Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-01-22
N Is C E L L AN Y.

the TW PURSES,

IfE AMONG THE BOSTON ARls rocRAcY.
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IL was cold winter night, and The Wind
whistied sbriil through tbs bare limbs of the
giant trees that lined the wall The ground
was covered With snow, upon whose sar.
face the light Of the moon fell wish aa.xIipg .
/ spiendcr, stadding the iberested ground
with brishant Diamonds. As the Old Sou,h
clock struck nine, young man, wraps In
his cloak, sought the shade oF the largo
trees IN The park, from whence be watched
che eouieg Of numerous carriage loads of
gaily dressed people Of hs,h ss.es, uho en-.
tered Que Of the priscely houses on Beacon
street Through ths rieLly stained glass
windows, the gorgeous light issaed In a
steady heod, accompanied by the thrilling
toues OF music from full band; the house
illuminated at every point, seemed erOwd
ed With gay aud happy spirits The stran.
ger still contemplated the soeBe-his cloak.
which had snyslopsd the lower part Of bis
ieatares, bad fallen, discovering q face Of
manly beauty, full DARK eye, with arehinr
broSs, and short curing barr, as black a.
the raven Plumsgs, setting of TO Krss,
advantage bis Grseiaa style Of fsature-a
becoming moustaehe eerlsd about his mouth.
giving decidedly classic appearance 10 his
whole face The naval button on h. car
showed thst he belonged 10 ths. class of oar
nstioual defehoe
Shall outer said be ihouRbifalIv n
himself. and feast my eyes on charms I
never can possessl Hard fate, that shouId
b. bound 90 the iron chains Of poVerty-ys,
! aR mao aud have soul ss noble a, The
best OF ibeD We will sse,' aud crossing
over to tho gay socDe, be onteTed the hall
He cast OF bis oycr shoes, handed his oo.,
aud cloak 10 servant, aud abanI ouLeed
mingled With the LeIuiy aud fashion thai
tbrongsd abe rooms Gradually he made
bus way among the crowd, 10 whose csu,rs
stood brigbt and beautiful being. the
queen "a ioye!iaess Of that brilliant asse,a.
bly, The biOods OF the Vest Eud aooked
about her, seeking for ah sppsosiug glance
from those dfsHrby blue eyes balf abstract.
Cd, she answered OF poke npOn che topics
ol ooHFeTsation, without apparent interrst
saddsHiy che started biushsd deeply. drop
ped q ~ eoartesy, ip ,oken Of recognition
20 some Que si,hou. the grosr a.. s,..
no longer lasguid, now sparkled with sni.
matioB, aud a. our naval friend entered the
grOaP sbOat ser. she laid her tiny Rloysd
bsud in his, saying
.Weleome, Ferris, ws had feared Ihst
your fs'ling orders bad taken yOa 10 sea,
this bleak Hsasheri
We shOuld sOs have lifted asshor vi,A-
out srst paying tFitu;s 70 our qoeoa, was
The gallant reply
A utter Tsa iarough the circle Of exelu.
s'Ves 80 bis appearances aGlOAR then, bat
wbsa the lady appeared, there was 10 room
fOF complaint
The gay scenes of The uiEbt sore on, sew.
srsl times hsa Fsrris Harvard sempisiely
put az fault the sbAllOs. bsaiaea Eops around
hi@, PIsciBg tSe@ 10 ssy'hlng bai an snvt
able liRkt.
Ferris Harvard vas iisu,enspt 10 1hs
Navy sud dePssdsd sstiEsly on his pay a.
aD sihect 70 support = sidoWsd Hsshss and
yoaaR sister, = both sfShosi be Has dsvo-
tEdly attsohsd Ills other vas 4 self made
ls,sn, hsd Oucs been . sseesssia, mereha-,.
ubo sailed as5 frcightsd ssms of the hssy
isst TONED vessels THAI the port u Boston:
bus raisfeFtans snd Sickness avertsok hin
and Sc sask tato ths grave, lsaysHR his en-
n 500 70 pfotsst his msthsr and sister fron
shs r.-ss SEA iils of Ne Ferrls he'd 60
ioyed literal edpeatioa, and having eater
sd fhs Navy ss . MiasAigman, bsd rsashed
Lisutsuahsy, by Fosssa sf be sapesisF ss
( quissuarnts sad good condust Me profss.
son bad Jed him % 81 paris d ths world.
aad he hsd eaSefallg imPF0vrd Biz advan
/ sasss- th0ugh oohsifsinea bg reason of bic
E@itsd mssus, v tbs Prastios u tae most
/ fisid sconomy
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