Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-14
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I rom The Homo .iou.urii

III The LADY Or sHALoI1."
And. moSinE through n mirror clesr
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/: III THE "LADY OF ,u,rnr,u
And, moyinL through n mirror cl..r
Tim; hang before her all the wear
J Shadows Of the world appear" - Tenu,s,u.
COUSIN JOHN.
Cousin John is II model young man-thst /. ba :,
j 90 considered by himself and a few dotinp friend. T.
is certain, had he been reared in n srores,arad ns-i.S
of New England. his morals could not have Las,
more uuimpcachablc. nor his conduct more c1cmn,,"
, ~. Ills height aud figure are OF II desirable uod;rmn
, 4 glance NJ his regular, wOInRnlv features. su,...,.
lack Of masculine strength 81 mind, but hi. rxpsut.i
brow gently con;r"lIcts the thought. Any on" Womb
} pronounce him handsome. lie might pass unuotir.,
in the street, but in al assembly hc would b. mari
: at once. His dcmcalOr il noticeable for il. dip,i,,'
| respect and manly ease. His temper is kind and ~
fcctionatc. and. il So i'll Il spri,c As jealousy rys.
| houses itself in his heart, il Is known only to a cbn..,,
few. His intellect has not been so well exercised ~ 4.
hi, scu,ibift;.s, though his aitninmrn,s are ,ns;.
Glen; To- Il" him credit in ordinary society. Iis ,s,.r,
ARE refined, aud ~ drXtcrcIsty placed in the t,-,'
,r,,uI of his character. that the effect is a,tr.rrr.
and pleasing. His tnnducsS ior poetry. paint.nr. >c,l,S
lure. and music, hin r. \ man OF accom-.
plis!men;s 10 a superficial eye, ant give, him an Az
0i romance and finish that does n"t fail 10 max. him
a tlvOrItc with the iIlr. Inns Is COUSIN john On ts.
TASTE ROSY fruit, and find only bitterness, within. 49,
watch Il gracefully Ncilcl Spanish figure, with An .v,
suggestive of beauty looking out from the ichl,-..e
the veil Suddenly removed, aud Il wi;hcrr!, rrpu!,,v.
countcnamcc revealed, and the disappointment, vii
not be greater than Ia study Cousin John uunls,keS
His affection j., shallow, transient aud rxucrinr, b.
scnsitiycnoss trvcrish. As 10 his tastes. they are bu.
the vague cravings of "n:iIncu:alisIn-no III, hun.
ger nt Il noble soul after true beauty. IL. cLl,iysr..
Music ;hnt he may sing lnvr-son-s with GOO! rf.r,
and is rs naturally cc-:a;ic nj the sound o, il. swa..
ton,.s IL II nervous lady Is tcrrtirl ~ the sisbt al +,
spider. He studies poetry i'll order that lie uay -.
peat il L. some fair auditor by moonlight, All. BARN.
isrS the o:hrr fine arts brcaus. they please n Childish
fancy. lis reading j. mostly confined I" t,;,.g.,,r
evenings with an attractive friend, ~ il affords
1900 .x,,,l. Fr rnI ,IIuf rISlI. .f,,., 70 ,,.-.r
sociabilitv and is also Il capital covert from which .,
send forth witsOmc sentiments or Gltnces, or in
which TO conceal himself in ease the seriousness Of
his attentions il questioned.
Although Cousin Johns exterior i ~ tcr"p.;yr. h..
is no; quite II conscious h~ypocri;c. =, Ing from Nm,
he believes hlin'cl. w!ia: lr strives 90 -rr!n-t,g,..
less. This excessive ec!i-cuncc.i render, hun t,,r;.
liors Ia tn. last degree. He is ME-" To n bin, .po.u,
in regard T. the style and cut oi hs garments. nj.
though there is nothing ot the tt!ppaucy nj The Top in
dress or manner To- brtray him. The easy unn.cla.
lance OF both quite unprcparc, one Tor his nicc.ic-. Ii
his morbid Righteousness were directed 20 thing,
rather than persons, be- nigh. be blamciess nnd harm.
less.
Unfortunately. Cousin John has long been inscur,!.
vi a wife. whom he requires I" be rs pcrtec, rs he
c,:crms himself. Whether he will ever tin! her. re.
mains IL problem. Every one who knu%- him, kunws
iia; he IL pursuing that glrlIali pIaIi'om--a sn-ca!lrd
"llcal - and We, n host ot pretty and lnvcabic ma.
lrus have been foolish enough 20 believe, each III her
day. that -li- has fairly woa C"Iisln John. To The
! Ef-i, Ne ilbrl '-rVIN'slSI' IHNN s' ''''l'' 'PAi 10 1hsI
men, through hope aYl fear, and fastening 10 n d-ci.
sion bit, turning the scale, throws all the hope and
fear on the other side. lie plays the part Of the bro.
thrr dominrrrS III Il playful way. as il affection gave
him the right; gazcS iiXrdly and s!nIlIngly into The
ewes ui the iavoritc with an apparent look Of irvo-
ton that goes straight IL the Young gir!s heart. But.
alas for her peace! he sees her modest eycEds qu!vcr
and droop, AMI imaSiner that, BECAUSE she camno;
look steadily into the windows OF his soul, She il not
rauaLlc of returning M ardent love; aud ~ he Hit,
IL another, lravim. 10 the first u series o.! ira,crnai
letters. and his precious dasuerreotype. The nrx',
though she knows well enough tho disappointment ~.
her friend, trusts, Ike II B!urhuarls bride, that -i"
will he cxelnp; from e similar fate, Yet is soon hum.j-
atcd. and wcaps IN secret, also. With II bc!e, he en-
plovs a sort of artiI:ce exercised by Il certain insect,
! which, pretending - he caught IN u SPIDERS web,
buzzc, aud means until the cXuliant spreader Of he
ne, approaches tn make the victim sure, when the
captive springs up and turns conQuerOr. Ia one such
occasion, ] demonstrated with hun.
