The daily press. (Cincinnati [Ohio) 1859-1859, 1859-06-09
THE COUNTRY COUSIN.
BY s. NJ. HUMPHREY.
TooNTINUED.1


| While Sir Edward and Emily were still en-
| joying their charming tete-a tete, the door was
thrown open, and the gloomy country lassie
stood courtesying before them. Emily was so
shocked thatshe was unable to rise but not at all
| discounted. Louisa approached, and throwing
| her arms around her neck, imprinted smack
| on her cheek which resounded through the
| room like the bursting of bottle of beer, and
without taking breath, she exclaimed
al told you I'd come, dear cousin Emily,
| and meant to. Ever since uncle Charles was
ut our house, I've been wanting to. He told
| me all about you, but he never so much as told
| me you had a brother" advancing to Sir Ed
ward with extended hand, saying in an under
tone, "well, so much the better"
| Poor Emily vainly essayed to speak, and Sir
| Edward, noticing her embarrassment, with as.
sumed gravity, while he took the extended
hand, informed her of her mistake.
40, pardon me-" she replied, starting back;
and then eyeing thcm both in the face, she
| said, "but you look as near alike as two peas,
only Miss Emily is so pale;" and marching
across the room with the air of one perfectly al
home, and fixing her eyes on rich velvet COW
cred easy chair, she said, "what an Elegant
cheer, 1 'sposc you've. no objections to
my sitting in it, now I've got on my best
gown. And SO comfortable too,' she con-
tinued as she threw herself into it; and
placing her hands on her knees, with her
mouth half open, she stared about the room,
and expressed her admiration of its embellish.
ed beauties, declaring it was unlike anything
she had ever dreamed of. At length, as if re.
collecting herself, she started up and said:
"But come, Emily, where is the pianny
your father spoke Of? I'd like to see sich a
wonderful thing, that speaks music right
out" and familiarly seizing her hand, she
continued, "come, don't be so stupid I; you
have got to show me everything new, and
that will be no small task, for everything in
q new city is new TO us country folks l sup
pose l shall be invited to lots of froics, candy
scrapes, and quiltns, and all that sort Of
thing, and I've brought lots of pretty clothes
to wear. l know you will be quite proud OF
me, and as to the beaux, why, up where l
live, they think | am-but there, + won't
brag-you'll see what can do"
AT this juncture, Sir Edward, whose gene
rosity would not allow of his torturing Miss
Emily, babe her good morning and with
drew, though it must be admitted he had en-
joyed the simplicity of the rustic.
What pity 70 he slid to himself, as he
turned away, that such pretty little crea-
ture," tor despite her disguise she was beau
tiful) "with eyes soft as the doves, and
teeth of pearl half concealed by such sweet
lips, and a complexion whose purity might
have excited the envy of even the beautiful
Emily Howard what q pity she is so igno-
|
personal adornings. And her voice, despite
the coarse things it uttered, its musical
sweetness thrilled my heart. Well it is for
her that she is under the protection OF as in
luential man as Howard for in this vicinity,
possessed Of such fresh beauty, connected
with such ignorance Of the ways of the
world, it were next to impossible that she
should escape unharmed the seductive wiles
of some one of those monsters, who are ever
on the alert to lure from virtues path the
young and innocent"
| "This is only the commencement" sighed
the discounted Emily, as she pressed her
pillow after the first day of embarrassments
and notifications had passed, and know not
where it will end; anticipated full enough,
but her verdancy far, far exceeds it all. 1t will
. ruin me. I am sure it will, and something
must be done. Tomorrow 1 will reason with
her; she is quite pretty, very pretty, and if
can only induce her TO lay aside that gigantic
I comb, and those odious eurls and do her hair
q in something of style; and then, with a little
altering, one of my dresses might fit her nicely,
and the mits and shoes certainly must be dis
posed of, and then l am sure she will appear
quite like q lady-no, not a lady, but quite
decent, mean. But her foolish palaver, that
: is worse than all; what can 1 do?" and the
poor girl finding there was SO much to be done,
, despNiringy sobbed herself to sleep.
! The following morning she was awakened
to her troubles by Louisa, who entering her
room without ceremony, exclaimed "Heigho
asleep yet; what say you to q walkP"
Emily would have shaken her of, aud re.
! sumed her slumbers, had not the thought that
in walk at such an hour she would not bt
likely to encounter any of her fashionable
friends, and hastily rising, she was soor
I: equipped.
Choosing retired, but pleasant avenue, sh,
. was carelessly proceeding along, when her at
a aNaA -, H.
. elegant figure she could not mistake. 1t wa
g no other than Sir Edward Walton, the yer,
Q one whom, above all others, she dreaded; ant
y drawing her veil closely over her face, sh,
= would have proceeded without noticing him
b had not Louisa cried out:
d "Not so fast, Emily hore is the very sam
% young fellow who was at your house the othel
!. day; he is walking all alone, and looks wish
full, as if he wanted to go with us. Here, Mr.
i what's your name, We are taking a walk too
. and as you are going the same way, why no
o go with us?"
h "With pleasure" replied Sir Edward, bitinI
his lip, "I never refuse the escort ofladies."
Chow very pretty" said Louisa, and as h
smiliDgly extended his jewelled hand thei
eyes met.
- But, notwithstanding the part she was play
ing, she was extremely modest, and her eye
fell, while a modest blush overspread he
check, which was beautiful in the eyes of 81
l., Edward, although he could not explain sue
susceptibility from one who would hail
stranger and ask him TO walk with her. At al
events, thought he, such mingling of sim
plicity and modesty is rare, and therefore in
n teresting, and just for novelty's sake, he re
- solved to pursue her acquaintance, and try
Is, draw her out
ii, In vain he sought to engage Miss Howar
In conversation; she was so painful and EN-
barrassed she could reply only by monosyl
tables; but the light-hearted Louisa, chatted o
right merrily, apparently entirely unconsciou
$50 of the trouble she was giving her companion
0n As they advanced into an open space, s
n, Edward passionately called the attention of III
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