True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-08-08

But pshaw how were
they to know anything of the matter? She
wouldn't tell them-no, she'd die first !
And then the young girls thoughts were
turned upon Ernest-Ond in a few min
utes she had formed plan which she
meant to carry out fully
IF thou lowest hide thy love from him
Whom thou dost worship do not let him know
How dear he is: Art like bird before him,
Lead him from tree TO tree, from flower to iower,
Till thou art wou"-----
murmured Lizzie. "Yes {" she cxclaim-
ed, delighted with the idea with which
that quotation had inspired ber, Il will
do it--I will turn coquette; he shall not
know that | care for him, till think prop
er to confess it; and I--oh, will so teaze
him, and he will only love me the more" ="
And then she thought of some of sister
Mary's friends who in early youth had
been noted coquettes. There was Mrs.
Graham, who was now settled in life, with
Il handsome husband who thought the
world of her-and Mrs. Hamilton--and
Mrs. Lansing, and half dozen others ;
and why might not she do as they had
done? She did not know that Mrs. Ora
hams handsome husband was weak
minded, soulless being, who in youth had
not possessed sufficient spirit to resent his
lady loves firtations, and who was even
now entirely ruled by his wife, living in q
sumptuous dwelling Of which he should
have been master, yet where i'll reality he
scarcely dared
"With peremptory tone ..-
| Assert the nose upon his face his own"
She was not aware that Mrs. Lansing, il
her luxurious home, piued for the early
lover who had turned from her in DISCUS
that the beautiful Mrs. Hamilton turn
ed away with sigh from the old man he
husband, and thought Of u heart her foil,
had broken and of u manly form that nov
rested beneath the sod. No had tn,
knowledge been hers Lizzie Carringtor
would, with a shudder, have dashed th'
yet untasted chalice from her lips.
Was it a wonder that from that even
ing whenever Ernest Sinclair ventured t,
breathe forth word Of love, Lizzie re
ceivcd it laughingly, though i'll reality i
sunk deep iu her heart? Was it a won
der that she delighted III calling him cOus
in Ernest even after, in a most serou
manner, he had requested her to drop tn
title? Ernest deemed it very strange tina
his attentions should be received so triiing
ly-yct there were moments when, pei
haps forgetting her assumed character
Lizzie's glance would rest timidly an
earnestly upon her lover-and those Inc
ments were not forgotten by him.
One evening, mortified by some ligh
remark she had made, Ernest returned t
his lodgings with heavy heart. As h
walked along, the words of his friend Ca1
rington upon his first recognition of Lizzi
REQUIRED to his mind. "Take care, Ernes
and do not lose your heart, for forewar
you that she bids fair to be a most despe
ate little Hirt," seemed to sound ono
more in his ears. The mystery Of her b.
haviour was explained-young though 81
t was, Lizzie Darlington was coquette! E
: nest wondered that he had been blind {
: long, but he determined he would be {
, no longer. Poor Ernest! 1t was a 50
truth that he had learned, and it drove IL
sleep from his eyes that night; yet he hs
, the strength of mind to make one rcsol
: tion-namely, that the morrow should di
+ cover his fate; that he would then go
r Lizzie and learn whether she really lovt
. him-aye, demand an answer, if she W
, again disposed to triAe. And if that a
+ swer was not as he wished-then, wi
t then he-he would start Immediately f
: Europe and forget her if he could.
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