The Grand Haven news., 1864-11-23


while the sun, just struggling from the
mass Of clouds, transformed each wee
gIobule into a diamonds l said it Over
in English, / turned il into French, Ger.
man and Italian, aud then let fancy and
memory apply the quaint old saying to
life experience. Was my glittering dream
Of love and hope, dross / had fancied
every promise golden, and tinted every
beam Of the future with glitter and spar
kle. Why should the proverb haunt me
soq
In vain ! tried to thrust it out, the
question once put would hnger in my
mind till answered and so, driven to des-
peration, / tore the memories down from
the walls, arranged each incident, and APP
piled The probe to each word and look.
/ was in love with the handsomest
man in c., my native town, and |
had every reason to believe myself the
object Of his special alteration. Eor me
he reserved the sweetest smile, his most
gracious bow, his most courteous speech
es; when alone his voice sank, for me TO
its most melodious cadences, his eyes
dewitt on my face with tender yet respect
ful admiration, his hauds clasped mine
with warm pressure, and by every word,
tone and look his love was offered to me.
We were quiet circle of friends in
c. before this facinating stranger
dropped amoug us. AS the daughter of
the richest man in town, had been al
lowed to lead much OF the festivity, aud
when the new conner showed me marked
homage nobody questioned my right to
accept it. He was a lawyer from New
York, report said, immensely wealthy !;
our own eyes told us extremely hand
some, talented and agreeable With
Spanish eyes and clear olive complex
ion, he had rich, clustering curls ofhrown
hair, splended teeth, and the feathers Of
an Apollo. He was tall and finely form
ed, dressing in perfect taste, wearing dia-
monds of the first water for studs, ring
to match, heavy gold watch, chain and
sleeve buttons, but no other jewelry. He
owned superb pair of blood horses, a
pretty carriage for two, whose comfort l
had tested lived in the best rooms of our
first hotel; paid his bills punctually, and
was universally regarded as young
millionaire. He sang, he waltzed, flirted,
rode, drove, and bewitched my heart by
each and every one of his accomplish
ments. xw
Why did | question all this glitter? p
Father had welcomed him on letters from
New York; mother was charmed by his
deferential courtesy towards her; society
received him with open arms, and here l
sat turning over all this, and whispered
softly to my tortured heart, "All that
glitters is not gold"
For one whole week ] watched Rufus
Lowering as only woman, who felt her
whole life's fate hung on that issue, could
watch And / detected this; a suddea
voice calling him would drive away every
shade of color from his lips; a hand placed
on bis arm or shoulder, would cause great
beads of prespiration to roll from his FORE
head, and his fingers were never still.
| can never tell what l suffered during
that week. / loved him! He had won
my girlish heart by thousand graceful
attentions, and farely worshipped beau
ty or talent at any time.
At last | deterpined to see If there lay
any clue in his own room TO help me in
my blind cropping. Of course, in propria
PERSONAL there was no admission for me
TO his bachelors apartments, but was
determined to get there.
A little rouge, broad friled cap, deep
sun-bonnet, calico dress, gingbam apron,
and dusky hour in early summer, trans
formed me from rather pretty girl into
a blowsy Irish washef-woman, and, with
a trembling heart, but unfaltering step, l
made my way to the c. House.
know it was indelcate, perhaps wrong
for me to thus force myself upon the pri-
vacy of my lover; but tortured by doubts,
The haunting proverb always ringing its
mocking refrain in my heart, was resoly-
cd to prove the truth or falsity of its po-
sition.
What expected to find ! can scarcely
say, but enquired for him at the door,
was shown to his parlor and requested to
wait. / had arranged my pitiful story of
poverty, meaning.to use my proper name
for reference, and test bis charity, at least; /;
and sat in the parlor, waiting to see if
he was in, noticing every article strewn
on the table, and scanning every book
on his shelves.
AT home, but particularly engaged.
Would / take seat and waltz"