The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-08-08

f1iher of theslatter. Isabel mas none Oh
.ssi neYer saw their vulgarity so
IN sdid to night. All! l for
fUr r. X 1 that coldness l showed to
~ = 3enher other uncle disappoint-
& Eae's expectations in omlttlng
lIz,T8 fsswill. I'm cursedly afraid |
.2s3 q fUrgotten it. But then, how
!. = r. know she would ever become
e. & &sg It's deucedly unlucky,
3 9l6ink of it, that l never called
fasNew York, after my return
Europe.as But faint heart never
4air lady; and. besides, if Isabel
oved me, as / really think she
f5id. it's not so difficult u matter
Henry Vernon to re-kindle that
kction in her bosom. Besides, I'm
<sallv making a heroic sacrifice i'll Civ
i n, = nm a fortune twice as large tor my
1 Old fame" ,a.
From that time Vernon was almost
1 always at the side Of the beautiful isa-
/ hel Livingston. He rode with her'
SANG with her, danced with her, prone
Inaded with her, and this too, without
rival. for her former suiter, Mr.. Benson
Ihad been compelled to return to New
York by business, and few cared TO
enter the list against so resistless a beau
as Vernon. Everybody declared that
} thew were already affianced lovers, or
, they soon would'be so, except the BEL
!, yilies, whose chagrin could not be con
II cealed, and who snecrcd even at the
PROBABILITY of such thing.
vemon. however, was not so well
, satisfied with his progress as was the
world at large His knowledge or the
sex told him that the conduct OF lsape
toward him, was not exactly that OF one
- whose affections he had anew engaged
= She was too easy, too composed, pos
= sesed of too much quiet calmness at al
y times. not to awaken uneasy suspicion
:, lost her love was not gained. StlH
y however, she did nothing to shoW an
- distaste for Venon's society, and III
- own vanity led him on in the pursuit: I;
T Nor was his love any longer a mer
> matter of calculation to Vernon- 1t ha
= become a necessity-it had grown int
a passion. If ever he leYed woman
a that woman had been Isabel Livingston
- and when It had become known that 81
is was not her uncle's heiress, it was ps
- without a struggle that Vernon left ne
o. Now, however. an his old feelings. .
: wards Isabel revived Hes loved-d,
4, +ba first time: /: loved with maIe thanstA
So fnrvor of which such maix might
nd thought capable. lie coufd eiifurSp
nd suspense no longer, ana dsteri'iiiiis
r. ,ropose at once for Isabel, he chose t
on his purpose an afternoon "hen 'ii'
We rode out together.
p Words cannot describe the eloquen
s with .wkich the l2yer-.for Gernons u u
ented; though selfish anind' was ca
fr. able of. the highest eAquenee-pour
so. forth hisbassion in tie ear OF his M
he tress. sBst it ,asew no answering en-
N.Y. tions from Isabel. A slight blush pc
". haps tinged' .4ior check "a moment
j her eyes calmly locked into his oN
18th and Her voice was fIfm and clear as
son lranls4d- -
sh- .IGsten ts.me, Vernon she sa
ooIs II. am. young STILL na 4 wss- rT1 OF
de- Younger. You rememhef It wen. N y.
on + met you, end-.aaecd ] disguise II
'ers YOU sscke.to n@ oflovo. hneV
he'd wars hut.us1ce yes di3.so, Gut II "
=. afteT'-yer Hads paid fsftentions to.
ioS' which y-od knew as asell aSl were IN
lhs. eloquent than. words.f. L hAstneyer -
son one whom. I thought. yoarSequhl' an
the loved YOU. Stay lsear Ise out.
thlsi loved you with aifthe sssdor OF q
ing' first love. But how was IT. returns
non; While | thought only of you-wm
all word from you was my law-whlis
80 day seemed gloomy without your pl
ao9l aoi ence-while, Tn, short, ! gave to
vul- free1v.every emotfon of 1ny heart
'tant were tcoolly Calculating how much
oeI fortune would be- and preparing
aXeo 1 YOU Subsequently did, to discard