Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-05-27
An Interesting GaIf.
THRILLING WITH A HEART.

Louisa, who was that gentleman that
came home with you p
30, it was one of my friends"
:" 1t was not Henry Southron 2"
No; it was not"
but thought Henry waited upon
you to the party"
$50 he did,"
"And did he not remain until the
close? 7"
4" Ycs--I believe So"
A cloud came over Mrs. Burnets face
and she seemed troubled. She gazed
upon her daughter for some moments
without speaking further. Louisa was
nineteen years of age; bright-eyed,
happy merry-making girl, possessing a
true and loving heart, but little in
clined to be thoughtless in her moments
of social joy. She was an only child,
and had been pet in the family; but
her love was not confined to the circle
that met around her own hearthstone. -
More than year before she had promis-
ed Henry SoutIron that she would be bis
wife as soon as time and circumstances
rendered such step proper. Henry
was an orphan, and had just gone into
business ON his own account. He was a
young man of whose friendship any SEN
sible maiden might have been proud a
generous, upright, steady, industrious
youth, fixed firmly in his moral course,
and Of a fair, manly personal appearance
" My child" said the mother, after
rejecting awhile, what have you beer
doing? Why did not Henry come home
with you 2"
Because he didn't choose to, | sup
pose" replied Louisa.
That is not the reason" said Mrs.
Burnet, with assurance. Something that
you have done has caused this. Now,
tell me what it is"
" You are too anxious altogether, mo.
Their. There is NO damage done, assure
you"
Still, my child, ! should like to know
what you have been doing"
Well, I'll tell you," returned Loui-
sa, giving herself rock in her chair
Henry is altogether too attentive. One
would think, to see him at a party, thai
was already his wife, and about the
only female present."
And you have become tired Of SC
much attention p
"Of course | have"
And you have been throwing It off p
" Yes / took occasion this evening
to show him that / didn't like quite Sc
much overseeing. l talked with every.
body else, and suffered Mr.. Pingree tt
wait upon me down to supper Pool
Henry looked as though he had lost hi.
last friend. 1t will give him lesson,
guess; and in future hope he will make
little less love in public"
I" My child" said Mrs. Burnet, Will
much feeling, you are trying danger.
Gus experiment. The time will come, i
you ever marry with Henry Southron
when you will be proud Of bis undivided
attention."
I" 1t will be time enough for that wher
we are married" replied Louisa, with {
toss Of the head. "But don't give your.
self any uneasiness. He will come
around again all right"
/" Did he offer to wait upon you home
this eveningY'
4" No. He was rather shy of me after
supper; and when the party broke up
ran of alone. Mr. Pingree overlook me
on the way, aud accompanied me to the
door"
{" think, my child" remarked the
mother, after another season Of reflection,
''that you have been not only very fool
ish, but to certain extent wicked. -
Stop-listen to me. You know that
Henry loves you most truly-that his
attention is but the result of his affection
"a demonstration of which you should
be proud for, let me tell you, an undi-
vided, answering love is something not
always TO be secured. Now. you have
been triaing with Hcnry's heart; you
have both panied and mortified him and
i SO happens that those hearts that love
the most strongly and deeply are the
ones which suffer the most from slight or
neglect, and which shrink the most quick
" from coldness OF tri6ing. Believe
me, Louisa, you are entering upon dan
geross ground. II you care for Hcnry's
love, ! advise you to ask his pardon as
soon as yoG have an opportunity