The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-10-03
MISCELL.AN EOUS.,
From the Southern Literary Messenger.
L SIN G. AN D. WIN MN G
By THE AUTHOR OF THE I" COTTAGE OF Gil

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By THE AUTHOR OF THE COTTAGE OF GLEN,n
"@2 sRNsIBILITY," &c. .Jla@ r''5 ~
| &E ija taiaa Continued u E,n,u g-t{l lestl
Think not, the husband gained that all is done
The prize Of happiness must still be won; ~
And, oft the careless find it to their cost
The lover in the husband may be lost 4E,} '
The graces might, alone his heart allure ..
Ihey and the virtues, meeting, must secure
iE L0rd Lihleton. 90
Can not win his love. lu5 @nH@ @J aH~s "y
Is not his heart of "penetrable stuff 2"9 e.' sat
W. VIII not submission, meekness, patience, truth,
Win his esteem la sole desire to please .
Conquer Indifference q--they must-they will!
Aid me, kind Heaven It'll try. y'f Anoa. -
In due time Mrs. T-s invitation was received
and this it was Mr.. Westburys wish that Julia
should accept Without manifestng tho least re-
luctance she consented, and Mr.. Westbury went
so far as to thank her for her cheerful compliance
with his wishes. This was very slight courtesy,
but there was something in Mr.. Westbury's voice
when he spoke that went straight to Julia's heart
and she left the room to conceal the strong emo
ton excited By so very trivial clause. |" She
certainly strives to please me, be the motive what
it may" thought Mr., Westbury, when left alone
land though can not love her. honorary,
gratitude demands that make her as happy as
circumstances will allow. !" He took pom and
hastily writing few lines enclosed bank note
of considerable value and left the little package on
her workable, that she mightses itas soon a. she
returned. He then left the house. When Julia re-.
snnied her seat by her table, the fpackst,was the
first thing that attracted her notice She instantly
opened it, and read as follows: +,
" As Mrs Westbnry is too delicate and reserved
ever to make known want, she may have many
which are unthought of by him who is bound to
supply them. Will she receive the enclosed, not
as gift, butas her right? Perhaps new dress may
be wanted for T-s levee; if not, the enclosed
can meet some Of those calls on benevolence, to
which report says Mrs. Westbury's ear is ever
open. And if Mrs. Westbury will so far overcome
her timid delacacy, as freely to make known her
wants whenever they occur, she will greatly oblige
her husband" -
Julia pondered long on this note It was cere.
moniousand cold-cold enough!-yet not SO frozen
as the only letter she had received from him.
Perhaps it was his way of letting her know that he
wished her TO dress more elegantly and expensiyey
=" i will not remain in doubt will know eYp.
city" thought shc-and taking pen in her turn,
she wrote the following a't' r@'. .ts.lal taa, ,
"Mr. Wcstbury is SO munifcent in supplying
every want, that his wife has none to make known.
If there is any particular dress that would crafty
Mr.. Westbury's taste, Mrs. Westbury would esteem
1t great favor would he name IL, and II would
be her delight to furnish herself accordingly She
accepts with gratitude, not az her right, but as a
gift, the very liberal sum enclosed in Mr.. West
bury's note" .... ......
Julia placed her note on Mr. westbury's reading
desk in the library and felt an almost feversh i'm.
patience TO have an answer, either verbal or
written. For more than an entire day. however, she
was doomed TO remain in suspense, as her husband
made no allusion either to his note or her own
though the one she laid on his desk disappeared
on his first visit to the library. But her suspence
at length terminated. On going TO her chamber
she observed little box on her dressing table.
On raising it she discovered note that was placed
beneath it. The note ran thus ft ........ a.. ...
Mr.. Westbury highly approves the elegant
simplicity Of Mrs. Westburys style of dress, and
in consulting her own taste, she will undoubtedly
crafty him. Ho has yet but once seen her wear
an unbeooming article. The contents of the ac-
companyng box " ere selected, not for their in
trinsc yalor splendor, but because they cores
pond so well with Mrs Westbury's style of dres.
and beauty fshe will wear them to Mrs. T's,
she will crafty the giver."' ".'# 51a nsa " .al,
Julia opened the box, and a set of beautiful
pearls met her view. How delicate, how kind,
and how cold he is thought She" 90, how
tifing the value of these gems, compared to one
particle Of his vel--Yet for his sake win wear
thern-not as my adorning-may that ever be the
ornament of meek and quiet spirit but as q proof
Of my desire in all things to please him and meet
his appreciation" @ r..
mrs. Is were hlled with the elegant and
fashionable, on the evening on which her house
was opened to receive company But the heart
Of Julia was not in such scenes. The more she
saw of fashionable life, the less she liked it.
Emulation, envy, detraction, and dissimulation
were obtrudmg themselves ON her notice, amid
gaety and splendor. Her conscientious scruples
as to the propriety Of thus mixing with the world,
jncreased rather than diminished. / promised, "
thought she, while she was surveying the gay as.
sembiyA" promised, in all things lawful, to obey
my husbandAbut is this lawful for me It is my
duty, il Is my pleasure to comply with all his
wishes, where superior duties not forbid; but It'll
allowable for me TO try to please him thus ? His
heart is the prize at which aim, but will the end
sanctify the means," Can expect blessing
from above on my efforts, while my conscience 4
net clear to The rcctitude Of the path Ipursue,
Can not have the mortal courage enough to tel
him my scruplcsf Julia's reflections were inter
rupted by the approach Of hrs. Cunningham.
| How serious you look, Mrs. Westssry," !" said
She Really you and Mrs Cunninghari would
do well together, for you are both more grave in
a party than any where else. Mr.. Cunningham
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