The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-11-09

| looks French.
From Mrs. Grants csps, they PASSED to
Mrs. Grant dresses and flowers, which did
not fare much better; and by the time they
| had fully discussed their mutual friends, the
interest and animation of tie conversation
dying away, Mrs. Belmont babe them good
| morning.
Il wonder what pleasure a woman of Mrs.
Belmont's age can take in going to parties
| night after night as she does" said Nora
to her mother after that lady's departure
well, am surprised at it, said Mrs
| We're, "as she has no daughter to matronise
Ii did not consider it my duty to go with
you, nothing would induce me to submit tc
such fatigue. But Mrs. Belmont has ex-
trsordinary spirits. She is cons,itutionally
gay"
That may be happy constitution,
| continued Nora, "but it is not dignfed
| one. like to see woman fall into the
'sere and yellow leaf gracefully, not be dane
| ing and dressing like young girl, and out
every night. -
Il think, Nora" said her little brother,
looking up from his slate as his mother quit
| ted the roolu, that ours is the only perfect
family"
The only perfect family? Why, what
do you mean, Iommy!'
why returned the child with much sim
plicity, "have been listening to You and
mamma, and it seems to me that everybody
has got SO many faults except us that we
must be the only perfect people you
know
Nora laughed heartily as she replied, II
don't know that we are perfect Tommy
Perhaps if We were to hear other people
talk of us,. we might gnd that we had some
faults too.
Had Nora and Tommy had the gift of
clai.vovance and could in spirit have follow
ed Mrs. Belmont, as she overlook Mrs.
Grant. they would speedily have discovered
that Nora's con jectureSs was not as I'M
possible as it at lrst strutk Tommy young
mind.
You are going to Mrs. Vere's next Mon
day, | suppose" said Ml.. Grant
"Oh, Of course. They givea good many
parties don they?'
Yes, great many replied Mrs Grant,
'and don't know now they manage it.
With Mrs. Vere's limited means, and their
expensive ha bits, how they contrlye to dress
as they do is more thsn / can cutnlre-
bend.
Il know" continued Mrs. Belmont, drop
ping her voice to the true confidential tch.
"Hom what Mrs. ' ere tod NE, that they
are very much pressed tor money; and
then she proceeded to mention some c!reun'-
stances that Mrs. We're had inadvertently
let drop i'll relation to Their family affairs,
adding, Il should not OF course Aeutlun
these things did | not know the strong in
lerest, lcuTloaity would have been the bet
Ter word t'you rake III the family, and all
that relates to them. ..
''Oh, certainly said Mrs. Grant "You
may safely talk to lne, 1 am SO much attach
ed to them all, aud only mcaitlon these things
with regret.
OF course" rejoined Mrs. Belmont
"One cannot without pain see family like
the Verses committing eXtlaNaeances -
lhey have noble qualities, but 1t is u pity
they are so laaprudunt
Mrs. Grant chorused i'll their noble
qualities, and the ladies prarsed their
friends vaguely and in general tor Il few min
ute$, when they returned to their taiilngs
with renewed vigor.
Indeed, said Mrs. Grant, Il don't
know how Mrs. We're cin reconcile it to her
conscience to dress Nola as she does. Ii
her object is Mr.. Hamilton, think she is
sadly mistaken in the means. Young men
don fall III love with Il girl because She
dresses well. lnleed III times like these, it
Is calculated to have a contrary effect. They
can afford to marry expensive wives, vino
bring nothing
That's true, said Mrs. Belmont, who
had neither sons nor daughterssgrown up
But Mr.. Eanliitea is rch.
Having reached her destination, where
Sb hpl fH il.lt;n a I'M il
Belmont bid her friend good morning.
Now what was the tie that bound hese
three families together?--ior week never
passed that either the We're did not spend
an evening with the Grant or the Grant
with the We're 8, and Mrs Belmont was al
ways at both places.
1t is very evident that though the intima-
cy was great, the friendship did not auonl4t
to much Habit and love OF gossip can on
ly explain the enigma, for an enigma it does
seem, at first signt, that two tanli.ius who
did not like each othcr, and to both of whom
the third party was indifferent, should be
upon terms Of mutual intimacy.
Mrs. We're and Mrs. Grant had known
each other early, when their little children
ana small income had been rather subjects
of mutual sympathy and interest, and living
might really be termed friends. But us
time progressed anI their children grew up,
different views and feelings were uevuloped
cy, and the interest into curiosity; ana thus
as is too often the case, the form lasted at
ter the sentiment had departed, aud what
was once sympathy bore now very much the
aspect of antipati,y Nola We're looked up
nn tt,a, ~ IL rh, i,,t
wanted to pass for peing clever or ''inue,- |
lectual, as she would say and she laughed
at her pretenslons and ,quizzed her german
and pronounced her stuck up. Lucy, on
her part, indignant at seeing the lovely
Nora S beauty, waltzing and dressing prove
so much more attractive than her more sol |
Id mot to say heavy requirements, spoke
of her as frivolous. The young We're S |
voted the Grants SLOW and what tenn
the solemn Grant's found profound enough
to inncatc their contempt for the careless
off hand Vcres has not yet came to our
knowledge.
p, Nora we're was pretty creature, with
her clear hazel eyes, fright chestnut hair
and syph-l ke figure, the very peraoniica-
tion Of youth, health and. happiness; and if |
She was somewhat given to the two sins OF |
ldslliVhaDle lue, lluAcuie anu eAtlaEasauce, !
she was yet at heart a high spirited, sweet |
tempered warm hearted girl and did not
ridicule her real friends, but only those who |
passed ior such. At any rate Frederick |
Hamilton, being young himself, would not
have changed her faults Tor Grants virtues;
aud so, Notwithstanding the moral that
should ''adorn this tale for we must own
the truth--he did admire her the more Tor
her pretty dressing. Young men will wor-
ship beauty and admire effect, and bright
er fairy was never cen in a Dal room than
Noia .Ncre; and so in spite Of all Mrs.