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its appearance III public. Miss W
had many qdmirers--yet though constant
" surrounded by suitors, 1t was evident
that StaHhope was the favored one. II
she rode. he was sure TO be her gallant
in an evening promenade il was upon his
arm she most frequently leaned; and
when upon the balcony, beneath the tire m
ulous light of the liquid moon. she sang
love songs TO the music of the harp. she
ever unconsciously, as it were; turned 10
Stanhope's dark eyes for sympathy.
And yet, gentle reader, there was no
love between the accomplished Julia
W and our hero. Each possessed
the admiration and esteem of the other in
the highest degree-but the lady was al
ready aflianced to youth in her western
home. and StanhOpe was not one 10 erect
second alter to love ere the fires of a
first were entirely consumed. Stanhope
had been ut Saratoga. as We before re-
marked. about n week, when one evening
he suffered himself induced 10 escort Miss
Julia 10 the ball. which is nightly enter
tainment at this place. Now in this
there is nothing strange or worthy of sre-
cial nOtice--or rather there would not be
but the present was quite an extraordinary
affair, the ball being 10 less than q real
downright masked one. Nay, friends, be
not dspleased at my introducing YOU 10
that much berated thing, masked ball
| am sure il contains not those evils dire
which pseudo moralists charge it with
engendering. The fear is all ia the name
as is the dGngcr-aud neither are worthy
of note. The one is huge bugbear
without realty--and the other, feeble
morality frightened at its own lean shad-
ow. Think what harm is there, what
harm can there b in covering the social
ed human face divine with thin. bent
painted paseboard. which serves only ss
means OF concealirg that which is so
elegantly caricatured. Yo say ii is false
remove il, and in how few cases is your
opinion altered Of the face its removal
reveals. And Eot alone iorsoOlh, In the
crowded ball room are false faces TO be
found. They dot the wide world over
and those who would remove them must
not pause TO examine the outward demea-
nor. The evil has deeper root--and
those who would seek remedy muSt
delye in the garden of the heart. All
this by the way. In the meantime How
ard Sianbope had become separated lrcm
his charming lady companion, and was
standing in pensve attitude in a rather
iorsaken portion of the long apartment;
which was The scene OF the festival, when
he suddenly found himself surrounded by
troupe of laughing mailens. who be
seged HIM most numerically. Some
entitled him Jupiter, and humbly craved
his generosity TO instruct them in the
dance Of the siars-some claimed immor-
tali;y for having discovered in him the
lost pleiad begged that he would in
hale the delicate odor Of a posy, late
discovery in botanical science by Flora
in the mountains of Peru-and in mo
ment he grasped at the top o! his head,
fearing that i, would be a total loss So
sudden and so powerful were the effects
of miniature bottle Of hartshorne, which
the fair lormentor applied TO the orifices
of his nasal organs--gracelully bent down
10 inhale the delicate odor oil the Peruvi.
an posey. Another. and yet another.
yea, all had some weapon of attack-now
lavish OF praise-now punning malicious
ly at his expense. At length skilfully
parrying with corteous, yet playful rallery
the shafts of their wit. while apparently
yielding to inglorious defeat. he suddenly
seized graceful. gazelle-like figure by
the hand Zone 100 who had been conspic-
uous in her pungent satire above all her
companions) and laughngiy. yet with
gentle violence bore her from the gay
troupe and Joined Tie throng OF dancers.
In the spirited reel or the more elegant
quadrille, Howard's companion moved
with the same faullless grace. She
danced elegantly and modestly with the
most exquisite precision-and it seemed
that her very soul foatcd on the waves
of modeSty. and there was music in her
every motion. So charmed was our hero
that when the fair masker, or rather TO
distinguish her from the rest. (tor she
wore blue dominio) when the blue do.
mimic grew weary of the dance he led her
TO an adjoining drawing room, where
were already q few other maskers paired
off, and sought 10 learn more of her. 1t
could not be denied, Stanhope was al
ready on the confines of the blind gods
kingdom.
We will not detail the conversation
that passed between him and his compan.
panion of the blue dominic. He found
her gentle, yet dignified. frank. but not
familiar, seemingly artless, yet perfectly
refined. And when she spoke. Stanhope
almost started at the low. liquid tones of
her melodious voice. so like were they 10
those of her whom he had formerly loved
"--bu, no, she could not be the same"
thought he. and giving wing 10 his lofty
lima gnation, he was soon roaming in the
land o! high ideal. happy TO have SYM
pathetic listener. But time wore on. and
as the ball was drawing to close. Stan.
hope, after few minutes earnest pleading
obtained a reluctant consent from his
companion to meet him on the morrow in
the public drawing room. the very room
in which they now sat. They were each
to wear q rose bud as a means of recogni-
zing The other.--the lady s in her hair. The
gentleman in the button hole Of his vest.
|, was stipulated that the lady If sufficient.
ly pleased with his appearance TO honor