Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-14

her much innocent satisfaction.
Mrs. Waring, and her daughter Eve
Ign had just returned from their summer
tour among the fashionable resorts, and
were established in their handsome man
sion in one of the best up town streets.
They were sitting together one pleasant
morning ofeafly autumn, talking over"
as they called their vain and silly gossip,
the events Of the past summer, and dis
cussing the relative claims and eligibility
| of Eyelyn's numerous admirers, when a
servant brought in a letter, which Mr..
Waring had sent up to them from his
Office in Broad street
Mrs. Waring took the letter which
was addressed to herself and found that the
envelope contained only an opened letter
directed in very pretty woman's hand,
to Waring. Now Mrs. Waring, to her
shame be it said, did not know her daagh-
ter Martha's hand writing, and she did
not, therefore, ascertain that the letter
was from her until she had opened and
Tread portion Of it. a frown oyerspread
her still pretty face as she read, and was
soon duplicated on Eyelyn's younger
features, as its contents were revealed to
her. 10 have seen these ladies', you
would have pronounced them absolutely
angry at learning that Mrs. Granger was
dead, and that Martha had written to
ask her father to fetch her home.
Such was in fact the case. No emo-
ton of sympathy for Martha's evident
affection stirred either Of their souls, no
regret for the loss of an excellent woman
who stood in SO near q relation to thcin-
selves. Nothing of the kind. They
were simply thinking of themselves and
the annoyance they should experience Of
having the plain country girl as they
supposed Martha to be, underneath their
roof, aud known to their acquaintance
as the daughter and sister of whom hith-
crto the very existence had not been
known.
But there was nothing to be done. The
messcngcrwhobrought the letter had been
charged to procure a yalise and change Of
garments for Mr.. Warning, who was to
leave town Immediately to attend his sis
ter s funeral and bring home his daughter.
A few lines written on the margin Of
Martha's letter, informed them Of this,
and also that his return would not be de-
layed beyond the third day.
A long consultation followed, during
which three things were resulted upon.
The mother and daughter would not wear
mourning, while as Martha would natn-
rally do SO, she should be excluded from
the society Of their friends on that pre-
text and that, so far as was possible,
the fact Of her relationship should be
concealed until Mr.. James Gordon, the
most eligible Of all Evelyn's suitors, on
the score Of wealth and family, should
be firmly secured.
A month had passed since Martha had
become an inmate Of her fathers house
hold. As was predicted, she had cho-
sen to assume tue garb Of mourning, as
her sincere grief made appropriate, on
the occasion of such a loss as hers, had
been. And that circumstance together
with the state Of her health, which had
become much impaired during the long
watch which she kept over her dying
friend, had formed an excellent excuse
for excluding her from the observation
Of the visitors at the house.
Nevertheless, two or three Of those,
and among them Mr.. James Gordon,
| whose increasing attraction for Evelyn
led him to frequent tho house atall hours
allowable by etiquette, had caught sight
of the plain girl in black, whom they had
been led to suppose was some poor rela-
ton on visit, and as such, entitled to
no notice But chance brought about
an acquaintance between Mr.. Gordon
4 and the young lady much sooner than
was intended.
Mr.. Gordon was enc morning shown
into Mrs Warnings drawing room. and
while waiting for the ladies to come to
bin, the sound Of music from the last
room Of the suite attracted him thithcr
I Surprising that Evelyn was the perform
err, whose voice and touch he heard, be
was pressing forward to speak to her.
But 2ausing near the door which led to
the music-room, lie saw to bis surprise,
/ that il was the country relation, " whose
skillful execution and nelodious, we'll
trained voice had SO enchanted him. -
Drawing back out Of her sight, should
she chance to turn, be listeuedin silence,
as she poured forth song after song. APP
parcntly forgetful Of all aroand her, as
she taus INDUCED In her fayoritc accom-
plishment.
Presently the rustling Of silk and the
subducd sound Of voices announced tho
approach Of the ladies, and Gordon was
about to return TO tho front drawing
room to meet them, when lie found that
they had stopped in the passage just be-
You'd the door, beside which lie stood
and 50 near that even whispers came
distinctly to his car.
q really wonder, MOTHER be heard
Evelyn say, I" that you viii allow Mar.
tia to come into the drawing room, with
IA visiting hours ] haze succeeded hith-
.crto in keeping her ia tho background,
and In not letting any one know that
she has accomplishments and here she
IS playing and singing while Mr. Cor
don has nothing to do butlisten to her."
q ara sorry as you can be, my child"
replied Mrs. Waring. go in and en-
gage Mr.. Gordon in conversation, aud !
win send Martha away"
" DO mother. for he must not sec or
know her lie is passionately fOnd Of