Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1861-05-17
"Quocumque me Fortuna ferat, ibo hospes.o

No such speech as Mr.. Mowbray's it was
universally admitted, had ever been heard
in the courthouse It's alternate wit and
argument had carried the jury by storm,
so that they had given verdict without
leaving the box. The young lawyer, at
that ball, was like hero fresh from the
battlefield. A hundred eyes followed his
form, hundred fair bosoms beat quicker
as he approached. But he only saw one
in all that brilliant assembly, it was Mel
ly. Her graceful form, her intelligent
face, her style and beauty arrested him,
the moment he entered he saw that she
had no peer in the room and he devoted
himself to her most exclusively, through
out the evening.
Nor had Nelly ever shown 50 brilliant
ly. She could not feeh,.that it was a
great compliment, to be thus singled out
from among so many. But she had an
other motive for exerting herself to shine
AT the very first glance, she had recog-
nized in Mr. Mowbray, the companion of
the artist who had sketched her eight
years back. In hopes to hear something
of his friend, she turned the conversation
upon art, the city, childhood, and every
thing else that she thought might be sug-
gestive but in vain. She could not be
more definite, because she wished to con-
ceal her own identity, for it was evident
Mr.. Mowbray did no know her besides,
her natural delicacy shrunk from inquir,
ing about perfect stranger.
The next day, as soon as etiquette al
lowed, Mr.. Mowbray was seen driving W
to the farm. Nelly appeared beautifully
attircd in neat morning dress, and look.
ing 50 fresh and sparkling, in spite of the
late hours of the night before, that il
could hardly be considered Aattery. wher
her visitor assured her that she looked
lovelier than her loveliest roses. Mr.
Mowbray was full of regrets at cruel fate
9 which, he said, compelled him to return
to the city. He could not conceal hi
joy, when Nelly saunt, inadvertently, an(
to Nelly's secret annoyance, let out tn
: fact, that in the fall, Nelly was to pay ;
: visit to an old schoolmate in Philadelphia
Miss Mary Stanley.
"Ah indeed" cried the visitor, ant
his face flushed with pleasure. - am s.
: delighted. | have the honor to knoy
: Miss Stanley. You will be quite at hom
in her sct" he added, bowling to Nelly
:" for it u.s. by common consent, the mos
!, cultivated in the city,"
: Nelly bowed coldly. The old distrns
' in the speaker had revived again. Throug
, all the polish of his manner, and in spit
of his deferential admiration, she recog
nized the same sncering spirit, which be
. lieved in nothing true or good, from whicl
she had shrunk instinctively when child
y During the interview, she was civil, bu
/ no more. She could not, however, avoi
:, being beautiful; nor could she help speak
ing with intelligence and spirit which al
- ways characterized her conversation; an
so Mr.. Mowbray went away more in lov
than ever.
,, A few months later found Nelly domi
= ciled for the winter, in Philadelphia
~ Hardly had she changed her travelin
y dress when her friend come into he
= chamber
y "I want you to look your prettiest, tt
v night" said Miss Stanley, for expect
: crowd of beaux, and among them, MI
Mowbray, the brilliant young lawye
. and Mr.. Howard. The former claims
y have met you, and raves everywhere abor
= your beauty. The latter, who is the gre'
: artist, and very critical, laughs at h
friends enthusiasm, and says he'll b.
., you are only common rustic with cheel
" like peonies. So | wish you to conve
"a the hereto"
= "Only common rustic" said Nelly
~ herself, heartily snd she resolved to
! as beautiful as possible. Perhaps, to
there was half formed resolve to brir
:, the offender to her feet in revenge.
!. A great surprise awaited her. Whe
she entered the drawing-room, that ev
(. Mug, the first stranger she saw was tt
or identical Clarence. who had painted h