St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-05-26
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the party, and my mother thought it a
matter of very little Importance wheth-
er he went or not.
l confess | was little futtered
when the morning came, and was as
long making my toilet as a young la
dy going to her first ball | thought.
too, OF various topics of coavcrsa.
tion which should introduce, French
: phrases with which I should interlard
them, and q great deal of Ida Lennox
but always in connection with Aiger
non Lorimer. Upon coming down
prepared for my visit, was ashamed
to find how long Helen and my mother
had been waiting for me. Helen's at.
tire was simple, bnt tasteful, and she
wore that look of bright tranquility,
which always struck Inc as one of Pc
culiar loveliness.
" ain glad she said, 81 am going
to take good long look at Ida Len.
nox. If she is as beautiful when she
talks, as she is on horseback, | am
sure she must talk pearls. hope she
will not introduce many French phra.
ses, Aunt, for could not venture on
prononncing the smallest one before
such a Judge as she must be, and if
/, she were even to say, partsc r0ns Fran
cas-, am sure | should not under
stand her." and she laughed as no one
but herself could laugh.
Miss LennoX will probably not ex.
pect much from home-blei girl OBJ.
served my mother, dryly.
" If all people were of my mind, y
said James, there would be none but
home-bred girls
My mother stared at James in sur.
prise, he so seldom attempted to con.
trovert any Of her opinions but she
vouchsafed no other reply than / am
not surprised you should think SO,
James yet, Notwithstanding your
extensive experience, and good judg-
mcnt as it regards female education,
4 still think it an inestimable advan-
tage to young lady to have been edu-
Gated abroad"
James did not look much mortified
at this speech of my mothers per
haps the smile with which Helen re.
warded his championship consoled
him.
With these professions in Miss Len
nox's favor, it was by no means won
dertul that my mothers warmest al
miration should be excited, after see.
ing and conversing with her. Her
tall and graceful figure was set forth
to the greatest advantage by her ele
giant and fashionable attire that her
dress was Just from Paris, enhanced
its beauty immeasurably then, the
style of her beauty, Grecian out
line of face, almost laultless features,
brilliant eyes, u dazzling complexion,
and protusion Of raven tresses taste
fully arranged, would have impressed,
with the strongest admiration, even a
beholder who was not already so en-
tirely prepared as my mother to ad-
mire her. Then she talked" how
she did talk" of Alpine Scenery, OF
Italian Skies, of Titans and Guidos,
of the immortal city, the Niobe of Ma
tons. She quoted the remarks Of rcaI
lire English noJlemea, she had waited
with Barons, been driven out by Counts
, and had actually been celebrated il
verse by Duke. This last circum
: stance was mentioned by Mrs. Lcnno.
in a playful way. | felt very mucl
ashamed in conversing with Miss Len
noX, Of never having been to Europe
Of having had no intercourse with no.
hitity, and had painful misgivings as
to the genuineness Of my Partisan ac-
cent, after having heard the fair Ida
introduce various little French phrase,
in her conversation. Some of them
were addressed to Helen, but as hel
countenance betrayed that she die
not quite comprehend them, Miss Len
nox apologized for using SO mucl
French in conversation, saying tina,
she regretted to find herself contin
ually thinking and speaking involun
tarily in French, it seemed 50 natural
) | eXcrtcd myself to the utmost to ex
cite her admiration, and fattcred my
self that | succeeded. | was fully
aware that was very handsome fel
low, but should have been mortified a
. the supposltlon that | was indebted Il
my good looks rather than my bril-
liant conversational powers for the ia
4 vorablc impression that | had evident
: ly made.
Helen enacted, with her usual good
humored simplicity, the part Of iiftl
wheel to coach, AS our party formed
a conversation quartettc, from whicl
she was almost wholly excluded.
Mrs. Lennox expatiated to my moth
er upon foreign manners and customs
upon hotel living. and told anecdote,
of many distinguished persons will
!. whom they mad become acquainted
abroad, and the various marks of at
tcntion which Ida and herself had re
ceived from them, while Miss Lennon
and | exchanged views upon literary
subjects, upon the fine arts, upon the
beauties Of nature, of poetry, &c, &c
AS we returned home my mother
and myself We'd in praises of Ida.
; was intoxicated with vanity, thinking
: all the while of what had said ant
, DONE how had acquitted myself an,
: | admired Ida chiefly for the admira
ton | thought she felt for Algernol
l Lorimer 1t was not until my mothe
and | had continued our eulogisti
strain for some time, that perceive,
Helen's silence, and was annoyed at il
q ! could not help saying, with
I slight tone Of vexation, well, Helen
!. your enthusiasm has abated yer,
n much upon the subject of Miss Len
. nox. You don't admire her so mucl
4 in conversation as on horseback" s
d Helen colored, hesitated, and SAID
n "Miss Lennox is very beautiful, anC
:. l suppose, too, highly accomplished
|, But what" | said, answering heI
|. looks rather than her words.
d But" said Helen, Notwithstanding
G the storm gathering on my mothers
2 brow, for she could not help speaking
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