Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-08-11

Sainlshlp content, and | sufficiently ugly
Yes, | thinks thee looks badly enough"
was the saucy answer, Il forgive thee.
Shall we kiss and then make up7''
Nay, no more kisses, / entreat;'' and
springihg from the roguish child's profIer-
ed embrace, in another moment she a,as
deposited among the buhaloes at Willie's
side.
Half an hour later she was where we
found her, whirling in the dance, ohlivi-
Gus of buds, curls, ribbons and all things:
IN the excitement of moving 10 gay music,
and the half realized JOY of being admir-
ed. Louise danced for the love of it
though doubtless she knew, as well as tn.
lockers on, that she did that, like every
thing else, very gracefully. What mar-
vel # she were vain, aye and coquet;ish?
There was no doubt that Louise Philips
was "vastly too pretty" She liked balls
parties and admiration; so she danced
with hearty good will, and the hours flew
swiftly 1t was near midnight when the
weary beauty stole away to the recess of
a window for few minutes rest. Lean
ing her flushed cheek on the easement.
she turned pleased face on the dancers,
and followed one after another of the fit
ting forms, and began 10 think it quite
nice and pleasant to sit quietly by and
watch the rest. Some were so awkward
and amusing, others so pretty and grace
lul. So she watched them, unconscious
that another pair Of eyes were Observing
her intcntly - not proudly, nor admir-
iugly even - but with a calm, grave scrut-
my, that might be admiration or might be
curiosity you could not tell - for James
Ellis. the owner of those serious eyes,
was generally voted a mystery. Naughty
and reserved some called him; very gentle
and winning others averred = but
Louise Philips only laughed at his odd
ways, and danced and firted, and forgot
his existence, unless she Glanced to find
herself beside him; and then, somehow,
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which rorv ,ono,, nro,oI,oJ ,ho s,,,o,, 10
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in the world, and lanes Ellis the most
hopelessly sensible l1au in existence -
Now be sat close ly her, though she had
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smoke 70 him bocause he was nearest her
..T,ool, =, Annie Morton. isn't she loyeIvq
Don't YOU see her, there dancing with nv
brotbar Willia2"
eyes 7 see
owen how nrovol<ino VOL, arc look
;nr straight At her and don't even smile
Perhaps YOU think people oughtn't to be
pretty ?" There was Notwithstanding the
half poutipo. half apnealino and alto
gethcr witching air of the beautiful ques-
toner. The grave eyes are softencd and
an unmistaheable smile gathered around
the mouth, that, some said, smiled too
rarely.
ooh. no, Miss Philips; | would not
call it a positive misdcmeanor TO be pret-
ty- not a serious, certainly, if one can't
help il" and the bright smile pointed the
compliment which the words hardly I'M
piled.
"Ah! YOU are not SINCERE; you call it
a misfortune rather than fault"
"YeI perbaps so: but" = and his
face d,rkened as he turned il again on
the fair rirl whose LIGHT figure Coated
past Them =, ,.but was not thinking, then,
Of Miss Morton's beauty so much as her
DESTINY - Of the change that few years
might bring to her.