Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-04-20

LeonOra RevIlio grew only more perfect
Ily lovely as woman's charms were added t
her childish beauty, and she was th
belle a. Newport the happy summer tha
saw her nineteenth birthday.
One evening, IS she was lstlessly sub
mit,ing her Iuxuriant, dark curs TO the skill
Of the delighted hair-dresser, her frient
! Martha Wyndhsm came dancing into ,h'
room, and whispered:
'Set your cap tonight, and set j. becom
ingly, for there is a new arrival among th'
beaux, q very handsome millionaire! He ii
to be al the ball tonight"
"Who is he :" asked Leonora.
ga Mr.. Somer.on from the south | be.
lieve. do like sou,herners 70
"You had better set your cap, then" "
sob, ! shall assuredly. Dom. you see
this love Of peach blossom dress? Is il
no. becoming? Whs. are you going 10
wear? This pure white-lhis cloud of q
dress? !. is charming and the woik on
! it looks like strings and clss'er of pearls.
Bul only those snow berries in yonr hair
common .hings-do wear your silver orna-
menls."
Blu, the snow-berries matched the dress
and Leonora looked like very innocen,
Venus, clothed in mist, with fro,h-heuds
still clInglng 10 her, as, with soft dark eyes
full Of pleasure, her lips, which were usu-
ally prone to repose, breaking into smile
and her motion the very expression Of a
dreamy joy, she took her place in the
dance.
She was introduced 10 Mr.. Somerton,
and danced the second set with him, pleas
ed to find the new arrival very agreeable
man, besides being a very handsome one.
with earnest blue eyes, and golden mou-
slache.
A few dances together at balls, some
strolIs, (,hough in crowd,) by moonli gh',
some rides on horseback, and several rainy
days spen, in doors together, made the ac-
quain.auce speed rapidly. Indeed Leono-
ra knew that Mr.. Somerlon loved her, tho
she had given no name TO the bliss which
in her own heart found its new home.
Several ladies and gentlemen received 90
invita- lIon, one forenoon, from resident of
the place, TO come to his house and decide
upon the merits of a picture which had just
arrived f,vrn Europe, pu,",od by l.".--.-
ora aud Mr.. Somerlon were among the
invited. Standing with many others before
the picture, they gezed a. i. in silence ill
Leonora turned away with tears streaming
down her eyes. 1t represented CIaopstra
parting from Anthony. Among all the ad-
miring remarks made upon the picture,
there was bu, one that would have satisfied
an artist. When Somerton asked in low
tone, why the picture SO distressed her, she
replied:
81 forgot it was picture"
SIS Cleopatra so grea. favori,e with you
that you weep over her sorrows!'
"Cleopalra's grief is so expressed in that
painting, lha. cannot help feeling with her.
Why did never pity her before -
On the way home, Leonora and Mr..
Somerton wandered in the summer
twilight, quite ou. Of The town, and in a
pleasant green lane, up which the glowing
evening star shone, the vows they exchang-
ed were heard by no one but themselves.
That evening after tea, the merits Of the
picture were still further discussed and some
remarks made concerning the speedy return
of The artis, 10 his native land. Leonora
had entirely forgotten the kiss she had once
promised this artist, though she wore as a
seal the stone he had given her. 1t was in
its original state, except that at the large
end i. was polished just sufficiently 10 re-
ceive her initials in pretty lozenge A
band of gold around it and three small gold
chains attaching it TO her watch-guard,
made it one of the very prel,iesl Of those
little toys ladies call their ''charms."
About a week after The visit to the pic
ture, rumor was circulated through the
ballroom, tina, Mr.. Amory would arrive,
or had arrived in Newport, ,ha. very even
ing. While Leonora was leaning on the
arm of Mr.. Somerton, she expressed a
strong wish 10 see the artist who had
known how to awake with such power the
deepest feelings of the heart. Mr.. Somer-
ton was silent, so silent that Leonora stole
glance at his face and blushed as she i'm
agined she read jealousy there. 1t was
flattering TO her, perhaps, but unworthy of
her lover. She wished heartily for the i'm
mediate presence of the artist, that she
nigh. show Mr.. Somerton how little he
had 10 fear. Al this instant a waiter hand
ed her note.
Astnnished at its arrival a, such q time,
she drew her lover TO window recess,
near which lights were placed, and entirely
unconscious Of his closely watchfull eyes.
she proceeded to open aud read the follow
ing note:
"Do you remember receiving from q
young artist stone, worthless in itself, bu
to him ''pearl Of great price - He has
no. forgotten the promise you made on re.
ceiving it, nor can he forego the fulflmen
Of that promise"
"For more than an hour, had be gazed
with ever increasing admiration on your
peerless beauty, ere he recognised in you
the very lovely child who once csp'iva.ed