Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-06-17
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GROWING BEAUTIFUL.
BY T. S. ARTHUR.

You remember Kate Maxwell ? said a
lady friend, an old acquaintance We had
met at an evening party, and were talking
of auld lang syne.
Very WE'LL I answered It would be
difficult to forget her homely face
How long is it since you saw her?' in
quired my friend
1t must be several years. I think it
was in IS that her family removed from
the city
Yes, it was in that year
1T is unfortunate to be 50 homely, said l.
A beautiful spirit is more to be desired
than beautiful person, remarked the lady.
True l replied; the eyes brightness
and the skins pearly lustre are but tran
sient, while the souls beauty is imperisha-
Bile Kate was good girl, for all her sin
gularly unattractivc exterior
She had many true friends, said the
lady, and they were all of the better class
better, mean, in its right sense
I was about changing the subject of con
versation, when my companion directed my
attention to a young lady, the centre Of a
group Of three or four ladies and gentle
men, She was talking with some anima-
ton, and there was a glow Of feeling and a
play Of thought in her face, which, though
not possessing feature that might be called
handsome, had something in it that was
sifgilarly attractive.
Who is it, inquired.
Don't you know hcr?' said my friend,
smiling
The face is quite familiar. I ought to
know her; but l am in doubt as to her
IDENTIFY
let me mention her name
DO so, if you please
Kate Maxwell
impossible. 1t may be cousin or a
sister; but not homely Kate Maxwell /
was incrcdulous.
1t is Kate herself. Hasn't she i'm
proved! 2
wonderfully. Why she is really grow
ing handsome Has she discovered the
fountain of beauty?'
She has been drinking of its waters fol
years replied my earnest friend
Il must renew our acquaintance, said l.
And we walked together across the room
A nearer view was not the breaking Of an
| illusion. The smile of true pleasure that
lit up her countenance, as she recognized
me, showed every plain feature like veil
of transparent light. How remarkably
was she changed
Later in the evening [ had quiet tall
with her-frst about old times, and theI
upon variety of themes suggested by the
occasion, or coming into thought spontane
ously. What an exquisite perception o
things true and beautiful she had He
thought was lucid as crystal. But mos
apparent was her interest in all things pur
and good in our common humanity. II
speaking of others she seemed to take
peculiar delight in magnifying their excel
lencies.
Present, in that company, was anothe
maiden whom had known for years. Sh
and Kate had been intimate before the LAT
ter removed to another city. They wer
much together, and people of certain elias
used to say that Nancy Lee was incapabl
of sincere friendship with any one, an
only associated intimately with Kate Max
well in order thai she might have foil t
her beauty. This was stating the case
little too strongly, and which is very nearl
allied to ill-nature Nancy Lee had reg'
lar features and face narrowed to line oVa
Her lips were moderately full, and oi iaui
less outline her chin slightly prominent
her neck oueenIy; her eyes dark, large an