Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-01-19

nedTt 10 cross tnelr love, ana SO DIS con-
sent was given, and Emily and her lover
received his blessing.
And now The old parsonage seemed
another Eden, in whose garden dwelt
only happiness. But has not every Eden
its serptpr? 1t came in dark. tut beau
tiiul and shining guiss; it came in the
shape of Emily $ lovely cousin Helena,
who. with her sweet, bewitching face.
gIidei in upon the happy lovers and
brought fascination with her.
Il was not that H+lrna Wyndham.
with her beauty and her pride. cared for
Emily lover, that she left for awhile
the score of suilors at whose expense SHE
haI been amusing berself. coqueltin.
with them all by turns, and giving hope
70 none; buI Edward was handsome, and
winning, and elegant; and above all, he
had never knelt at her shrine-lhe insa
table heart .hunterl And so. for the
sctat of new conquest. che came daily
over from her fathers magnificent estate
TO Hadley parsonage, to win away. with
her BE- witching smile, the heart of her
cousins lover
Emily saw her, riding lightly along
on her white steed, with her dark locks
braided. and her snowy plume waving
To the breeze her red lips smiling, and
her dark eyes banning with the delighr
of anticipated triumph EmiIss:7sitring
with her father and her lover in The old
parsonage study. saw this brilliant cou
sin. and thought, How lovely Helena
Is! But the thought was not mingled
with envy. She had won a heart with
out Hrlena's destinations; and her sofl
CHI ek colored. and her clear hazel ewes
beamed with innocent happiness as she
looked at her lover.
A moment more, and the quiet of that
happy little circ e was broken by the ap-
pearance of this beautiful enchantress
cousin. Emily and her father both knew
H-lena's hollow heart. yet they gave her
kindly greeting. She was their kin -
They never dreamed with what intent
she had come. They, in their charity
for others, could not conceive that she
had an idea of evil regarding them.
But Helena Wyndham laughed at their
charity. She did not scruple TO abuse
it when it served her purpose so 10 do;
and she glided in, in her elrgant attire
with her soft, yet brilliant beauty. her
captivating manner, her keen. delicate,
light flashing wit. and placed herself in
beWildering, dazzling contrast TO her
fair. simple. unworldly, and yet noble
cousin Emily. 1t was not The first time
Edward had seen her; but he had never
viewed her 80 nearly-never spoken 10
/ her b. fore this evening Helena took
care thai his earliest impression of her
should be only an agreeable one.
She was peerless in her loyeliness her
grace, her ms ntal gifts; she would have
adorned royal court Edward was a
scholar and gentleman, cultivated and
rsfned, and passionate admirer of
beauty. Il would have been a marvel
il one like him had resisted her enchant-
ments, for she was the very spirit OF
beauty.
How incomParatively lovelyp was
his mental exclamation. as she sat near
him. gaily and carelessly chatting with
her uncle and Emily, and nos and then
tuning her bright, yet soft ned gIances
upon him, with some smiling word OF
remark. or of question. that drew Lin
ere long from silent admiration into ami.
mated converse with the rest.
He did not mentally compare her with
Emily. He was not thinking of Emily
when he said to himself that the world
could contain no face more enchanting
than that of this charming guest; but
during the hour that Helena stay ed, be
experienced a pleasure. the nature oi
which he could hardly have defined, had
be tried, and the depth of which he new
er sought to fathom. He only knew
that he admired Miss W, ndnam very
much.
And so the heartless beauty fingered
as long as j; suited her. seeing plainly
and with secret delight, how Edward
Vane was attracted. until she was fully
satisfied with her FIRST attempt, and bid
ding the party graceful adieu, vanish
ed like some brilliant star, that while We
are eagerly, delightedly watching it
hides i,seli behind the clouds. And En-
lily never dreamed whose eyes that slal
had dazzI-d.
When next she met her beautiful cou
sin, II was after service at the liule vii
lage church; and as Emily fingered peal
the door, awaiting her father. Helena
in passing, slightly tapped the young
: girls cheek with her gloved hand.
How came you ever to attract so eIe,
giant, so distingue a lover as Edward
Vane?' she asked. DO you know tha
/ am quite pleased with him? and tha
I is dangerous for you. you know! Take
, care, my pretty cousin, that do 10