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

met my eyes, liked on her;
"What is it, Sally?-what do look like?,
"very pretty. just now, 10, your eyes are
bright and your cheek flushed the sunshine
suits you. admire you to night.
i;ssP am glad" said she uaively. al often wish
to be pretty" ....-..@
"a waste wish, Jo!--and yet have enter
tanned it myself -"
It's not so much matter for you Sarah; for
people love you. And besides you have cer-
tain kind of beauty: yepr eyes are beautiful,
rather too sad, perhaps, but fine in shape and
tint; and you have gOea bead, and delicate
ly outlined face. Moreover. yOuare picturesque
people look at you, and then look again and
any way, love you dou's 'sthey?"
People are very good to me, Jo,"
"oh, yes! we all know that people as mass
are kindly, considerate. md unseIfsh; that they
are given to loving and admiring disagrecable
and ugly people. in short that millennium has
come Sally, my dearayosaare a small hypbcrit,
or else---But thiHk we won't establish
mutual admiration soeissy tonight as there are
only two Of US; besides am hungry; let US
haev tea" .--....
The next day, Josenhine left me. As we
walked together toward she landing of the steam
er, Lettz Allis emerged tom green lane to say
good bye, and down itsgista | discerned the
handsome lazy person # Henry Maiden. but l
did not informed Lefty Gmy discovery.
A year passed away, ,TF-to me with the old
monotonous rouine fuiEof work. not wanting
in solace, barren, indeed, Of household enjoy
ments and vicssitu1es; solitary. sometimes des-
olate yet peaceful even ii monotony. But this
new spring had not como with such serene neg
lect to the other two ofns three. Against ad-
vice, remonstrance and entreaty from her good
friends, Lefty Allis had married Henry Maiden
and, in attire more tasteful but quite as far
from Quakerism as Josephine had predicted,
baamed upon the inhabitants Of Slepington from
the bow window, or open door, ofa cottage
very ornee indeed, whilethe odor ofa .olerable
cigar served as Mr.. Malden's exponent, wher-
ever he abode And to J osephine had come
: loss no annual resurrection should repair: her
; mother was dead, she, too, was orphaned, for
she had never krown her father; her only sister
was married far away; and kept an old prom
ise in going to her for year't stay at least.
Aunt Boyle's property had consisted chiefly
in large cotton mills owned by herself and her
twin brother, who dying before her, left her all
his own share in them. These mills were on n
noisy little river in the western part of Massa-
r chusetts,- in valley, narrow, but picturesque,
h and so far above the level Of the sea that the
air was keen and pure asamong mountains.
Mrs. Boyle had removed from Baltimore few
! wears before her own death, that she might be
0 with her brother through his long and fatal i'll
ness; and, finding her health improved by
: change of air, had occupied his house ever since
until one ofthose typhoid evers that in fest such
Is river gorges at certain seasons of the year enter
ed the village about the mills, when, in visiting
the sick, she took the epidemic herself and died
e Josephine still retained the house endeared
n to her by sad and glad recolections, and it was
G there found her, whcn after renting the whole
s. ofmy little tenement at Slepngton, betook
myself to Valley Mills at her request.
: The cottage where she lived was capacious
enough for her wants. and though plain even to
n an air of supercliousness, without was most
it luxurious within, made to use and live in; 70,
9, Mr.. Brown her uncle, was an Englishman, and
N had never at that height of Transatlantic to,
'g which consists in shrouding and darkening all
TX the pleasant rooms in the house, and skulk ing
is through lie in the basement aud attic. SUM-
shine, cushions, and flowers were MIR. Browns
= personal tastes; and plenty of these character
lzcd the cottage A green terrace between hill
'k and river spread out before the door for lawr
and garden, and a tiny conservatory abuttet
h. upon the brink ofthe terrace slope, from bay
~ window in the library, that opened sidewist
n, into this winter garden.
ou found 10 more changed than had expected
r.. this last year of country life had given strength
al and elasticity to the tall and slender figure;
a steady rose OF health burned on either cheek
ou and sorrow had subdued and Gained her quick
lis spirits. .....r
+" I was at home directly, and a sweeter sum
is mer never glowed and blushed over earth thai
ne that which installed me in the Nook Cottage
en- Out Of doors the whole country was beautiful
and attainable; within had continual resour
O. ces in my usual work and in JOS society; 70
ke she was one of those rersonswho never are un
ns interesting, never &tgueing; a certain salien
charm pervaded her conversation, and simpli
ng city quite original startled you continually i
at her manner and ways. ! liked to watch he
nd about the house, dainty and hstidious in the ex
trcme about some things, utterly careless abou
tie others, you never knew where or when eithe
50 trait would show itself next. She was scrupu
lous as to the serving Of meals, for instance
Use almost to fault no carelessness, no slight neg
OF ect, was admitted here, and always on the spot
ed less damask laid with quaint china, stood ia
to pered vase OF white Venice glass, with one, o
IN two, or three blossoms sometimes clusters {
Is leaves, the spray Of wild vine, or the tassele
he branch OF larch treo jewelled with red-ros
ng cones, arranged therein with an artists tast
lat and skill; but perhaps, while she sharply rcbr
ats ked the maid for dim spot on her chocolat
So pitcher or a grain Of sugar split on the salve
* her white India shawl lay traied over the di
AN van half upon the floor, and her gloves futtere
zoe on the door step till the wind carried them 0
l.. Al L -. s.