The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-03-07
sumo her, and yet with an apparent salts


beautiful blonde. Restraining her emo
ton. the marches chose station whore
in the turns of the dance, she would have
the most favorable position to burst upon
them when a conversation between a
neighboling couple attracted her attcn-
ton.
aDo you scc," said a young man, the
Baronne de-? How elegant she is
this evening! Who is that with whom
she is waltzing?"
"An Italian-a Roman, l believe, who,
they say, adores her for her beautiful
blonde tresses; satiated, perhaps, by the
dark-eyed damsels of the Eternal City
aThe fair trcsscs of the Baronne " said
a third one, who had joined the other Two
as the conversation began; truly they
arc charming, but my sister, who las in
the same convent with her, 50. they are
false; and if you examine closely the
enormous covering you will perceive that
Il is not native to the head
At this moment the brcathlcss dancers
halted near the group. The Marquis was
addressing some words to his partner
which caused his listening wife to think
of the ball she carried in her mouth, wlilc
the Barronness was rc-adusting her
dress, and passing carefully her hand
over the back of her head, as if to be as
surcd that all was safe in that quarter.
Suddenly new thought seemed to
possess the injured marches; she drop
ped the poison ball from her mouth into
her bosom, rushed upon her rival from
behind, and Selling her by the hair, de-
tached the magnificent mass Of ringlets
from the Uranium, and threw it on the
| floor!
The Marquis, whose eyes were for an
instant, diverted from his partner, turned
as she shrickcd aloud, with fury in his
eyes, prepared to avcnga her, and beheld
his mistress, like Sampson of old shoin Of
her conquering tresses. and his superb
wife, frowning in all the majesty Of an
offended beauty what a tabeau!
The Marquis was astonished and stup-
cfed, and the lady recovering her good
sense and temper, took him BY the hand
and led him unresisting to an antc-cham-
bcr
Forgive me-" she whispered in his
ear, " for having disarmcd my adversary
and carried him away.
The Wednesday following, the recon-
cilcd couple set out for Milan, the lest
of friends in the world, and withal, the
most aflectionate lovers. But i1r the
discomfttcd Baroness, - she is the
most amiable parsonage, and l am in de-
spair that any ore should have tom from
her one of her most pleasing illusions.
DON'T ASK FAvoRs.-llely upon your
self and ask 10 favors Ii is q great deal
better to suffer than to be dependent up
on Others Obtain What you desire by
your own cxcrtions, or make up your
mind to do without it, There is a more
true dignity in comparative poverty with
an independent spirit, than in mcst luz
urious incidence gained through clingng
and asking favors. And then, too, it is
too humiliating to be refused by those
abundantly able to aid you, with II am
very sorry l cannot accommodate you,
really wish it was in my power, dear me
if you had only applied yesterday" and
all the other speeches which have been
stcrcotypcd from time immcmmorial,
ready for use for those who gladly avail
themselves Of any excuse rather than put
themselves to any Inconvenience to favor
those who say they arc friends. We re-
Gently knew u man who has always been
ready to do f.vors Fer his kin, brought
into rather a tight pecuniary fix, and
though he had many wealthy relations:
who without any trouble, might have
assisted; yet there was not one OF them
willing to do the least thing from him
The better way is not even to try the
nearcs; relative We have On earth by ask
inc f;.vors of them. If man, however,
hss connexions or friends who are truly
nob!c.hearted, and who, wLon they sec
him in trouble, come forward Of their
own accord and offer him assistance, let
him accept it, and rejoice that he has
such.
Don't ask flvors, then. Rely upon
your own efforts; 60 ahead, work hard !;