Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1855-10-04

startled him. He was deaf to.the music
blind to the company about him, and in
deed everything seemed to be reduced to
empty space, into which hair ring drop.
ped, and was suspended there by some in
visible power. All that Macbeth's "air.
drawn dagger" was to him, this little ring
was to Christie; and when Myra had
finished, she had TO touch Christie to take
him to the politeness Of leading her from
the piano, which act he did perform, but
rather as blind man feeling his way,
than as Christopher Adams usually per.
formed his part. Myra took his abstrac-
ton as compliment to her music, and
therefore his conduct did not occasion any
remark from her.
But Christo's happiness was gone. He
was puzzled, contounded. He thought
over every possible memory by which he
could Gallup any friend who had left Myra's 5
home, or from whom she might have re-
ceived such a gift, but no probable solu-
ton Of his difficulty came at his bidding.
Her father and mother were alive; she
had never lost brother or sister: that
fair auburn tress bore no resemblance to
the gray hair OF either her grandmother
or grandfather, from whom she had been
parted some years ago; and had she re-
ceived such gift from her old school
mates at the seminary, he would have
heared Of its presentation. And now for
thee. poor victim Of jealousy, 60 soaring
amid all unpleasant realms to get solu-
ton Of a mystery! Why not ask her at
once where she got it! Why hesitate a
moment! Alas Christie couldn't tell.
Something held him back, and he who
could have asked any question that came
into his mind last evening, was now
tongue tied and dunn. And now came up
the fact Of Myra's uncommon freedom
from embarrassment that evening
was that to be explained? Wholed her
to the piano7 What gavo the uncom-
mon freedom to her playing. the Pythonic
Juror to her style Of execution? Cues
tions multiplied, but no answers came.
Myra, however, was not long unac.
quainted with Christo's embarrassment, for
she caught his eye too many times fas-
tened upon the alarming though very in
nocent hair ring on her finger, and she
now enjoyed what she saw was puzzle
to him. She took pains to make that
finger more prominent to his sight. When
she left Christie, she saw he followed her
with shy glances, and she coqueted bit
as was not her wont, to see what he would
do. 1t was the first time that the least
thing of the kind had ever occurred, and
Myra did enjoy it. 1t seemed to her, at
first, that she was little malicious, but
she did feel little inclined to indulge her
nation, ''for why don't he ask me at once
about the ring - said she, to herself;
and thus she justified herself in keeping
him on the rack. And then, too, it made
her merry to discover that Christie could
be jealous! 1t was really romantic to
have him SO, and she could almost ven.
ture on polka with some one else than
him, but she did not 60 as for as that.
But on one thing she was determined, and
that was. he should speak first about the
ring. 49,
A new accession to the company made
Myra went into the iil,r.rv where hnng
ON the walls richly adornino the room
Among them was splendid representa-
tion Of the Qoge Of Venice marry the
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