Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-03-31

RueSC, sue really WAS pTeIJv RlIi, anu
could not help thinking whats pity 1t was
she sometimes so disfgured herself by her,
Wayward passions.
Margaret Beaumont was five and twenty.
The gate of girlhood had just closed on her,
but the sun rays of that time were flicker
| ing on her through its bars. Young and
old alike were delighted with her, for the
joyance of girlhood was still in her face,
mingled with sedate cheerfulness that
was very charming. -it.. -laly ls sru81
| Before two days had passed. Lizzy was
asking her how she managed to do her
back hair so nicely, for she could never ar
range the bow. And then Margaret show
ed her how the soft, long ends were wound;
around a piece of entanglement, called a
frisette. think, as far as Lizzie was con-
cerned, this went a great way towards es-
tablishing the pleasant understanding that
| almost on first acquaintance sprang up be-
tween them. 1t was very little Mrs. Mark
ham had told LiZZy about the new conner.
In other matters she often gave in most adj
visedly to her, to keep her in pretty good
mood. ,- ..... -.
"lIow often am to tell you, Elizabeth"
she said, quite gravely, "that this lady
with whom you are SO charmed is our guest
Margaret" .T .a. t-.... Or
And very soon the two girls were so in
innate together, that Lizzy used to play
upon the words, and address our friend as.
"Our guest Margaret" She never talked
| now of the stupidity of her companions, of
the dreadful school-girlishness that entold-
ed them all; she was always praising Mar
garet, who was an angel, love, darling
in her estimation. / am afraid there was
something OF the schoolgirl in all this; but
we are blind mOrtals as regards ourselves,
and LizZy could not recognize it. She
seemed to see with Margaret's eyes and to
think with her thoughts. However, Mar
garet dealt honestly with her little friend
when she expressed her opinion in any un-
thinking, dOmineering way, about her faith
ers marrying again.
III should hate him, tell you, If he did,"
she said in Indignation, and somehow when
LiZzy was in these moods, her hair seemed
all at once rough and untidy, and the pret-
ty look passed away out of her face.
Margaret put her hand on the girls
mouth to check the sinful words, and the
river of years between them seemed TO eX-
pand and grow wider, and, as she rebuked
LiZZy, kind of maternity fell on her, as if
she were speaking to her child.
She told Lizzy that her father had a right
to marry, and that all she could do for him,
in repayment of his love and care for her,
was to endeavor to overcome her antipathy
to stepmother, and be, under any circum-
stances, dutiful daughter.
"It is very easy for you, Margaret" Liz
~ said, Ito be good tempered and happy
when you have nothing of the kind hang
ing over you, and when you have that nice
cousin John to come and see you and to
care for you"
cannot tell why Lizzy blushed as she
spoke. In her own mind she had set down
this fine. black whskered fellow, John
Iangton, as Margaret's admirer, and eX-
pect she had a quiet kind of conviction
that she liked him too much tor the lover of
her friend.
In schoolgirl fashion she used to think
to herself "Ah! shall have no such good
luck as to marry such charming man,
and thus get away from a stepmother al
together"
1t is not very often that young ladies'
school is allowed to have such fascinat-
ing inmate as John Langton. He was a
man of the world, with graceful, easy
manner and always had pleasant things to
say to the eXcitable Lizzy. | am not the
/. least surprised that he became her beau
ideal of manly perfection. He took more
notice of her than of any of the other girls.
Lizzy knew it was because she was Mar
garet's friend. but still it was very pleas
ant to be thus distinguished. And so the
! weeks went on, and then the months took
up their places with the past. The school
, girls were much more bearable to Lizzy
now, SIMPLY because she never ever
thought of them. On her short life calen
endar, a new era had been opened, and tn,
'new style' dated from the arrival of ''oul
guest Margaret at the Elenswood House
She had not overcome all feelings of re
pugnance at the thought of her father
marriage; but her outbursts had grOwI
milder, and were less frequent since ou
, guest Margaret's influence had been upoI
her.
1t was astonishing how much Lizzy'
beauty had to do with the expression o
her face; and cousin John always saw he
under the most favorable circumstances
for her eyes positively danced with delight
when he made his appearance.
"What sweet pretty girl she isl" HI
had said more than once to Margaret; anC
! he was quite right, for she was pretty wher
J the good influence was upon her.
. But Margaret's visit was coming to al
end, and no one knew how to tell Lizzy o
this. The first thing that gave her fea
! OH the subject, was the great black port
f manteau, that Margaret had brought will
+ her being put out to air in the little garden
p "What does it mean?" she inquired o
, Mrs. Markham. "You would never be 81
i unkind as to smuggle Margaret away fror
. me?"
"Certainly not" replied Mrs. MARKHAM
y calmly; but we have both been afraid b
: tell you that in very short time she mus
t CO." 90
| Lizzy was in a rage. She rushed u
y stairs to Margaret who was dressing TO
!. dinner, taking it very easily, lounging i
the arm chair in her pretty pink dressing
a gown and brown velvet slippers. Pushing
: open the door without so much as knock
ing, Lizzy told her she was in league wit
t Mrs. Markham to deceive her.
# 81 can not live with you forever, m
e child" Margaret said, smiling very gravely
II "and it was my dread of some such behavio
as this which made me try to conceal m
n approaching departure from you as long 8
IS / could" .' ,'
: Lizzy softened down. She could nevt
be defiant long with Margaret. s, u
r "Oh! take me with youw she cried;
shall be heartbroken when you are gone!"
it She really was in sad plight, poo
Il child. -,- ....s. ,......-r ..-. ,-......
o "For my sake" Margaret, said, "will yo
It be gentle and obedient to Mrs. MARKHAM
when am gone? and then pray God W
: may meet again in year."
IS III will try" she answered quite in sub
d dued way; shut | am afraid | never sha
a get on without you; and | shall neve
y see Cousin John when you are gon
o -oft course not,n she added with bite
d smile. "Don't be angry with me, Margaret,
d she continued, sbut you know he is so kip(
% and understands me so much better tina
anv one else that it will be very dreadfl