Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-12-01

and he rose up, giving one finger 70 his
small noico, and offering bis arm to the
young lady; and SO, without observing me,
for my seat was little behind their range
of vision, thsjtrio passed out of my sight.
l.. And tried TO return to my book, but
some new interest for that young, sweet
faced girl-some vague fear and dread Of
her companion possessed me, and drew my
thoughts after them. And so the book lay
idly in my lap, 1t might be for half an hour,
when two ladies, in elaborate morning
dresses, with magnificent lace shawls trail
ing the walk, sailed slowly past, and drop
ped themselves languidly in the seat which
had been vacated. f.
The ladies differed ,strikingly in personal
! appearance. One had good natured, rath-
err pretty, insipid sort Of face the other
lady was taller, darker finer looking, with
altogether moro emphasis of face and bear
ing. i' n..- f"
lt,Oh, isn't this charming. Cousin Sara, !"
exclaimed the smaller lady, as soen as she
had seated herself, 'glsncing over the beau
Ftiiul park. YtsF l. .-1..,. 40
ir Yes, Auua :. but am toe amazed and
ind i.gnant to appreciate arythius of the kind
to.day, tanning herself with her sandal
wood fan. : ..-t1 -. .'.., -
why, what is the matter?" ...--
Enough to distress me. just before |
met you, what should | see but Fred and
my seamstress, little way before me, walk
ing along with Oracle, in the most intimate,
loving manner Imaginable. was perfectly
outraged and my first impulse was to rush
4 forward and separate them But did not
want scene in the park, and then it would
never do to arouse Fred's ire. So bottled
my wrath, and waited for the time to pour
it on the right head. " ~. .....
" don't wonder you were aggravated,
Sara. Still, suppose that it was only nat
ural if he invited the girl to walk, that she
should 60 with him. ="
Nonsense, Anna. 1t was all Agnss's
fault. 1t always is, if gentleman shows
any attention to a girl in her position. Ne
doubt she's used all her arts to allure him
4 into these attentions. The blame lies wholly
pretty face, and tho girl has got that, and
and got around him, too, in some sly fash
ion of her own, for she's always modest
enough in my presence, but there no trust
ing this class of persona ought to have
dismissed her long ago, but the truth is she
4 has such exquisite taste, and can get up a
dress SO charmingly, that | couldn't make
up my mind to spare her, though l saw
that Fred was quite too much interested in
her. To see my seamstress leaning On the
arm of my brother in bread daylight. The
sight fairly blasted my eyes. She'll 60 now,
with short warning, but she'l hear some
thing first she wont be likely to forget.
The speakers cousin halt laughed at, and
half deprecated these sentiments.
g l sympathizs with your feelings, Sara"
q. she answered. $ But the girl is remarka-
bly, ladylike for her position. 1 really sup
posed sho was some friend Of yours stop
ping at the hotel, when Ientered your room
the other morning, and found her there en-.
gagged in sewing. How did you come across
her2" .... -.-a. .,..'.....
"Oh, it was all luck and chance. Her
parents are dead, and she was left to the
care of an eniy aunt who brought her up
and died more than q year ago; and this
4. girl came to the city to find employment in
iiHe sewing, stopping with some former
neigh bors of hers who were known to friends
seamstress. The girls natural taste in
dress is marvellous, and then Oracle adores
her.
But, Sara, what if Fred were really
smitten with this girl, and should take a
strange things, you know, and surrounded
with wealth and ease nobody could suspect
she was not born and bred a lady,"
Ha comnanion,s nantamime ersnnrreos0ed s
\ what no words cnnid "Don,t Anna Son;t y
i rsbe e,cla;med T sbonld never l;ft nv nv =,
head sas;nN-nevet snrv;va tbe d;sorar. ny ~
Not one Of ps would ever recoepizs FreJ If
he sbonld so demean himself Marry NV v
soamsfres.I Rrt there ;sno danger of ,bn;
he Il fon5 af nrstty faoas and Vii 500 al
/ sarts of soft filings 70 women who w;Il he
! fools snangL Io heI;sve him Rnt ba !. too
WISE WISE TO S S;ssraes w. L;mseIf or b;s fsm;iv 'o0
H. ! think, supIo,ned inc other laoy' VINO
seemed IN her lnaoient way 70 nave some
isthst % y thap hp matter ri bstter M T he broIan off a.
once for Tho rood of oil tho nart;as cancsrn.
ed % Frod's s@ttsnt;ons @ a. nav ,nS raise bonas IN
tbo a;ri,s Mind wb;ch can naver be ~ .j;,sd
or rV ena.a 90 bar affect;ons and # wonId hs -
O;tv 70 6sro ber bsort Lrol - '.'-. " :
p',. ~, III ',e -,
shn,i gse hysol' ~ .'5ouSis aoout
!aat, WIN nne sneer., nfea MI Is no worse,
ne pe.set .nan S.ner men. AeJy sO, WI III an
tske sI, y. aa'antage OF 2 woman oman Ioily. Inc
gfl mas only nersei 10 lnshk iLor "4aleVer