Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-09-13
From Peterson's Maga7 ne.
ADALEsTER,S SEAsof IN NEW
YORK.
BY CARRY STANLEY
New YoRK. N:

New YoRK, Nay oath.
Ny last letter from New York, dear
Ma ,rgie, think, for we shallpe with you
in week.
With u.acze's permission Or mine he
seems to take as a matter of Eourse) Mr.,
Blanchard will accompany us
You ask if nv .. usual effnntery sus,
! :ained in my first interview win Horace
after Gertrade's story"
am Obliged 70 confess thsst 1t I, dld not
You know SO much. Maggie thas you
shall know all now. kcFtmy room un,
der the plea of indisposition all day
think was never SO still in BY life as a.
dinner time. 1 was in sub a SHaPPyy
dream could not talk. Gtrtrude an
George both kindly shielded me from OBJ
servation as much as possible but the lat
ter coudl not for the life of hin. keep from
sending laughing glances across the table
at me. The evening happerR ed to be one
which the girls have their we lkly CONFER
zoine. to which about twenty DR. thirty of
their intimate friends always dome.
tried in vain to dress myself. think
there was dream between every Stroke
of the hairbrush. l frequently aVoke to
consciousness to find myself siLtiny in my
sewing chair, with arms folded aid smi-
ling in my reverie. Don'tlaugh ID much
Maggie, but tell you it is an {bsolute
truth that when was dressed 7 found 1
had put on my walking gaiter boots instead
of my black satin slippers. lido not know
to this moment how they got on, but
there they were neatly laced. and my
satin slippers and shoes were arranged
costly side by side on the washstand.-
This incident recalled me to myself some
what, though Gertrude came into my
room and said that she had knocked half
, a dozen times at least and gotno answer;
but do not believe her.
After all my heart had failed me. I
felt as 1 could not go down stairs and
meet Mr.. Blanchard. Gertrude coaXed
some time in vain, till she put forth one
unanswerable argument-"I 1t will be a
great deal less embarrassing to meet him
! thus than alone" So slowly followed
her down the staircase. really behaved
like child. laugh now when l think Of
it. When we got nearly to the bottom,
without stopping to consider, L suddenly
turned and rushed again up to my own
room. Gertrude came panJlng and
laughing after me. /" 1 could nth help it, -
was all my excuse.
Now. Ada" said Gertrude, still
laughing. "I'lI just tell you whtt it is, if
you do not go down with me, Til send
Horace up for you"
Goodness gracious ! Gertrude do
have little patience" and with these
words l again followed her. Tue draw
ing-room was brilliantly lighted and the
doors opened. AS we reached i, saw
groups scattered about gaily talking but
Immediately opposite the door vas Mr..
Blanchard and George earnestly(conver-
Gertrude. and little to one side. Mr..
iousIy scanned her face 1 suppose she
telegraphed back favorably. for hi. whole
countenance lighted up, and his quick
glance darted past her to where ] stood.
Then he came forward, and half frankly,
half hesitatingly, took my hand. Cen
serious people, dear Maggie, might have
said that he retained it longer than was
absolutely necessary. But l had not the
heart TO find fault with it. This scanned
to satisfy him, and he was too considsrate
to increase my agitation, which l knew
he saw, by addressing a word to me ex-
cept on ordinary subjects in the presence
of others. But felt him lowering near
me all the evening Only as he was ia
king leave, whilst the others were buSly
talking, he bent down his head and whs-
pered, Are we friends now, Ada %
do not believe 1 said a word in reply, bat
l Judged by his face that he was quite
conuented, for all.
The next morning, Gertrude produced
a German sony from some mysterious
unpacked trunk. which she could moi
learn without played the accompani
ment for her at least SO she said.
We had been at the piano a short time
when l heard the hall bell ring. play
ed falsely in my trepidation, and thel
stopped altogether, Gertrude went on roll
ing out the horrible guttcrals with th
utmost GOODNESS. giving me punch OF
the shoulder, with Why don't you g
on 90 played away vigorously again
by the time Mr.. Blanchard entered TIL
parlor, was going on with as muct
energy and as bad time as Gertrude couE
wish. She greeted Mr.. Blanchard warn
ly, but l was too much occupied TO Dc
more than bow. Horace drew a chi
up to the piano, and as my consin step
ped the song. of course was obliged tc
stop the accompaniment. l was begin
ning g to feel entirely unembarrassed, wheI
George came to the door with '' Howdo
Blanchard Ny patience. Gertrude,
believe you are like all the woman, neve
ready. 1t is time we were off to loOl
at that furniture. and you promised
to stop at ThomPsOn's for the girls. IL
be back for you in fifteen minutes if yol
can be ready"
The trepidation of the previous nigh
) seized me again. invOluntarily turne
around on the piano stool. and seize