The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1857-10-29

"hal eho MDNtN nave Dcen IT leIb only
to the guidance of her gay and fash
Iionablo sister. Though inferior in in
telloct to Lucy, she was still far super
Tor to the superficial ladies with whom
he associated; she really learned to
Hove knowledge for it's own sake, and
prepared on leaving school to relish a
style Of reading more improving than
the light, trashy works Of the day,
which form the only reading of many
of our young ladies'. Helen was really
a very fine GIRL and uncommonly at
tractiye and Interesting
During the two years in which Lucy
made her home at her uncle's, Herbert
/ Ferguson continued to be a constant
visitor there, and Julia often wonder
ed that he made no declaration. When
thinking on the subject, she exclaimed,
1 I"Straugo. uuaccOuntablol' many time
and often, during those two years. She
wondered, too, that Herbert seemed to.
love to talk to Lucy but still her self
'complacencv was never in the least
disturbed by the thought Of Lucy as a
rival.
And throughout those two years, Ar
thur Holmes, who had entered the ju-
.nior class Of Yale, ranked as high in
bis class as his sister did in hers Be
ing young man Of fine principles as
we ] as splendid intellect, he was de-
Lermiucd to show his uncle that he in
tended TO make the most of the advan-
Itages he had so kindly furnished him.
At the end Of two years he graduated
with the highest honors, and was imme-
diatcly offered a distinguished profes-
sorship in another college. Who would
/ now recognize in the easy and elegant
. Arthur Holmes, the dillident young
. "clodhopper' who alighted from the
Stage ears before, at his uucles door?
Helen and Lucy had graduated, the
latter taking all the highest prizes, and
. Helen only coming second to her, and
the next day Lucy was to leave for her
. Vernon, home, when, quite early in the
morning, at least early for visitors, as it
was mo-. twelve clock in looking from
tha window, Julia saw Mr. Ferguson
ascending the steps.
"~raugc, said she, "hc never calls
So carly, aud oh dear 1 am not dress
led. lie must have come for something
special"
Aud in a auttcr Of excitement Ju-
liza began to arrange her hair. But
her hair was arranged, and no mess
cugor had come to summon her into
the Tarlor
Pulling the bell she called to Thom-
las and asked him if Mr. Ferguson had
not called
/ Yes, Miss. Thomas answered.
"Aud why did you not call me? How
can you be SO stupid?'
Because he asked for Miss Lucy"
replied Thomas
'Srauge, maccountablc!' exclaimed
Julia, and she walked up and down
P the room, her checks flushed with ag-
itation. "What can he want with Lu-
Icy? Perhaps he wishes her to make
, interest for him with me, or to asccr-
3 tain my sentiments toward him
but the minutes went by, and Julia
.ozcIaimcd, "Strange! unaccountable.'
J dozen times, and yet no one came to
- call her Presently her little brother
5 came rushing up stairs, having just come
3 from school
, just like mel he exclaimed, sal
] ways bIundering in where l ain't want
3 ed, What must 1 do just now, but
, burst into the library, and there sat Mr.
: Ferguson on the sofa, with his arm
around cousin Lucy They tried to
] jump away from each other, and look
! as if nothing was going on. I saw thro'
b it all
{ Julia had now more reason to CEclaim
b Strange. unaccountablc" than ever
2 Arthur came for his sister, and Her
bert Ferguson, too, accompanied her
e home as her aflan,cd lover; and thus
. ended all Miss Julia's hopes and ex-
pectatons,
@ "Isnt it odd, Julia?' said Helen ono
day, a month later. "You were SO
= afraid to have Lucy come here, lest it
d should drive Herbert Ferguson from
- the house She has been the cause of
{ his dcsorting you, to be sure, but not
s from any dislike to her, or modification
at being connected with her.
r "Well, 1 am sure it is no less strange, "
@ answered Julia, "that you are engaged
Ito that same awkward shy man cousin,
Of whom we were both SO much asham
- ed two years ag0!'
u "Itouly teaches us, said Helen, ''not
d Ito judge too hastily from first appearan-
d Ices Who would have thought that wo
e should ever have so much reason to be
3 proud of them both?'
j Herbert Ferguson and his wife have
- now one Of the most elegant establish
r mcnts i'm that city Arthur and Helen
] went to Europe directly after their mar
b riage, Arthur having been sent on bus
mess for the College, with which he is
d still connected. Julia lives still in
:, single bessedness
e Mr.. Meredith Fitz Henry may still
t be seen any fine day lovnging up or
down Broadway at the hour when ladies
d "most do oongregate" there; and one Of
d the highest objects of his ambition now
IS is, to be able to say at least that he is
c am invited guest at the elegant aud
! much talked of entertainments Of the
d once ridiculed VERMONT COUSIN
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p A very slight declivity sufices 10 givo
3; the running mot on TO water Three in
C ches per mile, in asmoOth, straight chan
mel, give a velocity Of about three miles
n per hour. Now. what ia true of water ia