True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-06-11
., RAGAN, Editor and Proprietor.

Mrs. Pennington's chair.
But, Pauline Ardnois is coming to-
morrow, and she is the dearest friend ]
have. O! Miss Madeline, / want you
and Roderick to see her. She is the
loyeliest--' ~ 3t
What, Alice! going ,hrcugh the cat.
alogue Of youl friends charms againr
said Mr., NIaltby, as he crossed the room
and drew chair near us. Do you
know, Miss Moore, she talks Of nothing
else; ! am very impatient to see this par
agon.'
. You need not laugh said Alice, pout-
ing, whilst he mischievously asked her
how many yards long her hair was
Hush ! hear carriage. May be 1T
lis Pauline now Alice cIasped her hands
Inervously, as with sweep and rush it
rounded the barn and stopped atthe door.
Speak of angels and you hear their
wings, whispered Mr.. Mallby, as Alice
ran into the hall. There was hustle,
followed by cry of delight, and in a.
few moments Alice returned with asmall,
dark, graceful figure by her side. Mrs.
Pennington welcomed her cordially as
the friend of her only child, and she re.
turned our salulations with the ease of a
Frenchwoman. ,ss q
| Alice had not overdrawn her picture of
Pauline Ardnois. Her face was very
perfect in repose, and when she spoke or
smiled and raicod her eye, itself GEM
she was more beautiful than anything
had ever imagined. y. ''.-
The days sped on. Pauline became
the light of the house. Every one was
silent when she spoke. She fascinated
us with her wit, and soon our hearts with
her exquisite beauty, She was like a
brilliant FREELY, harmless, no doubt, but
which one would rather not handle, fear
ing il NIGH burn. ,-S NJ
/ Alice was very happy. The rose that
used onlyto visit her cheek at intervals,
was now constantly there blil strange
4 fancy had entered my head, and, when
ever ] looked at her, feeling of sadness
/, came over me One day Alice was kept
,[mbed by a severe headache. Pauline
was reading 10 her whenl went in, and
! then Alice sent her down stairs to prac-
| tice. Il do not hear The piano. said
!. Alice, af,ersa long silence, during which
! kept very quiet, thinking her asleep.
/ Can youhear with the doors closed 2
4 80 yes 2 Another long silence, and
fby her regular breathing, ] knew Alice
slept. / wanted book that | had been
l. /" . Z. 4 p D. aa ~ = 4, 4 j.
reading in the drawingroom the day be-
fore Nolsaeles'ly ldescended 'st the stairs
4 The dtawlng;room door feF " was closed,
] pushed itopea and and stood stood lransiixed upon
| the threshold Pauline was sitting on
the music muse s stool her elbow resting on the t
piano. am and her head q on her hand. At
her a. leet knei' @ Koderlck Mltialt!by graspne
The other hand. t Paullne saw me, hall
uttered an exc excanFatlon' aArF' then LAUGHING IA s
loudly, she ne crled' = am teaching scling Mr.,
Mal'os now l',s rigi1t g1t anu prvper lor 7, :
man % max make ioye' MISS Maaellne 's ne
Does nj = ne .s act wen Mr, I'm; Mailoy GRIM RIM
soned' aad' st!amnmerlng something rose
! g g his ieet; 9e. a \
You on 90 20 It oeapllially, BON '' q You,
sad looking On lhe table AZ t Tor the book f1
- volume drtr Of Byron-a present from from
] Alice to Mr. oMal'by !. was not ct, there
1 but but lay half open on l. The floor !, beside
\ suiiae, y ala''Oy PolNely lPF Plc.ea =