The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-07-29

homewsrd. As she went, she pictured in !
her mind the Accomplishments Of the town
ladies. This explained Georges silence on
the love subject, which had SO puzzled the
little country girl, accustomed to the plain
courting of the farmers sons. or course,
she argued, George, with his fine education
and talents, looked for accomplishments in
bis wifei and Nellie determined to have
these. s'-N .tEy9
"Father," she said, coming into the ki,ch.
en-, where the farmer was enjoying his pipe,
II want to 90 to q boarding-school for two
or three years." ID .a r3> et-
"Graciuus sakes Z" cried her mother, Drop
ping the plate she was washing. "Whatll
you want next ]" st .r. -s-
This was the first mention OF the subject.
Nellie was more than two months persuad.
iug and coaxing the old man before he con.
sented. He was rich. Nellie was the only
child; and ut last the unwilling consent was
wrung from him; and Nellie was taken to
the best boarding school near town. The
poor child was at first much discouraged by
the ridicule Of her schoomates. 1t was hard
to hear her dress laughed at, and her igno-
rance despised; but the girls own good taste
in investing the money her father supplied
literally in neat and fushionably made gar.
ments, and her fine talents, which soon dis
played themselves, were not long In placing
her on an equality with her companions.-l
There was one grief she suffered. George
Lawton had left town to travel on the cont
J nent :, and when she arrived, thinking Of
[ the pleasure her unexpected presence would
give him, he was far away. The two let
ters he had written after leaving Tow ervlle
had made no mention Of this intention, for.
argued the gay young man, sit is Of no use
to brenk the poor little beauty's heart. Pity
she's so countri6ed My heart was In real
danger; but, allOns, she'll forget me in
month";" et tt. rs
Two years passed on, during which Mel.
lie applied her whole mind to her studies;
and on her nineteenth birthday she left the
school. and, at the earnest solicitation Of
Georges mother, went to pass some weeks
at her house before returning TO Towelville.
| George was still abroad and his mother
thought it would be good time to return
Mrs. Greyson's hospitality to her son when
nc was not at home, and there was no danger
of his falling in love with acountry farmers
daughter, even though that same farmer was
the husband Of her second cousin; and Mrs.
Lawton's grandfather was farmer, too. "
SHOW, NeIie," said Mrs. LawtoD, COM
ing into her room one morning, 81 want you
to look your loveIest this evening for my
soires. There will be most distinguished
company. Count L is coming this af-
ternoon- Mrs. Jay promised to bring him
with her. He only arrived from Germany
the day before yesterday. George thought
Of coming with him: but he wrote to me not
to expect him positively; ind of course he is
not with him, or he would have written to
me-" .tt- .9
Mrs. Lawton's drawing-room was crowd.
ed that evening with the elite Of fashion,
Nellie was at the piano, singing, when two
young men came into the hall. They stop
ped there, listening with delight to the full
rich notes OF powerful voice, which seem.
ed flooding the room with melody. ..
"Bruvo I" said one Of them, as the song
| ar ~. sno tk;s nm nj kntr;na -
George" :" cried Mrs. Lawton, as they
come into the room. .a.
OF course, there was rapturous meeting,
and explanations OF how he had written to
her. but that the letter must have been de.
tained: and, while he was saying all this
George was looking ut the singer. She
was changed; and he did no, recognise his
COUSIN Nellie. As she stood under the
Hight. leaning gracefully against the piano,
chatting with group Of admirers, her blue
silk dress fitting her small but beautiful fig
ure to perfection, her rich and abundant hair
falling from jeweled comb in profusion
Of curls ON her white, uncovered throat and
shoulders, jewels glitteripg on her arms and
bosom. she certainly looked most unlike the
little country lass whose hair was confined
by hat or handkerchief, and whose close
kerchiel came up to her throat"
"Who is that, mother--the lady in blue!"
asked George. "F ",.@ ',aI1
"That7 Oh, thut's Nellie Greyson e.
she replied. "She is here on visit. There!
Mrs. Jay has introduced Connt L----- al
ready. Well, she can speak German beau
tilully; so she is about the best person to
entertsin him." lq s..ae 3a&ajs si IA % a
Nellie, the accomplished singer, talking
German to foreign count-Neilie, who, a
| few years. ago, was seated on the old stile,
studying French grammar under bis kind
tuition ! George was slightly bewildered.;
but, remembering herold friendship forhirn.
be advanced confidently TO meet bis cons-
in. ;s;ya51 oa .55aa51c4a aa9J a43 go
i ,Nellie's little spice Of, coqnetry had not
died out. There wasa no blush, no itremor
in her greeting Of her cousin; the hand she
placed in bis was quiet 40 bis own; the voice
i was firm. the manner easy and ,graceful.'--
George. the coxcomb. was disappointed. ~
Nellie saw her power now. Itwas q long
vooing, for II was not NATL poor George was vas
60 desperately in, love ~, sbe had been 'her-
calf. that Nellie gave him even 50 much As