Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-10-07
"I End il insufferable," she replied

wv ny tnat IS even worse, she SAID facing
him, to give more cffectto her words "The
weather might he born, by crowd of stu
lpid persons, whom indiscreet friends will
persist in introducing, why, then so it
grows unbearable; aud Contemplate shut.
ting myself up in my room, till can make
arrangements for q trip to the Rocky
Mountains.
This time, Mr. Irwin laughed outright.
"Do not let me delay your preparations,
and--bon voyage" Aud nc moved off to
where Georgiapa Laterstring was sitting.
"What ON earth were they laughing
about, and what--were they crazy?" For
Georgiana was introducing him 20 Violet
Blanche could bear no more, but sailed
away TO her room in utter disgust.
Your cousin tells me that she finds the
weather insufferable, and the company un-
bearable. trust il is not the same with
you.
"No," answered Violet, shaking back
her sunny curls with careless laugh. IL
ain not belle, consequently have no
need to be anxious about an lunbecoming
flush, or vexed with rivals, or bored with
lovers
RI. no u ihdt ldSi hCIc Ifusstult.
"You think not. For my part imag-
inc nothing more stupid than the bevy of
moustached srentpdand cured youth, who
insist on entertaining unfortunate young
women with dreary platitudes, and recon-
pense them for their iorbearanre by max
ing them the subjects of bar-room jests, or
maudlin sentimentality."
She spoke warmly; but before Mr.. Irwin
could answer, clear voice exclaimed,
close behind them
"Isit possible? Why here's Mr."
With the quickness Of lightning Mr.
Irwin turned and confronted the new
comers. Georgiana Luierstring. and
rosy, dark eyed belle, with endless curls
and founces, who looked singularly mis-
chievous, when Georeiana said:
Come, Mr.. Irwin, really cannot allow
you to firt with Miss Violet any longer.
And carried him off to another corner of
the piazza, whence Violet heard sounds of
low whisperings, intermingled with bursts
OF musical laughter and though it was a
most pleasing aud cheerful spectacle thus
to behold a gentleman ensconced in Sort
of fairy bower Of muslin and tissue, fenced
in by white shoulders. guarded 10y bright
eyes, and bewildered by sweet breaths,
glancing teeth, and pouting lips, truth
compels me to say that Miss Violet seem.
ed by no means pleased.-I should not
wonder if in her secret heart she accused
Miss Luterstring of jealousy, or received
Mr.. Irwin on his next approach with
slight accession ofdignity.
She had been sitting alone in corner
of the ballroom, thinking, somewhat bit.
terly to herself. as she watched the groups
of animated dancers, that she alone was
sitting still, when Mr.. Irwin's voice, close
to her ear, made her start violently.
You are very quiet, Miss Violet.-Do
you not dance?"g
ayes; but think I have already told
you was not belle"
"What are the requisites of one, may I
ask?" r.-...
"Impudence, wealth or beauty, l have
neither" @
"NIiss Violet, it is lovely evening
Will you walk on the piazza?"
She took his arm. and for while they
paced silently up and down.
"Wonderful, is it not, he said, at length
pausing and looking upward, "that yonder
m DON has looked with the same unchang-
ing face on myriads Of gay triAes like our
selves-shone on this very spot when hush
ed in the awful silence of the primeval
forest-the same moon that looks on the
Nile and the Pyramids. Paris and the ruins
of Palmyra-that 20 which look up to night
thousands of eyes brimming over with hap
piness, or streaming with tears, and which
says, everywhere and TO each one; Man
thou art mortal, make not mountains of
thy mole-hills of discomfort, since Time
will soon level them and thee alike in the
dust
All Violet's momentary pique had van
shed Delicately worded as had been
Mr.. Twins reproof, she felt it keenly !;
but, strange to say, she manifested no
aversion to his society.
Did she rise at an uneonscously early
hour for walk, before she had gone half
mile she was sure to meet Mr.. Irwin.
Certainly, she had not told him at what
hours she intended to ride, yet when she
had ridden twice tho length 0f the hotel
Mr.. Irwin's handsome black horse was at
her side; or did she bowl, Mr.. Irwin must
instruct her in the proper method Of max
ing ten strike.
Saratoga sneered sympathizcd with, and
scandalzed the pair.
Mrs. Tulle was first indignant, then
shocked, then outrageous. She wrote
home touching appeals on the subject to
old Tulle. AS it was his niece, she had
always felt some de.icucy etc, etc. but
really, the mann9r in which she went on
with Mr.. Irwin. an absolute stranger,
whopi no body knew, and--and--"
She mourned over Niolet's ndscretion
in company with select circle Of dow
ayers.
This having the charge of other pco-
Piles children was dreadful. Violet's con.
duct has never been satisfactory, but this
was really too bad -
. L., hnr cyIaan