Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-05-05
THEB0SOM SERPENT.


Another thing deeply wounded Roso-
mond's lechngs, always act ustomsd to
being waited upon BY Others. 10 have all
her Wishes anticipated, she never though;
ol showing her lovs BY th1sn active
NANTES Latluns which mast men love TO
receive. She would have laid down
her lite ior her husband, II the sacrifice
were required, bat she never thought 0l
Offering him glass OF water with her
own hands. because Il was The Office OF
the servants 10 supply his recurring
wants. Never Iill sha saw these atten-
tions bestowed by another whV Vas not
u menial. did she imagine that affection
could give an added relish, even 10 cup
vi evld water, when odrredto a thirsty
lip. One warm. sullry daY, Cecil entef-
ed unl throwing himself on the soia tx.
claimed, "Gve me sume drink. Tilania--
iur | lain,--even as a sick girl" kJs-
omond smiled at bis theatrical assump-
ton OF Cesar's dignity, aud reachIn :
out her hand. rang The bell. Eugenia
dew oit ol the rom, and returned long
before servant could answer the sum
mons, with u glass o:wat-r, and bending
one knee 10 the ground with spoftive
grace offered il To h. acceptance.
"Eugenia cried Rosomoad, coIoring
very high I'VE hove no lask oi servants.
an sure there is no necessity OF your
assuming such trouble"
"OD! but II IS such pleasure" ex-
claimed EugenIa. sprinsins up, aud plac-
ing the empty gloss on the sideb0arJ -
''Ils oil | eau dO. You would nvt deprive
me OF the privilege il you knew how dear
! ly prize IT,.
Had Cecil observed the heightened
colour oil RosomonJ. he might nave con-
ljecturdd that all wus Mt rignt in her bos-
ON, but she sat IN the shallow VI u cur
tam, and her emotion was unperceived.
A lew evening afterwards, tney were
walking together, when they met G wo-
man busting through the streets, with
her arms a-klnJo, and an air 0t bOid-
ness aud defiance, thut spoke tie deter
minsd Amazon. Eugenla ciung close
" Ceciis arm as sue approached, and
turned deadly pale; she rocosnized in
those stony eyes AM iron features the
dreaded Mrs. Grumpy, the tyrant oi her
desolatc cnlldhood, aud sue lelt as il
the thong We're again descending on her
iqulvrrlny hesn. aud the iron again enter
ling into her soui. Sucn rusn Ol pain-
"a, recoilections came over, sue vas %.
llIcd ~ lean against rain y iOr support
while Cecii, wno knew wat was the
cause of her agitation, gave stem
glance at The woman, waO ldI stopped
aud was < .zIEg IN her iacs with aD
uniauutcu stare.
"hryday! cried she, "who's this
'TIsn't G.ny, sure enough. never
should have tnOuSht OF euca a thing, u
Il haunt Ovrn lOr Lle gentleman. Welll
ean't , "u sp-aS ~ = s1ay. HO~ you nave
gOt 70 Oe suCH a uifs Iauyi Ills Is all
tns gratitude one gets 10 the world
.Oralitu4e." rrye41ed Cecil, 'how
dare you ts.s Of srs;'tuJe to uer. be.ors
llAs! Pass Un, ieave hes, AHA u thankful
lb~t your sex saieids you = svcoad tin.s
rem aiy ins saa''oa.'
"WeA YOU nsean bfislle W SO, sir, -
erisd ste With saSsr. "a uOt gong
"a Sli! ner. suppose y04 - 90 mar
fset 10 nef Uy tn's N.ae. tat yod'd Oct
ter l.JA salsp, t.sl sus ge;s inlO 4 ram
oiing way, - h-f mo,ner d,I ue.Os.
her. " ,sh laa,lg1a1l lausn tas VI
tsso pas . on. &. .etsd . n4d th4t sni.
A4u o'a~n qd'te -fvod ~ tne spo,
wbu,r Lugcnla sti'l iesLed, .ue.pd1 y
iavtl,i. ..,.4 lto.oal 4nd st0Jd. pAiv d .
ss4tie, OsOV-siis ossr tls wseas .. tae
w0ulau. as - uae Delph.ad pflesIess,
che hiG u.t-rUd The es..U.es o.4ute.
"Wny saouta cue iinss'ae ,isr - be his
wis, Abwps ~ lns v1sYU scfpcnt,
su00g 40 a. @ien prototype In the 0,w-
srsO, Esen, =, sue Lad nOt WllUssea Ia
hiai eslo.nc,s VI tenUsrness, suen as 4
husband olny slsu.d OsstoWs fnnt ran-
JON s,nteiic; sp ikc sJ.uas-s, aud Just.-
nes my lrarIus ouSriciVns. A.as ,or
tuee, kosomond. ras yoaag Oloss0lns
VI tny napDInvss ars 1asa.sd IA tne
sw e., sprIus tine u tless biJOm. Taere
IL no more greennes5 os irassanse ius
tnrc--DOItcf th4t tiiOu nadst died, anJ
Ucen laid Oy tny nloties's slde. tuan i've
" experience tne utter p4ngs VI decelv-
cd eunhJvnce and uureq lted love-"
Cveu unconscious o. tiie secret eRe-
my tnat Wac Vpsfatlng 90 powerfully
against hinl ln tne urcasL oi IlOsOm0nd,
wondered ut nvf cOidness " Euselila; u
coianess winch bscaaic every uay more
apparent, aud Was even assuuing tue
cllaraet Ter vi dislike. Ilseemed 80 natur-
al lu Ons % youis aud uiieclioDsle as
kosouaond, ~ Wild her auestlJus rounl
being vi corresponding youth aud ssa-
sibilily, 80 loselsn To her geutle natu.o
10 treat one entreiy depeudent On her
klndness, VITA ouch reserve aud dlotrusL
lac wondered, regretted, aud at sngtu
demonstrated. Eusenia had just anliei-
patcu a servants movements IN OrIug-
aug nlm Uook ir0Ul The horaIy, whi.n
lac Expressed a desire To see, and no had
taken II from hes hand wi.n a emile VI
acKuow ledgrment, Wien tae lnstantsn-
rOus enaugs IA tsle cVuutcuance VI koso-
mond arrested uls aLteatlon IL Was 80
chllliug, 50 nexpsleaole, he drOppeJ tne
beck ~ The ground IA nls CJHiusl0n.
which Eugensd, wlen her usual graceiuI
readiness, again ti,ted and iald upOu ms
Enee. la raising ner lace IRON her
uenoiug posltion, sue encountered tue
glance y, kosomoni, when seemed "
uave upon ner tne inonentary elect vi
iascInatlon. She sl00d as Il rooLed lO
Tue spst, gazIng stcadsast'y on her, then
with q cnSek as nueIess 10 usnes, turned
and pre-, ipllaLeiy leiL Tue APARTMENT
Cecil and k0sVanond looked at v1cB otn-
,r without speaKlng. Nsger haL LiIey
Exchanged sucn iooK DeiOre. "GoOd
aeayens." ne eXSlaiaseu rising and walk
M Lao Or three tiliies aeross tue apart
neut, with resoundins tread. ''UOJd
ncavcns! what - transsOa silAti0n! | nlusl
Auvw lne Inc cause VI u. Tel me
stosomoud, aud teal nc tru.y uni unre.
servcdly, What uicdns yoaf mysLsliOu;
aua uua,nd Oenav,Oar ono wno nevei
.an lase ofensed yJa! What nas Eu