The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1865-04-13

indispensable to another as was to
him. rr ....
After she left me lay awake a long
time Wishing | could know the very
words papa used when he spoke of me
to her; for, although l knew he loved
me very much, he never told me so ex-
copt by the tones of his voice and the
glances of his eyes. ..... |
The principal topic of conversation
among, part of the guests at Firgrove
was the anticipated arrival of Mr.. Gill
bert Crofton, brother Of our hostess.
Miss Amelia Monkton aud her brother
Conrad declared him to be by far the
best match in the country. They spoke
OF him as remarkably handsome, of good |
family, travelled, accomplished, and very
wealthy. He inherited Aspenholt, the
old family mansion, a fine library, aud
endless quantities of silver and linen. 1
heard his name so often that grew
curious, and when a week passed by
without bringing him, 1 said that l
hopes we should have peep at him be-
fore We left. I was sorry the minute
after, for Josephine laughed sueering-
| ly, and Gcorgiana, replied that per haps
I expected to make conquest of him
! He did arrive the same evening, but
saw very little of him, for in the IN orn-
ing there was never any room in the
carriages for me or horse to ride, aud
. if walking was proposed the twins were
sure to want me to dress their dolls or
help on with game. Then, in the eve
ming, I was always needed to play the
piano for tho dancers, or make fourth
at whist, or to be beaten at chess by old
Mr. Blakeman, who was so pettish and
quarrelsomo over the board that every
one but mo declined his invitation.
When the fortnight was over my pa
rents and sisters returned home, but
Mrs R2nton wouldn't listen to their
proposal to take me with them. She
} said that she had not been able to DO
anything For my pleasure, and that l
must remain until here were fewer
guests, so that 1 might have my share in
the festivities of the house. After a
deal of talking, mamma consented to
leave me on condition that l would
spend three hours in tn library CIV
cry day over my italian and German.
: Mr.. Crofton left the same evening
that my friends did, and didu't cx.
pect to sec him again, nor did | feel any
regret; for Whenever he noticed me at
all, it was in such teasing way that
had hard work to appear Indifferent
When | was fresh and in good splits
achod to say something sharp and un.
maiieuly, and when was tired out,
tbs tears would scarcely be kept back
9 [ think0T really ouj,yod his absence,
) when, beholl, late in the evening, he
reappcared, accompanied by younger
sister, whom he called Angelica, and
: who was both pretty and good
= natured; and bringing man-ser,
8 want, three saddle horses, aud two dogs
Oddly enough everything was changed
l for me from that moment. Angclici
1t she insisted upon my calling her by he
It first namc) took turns with me in play
n ing the piano, and while she was at tht
instrument l danced with her brother
l. She also occasionally took my seat a
y the whist table, allowed herself to b
e. beaten at chess by Mr.. Brakeman, an,
d. aided me in the nursery games. One o
Id the new saddle-horses was kept for m
'r sole use, and the splendid dogs wor
= never so happy as when trotting by ID,
ID side about the grounds, or curlsd up a
q, my feet while studied my diotio marie
0, and grammars. Mr.. CroltOn was q
es teasing as ever when there were listc n
e. ors about, but he defended me adroitl,
e. against Amelia Monkton and the AL
4 lans, who seemed to grudge me even
: look at his face, and he seldom failed t
Ig share the library with me for at leas
l. part ofmy three hours confinement. =
er Sometimes he wrote letters, but NOR
ID frequently be read from Italian an,
German poets, instrUcting me respect
a ing the force and point of the diotior
TO q noting kindred passages from otho
40 writer 2, and explaining such imaginar
allusions as didu't fully understand
le At such moments there were in his mai
vi ner mingled Difference and tonde
r moss which wholly won my cOnfdenc
Id aud | sometimes looked up suddenI
| from my book, half doubling if no wei
d, indeed the same person who shot ;
le, many sparkling arrows at me in Il
to presence Of the other guests. Oh
he Ny wardrobe began to look scaHt,
, but although Amelia Mouktou and Il
Iat threo Allahs sneered at my evoniI
&c. dress, should never have thought