Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-11-20

teSy and attentions OF their entertainer she
had become more and more winning and cor
dial, and, at the end of the week, the young
man found himself following her with his eyes
when she left the apartment, and looking, with
his stern, distracted gaze, for her return. All
the hidden fires of his passionate nature kin
died and began to baze-the long-controed
currents of his soul began to trembe, and move,
aud surge against the barriers he had erected
/ to curb them. He no longer found solace in
| Noltaire and ID D'Alembert and the choicest
hours for study were spent by the side of the
harpSichord at which sat Miss HairSton sing
| ing. To the pleasure which he took in gazing
upon the rare beauty of her countenance, and
! listening to the exquisite warblines of her SYM
/ pathetic voice, was, ere long, added the de-
! lghtful and hitherto unknown emotion of graft
! fed vanity As his cold nature gradually
| thawed beneath her smiles, all those treasures
of thought which he had spent long years in
amaSSing began TO reveal themselves and, to
his astonishment aud delight, he found that
she followed bis abstruSeSt views, and appre-
ciated him To man of his character, a more
exquisite incense could not have been offered
and after one of these conversations he found
himself pitying the fatuty of his former views
of women He never shocked the young girl
with his infdel opinions, Aowever-natural in
stinct, and soon, a lovers fear Of injurng HIM
SELF prevented that.
| need not further enlarge upon the process
ses by which the stern and sombre misauthrop
became the anxious and devoted gallant In
one week, the change was compete-a phen
omenon not unusual with men of powerful but
restrained fetlings-and ten days after the de-
parture of the Hairstons, the young man had
rejoine1 themat their own home
Here he prosecuted his courtshp of Miss
HarSton without concealment. He surround
ed her with those tasteful aud beautiful gifts
which Il refined nature and unlimited wealth
alone can supply to the object Of the affections
1t does not seem that Eleanor was affected in
any considerable negree by these presents
Arthur HetheTngton had made strong i'm
preston upon her from their first meeting. and
she knew perfectly well how to appreciate the
treasures OF his vigorously cultivated intellect
/ and determined character There is something
in the rugged traits OF the masculine charac
ter which attracts woman more powerfully even
than the graceS aud elegancc-and 4 few fe-
male minds can resist daring and determined
lover. These traits captivate them, as gentle
ness and sweetness elchain the regard OF men
when found in the opposite sex. Arthur Heth-
erington possessed this vigorous and powerful
nature and, in addition, Il face and form OF
great attraction. lie was tall, erect, with
lofty brow. clear. brilliant eyes and lips curved
Ike statutes. 1t may thus easily be under
stood that Miss iIarSton might love him for
himself though doubtless. his wealth, his
proud position as the sole head of an ancient
house, and his worldly advantages generally.
| had the influence which they never fail to ex-
ert upon the minds of young ladies beginning
TO reflect upon the holy estate of matrimony.
Let me now pass over the space of a year,
during which time Arthur HttheFingtOl con-
tinued 10 pay aSSiduous court to the proud
young girl, who dtmanded, in accordance with
the views Of the period, a thorough siege be-
fore. she would surrender At last she gave
signs Of yielding.
1t was on an evening of May, as | end from
an old letter, written 10 my father, that Young
Hetheriugton, having spent hours in the great
Sail-bOat on the bosom of the ocean, with the
Young lady, at last advanced 10 the attack.
aud found the fortress unable To resist him
His address was passionate, bat collected TOO.
He told Eleanor that she must necessarily have
seen the state of his fcengs-that there was
no possible obstacle 10 prevent their marriage
that he needed mis- .resS for Ocean View
that II she would not consent 10 fill that POSI-
ton, 40 other lady ever woall and then r-th
his proud under iip between lis teeth, his dark
eyes fixed uGwayer;D-ly upon her flushing face
be GALAXY awaited her reply. The reply vas
= C ID and tFomU!ouS hand placed in his own
outstrctcLed pal'a-auI they were hetgothed-
Mrs HairStou readily aS>ented to what she
had long wished Tor She was an ambitious
oman, aud probably would have compelled
her daughter TO the very course which her own
feelings is.,iucga her 10 take. Ihus everything
was wcl>o far and Arthur HethcFin-ton. with
grave and decorOuS salute upon the lips
Of his mother ia-!aw to be, and MS intended
bride, left Hair>toA house, to return to Ocean
View, where il Was necessary TO make great
changes and many arrangements. in Conten-
platioa of the alteration in his mode of life,
There was one person at Ocean View who
held morse imposing place in the life of that
domain than even old Calvert the steward
This was au old negro woman named DilSy,
who had been the Young mans nurse, and vino
now lived at the age OF nearly four score, in
her privileged cabin across the wide lawn, in
front OF the ediice
To Aunt D.lSy the young man at once CON-
municatcd the Intelligence of Ills Intended mar
rage What WAS his a>t0niShmeut TO tind the
old negress start as he repeated the name of
Hair>ton, and then commenced wriugiAg her
hands and groaning.
1t was . long time before her master, or son
should rather say, could induce her TO speak:
and noting hut his deeproOted affection for the
old wonau prevented the naughty Young man
from breaking out into words Indicating his
ti>plessure and anger. The old womaus
groanS were succeed by excIamations, her cx-
clanlatiouS by broken words. aud these in turn
by beseccA;a- appeals that "a MasSa Arthur
would Immediately break off the match, AMI