Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-01-05

forgotten IN sympathy aud Pity Tor Anne DO
leyu.
"In :hs aiisr.piece, tho youpg actress play.
ed again. This time she had PAT, which
entirely suited her she had to play = spoilt
child, sent tn school to ba iaugh, manncrs.--
The character was exactly suited to her years
and TO her taste. She acted without effort
and with perfect success. ltwas evident
that Tor the time she was living in the scene.
II was impossible to express delight while
she was speaking sud movinc-wc feared To
lose one glance of the m.schicfloying eyes,
one toss Of the beautiful head but, when a,
last we burst out into loud applause, she
looled round To- amizsmeni 10 see for whom
the demonstration was ms'ri and when our
renewed cries and the whispers Of some one
Who stood near her convinced her that she
va. the object 81 our admiration, look OF
bsNiIiermeuI which had much more of dis
pleasure than Of triumph In i,, broke over her
counicnancs she made a h.sly ,slu,a,on.
and ran on the stage.
"Noboiy Thought, nohciy spoke sr any.
thing bu, the beautiful actress We soon
l'aru, that lie vs., niece to the manager, and
vas residing In the town ri,h her mo,hsr, >
widow, ani ,hrco or four brothers and ,i,.
ter We ven, 20 tho theatre vh-ns,,r ,h,
acted Mrs Torlan invited her 10 her
house 80 lij an thc lad,s, .n ,ha nstrhhor.
hhol. IN the morning ,hs looked even uor,
lovely than on The s1rr she .1s h,rj'y
seventeen her complexion had The lr,asri-
rcrey srj ihr variability Of early yob'h m
t,r rr7i irl manners, ih- simple lru.illl-r,,
uf the child vas blended with tho ograin,
,rus,b.Irils, of ,he woman Its impossible
90 give VOC any ilra of ihc elastic gr1-e ui
her motions, ut lh- lalrys'ou, srj syr,-
chaur.rs expression, of he, cuur,,nancs-
u,,hinr tha, sr-ol-hsl hcr could ni'h,,,rl
h-g Uiichrrv.
"hs q rl'au. consequence st l-r position
srd boz Singular beauty, Nn'tEII,g va,
sr7.eoa' arI proud Size Do ao, .u,m,,
'u cauccal beg dr,.kc of snm- 90 ,ae .1raarl
,aNcambs uh, pressed ,arr s,,uuo1s upon
l-r, OF ler t..r',s,urc a, sa -,rrs,,aI or
700 open compliment. How o., ~as, ! Know
no., perhaps, because nav ,.lea, .Iru.aroa
"a, better suited Go h,r ,l,,s perhaps. q, /
rather incline Go ,hir,, from ,hr natural kind.
re,s OF h,r hear, winch lsI brr to srl..
'uaenr1'' ct m.,-, and TO rlmla.,.onalo ,ac
nervous ,r,mor silh wb.sI, ben p,rssucr la.
'p.Jri ne iur ,hrse 4uI other reasons she
sooa dis'Ins su.shci nc ani showed pleasure
ta cua,cp.n. rrh m5. She lpuk m, into
her confidence, demanded 'u'- services uf
me. treated 100 as friraI laI iu,i,-i ~
home Co see Let mother. whom she loved
with a devoted though sometime, J.catof.sI
affection. u 'hg looked lovely am1a. ue
gay ana wealthy wLsrc her Only bs,irs.s
was 90 be amused, hs~ much more lo,cl,
l.i she appear in her ,rp'e home, the sup.
r.u and ornament oC ,hr hamtlc household.
Here, an rr.te, al restrain, vas los, in her
Affection fur her mg,hsr-a c-ut'-woman ,uII
su.rca,ly h.nj,oao and u,, bcyouI the mid.
lie ace-aud ,n her cordial and P',ylgl love
'lr her Younger brothers and sisters. mus,
uui dwell ou tins par, Of my story, though
God knows ] could lncsr over It for hours
Tia, ! loved with a ,roo ard s4ruc., pas.
sion, neel hardly tell YOU. She returned
my love, had ih- assurance from her own
dear '.P, AMER the term of my ,i,,, At
Tulham Count bad expired, | took l,l.is-'
n1, ar from Warwick, accounting 30 myself
rni 90 my mother Tor no, going home BY the
necessity oi rradtn. uy approaching exam.
nation.
Nv mother wrote 20 mo frequently. and
continually mentioned my cousin Grace. Thi,
d.I Go, remark a, DE tine, aud merely read
aal replied 90 her letters 10 ~ sbssr, nan.
rrr. Ivas wrapped in the swee, dslirum
OF a higher existence, an TIA, ~as gross auI
malcual about me seemed To- be la,I to ,c,l.
Violet was an 30 all ,o me. had nu thought,
no apprehension for anything eIrcp, her.
Creation srcmcd seemed clothed in divine
beauty. hfr, n iis larger. fuller sense, va,
opening upon me, Tor drank deep Of the
golden ua,er, Of loyc.
Thus passed half year. lremmcd to
Oxford, bot We corrcsporded almos, daily.
I did not comman.cl,e aay,hin. relative to
ms mother, irum an instructive apprehension
suppose; Tor certainly 1t was no, the resnl,
OF design. Bssijc,, uc7sr had been acrus.
toned To sirlk OF ms feelings to bet or to
ans one, and was such a child 10 vorldl,
matters that had never yc, formed any plans
90, lhr future When returned To Warwick
a, Christmas. horsycr, Ms Elder gently
required ofme some explanation, some state
meUi of my Intentions She told me that II
vas very much against her wish that her
daughter i1d ever embraced the profession Of
the stage tha: nothing but the representa-.
ti00s Of her bfother-in-law. and the nccessI.
ties Of her family, bad induced her to consent,
10 her making use of her talents 10 this way;
Ibl, ii would be a very giea, happiness to
brfto see her united to me, convinced as she
was Of our mutual a'laehmcnt that sire felt
the dangers Of Niolet's position, and was ox-
lrsmly anxious 10 place her in one more con-
genial To her tastes and better calculated to
develop the soilsr portions Of her character.
She concluded By informing me that Violet
bad received an extremely advantageous offer
D., a.