The Carrollton sun. (City of Carrollton, Parish of Jefferson, La.) 185?-1???, 1860-10-17

- I'm inclination she in
,nded to be like 9th Gsthat ,'fp of q prima DOM
an applauding 6 5s
~ bow. 49,. 4, =,
o,.4 .ss .sshis iaar !, fthe guest we have bee,
vneo+,sn snI,, She bowed with the grac
ep'oss g and I as respectfully as
|. ~ d..1:' ) deed been one. a saix
= ~ ~ hay . had thes sples K
sel before Cuthberta.'
sAs Ltold you," murna6red M aS dv
mess, II went down to tell yol
were absent."
v The ceremonies of dinner n6w he
gan, and as seat has been assigned
me beside Blanche, I tried to play tn,
agreeable, but I often found m,
thoughts wandering to the pale, silen
girl opposite. When the meal was owe,
and the. ladies had left the room, wt
fingered at our wine. 49,
.What do you think of my sister y
asked Cuthbert.
| ! 3s.fte \ 4
And have you fallenin love at first
sight e
II / have 1 shall not tell you!' /
exclaimed, and we went on chatting in
a merry strain. When swe adioined, TO
the great, cool luxurious parlor, /
found Mrs. Cuthbert and her sister.
but the goyerness was walking to !. and
fro on the terrace, apparently absorbed
;iin thought. The usual small talk snsuesi. !.
and. at last, at my requests the heiress
sat down at the piano, an ,layed and
sang With much skill. had observed
harp in the boudoir adjacent, and
begged her to sweep its strings for ns
81 cannot" .she said; 'sbut Miss
Marguerite can; Iwill call hef.'' Ard
moving to the window she exclaimed
imperiously:
Come Marguerite, we wish YOU to
play some airs on the harp.
The governess hesitated nornant
came in and took a seat at the harp. Is,
she sat there | noticed for the firsttim4.
the superb proportions Of her Ringers, tie
graceful poise of her head on the stately
neck; but forgot those when She smote
the chords of the harp and began to sing.
Was she an improvsatrice &? | thoupht
she mast be, SO full of soul was the music
she poured forth, and when she concluded
asked Mrs. Cuthbert whose composition
t was'
Her own," she replied; "and she
never knows what she is going to sing
when she commences"
| uttered no fulsome words of COM
nendation to Marguerite, but nv eyes
must have spoken volumes of approval.
That night when I retired to rest. NV
lreams were not haunted by the heiress. |
'ut by the pale face l had seen at the win
ow-the face Of Marguerite the govcrness
Ehe next morning I was awake at an
arIy hour, and glancing ont. saw Mar
.uerlte gliding across the lawn. fastened
o Join her-her cheek wore a rich oIow
er dark lustrous eyes were full of ljrht.
er lips tremuous with smiles; her white
prom was full Of snow blossoms, and she
ad wreathed spray of iassamine amid
ne bIackness Of her hair. How we began
talk | scarcely know, but never was
entertained by any woman, as by her.
could touch upon no subject in literature
art, with which she was not familiar.
nd Madam de Stael might have coveted
er conversational powers. On the lawn
'e separated, but when we met at break
St IN the presence Of the Cuthberts and
le superciIious heiress, saw that the old
overness' look had come back to hsr face.
I'd she was more reticent than ever. Ey
lend proposed d horseback excursioY tcss
oo2i,iiing spring in the neighborhoodi .sn
ner is ur party assembled On tho serandsFFv
pay ed with the keengst disappointment
-governess had been, sxcluted. ]
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