Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-02-23

They had been accustomed, he said, to the so
cety of the rich and gay, both in Philadelphia
and in Europe, having spent some time in Pari;
} before their coming TO this country
/ The information gwen by the loqnaciouS dri.
yer, who seemed to think the village not lit
! tie honored in so distinguished an accession Ia
! its inhabitants, produced no favorable impres.
| sion. The honest mynheers, however, were
| little inclined TO be haSty in their Judgment
They preferred consulting their wives, who wait.
| ed with no little patience for the Sabbath NOR
ming, expecting then to have full opportuui-
! ty of critcising their new neighbors
! They were doomed to disappointment none
| of the family were at the place of meeting, al
! though the practice of church going was one
so tme-honored that journey of ten miles on
foot to attend religious worship was thought
nothing OF, and few, even OF the most worldly
minded, ventured on an omission. The nom
appearance of the stranger was dark omen
The next day, however, the danes of the
settlement had an opportunity of seeing Mrs.
WinSton-for so | shall call her, not choosing
10 give her real name-aS she came out 10 par
chase few articles of kitchen furniture. Her
style of dress was altogether different from
theirs Instead OF the hair pomatumed back
from the forehead, she wore it in natural ring.
lets instead of the short stuff petIicoats in
vogue among the Duych danes, n long and
flowing skirt set off 10 advantage a figure of
remarkable grace At the first glance one
could not but acknowledge her singular beauty
Her form was fauitleSs in symmetry. and her
features exqni>itely regular the complexion
being clear brown, set of by luXuriaut black
hair aud a pair of brilliant dark eyes. The
expression Of these was not devoid of certain
fascination, though it had something TO excite
distruSt in the simple minded fair ones who
measured the claims of the stranger to admir-
alton They could not help thinking there was
4 want of innate rnodeSty in the bold restless
wauderiugS of those eyes, bright as they were,
and in the perfect >eIf-pos>es>ion the English
woman showed iu her somewhat haughty car
riage Her voice, too, though me!odiouS, NaS
not low in lis tones ana her laugh was merry,
and frequently heard In short, she appeared
to the uututored judgment Of the DANES of the
village, decidedly wautil ( in reserve aud the
softncsS natural to youth in women.
While they shook their heads and were shy
of conversation with her il was not a httle
wonderful 10 notice the different effect produc
ed on their spOuses. The honest Dutcamen
surveyed tie handsome stranger with uHdis-
gusei admiration, eynced at first by pro
Ionged stare. aud on after occasions by such
rough courtesy as they found opportunity OF
show ug. Hith alaCrity offering TO her any little
service that neighborS might render. The NO
men, on the other hand, became more and more
aud more suspicious Of her OutlandjSh gear and
her begitchiur smile, lavished with such pro-
fusion upon all who came near her. Her
charms, in their eyes, were so many sins which
they were inclined 20 see her eXpiate before
they relcn.ed so far as To extend toward her
the civiljtjeS of the neighborhood The more
their husbands praised her the more they stood
aloof: and. for weeks after the family had
become settled, scarcely any communication Of
a friendly nature had taken place between her
and any Of the female population.
Little. however. did the English woman ap.
pear TO care for neglect on the part Of those
she evidently thought much inferior TO herself.
She had plenty of company, such as suited
her taste, aud no lack of agreeable employ.
ment, notwithstanding her persistence in
habit which shocked still more the prejudiceS
OF her worthy nejghborS, of leaving her house
hold labor 80 a servant.
She made acqaaiHtaHceS with all who rel
ished her lively conversation, and took much
pleasure in exciting. by her eccentric manners,
the aStoui>hmeut Of her long queud admirers.
She was always afable, and not only invited
those she liked to visit her without ceremony,
but called upon them for any extra service
she required
1t was one Of the brightest days in Octo-
Der that Mrs Wntun was riding with her sou
along a path leading through forest up the
Delaware The rOad wound at the base Of
mountain. bordering the riyer closely. aud WAS
iauked in some places ny precjPitOuS rocks
OvcrgTOwu 10y shrubs aud shaded by over
hanging trees. The wealth OF foliage appear
ed 10 greater advantage, touched with toe rich
lIHtS OF autumR-
With hue more -av
Than when the fou bi0oHaCf the trees dre~t
How gorgeous their drapeTies green and gold,
Scarlet ald crimson . &c tie E.HterIaE vest
o. lsras!s priesthood, glorious = 1eAo.d.
See yorder towering bill. with fo7e>t> clad
How avi-EJ ~ mAH,ie oi = thousand dye.
Edged With A silver hand the stream, ta-t glad
Bat >lleai. winds around its t1Se-
Ii can hardly be known if the romantic
beauty OF the sceHe which presented ITSELF by
gllmpSes, through the foliage, the bright, calm
river, the wooded hills and slopes beyoud, and
the village lying in the lap Of the savage for
es,s called forth as much admiration from
those who gazed. as it has since from spirits
attuned TO d vivid sense Of the loneliness OF
nature The sudden fight Of bird from the
bushes started the horse. aud. dashing quickly
to one side, be stood Oh the sheer edge Of the
precpice overlooking the water. The next
plunge might hare been fatal oae. bat the
bride was instantly seized by the strong arm
of q man who Spraug from the coucealment of
the trees. Checking the frightened animal, he
assisted The dame and her sou TO dlSmouut, and
then led the horse for them TO less dangerous
ground In the friendly conversation that fol-