The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-02-03

ingredients OF one agreeable dish of chat, be
low which Herman, who CHANGED to sit next tc
her, could catch an under current of her mpr
murs, addressed to the silent Alice.
"And so I could have said great many
good things, if they would only have let me
If ii was quite respectful, should like to say
How absurd what nonsensel to put stop tc
me, and compel me to waste the best years Of
my life in obseurity, while have time, strength
and inclination, to make myself agreeable. In
four or Eve years, all may be changed; / may
have q lover, like jenny, or tooth ache, like
you, and be utterly epgrossed by it. Nobody will
ever know then how many droll and sensible
things might have said, If they had not been
forever lost, BY my being nipped in the bud by
that nasty old rdls, that;people must never say
anything at I'll till they are TOO old and stupid
TO say anything worth hearing. AL myseSpe.
rience has gone to prove that persons spend
the first years Of their children's lives m teach
ing them to talk, and the next in teaching them
NOT TO-. That il vesy SENSATIONAL s II il puttinp
the cart before the horse. It would be better
not to teach them at all, until they are ready
to hear them" &c.
By the time that the excellent coffee, rice
rolls, batter-cakes, broiled quails, cold veni
son pssty, and orange marmalade, had been
dispatched, Herman's social qualities had been
so agreeably brought out, that there was kind
of amicable contest for the possession of him
during the morning
" Put him up at auction, papa, and sell him
to the highest bidder" suggested Rose, forget
ting her rebuff; she's brunette, and North
erner, come among us to see our institutions
Let's give him chance to judge of them fol
himself"
$50 be it." said her father, with whom she
was evidently great pet, and privileged per
son; DR.. Arden, if you will give me the pleas
ure of your company on tour of inspection
over my plantation, have good saddle-horse
to offer you, neither too tame for young rider
nor too hard for weary traveller"
"And L, DR.. Arden" said Mrs. Rochemaurice
with her engaging smile, will offer for you 9
seat in my 6drouche, for drive through the
fine woods; and if you were one of my sons,
should suggest to you that you must have had
fatigue and exposure enough already, undo,
this burning sky, particularly as you are not
accustomed to it."
But if he was one of your sons mamma,
said good -humored merry Temple Ro0hemau
rice, he would undutifally laugh at such sug
gestion, as do now, and also, as do now
say that he was going out on foot into the wood
land directly with one of my dogs and a CAPT
tai fowling piece, DR.. Arden, that / got from
4NCW YIN, new, tiC udy oCiOAS ySoeSiuols
"If you'll come with me down to the river,
said Harry, gruf1y, "you can have a fishing
pole, a skif, and a niger"
Now, young ladies'" said Colonel Roche
maurice. "Who bids more? Going-going-
gone!"
"No, not gone, by any means, papa!" cried
little Rose. Not fair; because l had to wait
for my sisters to speak first, according to pro
priety and the rights of primogeniture. Since
they say nothing, will speak, first for them, and
then for myself DR.. Arden, if you will go to
ride with Jenny and Mr.. Harrington, who had
just before left the room together you may
have the satisfaction Of much usefulness in find
ing their way for them; for they are strangely
apt TO lose it her mother very properly shook
her head at her; and, afraid of being again stop
ped. she u A.Esied 9n.l If You will sit on the
ing chair, fan, and smelling bottle; and il
Miss Swayshon will leave the school-room win
dow open, you may have the further pleasure
and profit of hearing her repeat correctly al
the dates from the Deluge, down to the battle
of New Orleans, and pouring her peusive sou
out in mental arithmetic. If you will put your
self into my hands, will take You to see my
tame mocking- birds nest in the orange-tree un
der the Pride of China. You won't touch tn,
eggsG"
| AiuOhS ~ many "Pth6 PiOPoo"'o, SoAe
Herman, smiling, ." am really in the condition
of the sailor, who was asked by Lady Hamilton
whether he would take brandy and water, gros
or punch. / can hardly do better than follow
his example, and try to secure as many goot
things as | can. The drive, and shooting, an(
fishing, must deny myself, l fear; but if there
is time, while your horses are saddling, Colone
Rochemaurice, | should be very glad TO rui
down to the mocking- birds nest with Mis-
| Rose :"
"Plenty Of time, sir; times plentiful com
modify with us, sad, idle Southrons, planters
and gentlemen. / will let one of my servant
lead your horse down after you, and join yol
there myself.
"And after have seen the mocking-bird
and the plantation, should like very much t
sit upon your piazza, Miss Alice, until &c
which ought to be very soon, am sorry to say.
| Little nose was certainly not altogether al
agreeable child. She might have been a yer
disagreeable one, if her over-shrewdness AM
forwardness of speech had not been recon
mended to mercy by manner of great natura
archness, and spontaneous glee and grace
Her pecuEarities were, however, as amusing T.
strangers, rs they were embarrassing TO thos
whose business it was to keep her in order
aud as they were likely to make trouble 70
herself; and Herman, always ready to be fon
of children, was not sorry to have further op
portunity of making acquaintance with his drol
| little intended cousin. If he could have fore
seen the truly tragic future Of those two littl
girls--the tragic present, which was even nov
pent agonizing within the innocent breast G
| one of them, that shining, singing, blooming
mornings walk, would have had for him
| deeper and O darker interest. Rose caugh
up, and tossed on, brpadbrimned hat of We
low straw, which made golden halo aroun
her golden face, darted through the long wiz
dow, and cleared the steps Of the piazza at
| bound.
"Will not Miss Alice come, too?" sal
Herman, looking back, as he followed her. 6
the pale, dropping, young creature, who ha
sunk already into her little chair on the piazz;
under the closing morning glories, in wha
seemed to be habitual attitude with her, wit
her elbow on the arm, and her head upon he
hand.
ITO be sure! she must / forgot Com,
Alice, darling. It's so cool this morning,
won't hurt you" Little fiery salamander! I
Herman, the breeze of the yet early morning
it was not yet nine o'clock-seemed alread
like the painting from the open door of an over
Rose snatched off the bat from her thick cur
lrich brown, with a twinkle like gold-dust
tuetnJ it&olS quiSniy shah sue nau put IL OI
and, reaching up, clapped it on her passiv
sisters head with a sort of tom-byish, rougl
but protecting kindliness, saying in explanatio
to Herman, She got left by the boat owe
night, last summer, with nanny, at our rc
plantation; and we think that the malaria mu
have affected her. She did not die at once, {
most people would hays, but she has been ha
dead ever since. 1t would never do to tax
. her out in this sun without hat"
But you, Miss Ross-surely it will not
for you either. We viii wait while you G
another hat or paraso -
9Not /. If the SUI struck me, he's see