The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-07-05


deep disgust, she flung both card and
flowers into the fire that was blazing
before her. The maid wrung her
hands in despair, and tried to save
them from the flames; but Flora pre-
vented her; and stood enjoying their
destruction, until they were entirely
consumed. Soon afterwards She com.
mcnccd the labors Of the toilet. The
maid sighed deeply, as she placed the
artificial flowers in the hair that was
to have been adorned by the camelius;
and, after she had arranged every fold
Of her costly dress, and placed the rich
handkerchief and fan in Eloras hand,
she vcnturcd to sigh forth
I" Now if you had but the flowers,
Miss Flora, you would be tho com
p!ctest dressed lady there -
'' would not have carried them for
the world! !" said Flora; and, with a
triumphant glance at her beautiful face
in the mirror, she was soon in the
carriage.
Her eyes wandered restlcssly round
the brilliant assembly as she entered
the room on her lathcr's arm-but no
Charles met her view. At last, after
working her way through the folding
doorway, she SAW him standing in
close conversation with gcntleman-
SO much cngrosscl by it in fact, that
it was some time before he perceived
her; and then he merely bowed, and
continued his conversation. Flora felt
m"ch proyo!;c;!; 81! AZ Tia: moment
MIR. Boswell Joining her, she bestowed
on him one of her most bcwitching
smilcs-said she WAS just beginning to
think the party stupid, but would
certainly find it pleasant now; and, On
his expressing some surprise at not
seeing the flowers he had sent her, she
regretted deeply She had not received
them, an,l suggested that they had
probably been Ir;t ut another house in
mistake. Very soon after she allowed
Mr.. BOSWELL 10 lead her to Il scat in q
corner Of the room, and to nunopulisc
her conversation during the greater
part Of the evening.
Three times il the course OF it her
eye net Charles s-.b"t there WAS no
apparent jealousy in the glancc: his
eye rested iuluiringIy upon her, and
She III oncc co!d'y averted hers. y
week before, now different 1t bad been!
How sweet was even the momcntarv
Interchange Of sentiment that glance
conveyed! But. still determined lIat
even hy a TOOK she would not make
''t '''s1 advance towards y rcconcI!!a.
WIN Nr. boswell than before, and
ia. rarely appeared III more brilliant
spil!'S.
Ent, on the storm that ragged with
IN lhat i"r ana seemingly tranquil
hcart-thc storm OF anger, OF dlsap-
rontmenf, OF baiilcd hope But.
amidst 1t all, she preserved the same
gay exterior; anu no beng could guess
'haS "h''c shc cNcH2lsed Il bright
'crar'ce WIN one nj Iaiitct'o'iAtc ad'tn
WIN another. and a S"nlic reply to the
aol1 speecnc" WIN "hIch AlT. boswell
was ''s",'''o heF, she WAS almost
su',oc"'eu ,. WIN inc violence OF the
,ee.''SH Snt So pe'!1c''y repr'SScu.-
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