The huntsman's echo. [volume] (Wood River, Buffalo County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1860-1861, 1861-02-07

She first dashed Of some brilliant
waltzes; then played bits of few o.
peras; and, at last. al Mr.. Mowbrays' g.
solicitation, sang several ballads. Few
persons bad such a sympathehc voice.
and Clarence. who was passionateay
fond Of music, drew near fascinated
After singing, s"And are ye sure the.
news is truelS Bonnie Dundee, and.
Others which had been asked Tor, Cia-
renee said,. ,sase.4l es. g.
"And may L TOO, ssk trny faysr-
Iie?"
"Certainly )" she answered. With
the least bit Of hautsur. "iNhat is its',
"Obl TOO sad, perhaps, for so gay
company: the Land Of the Leal.' /
hardly dare hope you'll CONSENT st1'
! Il was her fsvori;e also, and her
voice slightly trembled as she began
From this, or some other cause, she
sang the words, as even she hsd nsrA.
er sung them before; and, when she
finished, her eyes were full Of tears.T
| She would have given much 10 hayc,
seen Ciarence's face, but she could not.
trust herself to look up; and p sr:ly TO
conceal her emotion. y~by sud
den lmpalse, she struck into the 1pise.'
rcre of'.Il Troyatore." Nobody there
had ever before realized the full !rage.-
dy of that saddest, yet most beautiful
dirge. Even the selfish heart OF. Mr.E
Mowbray was affected. When the last
chorI had died away, he was the first
to speak, and was profuse In thanks.
But Clarence said nothing. Nelly,
at last looking toward him, saw that
his eyes had been dim as we'll as her
own. She fell that his silence was the
most eloquent of compliments, and
from that hour forgive him having c-!-a
led her common rustic"
Clarence s,on became a constant vi
sit at Mr.. Stanley's. Bat he siwaysa
found Mr.. Mowbray there before him,
who endeavoured in every way 70 mo :,
nopolizc Nelly's attention. Reserved,
if not absolutely naughty Clarence lei
the field generally to. his rival; and
Nelly, half indignan', was sometiness
tempted TO affect degree Of gay
ETY. in Mr.. Mowbray's company. which
she was far from feeling. Occasionally
however, Clarence would assert his
ecu i right to shaSe the society Of Mss
Stanley's guest, end at such times, his
eloquent talk soon eclipsed that Of even,
the brilliant advocate. As-Nelly said,
in her secret heart, it was Ruskin a..
gainst VoltAire. And the more Cla..
renee engaged in these conversations.
the more he felt, that, for the Grss
time in his life, he had met one who
understood him. a e9
One morning. the footman came up
to the little psnelled boudoir, where
Nelly and her friend we're sitting. ssy-s
ing that Mr.. Mowbray was 10 the par-.,
lor, and solicited private inteFviyw.
with the former. Nelly rose at once,
for she foreboded what was coming.
and was only TOO glad to have shis ear.
ly opportunity OF stopping attentions
which had become uncomfortable to her.
Mr.. Mowbray, vas evidently EN-.
barrassed, an unusual thing for HIM.
But he rallied, and came directly %
the purpose Of his visit, which was. as
Nelly had suspected, to tender her lis }
heart and hand. He was proceeding.
in strain OF high.fowu compliment. Z
when Nelly ssid. with az inpatient
wave OF the hand. nil u,
"spare me. sir. Yea did ass si-s,'
'A'H He si looked his sstosishness. !: saalA
"M4ny years sgoI snswSssd Y0ashS, !,
same question which you nov d. ssk ~ Z
lie coloursd up to the temples. 81
surely do mot deserve. Re SD. s-kdR'
be made d jesEol.v adj 'asntsssvos
"Nei,her DO I eske'A isss - yos.s
DO you not know mess sss @sfe~sss
al never saw you ill this suDamer.s
"You SAW rae, eight years age. Yyaw
and q, friend were on a pedestriar.
tour. You met a little, b,re.footed
girl, whom your friend made sketch
OF aud whom you jeered. at. and .shetsns- !,
nicknamed." And rising she made i
mock courtesy, for she saw she was
now recognised. 81 am Cobwebs, ,ass4
your service SIR" r y 795 "a
The discounted suitor never forgot
the look Of disdain with which Nelly
courtesied 10 him. His martifca,ion
was not lessened, when. on leaving
the house, he met Clarence on the
door-sfeps, He tried, in vain, 90 as.
sumo aI. Indifferent aspect, but hefcit
that he had failed and that HE r;vhlH'
his rejection. + sssa
Nelly could not avoid laughing AZ 9
the crset.fallen look OF her old eueIny.
Her whole manner changed. hove n
ever, when Csreaoe entered. Jns,ssd
Of the triumphant, ssusy iorrisntos.
she became the cvnscioas. Trembling (
woman. Clarsnce. who had ienRea