The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-02-11

yours, hey?9 he asked with significant and
speaking smile. 81 s. a.1.u gs- e.
"Now, you are saucy," answered Julia Ar
lngton with an answering smile, "and L. will
not talk to you any more, Besides, the quad
rifle is over and all the world is staring at u.s. as
we stand here all alone in the middle. Come,
take me to mamma, Sir Gaptious Critical, and
10! if Miss Alice has not planted herself beside
her.ps lt .1rt Ell ss,t'H ttfa .r.T a..s
The young man said no more, but conducted
his fair betrothed, for they indeed stood one to
the other in that relation, to a seat, close to
which the beautiful Alice Maitland had enthro-
ned herself, as yet unSurrounded by adcrers.--
AsJ Julia Arlington appeared the blonde beauty
started up, and shaking her hand eagerly, as il
they were the dearest friends in the world, kiss
ed her first on one cheek, and then on the other
and whispered something in her ear that made
her smile at first and then blush crimson. g..
The next moment Alice raised her deep eyes
to the, face of Clarence Arson, and meeting his
eyes for moment with a soft languid look, let
fall the lids as if overcome or aBashed raised
them again, and again met his glance which was
cold and mournful; if not severe, with that same
1 humid gaze full ofintentional and obvious pas
sion. ~ '.-'sa"1 ~ an" 5F,
Then as she lowered the long fringed lashes
for second time, a deep warm flush incarnadi-
ned her check, her brow, her bosom--nay! her
very arms flushed to the finger ends.
Truly had Clarence Anson said that her art
lessness was the very perfection of art and yet
though he knewher thoroughly, though he cod
read every thought Of her unfaminine and faith
| less heart, though he had never loved, and now
despiscd her, Still she had power for the mo-
ment to distress, nay even to embarrass him
and he, too, colored high. But it was not with
bashfllness, but with indignation that his fine
face was flushed and perchanco with something
of shame and pity at Aiioe's display of unmaid-
enly and unlady like passion.
But the artful girl saw his confusion, and a
sidelong glance at of her deep eye discovered al
so that Julia Arlington had seen it, and was
agitated fnot panied by the sight.
! She hated Clarence Anson with all the con-
centratad malice ola vain woman sighted, Of an
accredited beauty whose charms have been neg
lected She hated Julia Arlington because she
had won Anson's heart, not that she cared for
that, but that she deemed herself eclipsed, and
looked upon all competition with herself as mor-
iting the kcenest scorn, and bitterest hatred
And now she resolved if possible. to inaict
pain on both her enemies, and to sow the seed
of dissention and misery between two fond and
trusting hearts. s,.r..
Raising her great blue eyes again to the face Of
Clarence, she said in her softest voice. yet 50 dis
tinctly that Julia lost not single accent.
"You are sad truant, Mr.. Arson, if not a
sad traitor Did lnot at the beginning of this
season permit you to lay your humble alteration
at my feet, and have you not deserted me for a
rival beauty? I do not know what penalty !
ought toinAict upon you for your treason!---oh!
now know, she added, as the band struck up
! the Polka, ~ will make you dance this time
| with me, which will be killing two birds with
one stone, Furnishing you by compelling you to
dance with person you don't like, and taking
away from her person whom she does like"
| rOh Alice! for shame! Alice Maitland
How can you speak so wildlyp exclaimed poor
Julia, really grieyed, and confused by the cruel
speech. 'f "a'
"Why you know, dear, you do like him, so
where's the harm of saying it, And you know
! that he don't like me. saw him telling you,
as came into the room how much prettier you
are than I"--said the bold artful girl, casting a
sidelong glance at tall mirror which reflected
! the whole Of her exquisite person. "Welp' she
continued, "why don't you answer me, Mr.
Clarence Anson? Are you going to dance this
Polkawith me or notP" CIV
Thus challenged by a lady, what could the
lover Of the other fair girl say, but bow and ex-
press his happiness at being admitted to such
an honor n.H ar
Another moment, and the voluptuous and
amatory strains Of the enlivening dance had set
half the company in rapid motion, and with his
arm about the quiyering waist of the siren, and
her soft hand thrilling and trembling between
his fingers, Clarence was whirling the light
beauty round the room, half reluctant, and more
than half conscious of the pain he was involun-
tarily inficting on another, and truer heart.
| Around and around, they whirled in that
close embrace, and even the soft beauty's form
weighed heavier on the arm Of Clarence, and
her bosom was drawn nearer to his breast, till
now they were almost in contact-Ecr waving
tresses famed his cheek her fragrant breath,
| from those deep red halfparted lips, came like
the south wind from bed of yiolets, perfumed
and warm into his face, her deep blue eyes lam
guished, and beaned alternately with every
form OF blandishment now stunning bashfuly,
and now eacountering boldly his half faciiated,
half-averted eye. " Re
But no mans senses can long resist such a
trial even though his heart is true, and his head
calm and honest, and ere long Clarence Anson
yielded himself to the pleasure. Of the moment,
and to the INVESTIGATION Of the enlivening dance,
and 50 gave point to the perhdy Of tie beauti-
full coquette. iF59t ,tt at
And Julia Arlington sat there gazing with a
pale cheek and painting heart upon the painful
spectacle Of 5wonans levitS and,woman's weak
ness, and perhaps she would have even given
herself up wholly to the Jealousy which was
momentarily stealing upon her, had not q good
angel came to her aid in the shape, ,of,a very no
ble looking man, who was known to her as the
accepted lovcrof Alice Maitland
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