True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-06
Stprg for. .tbe Season. l..
THE RAINY NEW-YEAR's DAY.
ny A. l.. OTIS.

NeW Iears morning land raining,
raining, pouring down, dashing against
the windows, and forbidding, by even a
minutes cessation. the hope that it would
be over in time for the great business Of
The day. paying or receiving calls
" Well" sighed little Annie Leslie,
never expected this !" .' ..
Never expected rain Foolish
chit t. her cousin Elizabeth made laugh.
Jug reply. ...
II mean, that we should have such a
summer rain on New Years Day. l was
prepared for 4 little disappointment. snow,
for instance, for then they could have
come in sleighs-m clouds and ice, gen.
tlemen don't mind them. Bat pouring
rain! And such gusts of wind! Or,
very few will brave such weather, lin
afraid" .....
Very well--d they don't, I'm con.
ten.." -. ...... ....
III dare say you are. You have
grown oul Of such fun," said the spoiled
child. whom her older cousin loved as a
younger sister. ... .....
"And why. pray, are you not content!
IL but few brave The weather, we shall
know that those few are devoted indeed.
A pleasan, day would not have revealed
this. and our friends will be nicely sifted
for us. We gain in Qnslity, what we lose
in quantity. [ promise to think we'll OF
any who may come ........
" "Whum do you think we may expect,
Elizabeths' asked Anuie, little aEx-
iousIy. sa,.. .. ".... .'.. .
Well. I should not wonder at all il
this day brough.-let me see-Mr. Nor.
ris." . ..7... ....." ....'... ..
"Oh, but Lizzie, he is old as the hills.
and bald 7" ... .....s.. D.
" And are old, bald men TO hide them.
selves on New Years Day, and abjure all
friendly relations? Foolish chit again
For my part, no matter who comes, dear,
old, bald, Mr.. Norris will have The warm.
est Welcome from me It is the bring
ing Of such friends. at least once year
10 shake hands with you. that hallows
the day and sanctifes the custom. 4.
"Oh. Lizzie, some one may come
whom you will be gladder to see than
even 'dear, old. bald Mr.. Norris for
forgo! TO tell you that four days ago,
while you were at aunt Smiths nursing
the children with the whooping cough,
an old friend Of yours called. l did moi
see him, and lie left his name. .. "
ga" Who was III" .. ..-. ....
=" Oh, you are excited now, Miss Liz
zie! 1t was friend you once sent away
for a foolishly romantic reason. Every
body says hs was true faithful lover,
and you refused him only because he
was .oo--rich ! | know you Couldn'
have cared for him, or you wouldn't have
done it, proud as you are I! You would
have taken riches and all rather than lose
him. Dear cousin, since Lam likely 10
have no fun Of my own to-day, DO tell
me about .ha! old love affair.
"Old love affair :" Elizabeth blush
ed oil over her handsome face and smiled
''a" What! Not got over i. yet!"; You
ate iunning" - ' r.eo
"No, Annie. I'm no! funning. I sup
pose tha. you think it quite unlikely ,ha
an old lady Of thirty three can have The
folly to love lover But. III tell you
dear; ! don't believe a little chit Of six
teen, such as you, can begin to- imagine
the strength Of affection my old heart cal
. throb with. Wait until yours has beer
warm with kindness for any one for thir
teen years. and you will see how th'
feeling can grow" r:.'.If+r.g ..a
,-lr" But why did you refuse him, deal
lizzie Z" i@3 adI GI ... vaa-
'al "Mr. Lindsey was very wealthy, ant
'his family very proud. was teaching
'school. | was pale and hageard, l hal
no, even good looks for them to be proud
of in a sister-in-law. He loved me,
knew well, but his friends hated me Bit
isrly," So 4 would not lead him into
war with all Of those nearest to him, mo
ither, sisters, and grand old father.
said farewell to him-but. Annie, some
lhing has always told me that fate woult
not separate us forever" ;ayloo
i@ |" Well, hut what happened after 20,
lismissed him ~ i' h.a ,y1lgrs, l'u
dSh Tbey allwent to Europe, and tool
alvilla 10 Italy. Very oi.dn--aboul ever,
year indeed-a rumor Of his engagement
TO some lady or other, Italian, English
fGerman, Americap, or French, reached
me, but not one Of them eyer gave m
five minutes pain. I have felt strangel
confident cf him. His family Is nov
broken up, they are nearly all zone, faith
er. mother and Ihe tWo proudest sister,
Only his pet. liltls Amy, repeains; an
,ashe would consentw anything he wished
g'' lie arrived in this copniry last weok. /.
.o Elizabeth, fell into a Tsyerie. sJ,.., L
Shrewd intelligence. and girljsh enjoy
inent Of fromance; put Annie's face iEio
hqpnckerlof dimpIes, She eould nor kes
yp'lsni very lOugsaliaa aiI' .eibaI ai !
'liliH a1lno ~ smiiFitcs1g yiiilla sIk