The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-03-08


feared she never should be able to pla
to suit him. with correctness aud r;
pidi'y which astonishcd him, KNOWN
that she could not have seen it previous
Iy.
Daring this time she had once O
twice risen aud looked cut of the windo,
as it she thought she heard the carriag
returning; bu: fnlin. hcrocl, mistaken
resumed her scat
Her little audit +, for whose plcasur
she was evidently playing, after ever
piece renewed his entire ,ties for more
lie now urged for song on Eva's harp
Annie he>ita'ed but rs he continued I,
plead, after ANOTHER alancc from the " in
dow, she went to the corner where th'
instrument stood, uncovered it,sat down
and after running Ter fingers over til,
strings, commenced a simple German
song. Ii her unknown auditor was as
tonished before, his astonishment was
not lcssened now. The young girls
voice, naturally rich, sweet aud full, had
evidently been highly cultivated; and sh.
sang with taste aud feeling, playing with
artistic skill, while the pure accent of the
German words cvinced an extensive
knvwlcd &c of that language.
Willie could not prevail upon his Sis
ter to sing again, much to Mr. Kirk
wood : disappolntmcnt;aud after she had
covered the harp, both left the room,
! leaving Mr.. Kirkwood filed with admir-
alton and wondermcnt
lie did not know Of the one bright
spot in Anuit's litc---thc three years
cleaning up Ike a fash of>unli-ht amid
/ the darkness that preceded and followed,
spent with her fathers sister in II dis
tant city where the young girl had found
all the loye and care Misrepresentation de-
MED her at home. Her aunt. surprised
at her ignorance Of all accomplishments,
on her own responsibility afforded her
every advantage for improvement. Her
talent for music was discovered, aud the
best masters obtained, IN which study
her improvement was remarkable. But
death called away Annie's one friend
aud she returned home, sorrowins dep.
ly fer her whom she had 50 many reasons
to mourn.
That Annie felt no disposition to
display the accomplishments in which
she could not but be conscious she far
cxce!lrd Edith, and which, therefore.
would but increase her arnoyances and
unhapp!n"ss, may be Inferred.
1t Wa, Only in the quiet of her room
that s!.c pursued her studies, while her
practice ot music WAS necessarily irre.u
lar, being contincd to those period, when
the family wcre absent
Mr.. k'rkwooi saw Annic the next
1t was at large party. She wa, dressed
VITA exquisite taste, aud her dark hair
VA, wor,, IA broa braids, arranged with
most artistic grace. lie thought her, in
her cain, proud beauty, tar the most eie
CANT Girl present. Although she de-
clincd dancing. she received market at
tcntiun from several of the most pruinin-
cnt gentlemen prtsont.
Mrs R,thburn saw, with cha.rir and
disappointment. that while her brilliant
y liih mum berrd in her large crowd of
admirers the vain. shallow. the triiin..
the br,lnl.s, fa>l,ioni>ts. those who sur
rounded the d'sliked Annie. it less in
nu' be. -, were men of mark. whose no.
lice an girl would be proud Of obtain.
ing
The few attentions Mr. kirkwood ren.
dcrrd, the first Of the evening were 50
coId!y received by the youa- -irI that
he dad not continue them. PiIued and
olle"d d, he did not approach her again,
but devoted Iin>rlt rs much rs he was
able to Edith 1t might be what Annie
wished and Intended for she knew that
jealous eyes were watching him, aud felt
40 willingness for his sake to undergo
trc.h annoya. ces.
Meanwhile, tie days of Mrs Lothrop' :
visit were passing. Mrs. R,thturn was
pcrplexcd beyond measure that she could
discover nothing Of that ludy's in,en-
| tions.
! Nothing further had been said Of eth
! cr Of the young ladies accompanying her
Her future hciress could not be conjec
turcd
With due dclicacy and tact she had
condoled with Mrs Lothrop on her dis
appointment in losing her destined heir,
and hintcd that perhaps she found Mr.
Kirkwood worthy of supplying his place
She had cndcavored also to sound hel
concerning her opiuion of Edith aud Eva
but pcrvcrsc Mrs. Lothrop would not be
sounded. She iis,cncd-it not assent,
ingly, certainly not disscntinGIy-to the
fond mothers assertions rcspectn" th,
sweetness and atfrctionatcncss Of Edith
d,~p p'sition-the superiority Of Eva's in
teiicct over that of other girls Of her age
bat whether she preferred sweetness o
disposition to superiority Of intellect
baiilcd all Mrs. Rlthburn' ingcnuity t,
find out. She confessed to herself tha
Mrs Lothrop vas truly peculiar woma'
more SO than she had expccted-a,
enigma that could not be made out.
Her uncertainty was not less rcgadn;
Mr.. kirkwood's sentiments and intcn
tions toward, Edith That he admire,
her was evident. lie rode, walked an,
sung with her, and was ever ready to at
tend her, yet there was not quite tn
emPrcssmc"t Of II amer she could hav
wl>hcd->he sometimes imagined eve
) less than there had been at first. Sh
} feared, too, he had made an impres>o
!; on her daughters heart, She had nc
| 'iced an anxiety to please him in he
9 dress and actions F; that she blushcd O
, seeing Kim at any time suddenly; an
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