Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-23

ureW near ana neard her refusing 10 uanco
with two or three young men, who had hurried
to her on her entrance l, too, looked around
with tho hope of seeing some friend or acquain-
tance that could introduce me, and fortunately
encountered the glance of Mr.. Loyelaee, a
young gentleman whom had well known in
London. We shook hands, and after few
preliminarles, | inquired, d" who is this young
lady with the beau tiful hair!" "
" That" he replied, L" is Miss Conyngham !;
fine looking girl, is she not? ani of Strong
character, too. The old gentleman by her side
whose face looks as if he had imbibed all the
claret in his cellar is her father, an old repro
bate he wants to marry his daughtqr TO a
Dutchman, as old and ugly as himself 16st be-
cause he is the owner of thousand miles Of
dykes, and hemp mandatory. Iwould mar
ry her myself-provided 1 could-to save her
from such fate. If had money to pay the
parson "
I" Who is the tall lady?'
" That is Lady Grey, a sister of the young Ia
dy'smother will ask permission toipttoduce
you. y and before my heart had made ten strokes
| found myself conversing with them. Lady
Grey discovered at once to be true English
gentlewoman; she conversed WE'LL and on many
topics-sprinkling all her talk, however, with
certain quality phrases that served to convince
me that stratum of hauteur underlaid the af
liability. Miss Conyngham was herself. | mad
never seen another like her, Clear and honest
was the ray that shot from her deep eyes She
made no effort at display or effect, but talked
on in an swer to my questions, and proposed her
own with combination of suavity and dignity
that she would have worn if had been her
brother. asked her to dance
No, she answered, she did not dance
that evening"" She gave no excuse, but her
eyes looked cloudy moment after, when a
phlegmntio gentleman with sin ;AaS. iiD sealEe
aFwith arA~ilnr ,roqGoeA--:-- to ba.M s bbstr.
mentioning the gentleman namol to he by Way
of introduction as she did SO. Itlwas Herr Won
Holt. He looked suspiciously at me; think
he thought was rival. stayed by her, how
ever, saving her as far as possible from his odi-
Gus talk and amorous glances, by interposing
myself between them; an oficiousness for which
she seemed to thank me,
He at length walked round to the place
where Mr.. Conyngham was standing, Lady
Grey was talking with DR.. Scandinavans, the
great Doctor of Laws, and | was left vis.a.vis
with Miss Bess, improved the opportunity
Soon, however, Mr.. Conyngham came and led
his daughter and sister away. followed them,
and sought my own room, where tried to re-
member the length of time had been at Brigh-
ton-it seemed like two months, so much of
hope and fear had been crowded into the limits
of day. l had forgotten my illness, and bus
iness seemed a subject had been acquainted
with in some former phase of existence
cannot minutely follow out the events of
the ensuing week. will only say that met
the charming Miss Conyingham everywhere. l
walked with her on the picrchain Lady Grey,
Of course, on the other side-sometimes danced
with her, and once had the felicity of dr wing
with her on the cliffs had preserved the Sc
cret oil the ventilator, though inmy own yindi-
cation, will state that had never listened at
it since had known my neighbors. kept my
room in perfect quietude, and, if heard voices
in the adjoining room, would go out that
might not overhear the conversation but there
came Il time. as am about to tell you, when
stayed. 1t was, think, about week after nv
first acquaintance with the Conynghams through
the yentiator that, as sat busily answer ing
my London correspondent, became the uuwil-
ling eayesdropper to IA violent alteration in the
next room. Lady Grey was taking sides with
her neicc rgainst Mr.. Conyngham. She COM
planned bitterly enough of the treatment her
sisters child sustained from an exact ing father
He retortcd by charging her with duplcity anc
his daughter with disobedience. and declarlnp
that in this instance his authority should be re
spected Ivy both of them. found as they pro
coeded, that it all hinged on Herr Won Holt'e
proposals it seemed to me that he had beer
accepted for months by the father, and still per
sisted in pressing his suit, notwithstanding the
aversion of the ladies. " lie WISHED to marr,
at once 50 said Mr.. Conyngham; "he wa
tired angling after mere girl whose head wa
apparently turned after Yankee adventurer. ;
felt a buzz in my ears as heard the sneer-
ing renark-it was so then they had under
stood my intentions; heard Lady Grey say, il
reply: You are foolish, brother, to fame,
such thing and Bass is too sensible to en-
courage stranger"
BesS said nothing, and was startled to hea