Plymouth banner., 1855-04-05

in 10 the dses5-which is i.?''
"Tha, is TOO nomeBtous question 10
be decided without due reflection" re
piled Ada, with gay laugh. though,
provided the effect is the same. den't
know as IS ofmuch consequence after
all. Sc you lik. my dress. DO you9"
"Very much, bu, have irihiag sdii-
,iou to make to IT." And opening :
small caskei that icy upon ,hs sable be-
side him. hs lifted +. nagnifcen; brace.
le, fTon ia bed o. white satin. and clasp
cd i: upon mis- wifes arm. "Thsre. new
we'll go"--and stopping her thanks viih
ftsif dozen Kisses. ne vrepi hnr cash
rlsts esseirlly .bcet h.r sad placed her
fin ,ne carriage.
The rooms wers ;hreuged, and of,si
she first half hour Adelaide scarcely saw
her husband until quite late in TIE even
ing. Then. rs she happened 10 be stand
Ing beneath one of the massive ehsnde-
lie1s in She MUSHROOM, caT.iess.y iuEn
ius over some Eew songs. he approached
and addressed her III 3 lev tons.
"Ada, who can iha. gentleman be-
.he one who Is leaning against ;hs MAJ
tie in tie drawing room. He has asrd.Y
turned HE eyes swsy frcn Tou foI shs
!ass quarter Of an hous. His courtsn-
encs looks familiar. and an suss : hare
! seen him before, bu. casGo. imagine
where"
Adeiside raised her eyes without Nov
! ins. and directly eefofe her. although ne:
IN the same apartment. stood GecTge
Tid-n. Shs recognized him instantly.
and in spite of every effort 10 preven, II,
burning blush mounted TO hex ,ety :oss-
heed. 81 the same moment the gentle
rnsa pe1ceivins he was ebssrred. turned
cstelessiy away.
WHY. who IS il, Albany one vc
know? CT ough. 70 know. should sa..
for am betTay.ng nay Ignorance"
AGa made some eves;ve reply, and then
confusedly saying sonnet thing about wish
ing 10 speak 70 frierd who was passing,
sne hastily joined ;he lady II question.
Mr. Fletcher looked after he's no
nan, in ss,on:shment. Ihs iood Of
( light fro.n the chandelier had fallen d.
roc;,v upon her, end he could rot help
noticing nor stag. e; surprise snd heE
heightened color. Then with half Smile.
10 .hsught--"Ads has mingled so little
ie socic,y lately. that che has grown as
! tiuiid sad ss easily enbarssscd as
school girl. mus. not lei hex seciude
herself Sc any Mora" And seeing tha.
she vs, talking ss.nasiiz-sith Ms Wiit
son. he turned toward group OF friends
she were chatting al little distance.
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Fletcher passed
! slowly .nto another raon, and as soon
MS she latter could iud an excuse fog SO
aoins. she lisengsged herself from her
cemPsnion. Her thoughts were all in
vhiri, and she lougsd Sc be nlone shas
sic might regain the composurs sho had
&C suddenly lost.
The house where she was tha, evening
guest, was ono of those old stone bull
d,ngs which ere s,ili occasionally 10 20
seen in New York and It's viciuity--fei
ics Of a forme, aga. The walls were so
thick and massive. that they looked as +
! ,hey mighs stand eecurs and strong for
centuries TO come--long after the ephe'n
era. structures Of the present day shall
have vanished like the creations OF q
dgeS5n, or like those castles IN the air
which even the most prossaic OF us are
ever building. Each window was re-
cess in i,self.a the rIch daruash curlians
| afforded & screen impervious 10 curious
eyes: around each little recess were lew
| seats covered with crimson velvet, and
gliding toward one IN distant corner OF
the room. Adelaide ihrew herself upon
the sof. cushions. and drew the curtain
closely before her.
There was 40 shadow Of any feeling
akin to her former love for George Tilden
lurking about even in the most deeply
hidden and shadowy corner Of Adelaide
F!etcheTs heart. She though, thu, she
had com pietely conquered all her sffec,ion
for him. even before her marriage; and .f
that seems scarcely possible when We
consider how abort time elapsed between
the sundsring Of their engagement and
that event. certain il is, that the deep
and abiding love for her husband which
sprang up IN her heart, aaa which she
SO tenderly cherished, had long before
this time, rooted ou. the last remains Of
her former attachment.
let, now. as she sat snere behind the
the thick folds Of the curtain. she tsem-
blsd from head to foot, and scslding tears
kep. starting to her eyes, only to be
crushed back sgain--for she would not
let them fall. She was terrified by the
violence of her swn emotions; and as
she sat there with her hands c.asped over
her eyes. and her head bowed down, she
fe!. like guilty thing. abashed and hum
bled. She did no. know. poor child. that
had there been no secret yelling her heart
from her husbands gaze. she would never
have trembled thus--she did not knew
that had it not been for that she could
have met George Tildsn calmly and qui-
sily-spohen the necessary words of
greeting. and passed on without sorrow
or eme,ion. She feared because he. heart
had throbbed wildly. and because her
cheek flushed painfully. that she was net
as entirely mistress Of her affections as
sha had supposed herself 10 be. and in
that thought she -keenest agony lay hid
den.
But ii would not do for her TO remain
there. 1t was nearly time 10 60 home
and her husband would be seeking har.
A.