Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-12-03

oils corners in the fourth story commenced when
the bd male dancers began to look hot and anxious
IN The search OF partners; when the plain Young la
dies, who had no: been asked, assumed an express
sion utterly condcnnitoTy OF dancing, indicating
that ii tkcy had Thousand offers of partners they
would not - condescend; in short, when all the
quiet dancing people Were rlth!essy routed ont
OF their corners in order To make room Tor the per
performers, and the German cotillion regned tri-
unphani, then it was that Croton Poole awoke from
his lethcgagy, AMI became the liic and soul of the
rcvel
lie instantly cntlEoncd himself upona Clictatoral
emf ence, and ruled every thing lie made PEG
pie sit close, whether th,y would OF no. in order 10
form circle. He ordered the musicians what to
play, and even BEARDED the immortal kammerer
Then Selling the fairy like Constance, he whir.ed
her for few turns round she room, aud proceeded
to lead the first figure of The GERMAN
What mIZcs he threaded, What intricacies he in
vented that evening. People, without knowing
how, or why, or wherefore. found themselves sud
denly forming wIelths OF flowers and arablsque
patterns upon the floor from which some simple ev
oluticn was to evolve them. Then there we're fig
ures in whic. pretty bright colored flags noatcd Il
heut Ike room in the OF being distribu Cd TO
the various dancers. ] he lady held one set and
the gentleman the other and each correSponded
/ in patterns and numbers 10 the other. The lady
gave her flags to the gentlemen ard the gen
teman gave his RS to TIE ladies', and then each
gentleman rushed about eagerly to fad the lady
Who held the iag corresponding to his, apd having
found her. they both whirlcd off in Wild waltz or IL
determined polh,.
Throughout this wonderful performance, of which
he was the director-in- chief, Croton Poole main
ttined a splendid sclfposScsSion Nothing seemed
20 disturb the equanmty of his temper. There
was dogged Englishmln, who did not understand
the dance and who, true To his national prciudiccs,
would hold on when he was told to let go, and let
90 when lie was told to hold on, and ev eventually in
volved himself i'll of difficulties, that the en-
" way he had to get out otthcm wal to stand per
ectly still in the centre Of the room and collect his
scattered es; even over him Croton Poole seem
+ ed To possess some magical influence, for j
him absolutely assist in 1.-The basket figure without
u blundcr before went AWAY.
OF course il was easy for any one to see that
Croton Poole aud Coastince Brewer would pIecip-
tate themselves into what the world cIlls an ten
gaccmcnt.' CrOton rich, dashing, and good
looking; Constance would in all probability get Il
very large fortune from her father and all the world
knows that these are all the items which modern
society deems necessary to constitute happy mar
riagc. Constance, however, loved Master Croton.
He had ccr1lin sort of affection for her, thought,
bat his calmncss was sublime, his sell. possession
80 perfect th,t doubt if he ever could feel auy-
thing approaching to passion.
II is not. however, with Constance Brewers gold
moments that | have to deal. The terrible les
son that read in her lie is only to he found in
those dlksome days that followed 50 soon upon the
sunshine fiber youth.
Mr.. Brewer failed, compromised with his crcdi
tors and for Il brief time SCENE To rise above his
difficulties. Ii was Il dcceitlul calm. New York
was paraIyzed one morning when it learned thu,
Mr. Brewer had issued million of false stock in
the Cramb lmbuli Railroad. OF which he was drcc-
tor ard mad fled the country Neartcss to the last
he had left his daughter pcnnesS and alone. The
splendid palace and its gorgeous furniture were sold
nj tIf IN Il a
luxury to the cquiyocal comforts OF ! second class
boarding house.
Though public exccration fairly engulted tn,
name of Brewer, and hundred thousand tongues
consig ned il each day to perion, the world seem
eel To- have discrimination enough not To visit the
sins of the father the child. Constance was still
asked out, anil taken summer tri by her old ac
u ,ntances and was still the belle of the ball room
AZ to CrOtOn Poole, that acute young gentleman ans
excellent lanctr sheercd oil the instant Brewer,
first failure made public pretty little guar
rel hctwecn him and Constance evening at tho
Opera, was easily managed, and proved an cxccllcn
excuse, and the pair parted forever.
There a great Change, however, in Miss Bre
viers position, even though she still rcigncd su
premc as 1.-The Beautv.' She went everywhere
and everywhere a host of Young men tangletl il
her train. But their deroirs and her dresses hao
Z undergone the same transmutation. They danced
with her, and ilirted with her, and drove her out
sleighng and took her to the theatre; but then
wllen they had sufficiently amused themselves the,
went of and married some else. Her toilet
had changed also. The rich dresses of Icnitol
L lace had quietly glided into simple tarietane yot
saw that the white gloves however well dreaded,
/ were not fresh, and YOU recognized the old blu,
, Grape skirt under its various DISCUSSES of dileren
+ trimmings
Still Constance seemed merry enough. for Slr
was vet Young, and doubtless had wild vague hope
+ of conqucring some millionaire by the mere fore,
p of her charms. l. however, watched her sadly, witt
sad presentiment OF hes melancholy fate. Sh
had very little To live mere pittancc whicl
she Inherited from her her: and but for present
I kind people made her, and the many visits SIN
made in the summer and sometimes in the winter
she would not have been able to sustain herself de
g Gently. Her father she never heard of. lie Wa
G either dead, WAS cgdin" life of selfish enjoy
on his i'll gotten gains in SEINE obscure
+ OF the world
Years rolled on and bore with them the flower
c of ..The Beautys'' checks. Shewas still elesan;
II looking, but the lips began To be compressed, am
g rarely opened but to emit some bitter sheer. Con
stance SAW with terror that her lie about to b
a failure that when her appearance had vanished
= her friends would fly too and leave before her ii.
long gloomy prospect of lonely life. The oil
u ball-lrosses that she still more faded
n The lace began 10 be cOttony, and the handkc
4 chiefs which 1t edged we no longer made OF npa
e plble cambria. You might sometimes. think de
tcct Il mosaic bracelet on her arm. AMI she now be
n gan to talk of her bills at Md ime Llramis-
sure sign that She did not deal there.
y There was something terribly melancholy to n
in witnessing the decay ofthis woman y ct what vi
- to be donel She was useful for nothing. Madam
Il Cancan hid taken good care of that. She Z
travag mt. and whatever money she had WAS spc
: :. on cheap fneiy-ior She still cluns hopceSs!y
VI society. She was doomed.
- Even the sloth sometimes loses it, hold d
bough To which it clinas, and falls to the ,.roun
~ and the time came when Constance dcsert
ne BY that society that Gibbs and flows like the sea.
~ Once she hoated ou the top naost wave, beaWtii
III ~ nautilus expanding its sails to the sun; but q
:. tide rccedcd the hours on and left her gas
nu ing and diving on the lonely strand.
Shortly after her disappearance from society
~, lost sight of her for number of years. | hea
nj that she had gone South. to live upon plantati
belonging TO some distant relative of hers; and pc
~. pie when they spoke of her sighed and shook th
an heads. did hot then know why.
One day was Si'tn" in my room talking VI
mt Croton Poole, who had married a Southern hcirc
i'd and was portly middle aged mln with "a fan
of " of five children. He had called on me about
val transfer of some stocks. and We talked the mat
over a. We smoked couple of Cabanas. Ia ort
CO TO illustrate To him some fact connected with
- transaction, ! went to my secretary to look foI
inc certain document In turning over the pape