True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-12-10

sleeping room of Ida, just as the sisters
had left their cousin to her repose, these
cousins of yours are nice little bodies
really quite distingue for the country.
Where in the world did they find SO
much manner not surely among these
old trees or hum drum villagers =
Then you think they are not really
quite outre after all 2 cried Ida, delighted,
beginning now 10 feel little more salts
fed at tie fate being connected so nearly
with nOb0dceS !
'Outre ! no indeed-they are charming
little creatures, and believe Frank is
already half in love with them both.
And how exceedingly comfortable every
thing is why one would think Phyfe
him.' self had fingered those pretty curtains
and then these little vases OF flowers,
how tasteiuIly they are arranged. Well,
some fairy must preside here-good night
darling And kissing her young friend.
Mrs, EIIery Iripped back to her own apart
ment.
The character of Ida Taylor may be
easily defined. She was naturally an
amiablc girl-much the same, perhaps,
as her mother had been at her age-wlth
talents which, had they been directed
Alright, would have made her both hap
pier and wiser. Yet she had been so
accustomed, even from early childhood
to view the world only through the mi
croscope Of wealth and fashion, that all
which came not within the range of lis
lens sunk into ms significance before her.
She was mere puppet in the hands Of
Fashion and self sty led 'good society,"
her faith was pinned upon the laws of
Others-not Of those whose standing she
considered an inferior to her own; but Of
those to whose envied heaven she was
ever on the ascent. Their codes, their
opinions, their manners were Daguerro
typed in her. She began to reg ,rd her
self as one of the Old arislocracy-talked ed
of parUents and the ealaiNe-not for the
world would she have visited II friend, DO
matter how near tfe tie which connected
them, if she resided in an Questionable
street! and TO walk on The east side Of
Broadway would have been degradation
As to the gentleman, an imperial and a
mOuStachC were Indispensable TO her IA
vor-toreigners she prelerred-lheir all
was more distingue, and they walzed
more divinely. Mr.. Taylor lived in a
handsome style, for Fortune had beer
most bountiful, - his children were sen
10 the most expensive schools they
} were allowed cartc-6lanche at Stewart.
and elsewhere; aud when he saw his
spacious suite Of rooms furnished tout I
Gl Francais and filed hem with breath
ing modes de Patis Mr.. Taylor consid.
cred himselfa happy man. "'.'N
Late hours and the constant excitalior
dl fashionable gayeties had somewhat
impaired tile health of Ida, and gwen al
air Of lasstrde to her very pretty counte
nance. A physician was consulted
country air and rural quiet prescribed
and, as already seen, Ida arrived at the
beautiful village where her uncle dwelt
an exotic amid those lovely wild flower;
: which bloomed around his threshold.
TO those whose life had been passec
amid the simplicity and unpretendns
courtesies of the country, there is novelty
at least in the manner and bearing of two
such high'b bred, fashionable girls as Id;
. and her friend, although it must be ac-
knowledged the effect produced upon the
anless sisters leaned rather to the side u
mirth. Like the town ladies' of SQUIRE
Thornhlll, immortalized by the pen o
Goldsmith, there was the same attempt
made to dazzle and con(ound' the simpli.
) city Of the two sisters, as that prac iced
upon the daughters of the good vicar
too palpable indeed to be misunderstood
yel far from indulging what might per.
haps be termed pardonable ridicule
they only grieved to find the tastes anc
feelings OF their beloved Ida so little il
unison with their own. .. tn+
AT length both fair friends wearied o
introducing and enlarging upon topic.
which they had the morlifratioh TO finc
excited neither envy nor curiosity, ant
began insensibIy to conform more TO III,
good sense of their companions, and the,
could but feel respect for those whom
they had come prepared to look upor
with 'coutempt and inferority 'Fhe new
married pair remained some days will
, Mrs. Moore, and then left, to continu
heir projected tour Of the lakes. .H'.
Deprived Of the, magical influence o
her friend Mrs. ElleIy, much of tie, arli
fetal gloss Of Ida's cha,'acler disappeared
aud never perhaps had she been NOR
I truly happy, and certainly never had sh,
appeared more charming than when, heed
less for once OF. form and Effect, she en-
tered into the daily pleasures and pursuit.
Of her cousins. But Ida was heartless
. " Pour m 'anauser" " was her motto, an,
although, as before stated, much of III,
! artificial gloss Of manner had worn. Of
, the sel6shpess Of her character still pre-
dominated over the force Of example anC
M omentary resolves. ,;, -,
s A few months prior 10 Ida's visit, Her
s man Weston had established himself i
the village as physician. Since his ar
: rival he had been frequent yisiter at MI