South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1857-04-10

my coat, I overheard. without the smslles
intention of listening, passionate excl.
nation from Theresa.
"'Good gracious! mother, was tber,
ever anything 30 unlucky never thought
Of seeing my neighbor's dog tonight. d
have not been completely cauphtn
~ hope you will mind nv advice nc,,
time. replied her mother. in grieved tone
L told you not to sit down in the slovenly
dress. have no doubt you have lost him
forever
"Here made good my retreat, not wish.
ing to enter the penetralia of family secrets.
THE rain still continued unabated, bu,
my social feelings were very far from bcino
danped. I had the curiosity to make an.
other experiment The evening was not
very far advanced, and as turned from
Mrs. Vanes fashionable mansion, l saw a
modest light glimmering in the distance,
and hailed it as the shipwrecked mariner
halls the star that guides him o'cr oceans
foam to the home hS has left behind -
Though was gay aud young. aud pas
sionate admirer of beauty. had very ex-
alsea ideas Of domestic felicity. knew
that there was many rainy day in life,
and thought that the person who was,
born alone for sunbeams and MOONLIGHT,
would not aid me to dissipate their glt6m
[ had, morever, shrewd suspicion bat
the daughter who thought it a sufficient
excuse for shameful personal neglect thht
there was no one present but her mo.ldr.
would, as a wife. be equally regardless ia
husbands presence. While I purs,ed
these reflections. my feet involuntnrily dew
nearer and still nearer to the light. witch
had been the loadstonc of my opeuing nan
hood. had continued to meet bIarS in
the gay circles frequcntcd, bt had
lately become almost strange to her
home. Shall be q welcome gkst . said |
l to myself, as I crossed the I'D kshold-
Shall find her en- deshabille lii wise and
discover that feminine beauty hd grace
are incompatible with a rainy evening -
/ heard sweet voice reading Sud as T
opened the door, and I knew was the
voice which was once music to ||y cars
Mary rose ut my entrance, layi her book
quietly on the table, and greet me with
q modest grace and self-posses b peculiar
to her SELF She looked surpr d. a little
embarrassed. but very far froG being dis
pleased. She made no allusi TO NV es-
arrangement or neglect. expires p no aston
lshment az my untImely vis} nor once
hiuted that, being alone with r mother,
and not anticipating visitors. le thought
1t unnecessary to wear the 4iments of a
lady. Never in my life had seen her
look so lovely Her dress perfectly
plain, but every fold was arr ged by the
hand of the Graccs Her dalbrown hair.
which bad a natural wave id, now un-
| curled By the dampncss, was but back in
smooth ringlets from her bird revealing
| face which did not consider ibeauty vast
ed because mothers eye ale rested on
its bloom. A beautiful clu} of autumn
nal roses, placed in glass 10 on the ia
| bic, pcrfumed the apartmentnd bright
blaze on the hearth dffus( a spirit of
| cheerfulness around, while believed the
| atmosphere Of its excessive r' ture. Mrs.
! Carlton was an invalid, andlffercd also
from an inflammation of tlkyes. Mary
had been reading aloud tot from her IA
vorite book. What do yobink it Was
1t was very oldfashionedc, indeed
| No other than the Bible Ind Mary was
not ashamed to have suak fashionable
young gentleman as II was, to see
what her occupation had fn. What a
contrast to the scene hJjust quilted,
How / loathed myself fote iufatuation :
which had led me to prd tue artificial
graces of n belle TO this n child of na- >
ture! drew my chair khe table, and :
entreated that they wou4o look upon I
me as n stranger, but asf sfiend, anxious
to be restored to the fofd privileges of
an old acquaintance. understood in u
moment and, withou4ngle rcprosch. I
was admitted again to 4dence and ia y
miliarity. The hours wasted with .
Theresa seemed kind hesmeric sum :,
Der, blank IN my expo, or, at least. !,
a feverish dream. w o you think Of .,
a rainy evening, Mary bkcd I, before T. :.
left her "
al love it Of all thintcplied she, with u
animation. There is btbing 80 home- o o
drawing so heart-kuif In its influence =,
The dependencies wtbind us to the ;,
world seem withdrawal, retiring with u
in ourselves. VIC lcarnfe of the deep =,
mysteries of our own Ig.' a.
"Mary's soul beam |om he eyes, as =, %
1t turned. with TRAIT obliquity, to- " l.,
wards heaven. She ed. rs if fearful ~
of unsealipg the fourf Of her heart. 7 .. "
said that Mrs. Carltfs an invalid, and, y. y.
consequently, retircdy to her chamber. :,
but fingered till hour. Nor did ~ ~
go till had made a 4 fInfession of nv fol- "a
ly, repentance, and fned love; and, as 9. eS
Mary did not shut toor in my face ".
you may imagine s Is not sorcly dis 81
pleased"
"Ah l know " larry was. knew p
all the time ~ excl George, looking ps
archly at Aunt Ma1 bright tear which 20 70
at that moment fe1 her lap, showed g
that, though sill fe was no uuinter- u,
ested auditor. tn
You haven't father ~ said little pa
Ann, in disappl tone. Il thought a. a.
you were going ia story. You have Q"
been talking abb tbrself all the time"
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