The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1858-05-27
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MY NOSE;
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child-she has a nosol" Whether it
was expected of me to have been born
without this appendage 7 couldn't ex-
actly understands especially as in look
ing around upon the circle of my friends
and aequaintances I saw that they were
all we'll provided in this respect.
Vague hints and mysterious remarks
upon this unfortunate feature threw a
sort Of shade over my early years, and
the first modification that I ever expe-
rienoed arose from the same cause.
I was then at the sensitive age of
eleven years, and at child's party, a
little boy, whom I had distinguished by
ollling him up to extricate me from "the
WE'LL " imprinted q kiss upon one end
of my nose amid the tittering of his
companions. A quick, angry flush shot
through me, and from that time forth
the unpleasant consciousness that I had
indeed ga nose" never left me.
Why a machine for the compression
Of extensive noses should not be put in-
to practical operation I was at a loss to
conceive, and that it should one of these
days be attempted I was fully dctermin-
ed. When, therefore, I read Miss Bre-
mer's "Home," it was the disappont-
ing overthrow of long-cherished plan.
[ porused the history Of Petra Frank,
read the failure Of her admirably ar
ranged plan for reducing the size of her
nose, and went off and cried myself to
sleep in aparOxysm Of despair.
My nose was nover-ending source
Of amusement to a family of cousins
who gave me no peace of my life
There were five of them, all girls, all
handsome, and full of life and spirits.
L was very fond Of them, and I believe
they were of me; but they never would
restrain their jokes at my expense
Poor thingsl They were motherloss,
and If they sometimes lacked the re-
fnement and sensitiveness of those more
favored l was not disposed to be un-
forgiving.
Uncle Althorpe was a barrister, and
his pretty daughters, when they arrived
at young lady-hood, were in a fair way
of being spoiled with adulation. They
were beautiful, those girls-Celestine,
the eldest, was a perfect type of south
ern beauty. Slender, symmetrical, with
beautiful dark eyes and moonlight face
"a picture TO be studied. Then came
Anna, who always played "Rowena" in
all the tableaux; a tall, graceful blonde,
with an air and manner so distinguish
cd, that on entering a room at any as
sembly there was always a murmur of
"Who is she2" Emma was piquaut
little thing, with a look of a ripe peach;
her cheeks were so downy, with a rich
color glowing through the olive tint.
Matilda was my especial favorite; and
I, who have always been an ardent ad
mirer Of beauty, would gaze upon her
in q kind of wistful rapture. Bright,
laughing, and lovely, she was seldom
ever still for two consecutive moments.
have watched her dip her head in a
basin of water, and the rich, dark hair,
with tinge Of auburn, would emerge
one dripping mass Of curls, which she
tossed about with the quiet contempt
ofconscious beauty. Those large, laugh
ing brown eyes were always sparkling
with merriment, her mouth was the
nearest approach to a ripe cherry that ]
have ever yet seen, and her nose was
| just sufficiently relrousse to give an eX-
preston of archness to the face. Add
to this the ezquisitely fair complexion
that accompanies auburn hair-pale, ex.
cept when emotion called the color tC
her face, or a kiss pressed on her cheek
gave it the appearance of a fresh rose.
leaf-and you have a lengthy but truth
full description Of my cousin Matilda
/ never saw any one half so beautiful
Last Of all, there was Hilly; WHIT
having been hauded over to an ancien
aunt Of her fathers for a name, wa.
ohristened by that lady "Hildegarde.
Hilly was the baby, a perfect imp Of
mischief, but with such a way Of throw
ing herself on ones protection that sh,
always came of as the injured party
Very deep violet eyes, with the reddes
Of red lips, and the brightest Of com
pleXion, and very brown hair, had IN,
little cousin Hildegarde
Any one Of those girls had suficien
attractions for half-a-dozen ordinar
bellies; then what was poor I, with M
unfortunate nose, to do among FIVE o.
them? Precisely what I did feel lik
the Beast, to which they all played Oh
part Of Beauty, and wonder what was {
be done with my nose
Uncle Althorpe lived at some dis
tance from us, and one day, after ha
left school, and considered myself
young lady, I received the followin
I characteristic letter from Matilda;--
"For goodness sake, Becky, Ct ha
the name of Bebecca added 10 my nose
do come and see usl I suppose 70
hadn't the least idea where we had L
Gated for the summer; but you can
think how delightful and romantic
isl / should scarcely be more surprise
If NOah's Ark had been discovered an
fitted up for us; but that wouldn't
half so charming as 70 bo in this ol
mansion IL is said to be haunted, to
A queer old woman, Miss Eleanor Pl
Oft, who had out-lived al her famil
owned this place, and died lately.
uephow used 10 live with hcr, and pc,
pie supposed that tho place would
D his: but they couldn't 6ud any viii, an
p all the connections went 70 law abo,
. lit. OF course none Of them could II,
Iin II until It was settled to whom il b