Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-10-14
music and / have thus far succeeded or

music, and / have thus far succeeded, on
one pretext to another, IN keeping him
in ignorance of the fact that [ have no
more voice than u goose, andncver could
master the first rudiments of music. He
must not see this precious sister Of mine.
until he is my engaged lover, and then
she may sing TO him all day long, for
aught I care. l wish aunt Granger could
have contriycd to live little longer, so
that VIC might not have Martha here till
| was settled"
q With this amiable wish, Evelyn swept
into the drawing room to find Gordon
gazing intently alta picture that he had
seen a hundred times before, and always
with the mental exclamation of odetcst-
able"
His Kramer was cold and constrained,
aud he very soon took his leave Evelyn
was too mucL elated with the fact, that
shp inadc no aliusioil 10 the music he had
heard to heed his manner, and she chat
tered away with her usual complacency,
notwithstanding the only replies elected
were monosyllables, until protesting to
remember an engagement, he abruptly
departed.
His resolve on leaving the house had
been never to enter it again. Ills grow
ing attachment for Evelyn was suddenly
changed to repulsion and contempt, when
he saw as he now did clearly, tho arts
by which she had lured him on, and the
falsehoods by which she had confirmed
his belief that she possessed the accom-
plishments he SO highly priced She
had frequently assured him that a con-
stitutiona Weakness, from which she was
rapidly recovering, by temporarily alb
staining from all exertions, alone pre-
vented her from singing. He now saw
that her sole aim had been to bring him
to commit himself beyond recall, when
she would no longer have hesitatcd to
show herself in her true colors
He was hurrying along the street, full
Of the angry feelings with which be had
loft the house when he suddenly cneoun-
tered Martha, who, on leaving the pi-
anoforto, had gone out to walk. The
fresh breeze Of late autumn day had
given her an unusual color; and just be-
fore reaching Mr. Gordon, the antics Of
her sisters little dog, which was running
BY her side, brought the sudden smile "a
her plain face that always made her mo-
mentarily beautiful. As her eyes met
Gordon's she bluslrei. for she knew thai
he had heard her singing, his person
being known to her as we'll as his name
For an instantshe looked very beautiful,
and the conquest which her voice had
commenced, was completed by the sud-
den illumination of her smile.
When Gordon next made his appear.
anee at Mrs. Warnings, lie brought with
him tickets for a concert by very cole
brated performers, lie so pointcdly in
cmdcd Martha in the invitation to the
ladies that there could be no excuse, save
from herself, her mourning not prevent
ing her from participating in an enter
tainmcnt Of that character. Very reluc-
family Mrs. Waring saw her dcspised
daughter included in the party, but her
chagrin could scarcely equal Eyelyn's
when AIr Gordon devoted her all his
attention, save such as ciyility alone re-
quircd that be should render to them.
The sequel Of the story is soon told.
Mr.. Gordon never became the engaged
lover" Of Evelyn Waring. She had the
modification Of seeing all his devotion
transferred to her plain sister In vain
she used all the Establishments that had
once made linn her willing captive. He
could no longer be deceived, and her OK
IRENE beauty only added to his disgust,
when he reflected how false heart it
covered.
Only few months had passed, or so
soon as she laid aside her mourning, be-
fore Martha Waring became the wife Of
james Gordon Evelyn saw her sister
at the head Of the establishment she bad
coveted Her very heart was consumed
by envy Till then, some relics Of a
gifPs gentle and true feeling might have
remained to her; bat at this sight all that
was +" true womanly" 10 her nature, had
fed. She accepted the first offer that
she received, and threw herself into the
arms Of an ancient roue, whose long ca
reer Of vice had left him an imbccile
wreck just tottoring upon the verge Of the
grave. She probably hoped that death
would ere long free her Of so loathsone
an incumbrancc; but in this she was dis
appointed, for she dragged out her YEA
risome years the slave and nurse Of the
man who had purchased her with his
gold, and when he did die, at last, was
rewarded only by the pittance which the
law assigned her oat Of her husbands
wealth.
But Mafha's fate Was cry different
She was ashappy as the possession ofI
her husbands highest rcgarfsrN good
gifts Of Providence could make ses And
Mr.. Gordon never regretted tht trmnfer
Of his affections which made tlh plan
sister" his wife.
Tug HEART. You have fcen4hc great
reservoirs provided by our wa feln-
panics. in which the water, w'ltl Is tol
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