The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-11-19

credttHty which DeleVeS WltnouI the "io
of mathematical reason, as well as for every
species of philanthropy. Buried in his re-
mote apartment at Ocean Vlew' win
close shutters, and wax lights, he spent
long hours of the day, and often the whole
of the night, in those dangerous and Tor
hidden studies which have so deleterlous
an influence upon the character OF young
and uniformed mind He never saw COM
pany, the neighbors having grown tired
Of being refused admitance; and thus, at
the age of twenty y-eight, the young man
had become misanthrope, and a finished
infdel. He despised men most heartily,
especially the .canting knaves OF the
church, as he called them, as to women,
he did not design to bestow thought up
on them. He regarded them as sensu-
GUS playthings, which some great men had
had the folly to be ruined by; he congrat-
ulated himself upon having never so much
as looked upon them.
Such was the state of the young mans
mind, and such his mode of life, when, one
evening, coach with four horses, driven
by black coachman, drove up to the door;
and from this vehicle descended an elder
ly lady, who was Immediately followed by
tall and queenly girl, clad in the rich
fashion of the period, with long slender
waist, auburn curls, sprinkled with pow
der and blue eyes which gazed forth Sc
renely from beneath her snowy white CHIP
hat, secured beneath the chin by a blue
scarf passing over the crown. They en-
tered the mansion, bowed in by the lofty
old steward, and the chariot drove to the
stables.
Young Hetherington could scarcely be-
lieve his eyes. Old Calvert as the stew
ard was called, had express orders to deny
his master to all visitors, and this or
der he had hitherto scrupulously obeyed,
never permitting any one to do SO much
as cross the threshold of the mansion
What could be the meaning OF his action
now? The young man retired from the
window, and sat down, sternly resolving
to await the explanation OF their strange
intrusion and disobedience.
The explanation game in form which
. he was not prepared for. He had scarce
lily resumed his seat, when light step was
heard upon thecorridor, the door OF the
apartment was opened, and the young
= lady whom he had. seen enter the front
door stood upon the threshold. f
. As her eyes met those of the young man
: she blushed. slightly and drew back, linen
as though mastered by sudden impulse
she adyarcedl three steps, and, with a frani
$ smile in her blue eyes, held out her hand
! The Young man rose, and bowed stltiiy
i without SO much as extending his hand
. requested the young lady 70 be seated
} She colored aud said:
I "Then you do, not know me, cousin AT
!, tdnr, and will not take my hand. l an
i Eleanor Hairston, and mamma came wit
y me-" sl fff4 ~ 81
l. The, young man. understood in a me me
a. ment now. Mrs. Hairston was the hrs
- cousin of his father, and lived farther DOW
o. upon the Virginia side, as he had ofte
n heard. He, therefore, made, the yonn
~ lady a low and formal bow, bestowed a
u lev shake of the hand, and said ne fw'
! pleased to see them-which expression
&c pleasure was abundantly contradletea
" his cold and distrait demeanor.
:, Miss Hairston's beautiful lip assume
i something closely resembling pout
: displeasure, and she raised her fine hes
ed proudly. There was something IN the
!. ton which attracted the sober thinker
attention, and he felt, all at once, that
-. stood in the presents of a nature quite
Z, naughty as his own. The conviction pr
t. duced feeling of respect in his mir
49, and, with courtly bow forrnally-respe'
~, w. full he led the young lady to the dc
: of the chamber to which she had been
- rected-his- study having been entered
mistake. He then descended to welco
% Mrs. Hairston, which he accomplised W
= stiff formality. They had been to
city of Baltimore, Mrs. Hairston said; a
"a finding themselves benighted on the ro
ov @ or nearly, had bethought them of oc'
-, n View, and SO, must trespass upon Its o1
ons er for nights entertainment. The yor
"a man bowed again. Mrs Hairston dis
IA peared under convoy of a maid, and
~ ~ manter of the domain retired to his del
~ : - reflect upon his novel and unpleasing
boz cident.
yr- I have narrated this scene in detail
.lish cause it was the, initiatery even. in
: of series which ended with what, l am &C
bad.I to relate Instead of night, Mrs Ha
lowlton remained for a week, owing to a
2 we're accident which happened to herco'
har- man; and when she departed with
D his daughter, she received promise
the AFthur Hetherington that he would sp
rnal ily make q visit to the family mansion
t for Hairston. ssa5gt iHeaa ts g F.
i his. | This extraordinary action, upon
~ part of the young man, can be expla
/ up Upon only one hypothesis. He wa
nger love with Miss Hairsten. . In truth,
one young girl had entered the sombre wi
as ness of his life like sunbeam. AS
nous stiffness and reserve melted beneath
Ilect, continually increasing courtesy and a.