The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-09-10
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WHICH rs THE LADY.

Nv no lives there, Hettle! ana cousin
Henry pointed to the pretty pink cottage.
hiding behind its dark cedars and droop-
ing larches, which we could see very
plainly from the front chamber window
where we sat together.
"Oh, Mr.. and Mrs. Garret live there.
They are young people, and l wish you
could see the lady, Cousin Henry"
''Why, Hettie?"
because she is so ladylike. 1t is re-
ally luxury to ones aethetic faculties to
watch her. l cannot keep my eyes OIL
her when she comes in here; every move
ment is so full ofgrace. She walks across
the room, or takes seat, in way that is
perfectly captivating, in short, she reali-
r yes my ideal of a lady, graceful, elegant
refined what are you laughing at, Cou-
sin Henry?"
eat yourseIf.-Forgive ne, dear, but
| see you haven't lost your old intensity
Of language since we parted. | believe,
however, extravagant adjectives are one
of the failings OF your sex. I should ike
to see this paragon of yours, anyhow"
"Well, you shall, tomorrow afternoon.
How fortunate that mama invited her
and Mrs Pease to tea"
"And who is Mrs. Pease?"
"Another of our recent neighbors.
She lives in that neat, straw colored brick
house, just down the road. But, dear
me! she isn't at all like Mrs. Garret,
though they are old friends and school
mates. She is fat and dumpy, and SO
clumsy. They do say, though, she'svery
kind hearted"
had not seen Cousin Henry Ward for
/! wears had been in California during this
time, and his return was an occasion OF
, great rejoicing to me.
The next afternoon our neighbors made
their advent. Mrs. Garret was elegant,
IS fascinating as ever, and | saw Cousin
Henry, who, like most men of his temper
ament, highly appreciated grace and beau
! tty, was much attracted by the lady's
/ manner.
Perhaps her face was not regularly
it beautiful, but its brightness aud sivaclty
=, more than atoned for this; and there wa
grace, an ease and self-possession IN eV
at ery movement and manner, which i'm
le pressed every one. Her voice was clea
~ and soft, her conversation cultivated am
piquant, and it seemed as if en atmos
r. phere of elegance and refinement environ
ed her at all times.
Very unlike this was her friend, Mrs
Pease. Her manners were not unlady
he like, and her conversation was pleasin
and intelligent; but her mould was yer
is different from her friends, who, perhaps
was not unaware of the marked contra
IN between them, for Mrs. Pease's figure ws
rs large, heavy and inelegaDt. do not b.
lieve she could have committed grac,
~ ful action; and while Mrs. Garrett's tas
es, in dress was exquisite, Mrs. Pease's sen:
~ of fitness of arrangement and harmony
). color was remarkably obtruse.,
one np But just before tea, a circumstance o
led Cured which materially affected our re
Who
i'm '''i'o es''uis''o" "a 'i1e iauleo'
Mrs. Winters, another of our neighbo
lhio called to see us. She was pretty, rat
4 to er characte rless, and, on the whole, W,
osts meaning sort of woman, who live in
the very dashing style, and was very anxio
70 to ignore her early life, which was c
the scure But then, we all have our wes
,dad au ness, and if Mrs. Winters lacked mo-
courage in this matter. most likely y
= and I do in some other, reader.
,. / observed that our new guest seem
w. little embarrassed when I presented
Inv to the others, and partly OWNED the ca,
:, : when they spoke Of being natives of
team same town.
,op9 y "You have, however, altered SO mi
should hardly recognize you, Mrs. "
p T. ters," remarked Mrs Garret, in the COT
Of their conversation. sBut you kl
.IZE. we used to meet almost every afterne
as you returned from the factory an
apefS from school," Her voice was very
and soft, but it seemed to me there We
sr inn little consciousness in the smile that CT
7, Pt1on ed the lips of the lady, while Mrs. y
ID. ters' face changed suddenly to a Grim
as she stamered some incoherent re
800 Mrs. Pease interrupted her suddt
and very earnestly: &, TOO. remer
Gold. you, Mrs. Winters, because OF those
liehtful visits we used to have togeth
g your uncle's, the Colone's. You
/" was. quite the lien Of our town, and
/" my father thought SO much him.
Winters faced beamed with smiles, a
turned it towards Mrs Pease, but {
(" Whether she felt SO happy as that
just then.
"Well, Sara" remarked Mrs. G.
bscrip- while we were at supper, 81 al