New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15

" MAdemonelle d0note, tAid TIE Frencn gontic-
man Id his Own language, "i ts being go easy 10
forgive :"
do"
Pet had 10 translate this passage TO Mr.. Meages,
who never BY any accident acquired any know-
edge whatever Of the language of any country in
TO which be travelled oh - said he 4" Dear
ne! But that's a pity, lent it ?"
That am not eredulous ~ said Miss Wade.
mot exactly that. Put it another wav.
That you can't believe it easy to forgive"
my experience" she quietly returned has
been correcting my belief in many respects, for
,ome years. Ii is our natural progress, have
heard
"Well, well! But it's not natural to bear NAL
ice hope said Mr. Mesgles cheerily.
II | had been shut up in any place to pine and
suffer, ! should always hate that place and wish to
burn it down, or raze it to the ground. know no
more
"Strong Sir" said Mr.. Meagles to the French
man; il being another OF hs habits TO address In
diyiduals of all nations in idiomstlc English with
perfect conviction that they were bound to I'M
deIstsnd it somehow Rather forcible in our
fair friend, you'll agree with me, think p
The French gentleman courteously replied,
"Plat il r To which Mr.. Meagles returned
with much satisfaction, You are right. My
opinion.
T..
short enough and sensible enough, considering that
il was speech at all, and hearty. 1t merely went
10 the effect that as they had all been thrown to-
eether by chance, and had sll preserved good
understanding together, and we're now about TO
disperse and were not likely ever 10 find them
selves all together again what c. uld they do bet
ter than bid farewell 10 one another, and give one
smother goOd-speed, in simultaneous glass OF
cool champagne all round the table II was done,
and with general shaking of hands the assembly
broke up forever.
The solitary young lady all this time had said
10 more. She rose with the rest, and silently
withdrew TO remote corner Of the great room,
where che sat herself on couch in window,
seeming 10 watch the reflection of the water as it
made silver quiyerng on the bars OF the lattice.
She sat, turned away from the whole length of the
apartment, as if she were lonely of her own
naughty choice. And yet it would have been as
difficult as ever to say, positively, whether she
avoided the rest, or was avoided.
The shadow in which she sat- falling like
gloomy vail acrOts her forehead, accorded very
we'll with the character of her beauty. One could
hardly see the face still and scOrnful, set of by
the arcbed dark eyebrows, and the folds of dark
hair without wondering what its expression would
be if change came over it, That it could soften
or relent, appeared next TO impossible. That 1t
could deepen into anger any extreme OF deh-
once, and that it must change in that direction
when it changed at all, would have been its pc
culiar impression upon most observers. 1t was
dressed and trimmed into no ceremony OF express
sion. Although not an open face there was no
pretense in it, / am selfcOntained and selt-rell'
ant your opinion is nothing to me have no in
terest in you, care nothing for you, and see and
hear YOU with indiiierence-ths it said plainly. 1t
SAID so in the proud eyes, n the lifted nostrll, IN
the handsome, but compressed and even cruel
d outh. Cover either two of those channels of ex-
preston, and the third would have said so still.
Nask them ALL and the mere turn of the head
would have shown an unsubduable nature.
Pet hsd moved up to her (she had been the sub
iect Of remark among her family and Mr.. Glen
man, who were now the only ether occupants of
the room, and was standing at her side.
Are you she turned her eyes, and Pet fall
tered" expecting any one to meet you here, Miss
Wade ?"
az No"
Father is sending TO the Posta Restante Shall
lie have the pleasure of directing the messenger to
ask if there are any letters for you ?"
- thank him, but know there can be none
We afraid" said Pet, sitting down beside
her, sbyly and hsf tenderly, " that you will feel
quite deserted when We are all gone"
indeed!
Not said Pet, alphabetically and embarrassed
by her eyes, not, of course, that we have been
6ny company to you or that we have been able to
Ut tO, VI lHdt VIC tuOugul you Nlbutd H.
L baye not intended TO make ii understood
that did wish it,
"NO. Of course. But-in Short" said Pet,
timiJly touching her hand as it lay mpassiye on
the sofa between them, will you not allow
Father to render you any slight assistance or SER
vice He will be very glad"
Very glad" said Mr. Meagles, coming forward
with his wife and Clenman Anything short of
speaking the language shall be delighted to IN
dertske, am sure"
a. am obliged TO you" she returned, but my
arrangements are made, and prefer to go my own
way in my own manner"
"Do you ," said Mr. Meagles, TO himself, as he
surveyed her with puzzled look. Well
There's character in that too"
II aD not much used 70 the society of young
ladies, and am afraid / may not show my appre-
citation of it as Others might A pleasant journey
10 you. Good bye -
She would not have put out her hand, it seemed
but that Mr.. Meages put out his 20 straight be-
fore her, that she could not pass it, She put hers
il it. and it 10y there ust as it had lain upon the
couch.
Good bye" said Mr. Meages This is the
last good bye upon the list, for Mother aud have
just said it to Mr. German here, aud he only
waits TO say it TO Pet. Good bye! We may never
meet again"
" In our course through life we shall meet the
people who are coming TO meet us, from many
strange places and by many strange roads" WAS
the composed reply; and what it is set to us t,
90 to them and what it is set TO them to do to u.s.
will ali be done"
There was something in the manner of these
words that Jared upon Pets ear. 1t implied that
what was 10 be done vas necessarily evil, and it
caused her 10 say in whisper, " o, Father ~ and
10 shrink childishly in her spoilt way, little
closer TO him This was not lOst on the speaker.
Your pretty daughter she stad, starts TO
think Of such things. Yet, looking full upon her,