Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-06-04

"No, my pa won't let me go there.
either; lie keeps me very close"
"Oh,' said Lucy, in a paironizing
tone, al shouldn't think that would hurt
you. We had a very fine one through
our place this fall, and 1 was perfectly
delighted with it
"Now dew tell! now what did you
see?" asked the dandy.
"Why, l saw a baboon dressed up
like man, regular fop, you know, y
said she screwing up her eyes and look
ing. at Mr.. Meredith Fitz Henry from
head to foot, really the likeness was SO
perfect that ! should hardly been able to
tell which was which. 1t was really
perfect, cane, eye glass and all; hut nev-
er imagined that one CT the first exhib-
itions 1 should see on my arrival in New
York City, would be that of young
man endeavering TO see how much he
could look and act like baboon."
The room now fairly rang with shouts
and screams of laughter; and as soon as
he could be heard, Herbert Furguson,
who had enjoyed the whole thing might.
lily, called out:
"Now, Fitz Henry, you had better
beat retreat as soon as possible. fol
you are only getting deeper into trouble.
And the discounted young coxcomb who
had just begun 10 perceive that he was
caught in his own trap, muttered some
thing about another engagement, and
sneaked off, all that could be seen in his
face being the deepest crimson. From
then the Vermont cousin was quite safe
from his attacks; indeed he seemed SC
thoroughly uneasy in her presence that
il she even came TO the side of the room,
which she sometimes did on purpose to
tease him, lie always found some excuse
for changing his seat.
"Why, Lucy, you were rather hard
on that poor young man to night" said
Mr.. Acton 10 his niece, after the CON-
pany had retired, "and it must have
come harder, because he is accustomed
to nothing but adulation from our wise
young ladies'
"Wrll uncle all l can say is he brought
it upon himself. 1t is very unpleasant
for me to hurt the feelings of any one,
and 1 was perfectly civil to that young
man, though it was something of piece
of self denial to talk to such poor crea-
ture, till found it was his aim to hold
me up to ridicule as an unsophisticated
country girl. 1 thougot it was only
fair to turn his own weapons against
him.
81 think so too, Lucy, and rather
think it is the last time any one here will
attempt to quiz you!'
Helen Acton and Lucy Holmes began
school together the next term, at one of
first schools of the city, and it was not
long before those who had Lucy's educa
ton under their care became convinced
that in the Vermont young lady they
had no ordinary mind to deal with
She came really to acquire knowledge,
whilst most of the girls in the classes
with her looked upon their school life
as a sort of ordeal which il was neces-
sary to pass before they could come out
as young ladies; and spent their time in
novel reading trusting to chance or cheat
ing for the manner in which they should
acquit themselves in the class.
Lucy applied herself intensely, and
soon outstliped all in her classes, and
was obliged to go on with her studies b.
herself. At every examination she was
the observed of all characterization
IN every branch OF study, and taking the
first prizes in every dep 'rtmeni; her com
positions in particular were regarded as
master pieces, and in short Lucy was
he pride of the school.
During the two years of her life in
New York, her manners too, had ac-
Iuired a polish only given by assOcia-
ion with people of refinement; and even
-uIia was proud to introduce cousin Miss
Holmes. Lucy example and assistance
o Helen who proved under her influence
very different character from what she
would have been if left to the guidance
f her gay and fashionable sister Julia.
though inferior in intellect to Lucy, she
7as still far superior to the superficial
oung ladies with whom she associated;
he really learned TO love knowledge
Or its own sake, end was prepared on
saving school to relish style of read
lg more improving than the light, trashy
forks of the day, which form the only
eading of some of our young ladies'
Telen was really a very fine girl and
attractive and interesting.
During the two years in which Lucy
lade her home at her uncles, Herbert
urguson was a constant visitor there,
nd Julia often wondered why he made
o declaration. When thinking on the
Ibject she exclaimed, strangel unac-
ountable! many time and often during
lose two years, she wondered that Her
ert seemed 10 talk TO Lucy, but still
er self-complacancy was never in the