Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-21

MISS DlucUlte WtH siiiu W nhNc prop
|erty TO the amount of seventy pounds
per annum and, no doubt, concluded
that she was herself the leading object
Of tho adventurous machinations. Had
IL boon so, he must have becn a bold al.
venturcr indeed e-ia'7t -
For long time the stranger stood
aloof from tho dancers, in q corner by
himself and people wcrc almost begin
ming 10 forget his presence. But he
was not idlo; he was observing attcn-
lively every group and every individu-
al that passed before bin. Judging by
tho various expressions that camc over
his countcnancc, one would have
thought that he could read q character
at single glancc--that his perceptions
werc simiarto intuitions Truth obli-
ges me TO confess, that II was not with
n very favorable eye he regarded the
greater majority of the Inhabitants OF
Hodnet and its ncighborhcod. proba-
bly, they did not exactly come up TO his
expectations; but what these expccta.
tons were, II Is difficult to conceive
At length, however, something like n
change seemed 20 como over the spirit
Of his dreams. His eye fell ON Emily
Sommers, aud appeared 20 rest where II
fell with no small degree of pleasure
No wondcr Emily was not what Is
generally styled beautiful; but there
was sweetness, modesty, gentle
ness about her, that charmed the more
tho longer II was observed. She was
tho only child Of widowed MOTHER
Her father had died many year ago
in battle and the pension OF an offers
widow, was oil the fortune hc had left
them. But nature had bestowed riches
of moro valuable kind than those
which fortune had denied wish
could describe Emily Sommcrs but
shall not attempt II. She was one OF
those wheso virtues arc hid from the
blaze OF the world, only 10 be the more
by those who can under.
stand them. She was one of those who
arc seldom missed in the hour Of festive
gaycty, who pass unobservcd IN the
midst OF glare and bustlc, and whose
naincs arc but rarely heard beyond the
limits Of their own Immediate circle
But minglc with that circ's lcavc the
busy world behind you, aud enter with.
In its clrcumscribcd and domestic sphere
and thon you will discover tho yuluc OF
n being like to her OF whom speak
Without her, the winter firosidc, on the
summcr.eycnng walk, Is destitute of
pleasure. ller winning smiles, her un.
cloudod temper, her aiicciionatc gentle.
ness, must throw their hnllowod inilu.
oncc over the scenes where her spirit
prcsldcs, unconscious OF its power. elso
thcy become unlntcrcstlng nnd dcsolatc
| have suid that she Is not missed In
tic hour Of festive guyctyi but when
she Is ut length removed irom amongst
us, when the place that knew her knows
her no more, She leaves
~ void and .llcnt place In some sweet home"
aud "long.romcmbcrcd gricf" throws
It's shadowy gloom over u icw fond
honrts.
II was to Emily Sommcrs that the
frat spoke. llc walked right
across the room, aud asked her 20 dancc
with him, Emily had never scen him
before bat concluding that ho had
come there with some OF hor friends,
and little acquainted with the rules of
etiquette, she Immediately, with u fiank
nrtlessness, smiled an acceptance Of his
request. Just at TINT moment young
Squire Thoroughbred camc bustllng TO.
wards her; but observing her hand oil.
ready Ia that OF tho strangor lie looked
somewhat wrathnllly at the unknown,
mud said, with much dignity,
'I, sir, intcnded 20 have been Miss
Sommers partner
The stranger fixed his dark oyc upon
the squire. siight smile curlcd on his
lip, aud, without answering, ho passed
on with his partner and took his place
IN the dance. The squire stood stock.
still for u moment, feeling rs II ho had
ust experienced u slight shock OF elec.
Iricity. Whom he recovered, he walked
luietly away In search of Miss Wilhel-
nina l}ouncer.
1t was the custom in Hodnct for the
gentlcmen To employ the morning of
Lhe succeeding day in paying their res
pects to the ladies with whom they had
danced on the previous evening. At
these visits all the remarkable events OF
the ball were, of course, talked over.
Criticisms were made upon the differ
pnt dresses commentaries were offered
on the various modes Of fdanc;ng doubts
were suggested regarding the beauty of
Miss A.; suspicious were hintcd as
to the gcntility OF Miss B.; Mr.. &C.
was severely blamed for dancing thrice
with Miss D.; mutual inquiries were
made concerning the odd-loo king man
who introduced himself so boldly TO
Mrs. and Miss Sommers, and who was
reported even TO have seen them home,
or ut least TO have left the assembly
along with them. We make no doubt
that all this chit-chat was very interest
ing to the parties engaged in it; but ms
we have not tho talents either of q Rich
ardson or n Boswell, we shall not at
tempt to enter into its details, especial
ly as our attention is more particularly
devoted to the "odd-looking man" al
ready spoken of.
1t is most true that he did leave the
public hall of Hodnot with Mrs. and
Miss Sommers, and true that he escort
ed them home. Nay, il is also true that
he won so much upon their favor that,
on his requesting permission to wait up
on them the next day, it was without
much difficulty obtained. This was
surely very imprudont in Mrs. Som
mers, and everybody said il was very
"Wbat admit as a visitor
in her family person whom she had
never seen in her life before There
was never anything so prcposterous-a
Woman fnn of Mrs Sommcrs' Judgment