She i. an admirable girl. Why should 7he not be
Mrs.. Cousin John ~
"Oh, her foot replied he, with II counteaanco Of
feminine distress.
Her foot VIVA, is the matter" asked |, in
surprise. -
1T is too large my WHO mus, nave a small
foot
lie deserted the belle tora Quakrr.Iooking brunette,
with feet TINT,
"Lik. liulc mice, pecpei in and out"
This brunette, Manon, was reserved, prond-spiri'ed,
and apparently cold IL Il stone. Cousin John was M
: llllltN III bt VI ~ l'l tillsllF 'h's' f"t 49,
s,ou listened 10 his complaints that Lr could not vi.
her. No Celtic love- could have been more devoted
than he To ManOn. yet no cuurtI"r could have more
carefully guarded his language. On the other hand.
no obstinate child was ever more rcsUlutr than Manha
in her rciu.a 10 say the Il love You" which H.
trie! IL c1,ort from her 5ctor" first, III good faith, he
Ind brca,hcl the sane words 10 her. ~ last, though
tn. words never PASSED her ips, hcr every look h'
iravr,l IL.
NOW. then. Cousin John. Manon is charming
Surely, she IS the chosen BRIDE
He wa. silent, nni booked distressed, az he alway.
does when | breach this subject.
"Shc j. too cold, too stubborn; ;lcre /" no depth ~
feeling"
had read the womanly, pure and strong -"~l
of Manon, aud Expressed my belief with vigorous III.
diGnatiou.
"You are n Air,, Cousin John--a desperate, wapn"'
ciplrd cOQucttc.'
AT all this, he seemed Us il about TO inint away
and il | had not held my peace, | truly believe hr
would have swoulIrd with nervous horror II, The I'M
pu'atirn.
Mannm is dead now. II is said the Germans "t'"n.
est die brohcn-Icarted because they never pour form
their sorrow. Had Manon sought sympathy, AMI CIV
en- vent In her grief, pcrhap. she would hav" b"fii"N
better or couli I'll" have regarded Cousin JOHN rs
he is, the spell might have been broken. He believes
himself innocent, in that he never gave words I" he
preference.
When you meet and admire him m he appear, do
not 'set your caps" foolish mn!len-! He Will pluck
ont all the feathers" 10 hing among his own ,o,
pixies nil of wlicli love notes, faded bouquets n.!
mInintur"S-.c preserves WIN InhtIllD ion1nrs-. IL
will leave you similar relics, always including hi IA.
gurrrrntypc. tor vorr solH'". Though his ou;wnr!
seeming is captivating though his life IL unsuI!i""i ~
the lower viccs-tlougll he il refined as Il woman, y't
he il strangely iblind 10 the beautiful dclicacy at g
true woman sDui-ns unRpprcciative Of her finest
c"lencieS, Ms wh- the rude rival III llawthorne- story
Of the exquisite masterpiece of the Artist OF In"
Beautiful" With the same careless grasp that dr.
struycd the fragile mechanism, hc brushes out tn
joyousncss OF II young heart, aud hear, the ringing
laugh changed to an agon!zcd moan, without on" re-
gr"t.
\ self-rightcou- nirt il more dangerous aud more
dcspicabl- than one whose conscious and rccklc-r ar
iiiice il apt 10 bcirHy itsrl;-is almost 10 be cinssrd
with the virlaior Ut virtue. he t0 whom Il woman
has revealed her most sccrct thoughts, and on whom!
-lr has consented Ia waste the sacred amounting ~
her affection, can never innoccntly abjurc his scrv!cr
al tn" altar OF her love, unless there he an nb,,lu.c
certainty of greater un!iappiucss tn all concerned ~
continuing TINT service than by withdrawing from L.
Aud the same il true Of the lady tirt who hm- "n'"
~purpnsrly found her why into that sanctuary o, nnhn'
IS affection, i'll which, If it has indeed been KEEP ~.
cred, angels would fear 10 tread.
EXPANDING THE CIEST.-Tlo,r in wealthy
circumstances, or who pursue s-,lentary employment
within doors, generally use their lungs but very hue
breathe but very little into til" chest, aud thus, ME-
%pcnd.n.ly OF positions. contract n wrr.ciIrTiIy narrow
small chest, and lay the foundation for the loss ct
health and beauty. All this can be perfectly oh'"'
ted by Il little attention 10 the manner "i breathing
Rccolcct the lung. are like II bladder III their r'a'
struction, aud can be stretched open 10 doub!" t!"'
ordinary size, with perfect immunity irum c"n'uimp'
ton. The agent, md the only agent required, i i"'
common air We breathe, surprising, however 'H"t "'
obstacle exists external 10 the chest, such as lacin.,"r
tying it around with .tays, or tight dress. or having
shoulders lay upon it. On rising in the mor"iH.'
place Yourself III an erect posture, yonr chess 'if"""
back. and shoulders entirely Of the cheat; now Inhar
or suck in all the air YOU Gun, ~ ~ 10 FL the Clr-i I"
the very bottom oF il. =" thH: no more can be gm' M
now hold Your brcntl! md Il row your arm oil De-
hind, holding in Your breath r%!ongG ms you r!"h''.-
Done in n cold room il Much better. b-chns" %" ait
is much dcnscr, und will Gct more powerfully !" tx
panding the chest. Exercising the chest III i"i- nI"H'
l Imr u Mill .lurr IL - - . nLMl. kE Ll iLL LAL.E-.