The Portland daily press., 1862-06-23

Grace, as, few moments later she came to
her friends side. II am so glad! While Won
are here, had determined upon round Of
gaiety. And he is a splendid escort. All the
ing of a stranger. / think cousins are an in
stitution. 1t is my beauty, of course, which
attracts him to this part of the room. heard
him ask mother who that Juno-like girl in
white was"
Halt the ladies In the room are in white"
But not Juno-Iike. Toss up your head,
Caro-, and do the queenly and disdainful,
But Caro's queenly carriage was too unaf-
fected and simple thing TO be In danger of
becoming absurd by head tossing or disdainftil
airs; and the easy grace with which she ac-
knowledged Mr.. Lees bow was quitely digni-
fled and becoming. Her simple dress suited
her face and her figure, and the rich coils of
her splendid hair, unbroken by any ornament,
made their own becoming coronet for her fine
face.
All Warrens admiration for beauty was
reused by the superb figure and face before
him, while his vanity was piqued by the ease
and dignity of her manner He had been
courted, had had little coquettish airs played
on upon him, and seen an affected GOODNESS
assumed to lead him on. All the little femin-
inc acts were perfectly familiar to him; but
there was something new In this girls manner
It was not indifference; for she spoke Of the
family's desire for his return, and her own
pleasure in meeting Grace's cousin; questioned
him about his travels, and listened with evident
interest to his descriptions of scenes and pleas
ures In the old world; spoke freely of her own
desire to travel, and showed, unconsciously, in
many aliusions to works Of travellers, how
much the subject interested her. Yet he felt,
as keenly as sensitive nature will feel, that
the calm, dark eye read him through and
through; and ne longed, with new interest,
to show the best Of his nature only to her TO
let her see that his intellect and education were
peers TO his face and figure 1t had been the
one aim Of his life to please-and do not judge
him too hardly n II was still his fIrst thought
to make favorable impression
Gracie !! ne said, the next morning, drawing
his cousin into the library, "who is your Wis
itor y
One Of my schoolmates, Warren, in the
days of amid lang syne. One, who, out of sore
trouble, is at last resting for awhile, from her
sorrows and burdens. She Is noble and good.
as she !. beautiful, cousin. A woman to res
pect and love. When she was but sixteen, her
iatncr married, nr the second time, and his
choice fell upon girl but little older than his
eldest daughter: giddy, pleasure-seeking
woman, who was jcalous Of CarUline's beauty,
and ignorant Of her duties to the young chill
dren. For three years Caro- filed the most
trying o. al situations, the real head Of the
hmily without any authority. Her fathers
comfort, the children's happiness and educa-
ton, ana the direction OF the house, all were
dependent upon her care; while her step
mother resented every semblance of usurpation
OF her right rs mistress, contradicting all or
ders, and feff9tly complaining to her husband
at all times For the children's sake Caroline
endured all this, Her two little sisters were