The Portland daily press., 1862-06-23
MISCELLANY.



~Don't you think him handsome -
The speaker was lnzily loungfng in . deep
armchair, curling her hair round her fingers.
md warming her feet af the furnace register
Apart fkenhek. n6n1er IL window, sax 1 young
girl, whose whole attention was absorbed in
the contemplation Of = small miniature paint
Handsome, certainly n she said, IN answer .,r
to her companion's questf0ns- "The features
are faultless, the carriage II the head manly
ami independent, and thc dark completion
and eyes suit the strong, well-defned features
he i certainly very handsome r
And yet, C4fo, your tone implies something
hacking In my Adonis,v said Grace Lee, nest
hae doHn more cosn1bffably n her chair, and
evidently preparing for chat. @Come, out
with the ot5ections."
fcs syrget Grace, that DO not know your
cousin. can only Judge Of his features by
ment upon fhemr
~But -
FRANKLY, then, the face ID me, hacks earnest
ness and depth Of expression; 1t Is not Intellect
that Is wanfing, but soul.
4Caro, you are witch y cried Grace. aYou
have painted Warren to the life. Ny irresist-
ii1e colsfp has found hls prophett Now, IS
he has come home, probably my times as fas-
cinnting a when he leff, shall tell you his
nnnren,re he.rt IA ssrv ~, NJ n ~ ;r.;
II siorery.s u ~- = ~ : -
Al haurhty smile was the onlv answer n III.
mech. n a, - = = -
4Warrea Lee was born In the good city Of
NEW York, as bIographers say, twentyxeven
years ago, one week a6er the death Of his IA
child n 4 mother WIN NM bnt ~ love Str,s ,,s
h q wonderful that ne escay,ad =, ,re,I - ~
did. the conseoncnca ~ Observation-Disclosures
akemi Being weary ~ fhe Isocrss,bicsssI = ID
allow me 70 adopt the conversational. Cousin
Waryrn WAS ad,nitfad y, ~. - t.I-,,..d - ~
was handsouse, ana Aunt Lsuise spsred ,,asr 10 ~
trouble or expense Ia his edncation. He speaks
several languages. plays on two ar three in
sfrumer.tx. Nv eood rIsssicsl edncst;on
graduated with honor at college and for nearly
five years has been completing his course of
accompliskn1el,ts IN Eurdne. II ls INV three
years since Aunt Louise died In Flerence and
Warren. being completely bfnae. decided hate
y upon returning to New York. and win prob
shly grace our pari0rx his evening. Now.
Carn, don't suppose he Il ashallow -patcd dandy.
because he is not But all his talents were 10
l,rsised and landed that he has grown into the
belief that he has no peer. A little humility
would make splendid fellow III Warren -
But he. has never nd anv viii t. on.,osc his
own-any word but al praise Or love-anv cali
for selfdenial: and what be wants now 4
something to take the concpif ouf If him
There Wss : long silerse, Grace f.ii a.,
asleep In her warm nest. and caro- looted With
a new interest a the 5,liniafnre TFs heayy
masses 81 brown hnir waved ever ! noble e,ra.
head. broad and hirh. and the large darr srss
saavSeX n, M ,jx h.,s q. ~ Ssss ~!
vanity of waiting e be painted. but E - she ,e
month and r.rria1a ~ tSa head r,r,' III - ~, .o
effect ~ the ne rrace had dsscr,s,aa as'' %e NY
smile was not scornfI hut rssis~ s,.,,;..;, ne ~
he supercIious. and there r,ss -, ss',,,.l s, -
r,eudence IN fhe affitude ~hsr cil.s.Ir e,,s9
r;sed s'o's's ''i'a-
And what Of the fair critic who s,ud,ed 90
c,osai,, s,;s z =, ssmu'eu a., 80
line T.rmle,gb was M - ~ hu- .aso ..'.
iss.s,,,.r ,.,,st u....,s oS - NJ .na1ssu Win
mess Il uss urstsn -, hs~ ,aa ..,:s esa
head IN the denths ~ hsr d.r H., NJ.
the cnrve II har hea,,s;d,, s,.s,.,sh anu
motion Of her taiy crac..s,, a,.rs ~. ~ 10y
rad that her ne. 2,ss .,,,. ~ sos eouau
ob;ect ch.rre Il ,,;s.s ~. ~, .'.....sS @s
vs,s sit sssursd sorsh;n, ,,s,,.,' ,,',, ).
ant he wealth ~ Nor love- s, =
action however trivial rss e. ~. IT,, 81.
fxed idea. n she read 4 ~as not '..e 80 lii. ~,
lightly through the ,,soE a,,d thras PA, ss'
INT "a weigh each sensenee ), ,s. !. assu sss.'s,
style- character 81 smhact nnt;f a,.s,', v'o. ~
s..sa.a;..-- - yS ~'s .'AAo.. ."