Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-08-07

love her yet g
Phillip rose and paced the floor fora few mo.
ments; his proud face grew white, and bis voice
rcmbled slightly as he answercd-
"l will answer your question have en-.
deayored all these years to Danish from my
heart one who has been unlaithful to mc |
have stroyo to think of her, rs the wife of an
other but despite of all, still see the hazel eyes
Of Agatha Lee, and still her bird like voice
speakes to my heart and with that voice never
hushed | can but love her even now Yes,
Charley, l loce her yet."
The last rays of the setting sun shono in
through the folds of the rich curtains, upon a
orge and well furnished room, in which sat two
ladies', both young, and one beautiful. A well
fitting dress OF dark cashmere displayed her
f-oly formed figure her brown hair escaped
from the comb which held in place the sissy
broidS, now hung in haIfformed ringlets about
the small white neck her eyes we're large, and
in their expression tender; the red lips woro
parted with smile, disclosing row of pearly
teeth; and the hand toying with the tassol Of
her dress, was small and delicate, while ripcs
of great value, encrcling the white fingers, smoke
of the wealth of their owner. Her companion
was young cir! Of apparently about seventeen
summers,-therc was nothing in her appearance
to elicit second glance.
"Oh, hggle, said she, suddenly, "are you
going to Mrs. De Ierc's party tomorrow night ?
They say it will be splendid affair, and YOU
know she has sent you an invitation"
81 am stranger in the city you know.
am acquainted with no one save Mrs. De We're,
whom Tor the two past summers, [ have met at
Saratoga. | DO not think shall Co."
mot CO. Why Aggie Woldron, l only wish
l had the chance bat ma has such old fashion,
ed notions says | am too young, when here
am ScVcnfeen' and the speaker sighed as
though she felt herself qae aged Il do wish
l was gong! iol Mrs' De We're always has such
elegant parties Meg Hervoy tells me all about
them; all the 'IIona are there. There is young
hancey, whom Meg says is in love with her ;
Just think Of IT! she's got red hair, and suc6 a
nose; used to meet him on my way to school
and he would bow; at last we spoke torether
aud mad quite Irritation till ma found it out
aN" cnuea IT, Now to think Of his being in
love with Meg Ilervey" and She paused in ut.
ter as'onI'Amen''
80 that Is the cause Of your desire TO 90 to
Mrs. De ere'S, Is 1t, Lizzie ?"
GOA, no, Aggc, not the only reason there
is another one | wish to see more than y d
Lanc'y. Now you Just wait, and L'll tell you
all aboIt him. lie is bachelor Of thirty. rich
as Cr~srs, and very handsome, just my beau
ldcaI has black hair and eyes, aud is as indiG.
Ierent to the ladies as possible and they are all
dying tor him. too Annie, Claire, Bertha Wen
deIl and-woI', all of thcm.'
.c,, i"'''o' IIN@'e' nc H'ns' oe very lasclnatlog
Il ,grJ ,,rI arc an u5'"S ioF "'m.
'"y''' "yn 'aG9n' AGEIo. lor 1t IS true. |
"''c, !OU 'o"'" S1'c nun How romantic 1t would
~ ''' -" !oo 10 l"Ii III IoVC-no forgot, you
a''o' ,"' i" 'o's' wonder why you don't
AsS'o l nave not toid yol ms name yet 1t
Is very P'eI'y hnme-Thi'lP Rivers t 1t.
AS8'e = u0ouncsS! now pale you arc! Are you
'aI"' aho L"zz'e wells sprang up, throwing
over III her agitation, the stand covered with
oooEC'
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,'F I "a. moment 10 ana 1ro me carpeted hoor-
n "Gr'p ~ m a.,'T,S @ %"mar'lea nat G'cS 1t mean
W. 'ncFe mas oeeh mStaEe-lf was wrong
""u UNJUST "nen L deemed MN 1aiSe = and her
Ip''V W gre" 'emu'ouS' put no. u cannot be
ilo ,o'cS '''G no longer would L wer, 0galn
'9 'no 1"pPy cnIu OF len years si"c'' for then he
.O,'u l"v a"u |u"' IS "'a''n 70 me no" Ooy
''IocNe'y' "nI'e my nG"r' sun mourEs Tor the