Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-05-07
miscellaneous.
HANDSOME CHARLEY /;
GRACE MERRY'S LAST FILTRATION
BY ANNIE L. BLoUNT.

~ know / shall not like her." unused
Charles Stanley, half aloud, as he arran.
ged his collar a Ia Byron; and took ;
self-satisfed survey of himself il the
large oval mirror which stood in one cor.
ner of his handsome bachelor apartment
"a little firty, whimsical, strong minded
creature, and heartlcss too; | know she's
heartless, for she firted cousin Tom last
winter, after riding with him, walking
with him, and writing him notes by the
dozen. she let him fall from his seventh
heaven by coolly declaring that she is Q
sworn foe tdmatrimony. No, | shall not
like her, still + have a curiosity to know
her, and therefore will be presented"
He said this with martyr-like air, as
though he were comforting great favor
on the young lady in question, and was
himself passive victim. "Come,
Charles, you have beautifed' sufficiently
you will murder Miss Merry. She is q
susceptible Young lady and fear viii moi
be proof against your charms" and John
Bennette laughed silly.
We have treated Grace Merry rather
unceremoniously in keeping her so long
behind the scenes, and will therefore at
tempt the greatest of all bores--a de-
scription. Skip it if you like, my reader
Why they called her Grace | cannot
imagine. She vas not at all up to my
ideas of grace. l do not agree with
the poet when he says whats in a name :?
But that has nothing to do with the story
She had slender figure, was rather pc.
tite, and had dark, sparkling, "hand.
some, wicked eyes"-it is one of my pei
fancies to admire dark eyes in woman
I have no apology to make for it, anC
if you think "mine own" are dark | shall
not be offended.
Nobody ever accused her of being
beautiful-not even her most devoted
admirers, but then she had such a win.
ming way. She could say cutting thing
so cunningly and with such an air of in.
nocence. And Grace stood before hel
mirror, too, on the evening of which We
speak, and she was restless and fidgety
For once in her life she was dissatisfied
with herself; and for once in her life sht
wished she was beautiful; and tried t.
pin her breastpin after the most approved
fashion. Generally, her collar was twist
ed and her breastpin upside down. Liz
zie King, her "bosom companion" look
cd on with a gaze of blank astonishment
"What in the world has come ovei
you, Grace? One would think you were
going to get married, or have tootl
drawn, you are so nervous. Inever saw
you in such way before. You certain
ly intend to lay siege to the citadel o
SANKEY'S heart. If you have changed
your headdress once, you have dozer
times. You can't make yourself pretty
so where is the use of all this worry? ?"
"Thats a fact, Lizzie, and Pm half
mind to go out in this calico dress"
For mercy's sake, no, you fret MI
with your simplicity. All there is thu
door bell, where is Jane ?"
The usual Introduction took place, anC
in a moment Grace regained all her self
possession. Grace had never looked 81
charmingly. In spite of her assertions
to the contrary, she felt that she wal
looking her best, and that added wonder
fully to her ease Of manner. In half ar
hour she forgot herself entirely, and en-
joyed SANKEY'S well-tised remarks Sc
hugely, to use her own expression, tina
her good humor knew no bounds.
"Half past ten had no idea it wal
so late. Old Time travels swiftly on (
bed Of roses"
"But he sometimes limps as though h
had lame foot" laughed Grace.
"Has he Travelled with lame foot to
night, Miss Merryp
al never answer such questions"
"Will you not answer mine I?
"No; if you are going, as your rising
indicates, why don't you say good nigh
and leave? / dislike for people to be al
ways starting, it makes me nervous"
II will act upon your suggestion
then, good night, Miss Merry"
Don't Miss Merry me--my NAM
is Grace"
"Miss Grace, then, that is better"
"But you are not gone, shall show
von Tho door ~