Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-06-13
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Taking the Conceit out of him
nj MARY l.. CLARKE.

Don't you think him handsome -
The speaker wa, la1l!Y louneln. IN a
deep armchair curling her hair round
her fingers, and warming her feet at the
furnace register Apart from her, nearer
the window, sat young glrl, whose whole
attention seemed absorbed in the contcm-
platou of small miniature painting
Handsome, certainly she ,lil, in
answer to her companions questions
The features are fau!tIess, the carriage
of the head manly aud independent, and
the dark complexion and eyes suit the
strong, wel-dchned features. lie is ccr-
tainy very handsome -
And vet, caro-, your tone implies
something lacking ia my Adonis, said
Grace Lee. nesting down more com!oria-
bly, in her chair, ami evidently preparing
FOR chat. Come, out with the objec-
tions.
"You forget, Grace, that do not
know your cousin. | can only julse of
his features by this picture, and have
already passed judgment upon them
Bu, ,"
Frankly. then, the face, to me, lacks
earncs,ness and depth Of expression; it
is not intellect that is wanting but soul "
"Caro, you are WITCH cried Grace
You have painted Warren to the life :
Ny irresistible cou,inhas found his proph
ct Now, as he has come home, probably
fifty times as fascinating a he was when
he left, shall tell you his life and histo-
l., l.. al
heart, and carry you off in his train of
adorers.n
A naughty smile was the only answer
to this speech
Warren Lee was born in the good
city Of New lork, as biographies say,
twenty-seycn years ago, one week after
the death of his father. Left heir to a
large fortune, the only child Of a mother
who lived but to love him, it is wonderful
that he escaped, so well as he did, the con-
sequence Of oyer-indulgenee-ahen! Be-
ias weary of the biographical style, allow
me the conversational. Cousin Warren
was admitted to be as talented as he was
handsome, and aunt Louise spared no
trouble or expense iu his education. He
speaks several languages, plays on two or
three instruments, has good classical ed
ucation, graduated with honors at college
and, for nearly five years, has been COM
pleting his course of accomplishments iii
Europe. 1t is now three years since aunt
Louise died in Florence; aud Warren,
being completely blase decided lately up
GA returning to New York, aud will prob
ably grace our parlors this evening. Now,
Caro-, don't suppose he is shallow-pated
dandy, because he is not. But all his tai
ents were so praised and lauded that he
has grown into the belief that he has no
peer. A little humility would make a
splendid fellow Of Warren. But he has
never had any will to oppose his own
any word but of praise or Ioye-any call
for self.denial and what he wants now is
something to take the conceit out of him. :"
There was a long silence. Grace fell
fast asleep in her warm nest, and Caro-
looked with new interest at the minia-
ture. The heavy masses of brown hair
waved over noble forehead. broad and
high, and the large dark eyes seemed, in
their manly haughtiness, to scorn the van.
ity Of waiting to be painted; but in the
mouth and carriage of the head Caro- read
the effect of the life Grace had described.
The smile was not scornful, but rather in-
eiiniag to be supercilious; aud there was