Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-15
"iYou've,seen her many Time said

tue COdCLHldu. :
Yes, remember her, now" replied
Harcourt, 80 but what made you say you
7 thought it would come to this?" 5
"Beeause, after Mrs. Warrington had
j got seated in her carriage to night, she
came to the carriage=doo looking pale
and wild like, and begged her to let her
/! go into the house and stay all night, or
else give her a few penies to pay for a
nights lodging" I1e = l'ssz7 sia4 E
j '.And what did Mrs. Warrington say9''
demanded Harcourt. .... z
i 40, she refused to do either, of course,
for she isn't the woman to encourage the
daughter of man that's to be transport
ed. According to my mind, the girlisn't
to blame for what her father had done,
but don't pretend to understand such
matters-they too deep for me-
1 al would ave gin the girl something
4 TO pay for nights lodging, myself, said
the footman, (" only you know, Captain
Harcourt, 'twould, ave cost me my
place. 49,.
Yes," said a bystander, "the lady
would ave alled-itlendin countenance to
the Vicious
"Captain," said the coachman, :. you
here
Certainly am
"What, right into the room where
Mrs. Warrington and all the other ladies
are 90 .v-.. -ar
p" Yes, it is proper place to carry her,
1 should think" replied Harcourt.
I" The. captain, in my opinion hasn't
cut his wisdom teeth yet" said the coach
man. s--a ."H
The door of the apartment, where the
ladies were assembled. was, without cere-
mony, thrown open by Captain Harcourt,
at the moment when Miss Gadson was
adjusting the folds of Mrs. Warrington's
large, thick shawl, in manner to pre-
clude the possibility of drop of rain
finding its way to the beautiful dress be-
meath it.
"Don't trouble yourself, Miss Gadson,
beg" said Mrs. Warrington. "1ndeed.
you flatter me too much by your extreme
anxiety for my health aog- a.l .
''Remember, my dear madam, that it is
in the name of philanthropy that 1 ad-
just each particular fold of this large
and heavy drapery," replied Miss Cad
son. f l5T 7Hisla
" Thank yon-I must now go,p and
turning, the first object on which her eye
fell, was the pale face of Margaret Edge
wood, from whose drenched garments the
water was dripping on the rich carpet as
in obedience to the directions of Captain
Harcourt, she was borne to the sofa near
the fire.
>'' Why is this? How came this, girl to
be brought here?' said Mrs. Warrington,
shrinking back. -.'.
T" She was brought here by my orders"
said Captain Harcourt, stepping forward
into the room, having till then, purposely
screened himself behind the half open
door.
:'You here, Captain Harcourt,' said
Mrs. Warrington. You have done
right rejoice that you are so thought
full as to have her brought in here"
elf you wish to oblige Mrs. Warning
ton," said Miss Gadson, "you must give
her an opportunity to exercise her bene-
Violence" isd j .tt
Miss Gadson. you are such flatter-
er," said Mrs. Warrington. Et
=" She is, indeed" Captain Harcourt
was almost tempted to say, but he con-
tented himself with maintaininga grave
silence. ~
Where did you find the poor girl ?"
said Mrs. Warrington. "Cannot some
thing be done for her?'' @
&c She was found near at hand, ;" replied
Captain Harcourt, "under the comfortable
shelter of an arch-good enough, certain
ly, for the daughter of felon. AS for
there being something done for her, there
certainly can, for there is Miss E dridge
kneeling by her side, chatting her face
rhor Il
ped her in her warm shawl
" Miss Eldridge has 50 much presence
ways knows what to do, but her sympa-
thies, Captain Harcourt, are much less
acute than my dear Mrs. Warrington s,
and might add, my own" p -
81 dare say" calculated the kind Cap
tain. ~ ..-.
He then approached Miss Eldridge, and
telling her that he would send physician
to help her, turned to leave the apart
ment. .-5-.
/ "Captain Harcourt," said Mrs War
1 rington, who was not aware of his inten-
/ ton, ..we shall be unfashionably late at
4 The ball, instead of unfashionably earfy,
4 if we delay any longer
i fs<I have concluded not TO 90, myself.
4 Shall have the honor of handing you to
/ your carriage 90 ra s5 Esd = = s-,
1 Not go? Did 1 understand you
| aright?'' asked Mrs. Warrington.
t.You did. | have lost all inclination to
attend - z-,'- - .1
"Really. Captain Harcourt, + should
never have suspected you of aQuixot-
ISM - --.t.l,zs q er "a
-' You need not now suspect me of it,
but the sight of a young. and as far as l
can ascertain, respectable girl. perishing
\ In the straats -hacanse- the hicrh horn and