Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-05-04

her TO make favorable impression
upon my readers from the FIRST
Now | cannot deny that Lucy had
bright auburn hair Julia called il
red, but Julia was not always good
natured, and not always adhered so
closely to the truth as she might
Lucy's nose was slightly inclined TO
turn up nj the point, and her conf
plexion was one of those exceeding
ly fair ones which easily frecklc !;
but she had pair OF the loveliest
laughing. deep blue eyes, and the
sweetest smile, and the most brilliant
teeth, and when she spoke or smiled,
! land she seldom did one without the
other there was a charm about her
whole face, which made you forget
hair, and nose, and eyes, and freck-
less, and you only looked upon il as
face to love.
True, she had villa, Julia called n
Yankee twang,' aud she was not
dressed in The height of the laies,
fashion. but in spite of these draw
backs you loved her still al least,
some people did. There was a great
heal more about cousin Lucy, too, tn
call for respect and admiration
but this will all come out in time.
As she was, she had come. and
now she must appear at the party,
and be introduced as the cousin Of the
Miss Actions 1t was morIliying-
II was dIslresslng-bui there was no
help for 1t now.
The evening Of the party proved
clear and bright, and as II was well
known that the entertainment al the
Actions would be one of the most
brilliant Of the season, none of the
invited, who could get there, remain
ed absent. BY ten O'Clock the bril-
llantly -lighicd roons were well filed.
Cousin Lucy, simply aliircd in white
cambric, (ior she had rejected the
ornaments and other embellishments
WIN WHICH NV ObuHilSf WI tiitll OWN
sakcs, would have adorned herr sat
alone IN one corner of the SOFIA
She was introduced TO very few; she
did not look in the least neglected,
however, but sal in unaffected en-
loyment Of the new and brilliant
scene.
An hour after all the other guests
were assembled, sauniercd in leisure
" as if for a call, with his hat under
his arm, and his slight little cane in
his hand, an exquisite of The first
water, rejoicing in the euPhonious
name of Mr. Meredith Fiiz-lIcnry
This is enc ol those brilliant youths,
whose whole time during his day,
which begIns perhaps at twelve o.
clock. is spent louhging in saloons,
studying the fashions, suun,cring up
aud dnwn Rrcndwny, and staring nj
the ladies', or driving on the fashion,
able thoroughfarcs and IN the even
ing dressing for public entertain
ments, and attending them. He
aims at being
''rhe sIa.. of fashion, and tie mould of f,rm.'
and has no higher ambition IN life,
than TO be studied and copied as the
perfection of dress He fancies
himself Beau Brummcl as TO man
ners, Count D'Drsay in point of
beauty and grace. He may be hand
some we cannot tell for the i'm
mcnse amount of hair about his face
renders it impossible to Distinguish
any feature, except pair OF great
round light eyes, and a sharp and
very cileIninaie nose. Occasionally
he condcscends To smile, aud then
his white teeth CLEAN through the
mass OF hair surrounding the lower
part of his face, like lightning from
dark cloud.
Mr.. Meredith Fiiz- Henry, unfor-
tunally, sets up for a wit, and his
silly speeches are laughed at, and
repeated by sillier young ladies, till
he is really dcludcd into the belief
that they are worth repetition.
On entering Mr.. Acton's parlor,
Mr.. Meredith Filz- Henry, with his
glass fixed in his eye, stared about
him with great nonchalance and inn
pudence, ill at length his attention
was attracted 10y the Vernon, cou-
sin, utterly unconscious Of his OBJ
servallcn.
'Ah what vision of loveliness
and grace is that | see before me! =
exclaimed he To Miss Laura Wilton,
a very young lady, enjoying her first
winter out.
This brilliant speech was greeted
with the usual litter by the young
Iady, who was exceedingly fiattered
by even this mark of attention from
the perfumed aud bcwhiskered ex-
qulsile.
ooh, thai is country cousin Of the
Actions, from Vermont a farmers
daughter. excessively yerdani, | as
sure you,' answered The young lady.
From Yarnount, is she ! ali,
well suppose must pay Var
mount little attention wonder
who will lay me under everlasting
obligations by giving me an introduce
ton TO SO fair creature
'Oh, will introduce YOU answer
ed Miss Laura in great glee, and
then by signs she telegraphed those
near her 10 draw up TO the sofa, as
gree, fun might be expected. Grad
ually the crowd ihickened in that
part Of the room, all pretending to
be enjoyed about something else,