The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-07-14

You would have made new ideal oil St. John'S
Rivers, who was infinitely the best material of
the two, and possibly gone on to your dying
day in the belief that his cold and hard soul was
only the adamant of the seraph, encouraged in
that belief by his real and high principle,-a
thing that went Tor sounding brass with that
worldly wise little philosopher Jane, because it
did not act practically upon his inbOrn traits"
"Bah!"said Josephine "when did you turn
gypsy, Sally? You ought to sell dukkeipen,
and make your fortune Why don't you unfold
Lettys hte?'
II can tell yours easily, o, SibylH' replied
she. "You will never marry, either for real or
ideal. You should have fallen in love in the or.
thodox way, when you were seventeen. You
are adaptive enough to have moulded yourself
into any nature that you loved, and constant e.
nough to have clung to it through good and e.
vii. You would have been model wife, and
blessed mother. But now-you are too old,
my dear; you have seen too much; you have not
hardened yourself but you have learned to see
too keenly into other people. You don't respect
men except exceptions; and you have seen so
much matrimony that is harsh and unlovobe,
that you dread it, and yet--don't lock at me
that way, Sarah! shall cry!-My dear! My
darling! did not mean to hurt you! /. am
fool! 70 please look at me with your old sweet
eyes again! How could r. ~ ..a
"Look at Lefty" said l, succeeding at last in
laugh. And really Lefty was comical to look
at, she was regarding Josephine and me with
her eyes wide open like two little larkspur how-
ers, her little red lips apart, and her whole
pretty surface face quite full ofastonishment
sWas'nt that nice little tabeau, Letty?'-
said Josephine, with preternatural coolncsss.--
"You looked so sleepy, thot I'd wake you up
with bit ofa scene from Lara Aboukir, the
Pirate Chief, you knew we have a great deal
ofpriyate theatricals at Baltimore; you should
see me in that play as Flashmora, the Bandits
Bride" ......
Lefty rubbed her left eye little, as ifto see
whether she was Sleepy or not and looked
grave, for me, the laugh came easily enough
she turned the current another way.
"Shall tell your fortune now, Lefty? Are
you quite walked up?" said she. ....
"No, thee needn't Cousin Jo thee don't tell
very good ones, think
NO. Lefty, she shall not vex your head with
nonsense. | think your fate is patent; you will
grow on little longer like pink china astor,
safe in the garden, and in due time marry some
good Friend, nd,--Thomas Duglale, very possibly,
and live tranquil life here in Slepington till
you arrive at a preachcr-bonnot, and speak in
meeting. as dear Aunt ALI, did before you"
Lefty turned pale with rage. did not think
her blonde temperament held such passion.
II won't won't | never will :" she cried
ont. II hate Thomas Duglale, Sarah! Thee
ought to know better about me! thee knows |
cannot endure him, the old thing!'
This climax was too much for 10. With
raised brows and round mouth, she had been
on the point Of whistling ever since Lefty lie
gan, it was an old, naughty trick others; bu
now she laughed outright.
"No sort of inspiration left, Sally! I mus
patch up Letty's late myself Flatter not your
self that she is going to be n good girl and mar
ry In meeting; not she. lftheres wild scat
ter Drained, handsome, dssipated, goddess you'll
in all Slepington, it is on him that tcsty ltt
heart will fix, --and think him not only hero
but prodigy of genius Friend Allis will breal
her heart over Lefty; but I'd bet you pack o
gloves, that in three years you'll see that juve
nile Quakcress in scarlet satin hat and feather
ofa fast young man with black hair, and ciga
, in his mouth"
"Why! where did thee ever see him Josey :?
exclaimed Lefty, now cosy with quick blushes
The question was irresistible 10 and burs
into peal Of laughter that woke Friend Ali
from her nap, and bringing her into the parlol
forced us to recover our gravity; and present.
Jo and took leave.
Lefty was an orphan, and lived with he
' cousin, Friend Allis. l, too, was alone; bu
, kept tiny house in slepington, part ofwhic
| rented and 10 was visiting me. ~
!, As we walked home, along the quiet stree
c overhung with willows and sycamores, said t
d her. "Jo how came you to know Lettys SC
: cret?"
: "My dear, did not know it any more tina
u you, but drew tho interference of her taste
/ from her character. She is excitable, ,-eve
u passionate; but her formal training has allowe
no scope for either trait, and suppression ha
e but concentrated them. She really pines f
some excitement; what, then, could be MOI
natural than that her fancy should light upo
: some person utterly diverse from what she
! used to see? That is simple enough. 1t h
u upon the black hair on the same principle ill
in difference The cigar seemed wonderful
the half-frightcned, all.amazed child; but WI
d ever sees fast young man without cigar?',
n II am afraid it is Henry Maiden" sald
a meditatively; ''he is all you describe, but he
also radically bad besides, having been in IL
u Mexican war, he will have the prestige ofa HI
= ro to Lctty,--haw can the poor girl be und
ss ceved before it is too late?n ~
t. i"What do you want to undeceive her "a
ID Sally? Do you suppose that will prevent he
u marrying Mr.. Malden?'
ID ~ should think so, most certainly,
ps "Not in the least. Ifyou want Lefty to ma
G. Try him, Just iudieously oppose IT, Go to he