Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-11-23

Horace soon grew to listen for her light
footstep, for her low and gentle voice, so
in woman and to watch the love-
ly bushes which bloomed on check and
brow, when his gaze rested on her. He
wondered he ever could have been so in
fatuated as to suppose be loved Belle Le-
roy, and rejoiced he had never committed
himself by a formal declaration.
Belle saw, understood, and resolved to
crush the heart Of the gentle girl, ere give
up Horace Coleman. Surely he cannot
prefer this silly girl to me : soliloquized
she, as standing before her mirror she sur
vcyed herself. HE is but trifling with her,
| am more beautiful and brilliant than she.
He shall ReUer, neUer marry Annie Lor-
%raine.' Very beautiful she was truly, yo-
%luptuously beautiful. But the dark fash
ing eyes which could soften with love, or
flash with scorn or anger, possessed not
the charm which shone from the sweet
brown orbs of Annie, for therefrom gleam-
ed truth and purity.
Woman may enchant and fascinate, and
yet be false but she can never win true
love, save with truth and purity encircling
her brow.
Belle went to her mothers room, and
throwing herself on an ottoman said,
Mother, wsmust leave this place now, i'm
mediately. q will not stay here to see Ho.
race Coleman taken from me by that girl
a nobody and have to tolerate it too. ]
am tired Of acting a part; tired, Disguised
When | am bursting with passion, to sec
him bend Ger that beggar-girl, and look
ing as if he adored her, | could wither her,
crush her; yet my face must be deckeC
with smiles. Oh | cannot bear it! No
marry him | am resolved, for, Mother,
love him; and think you'll will remain am
lose him before my eyes? For beggar a
Annie Lorraine is, she is beautiful, an
strangely fascinating. Horace will leav
when we do, SO say, when may we go? fc
go | will
Il agree with You, my child, and wa
lust thinking of these things when you Ell
tered. But how can we find an excu:
for leaving without the remainder of oil
party. Besides your uncle will demand
reason for this caprice. What shall we say
Il do not know, cannot think. Moth
? you are never at a loss, and must find
{ reason to give, for | will leave Brooklal
immediately SO saying she left the ROOF
Q But much to her chagrin when they
{ met on the piazza as usual that eyenir
a Mrs. n. announced her intention of john
O. their party to Saratoga, with all her fami
After some discussion, they concluded
v start a week from that time. So BE
,e was compelled to ~dissemble, and appear
be pleased, while alas her angriest P
n. sions were aroused, and a secret resolve
v. spare nothing, nothing to effect her end
But do not fancy, reader, these thong
and feelings were known by the pleas
W party at Brookland. None appeared M
amiable, more ready to oblige. Whet
called upon for a song, or by the child
Id to join their merry games, she was {
Ter willing aud ready to comply, and all "
be deceived.
a To Annie, she was af~fectionate, and t
sS TsT oxr 6os6nE rGr Anaieg or
is ly admired the beautiful girl, and o
he wondered she did not love her more as
es, did Kate, for instance. From the
tie evening she arrived at BrookIand, Kate
Annie seemed to be mutually pleased "
Ter and attracted toward each other. T
he grew very intimate, and Kate, who
r. not remarkable for sentiment, create,
- laugh by declaring to her father, she
dy at last found her spirit friend
De- ITO be continued.)