelaide Waisibeham your cous
10 and mine. Charles,' said Horace; really you
must have left your memory among the beau
ties of Paris. IT, you cannot recognise your near
est ot kim
you forget. Horace that when I last saw
Adelaide. she was lively little hoyden, scarce
ten years old; the lapse Of seven years makes
a wondrous difference 10 a lady, whatever IL
may do with a gentlemen
Nav, il YOU begin 10 discuss Times chan
ges, Charles, l must confess you cannot con
graduate yourself npon having escaped iouch
Of his finger. Who, in that bronzed complex
fou and hirute visage, could discover any ua-
ces or the smooth checked boy whom last
saw on the deck ofa French packetship, some
seven years ago. But tell me, why did you
not write that YOU were coming homer
Because did not know my own mind. Hor-
ace; really was not quite certain about Il un-
til / had been week at sea. The odd pro
puuciaton of my GermaR valet having caused
my name to be placed on ibe list Of passengers
as Mr.. Stanley, il occurred 10 me that the mis-
take would enable me to return incognifo and
J thought would humor The JOKE. il but TO
see how many OF my old friends would recog-
Mise me. | arrived late last evening, and shoe
now be a perfect stranger in my native ciiy,
had not accidentally met you this morning;
and even you. Horace. did not al first know
me-
Know you, Charles! who the deuce could
even see y9o behind ,ha, immense growth OF
brush-wood Upon your lip and cheek' Do you
really mean 10 wear those enormous whiskers
and fnousiachesr
H., ,,t, mi
purposes, Horace. When was in Germany
Ilearned i'd wear ihousiacbes Tor ihe same rea-
son that learned TO smoke the meefschaum-
because everybody else did il. In Paris re
duced them a little, but did rot entirely Danish
them, because there also 1 found rhem the
fashion. A lively little French lady, passen
ger 10 our ship, wagered pair Of Paris gloves
that I would mol wear them week 10 Ameri-
ca; l accepted the bet. and for one week you
will see me 'besrded like the PAID
May. ifyou like iheT,' said Horace, laugh
ing. 'you need not seed an excuse for wearing
them; they are quite the fsshion, and ladies
now estimate man. not as they once did. by
his altitude but by the length OF his whiskets.
i have no desire 10 win the ladies' favor by
by wearing an unshaven face answered
Charles; but pray, Horace, tell me something
more about our pretty cousin.
She is as lovely in character, Charles. as sh,
is in person, but she has one great fault; lik'
the most Of our fashionable bellies, she has
mania for every thing foreign. Her manners
her dress. her servants, all come from abroad
and she has declared to me repeatedly her res
oIu;ion never TO marry an American.
What is il tina, my fair countrywomen Sc
much admire in their foreign loversp asked
Charles.
oh. they say there is polish and eleganc,
Of mauuer belonging to foreigners which a
mevicans never possess. Two Of Adelaide
intimate friends recently married scions Of som'
sutediiuviau German family, and our lovely
cousin is ambitious oi forming an equally splen
did alliance
.If she were to marry a western fsrmet,' salt
Charles, with q smile, she would reign over
principali,y as large. and perhaps more flour
ishiog, than usually belongs to these emigran
pobles.' i.) asty
Adelaide is a noble hearted girl replied
Horace, and that is her only fault, think sh'
might be cured r u
Horace shook his head. %
Come and dine with me. Horace; be careful
60 tell 90 one Of my arrival, and well discus
the matter over bottle OF fine old Madeira,
sou are uot TOO fashionable to drink it, IS
The windows Of Mr.. Wslsingham's hous
poured a food OF light through the crimson
silk curtains upon the wet and dreary lookin
street. while the music heard at intervals toll
TO the eapiog crowd collected about the doo'
that The rich were making merry. The dec
orsted rooms were brilliant with an array O
youth sod beauty. but fsirest among them a
stood the mistress Of the FESTIVAL. Attrsd in
robe OF white Grape, with no other or3ameu
than pearl bandesu confoioe her dark tress
es, she looked the persooi6cation Of joy.
cousin Horace" she exclaimed, as sh
saw her favorite COUSIN enter the room. s.yo
have not been here these three days." an
then, In lower tone. she added, "Who wa
that splendid Don Whiskerando with whom
saw you wslkipg yes,erdayf' Eg9f
"Hossce laid his finger on his lip as n ta
figure emerged from the crowd st the entranc
OF the room; "Miss Walsiog CHAM, ALLOW me
present to you the most noble Coun, Pieiffer
hammer" p. Ffll ss9H1tRff 'fftpW9t
s.Tbe blood mounted into AdeIade's chez
as the Count bowed low over the hand whic
he has,ened TO secure for The next quadric.-
There was mischievous sparkle 10 Horace
eye, e,sod deep cod esroesi devosedcess " Vi