Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-02-23
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being somewhat subdued by the events of
the morning. felt more than usually
given to the 'melting mood" An inter
esting te,e d-fete ensued, which might
rave ended in the most sentimental man
ner, had il not been Cor the sudden en-
trance of her brother, upon which tore
myself away from the girl. Having
again recourse to my ring, I resumed.
How good, how kind you are! have
taken two dear little children under nv
protection, whose parents have both sud-
denly died of q fever"
s. Hero are ten dollars for them nv
dear Mrs. c.: and for their education
bold me responsible"
What generosity Did I show you
those gloves made by a poor blind girl 2"
Lay aside the dozen for me-"
!" ! have but six pair ! can order the
.' Then say three dozen if you please"
:. g What goodness Did you see those
baskets made of spiders legs! Beauti-
ful. are they not Only one dollar apiece
how cheap for such extreme ingenui-
tyr
g | will take all you can have made :"
" What sensibility Indeed, You are
too-too good for the age"
Embarrassed with her reiterated eulo-
gums upon my bounty, I babe her good
morning, The ling was soon on nv fin
ger, and the thoughts of my kind Mrs.
I" open for inspection +" What fool
is that D. to throw away his money
thus; he deserves to be poor, and he will
be for his extravaganza. | mean to have
my bite efhim, however"
''Ah ha, thinks I, '.you have bit me
pretty deep already: but sour grapes for
the future, madam"
L paid many other visits upon that
eventful morning, of which the results
were almost invariably the same. Among
all the extensive circle Of acquain .ances
by whom / had been caressed and fiat
tered, not one did find to whom 1 could
truly apply the name of friend. 1 fell
sick with naiOdei de cour-my friends IL
mean those whom had once considered
rs such) daily thronged the house, and
my table was covered with notes of kind
inquiries and .oondolements. Even the
charming Bessy sent q nosegay of
Uiora's choicest and sweetest, tied with
loye's own color, which my sister brought
me, thinking, poor girl, TO raise NV
spirits, or at least to excite q smile of
gratitied pleasure-but threw it with
violence from me, exclaimnng, at the
same time, ''catch him, if you can,
Bessy." In short. l was guilty of
thousand absurditieS, and was consid-
cred, L believe, more fit subject for tho
insane hospital, than for the affection
ate indulgence of my relatives.
Being one day left alone for a short
time, i was somewhat startled at feeling
\ slight movement in my waistceat
pocket, but still more SO at seeing the
ring jump forth, and, after . few evolu-
lutIons, drop On the table before me.
"Why do you grieve7" it said, in
soft, low voice; lis it that have opened
your eyes to the deceit of mankind In.
stead of feeling grieved you should re.
joice. You have ever been surrounded by
a throng of fatterers, lavishing their ca
resses and Establishments upon you. You
are rich and talented;" there involun,
tarily bowed, "but you have been pam.
pcred and flattered until you really es,i.
mated yourself faultless-you have lis
tened with willing ears to the praises Law
isEcd up n you. and your vanity has n, YER
allowed ,ou to doubt of their sincerity.
have lifted tue veil from your eyes, and
you now sac the right value to be placed
upon the worlds plaudits. But for INV
timely aid you would probably not have
discovered until too late, that YOU had
been the prey of the vampires always at
.endant upon wealth, and a MARTYR to
your own self esteem. True merit. though
often the mark of i'll will and envy, Will
finally win way to every heart.
Riches, without the pride of wealth,
and unostentatious talents, will be re-
ceived with, Difference; while, on the
contrary, If made subject Of display and
parade, will cause not only the censure
of the truly good but also the contempt
and ridicule of your mferiors-though all
may be hidden under the ample cloak
which fiattery wears. Study yourself
put not faith in the shallow professions of
fashionable friends, but seek the company
of the good and virtuous. | will still re.
main your friend-in one year again make
use Of my power, and you will then be-
convinced that the scenes have already
shown you were for your benefit, and that
many OF them were the result Of your own
vanity" b. t1u.- Z. ss.'
The ROYAL FAMILY OF RUssIA-The
following amiabls family picture may he
interesting at this time, when Russia is
thrusting her ursine nose into the politics
of Europe:
Peter T.. the founder as he may he
called, of the present imperial family,
was the murderer of the two daughters
and the sons of his brother Ivan, and the
murderer, it, is asserted, according to
more than one of the annalists Of his
reign, by his own hand Of Alexis. He
was himself murdered by Msnzicoff "a