Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-12-14
VOL. X1I::: NO AZ


lie was my great uncle. Sir Guy POu-
fret lie did not say muc, In me, but
what he did say was kindly meant and M
kindly expressed. found myself sitting
down after minute, looking up at him "a
he stood b, fore me, questioning me us u,
my Journey; and then found iDyself ans.
= werins him coherently enough, though
shy glance which had given to the left
nearly made my brain reel again.
There We're several people in the room,
but 1t was large, and they stood in detecl,.
ell groups, and so did not strike the eve at
once, At first when I came in was only
conscious Of light aud size. But by the
time had sat DOWN and answered Sir
Guys questions, was capable Of distin.
gushing forms. The little dcformed ladv
was doing the hOnors vivaciousIy l gather
Ell, and then to my left were u couple that
| started forward tn look more fully at
the Fairy Queen and my handsome fellow.
traveller.
What fairy queen she looked now, to
ne sure. She absolutely glittercd in hcr
tar beauty and her crystalline white silk.
She was playing with II big. white feather
cd tan and boqnct OF Christmas rOses,
and IL scent bottle. and glove that was
hall on and half off. rs looked at her,
And he stood opposite to her glancing ad-
n''rnsly at al her colucttish Efforts, smil-
in% halt cvnlcaIIy the whilc,-a perfect
type OF the tawny bearded. blue e-eyed, well
grown Young Englshlna,l, looking in his
severe black and narrow, tape-like tic not
bit like amutc Or waiter (riHc the COM
lc writcrs,) but thoroughbred as he was,-
the result OF race aud good society.
lie WAS brought up to me soon, ahtl IN.
trodnccd by the sprightly dcformed lady
lwlio was, found. the same Rachael Pom
lict who had written to mel rs your cOus-
III Georgia.-I shall drop the Miss Dun
bar Guy Pomfret.'
Then, as | half rose mot quite knowing
what do, fearing ncrvously that should
commit some soccism in manners what.
ever did, and returned his bow, Miss
POmfrct added
And now come across, and get known to
another cousin. my dear. and befOre l
knew what was happening, was face 10
face with the Fairy Queen. who held Uut =
slender, white. jcwcIietl hand t" me. and
laughed and tlaS ed out smiles. and made
me feel very material indeed as she made
herself nomcntarily more Fascinating. :. W heN
Miss Rachael had named her as ida POM
fret
| have no very distinct recollection of
what went OH before or at dinner. only
know that heard my own name repeated
several times. and many people came and
said kind things to me for my mothers
sake | gladly. gratefully acknowledged
that it was for licr sake solely and wholly,
that WAS u favored guest in this grand old
place.
But after time my mind seems to have
accepted the situation, and cleared and
steadled itself, for all the later events OF
that evening are well outlined in my mem-
ory. We had not been back in the draw
ing-room long before Ida came nn,l sat
down by nc, and shot OF some bright little
sentences at me,
nau't $ 't"sarlv played the part of Juccer
chacl meant you To he. began. Aunt Ra-
and kept your coming deau to us all:
didn't in the least know who it was in tn1t
h0rrd little car of hers
The Fairy Queen really Looked. as sha
said it, as if it cii,ht tu her by right divine
tn drive over Fuch mere mortals as myself.
She was lying back in low chair without
amy arms to it. and her dress sprang out
on either side in great r0ling waves of
slittering vliitr. Her golden hair stood
oat III str,ng relief like Il glory against the
dark background of the velvet chair. AL
together she locked such Il dainty creature
that it sccmrda little thing that she should
be regardless of the lives of others.
You did see me the" ;! asked.
'WcH, | saw You without seeing You. IL
You can understand that | was taken up
with showing Guy my new ponies; YOU
never saw him before, did yOu!'
Whom p
'Gny.-mt cousin,--yOur cousin, too,
isn't he . 10, your second cousin, that's
it
No. never SAW him bcforc.'
lies my salvation at Christmas. tho
blonde beauty said, with little tawn;h
gets up charadcs. Da yun like cliaradesc
And we always have y bali or two while
lie is here
is this his home, or yours =
My home nuw,-his in time to come.
live with grandpara aud aunt Rachael;
Gnr is the heir. She dropped her voice
t" whisper as she said tins, then she rails.
ed it again suddenly tn ask DO y,u like
Christmas better ~ the country than in
London ,
4 have never spent Christmas in tho
country yet replied,
-. you lucky girl y she cried; and
hd't HSNti NptHI one OUT vi IL , rlNO
nything-eNccpt my ponies-tO go +"
town and see all the hurlc>qucs; | don't
care fer the pantomimcs; have you seen
many ?
| fo!d her YES; while Gny was alive
saw all such things, now was sick Of
them, added, pasSionately.
.Who was Guy , she asked sobcrly, and
she seemed sorry when | told her he was
my brother.
But such bright ercatutc cannot be
sorry long for the truublps of other. Shu
was up dancing away towards the piano,
in answer to somebody's request that she
would sing, before the mist had cleared ott
my eyes which the nieniun Of Guy hau
caused, When could see clearly asaih.
Guy pumiret, my Other cousin, was stand,
int talking to her while she huttcrcu over
some music, aud secMrd lnahlc tu make IL
cloce ot II sonS.
Presently. however. she f'Hud one, or
he found it for her. At any rate he placed
it, and kept his hand r,idy to turn tho,
page VIII lc she sang, and got draw, pn
ncarer to them by her N'iicc, and wItpAci
his lace MS he watched hers.
She had II ringing, clear, flexible voice.
| can express what its sound was by nani-
ing Il color mrsrp eluarly than in any other
way il, was bright blue; it was like !.
silver bell, as cold and with as much teels
ing.
She was singing n plajutire nassianate