Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-05-02

PRIZES Ut bCuool, was Delle Oi INC COuuiy
town. near which her uncle's possessions
lay. For, meantime, that uncle had been
growing rich, like mos: prudent farmers,
partly from the judicious investments OF
his savings. But, in spite her many suit
ors, Nelly had never yet seen face that
appeared to her half so handsomely as the
manly one of the young artist, whose kind
gentle words aud manner, eight years be-
fore, had lived in her memory ever since.
Often, after brilliant company, where
she had been queen of the evening, she
found herself wondering, in her chamber,
if she should lever see that face again.
care you going to the ball next week 7"
said ore ofNellie friends to her. "Thoy
say it is to be the most splendid affair We
have ever had, My brother tells Inc that
Mr.. Mowbray, the oquent lawyer from
Philadelphia, who is in the great case here
is to be present"
II expect to go,' was the answer
"But Mr.. Mowbray being there won't be
the inducement.'
"Oh, your are SO beautiful. you can ai.
fold to be indifferent. But all the other
girls are dying at the very thought
The ball came off, and was really su-
perb. Mr.. Mowbray was there, too with
all his laurels. The "grcat will case,"
which had agitated the country for so many
months, had been concluded that very day
and been decided in favor of his client
No such speech as Mr., Mowbray's it was
universally admitted, had ever been heard
in the court house. Its alternate wit and
argument had carried the jury by storm,
so that they had given "erdct without
leaving the box. The young lawyer, at
that ball was like hero fresh from the
battle field. A hundred eyes followed his
form, hundred fair bossnms beat quicker
as he appr cached. But he saw only one
in all that brilliant assembly-and it was
Nellie. 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 almost exclusively, through.
out the evening.
Nor had Nellie ever shone so brilliantly
She could nos but feel that it was a great
comp iment to be thus single out from
among so many. But she had another mo
tive for exerting herself to shine. AT the
very first glance, she recognized in Mr..
| Mowbray the companion Of the artist who
had skctched her eight years back. In
hopes to hear something of his friend, she
turned the conversation upon art, the city
childhood, aud everything else that she
thought might be suggestive; but in vain
She could not be more definite, because
she wished 10 control her own identity, iol
it was evident Mr. Mowbray did not know
her; besides, her natural delicacy shranl
from inquiring about a perfect stranger
The next day, as soon as etiquette al
lowed, Mr.. Mowbray was seen driving W
to the farm. Nellie appeared, beautifully
attired, in neat morning dress, and look
ing so fresh and sparkling, in spite of th'
late hours of the night before that it coult
hardly be considered Aattery when hel
visitor assured her that she looked lowell
er than her loveiest roses. Mr. Now
bray was full Of regrets at cruel fate whcl
he said, compelled him to return to thu
city. He could not conceal his joy wher
Nellie's aunt, inadver 'antly, and much t.
Ncllie's secret annoyance, let out the fac
that in the fall Nelly was to pay visit +,
an old schoolmate in Philadelphia, Mis-
Mary Stanley.
"Ah, indeed - cried the visitor, an,
his face flushed with pleasure. IL am 81
delighted. Ihave the honor to know Mis-
} Stanley. You will be quite at home il
= her set,' he added bowing 10 Nellie;-
! ''for it is by common consent, the mos
5 cultivated in the city"
Nellie bowed coldly, Her old distrus
in the speaker had revived again
Through all the polish of his manner, an,
l in spite of his deferential admiration sh
recognized the same sneerng spirit, whic
believed in nothing true or good, fror
which she had shrunk instnctively whc
G child. During the interview she wa
civil, but nor more. She could not, how
a ever, avoid being beautiful; nor could sh
e help spe aking with the intelligence an
S spirit which always characterized he
b conversation and so Mr.. Mowbray wer
v away more in love than ever,
T A few months later fouAd Nellie dom
i, | ciled for the winter in philadelphia =