The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-06-04
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Now girls said Mrs Ellis Grey to
her daughters, Here is letter from
George Somers. and he is to be down
here next week so I give you fair warn
ing
Warning p said Fanny Grey. looking
up from her embroidery; what do you
mean by tlat. mamma p
Now that's just YOU Fanny said tho
elder sister, laughing You dear little
simplicity. you can never understand any
thing unless it is stated as definitely as
the multiplication table
But we need no warning in tho case
Of Cousin George, I'm sure, said Fanny.
Cousin George, TO be sure Do you
hear the litto innocent p said Isabella,
the second sister I suppose. Fanny.
you never heard that he had been visit
ing all the Courts of Europe, seeing all
the fine women, stone, picture, and real,
that are to be found Such an amateur
and connoisseur !
. Besides having received fortune Of
million or So said Emma I dare
say now, Fanny, YOU thought he was
coming home to make dandcion chains
and play with hutton balls, as he used
to do when ho was little boy.
Fanny will never take the world as
il is said Mrs Grey Il do believe she
will be Child as long as she lives Mrs.
Grey said this as if she were sighing over
some radical def ct in the mind Of her
daugLtor,and the delicate check Of Fanny
showed a tinct somewhat deeper rs she
snokc, aud she went on with her en-
broidcrv in silence
Mrs Grey lad been left by the death
other husband, sole cuardinn of the three
girls whose names have appeared on the
page She was an active busy nmbi-
tous woman. one of the sort for whom
nothing is ever finished enough. or per
feet enough, without few touches. and
dashcs, and lamentations and. as snch
people always make mighty affair Of
education, Mrs Grey had made it LIES
enterprise to order, adjust, and settle
the character Of her daughters. and when
we use the word charGCtcr. as Mrs Grey
understood it. we mean it to include
both face, figure dress, omplishments
as well as those more unesscntiul items
mind and heart.
Mrs Groy had determined that heI
daughters should be something altogcth
CT out of the common way and accord
ingly she had conducted the training o.
the two eldest with such zeal and effect
that every trace Of an original character
was thoroughly educated out of them
All their opinous, feelings, words ant
actions. instead of gushing naturally
from their hearts, were. according to th'
most approved authority. diligently com
pared and revised Emma. the eldest
WAS an imposing, showy girl. Of som,
considerable talent, and shc had been Is
siauously trained to make a sensation a,
Noman Of ability and intellect. lIel
mind had been filed with information OF
all sorts Of subjects, much fastcr thai
she had power to digest or employ it
and the standard which her ambitious
mother had set for her being rather nbov,
the range Of her abilities, there was
constant sensation of effort IN her keep
ing up to it. Iu hearing her talk yor
were constantly reminded ! am wo
man If Intellect am entirely ubov,
the level of women i and on all subject:
she was so anXiousl y and laboriously,wel
and circumstantially, informed that i
was enough to make ones head ache tc
hear her talk.
Isabella, the second daughter was. pa
excellence. n bcauty--a tall, sparkling
Cleopatra looking girl, whose rich color
dazzling eyes and superb figure nigh
have bid defiance 10 art to furnish an ex
ira charm nevertheless. each grace haC
been as indefatigably drilled and man
euvred as the members of an artiller,
company. Eyes. lips, eyc.oshes, all haC
their lesson; and every motion of he
scul pturcd limbs, every ntonation of he
silvery voice, had been studied, consider
ed. and corrected, till oven her iastidiou
mother could discern nothing that wa
wanting. Then were added all the grace
Of bellies lettres-all the approved rule
OF being delighted with music, painting
aud poelry-and last Of all came III
tour of the continent travelling beln
generally considered sort Of pumic
stone, !or rubbing down the varnish, an
giving the very last touch to character
Daring ihe time that all this was &c
ing on, Miss Fanny who We NOW dcclar