The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1867-02-09

brother officers whose fortunes stamped them
as men of sterling worth.
One Christmas, during Icnolia's dispirit,
ing fourth season, the guests were unusually
numerous, but to 10 one was warmer wei
come given than TO The elegant Lieutenant
Hallcn. deserving officer, who was serving
his country merely for the fun of the thing
The Lieutenant had not been two days at
1.-The Towers y before he observed TO Lord
Martelo that his sister Zenobia had :, fine
foot. lie was in a foot regiment.
Certainly, Zenoba was unusually favored
with this blessing la Chinoise 1.-THE
ioot-stamped Lieutenant Hallen as a man
Of superior attainments, that he should have
discovered and appreciated this perfection.
To Ienobia herself her feet were far from
being objects of dislike She tended them
with the prettiest care. Her bottnes were
supplied by the Maison Bugnon of Paris,
renowned for its specialize de chaussures des
dames 1t was the prettiest sight in the
world to watch Zenobia skipping over pud-
Gle, and Lieutenant Halen confessed in after
life that he had stood many n time peeping
behind curtain merely to see her trip across
the doorway and spring up the carriage steps.
The winter Of Ienobia' 5 fourth season was
unusually seNere-so cold, indeed, that the
poor girl would sometimes creep up to the
lire and rest her little foot on the iender.-
As the warm blaze played upon the high in
step, she once remarked to Lieutenant Hal
| len who was. rs uSual Inv hcr siln pniovino,
his opportunity, :" can scarcely feel my
poor little feet.
And can scarcely see them, the brave
| officer replied, with GallaniIy that Scorncd
TO be truthful, ior Ienobia was doing her
| utmost to assist his eyesight
1t was noticed by her ladyShlp that during
| their walks the young soldier invariably pre-
TERED tie society OF her daughter, or, II
another robbed Inn OF her company, he
might &c seen 'oHowlhG at her heels, his eyes
mcdcstly resting on the ground The mo.
mcnts were OF unequalcd bliss to him when
asllght 'haw stopped their path, for Icnobia
mad Ylrtuous horror OF mud, and would be
constantly pe"plng ut her boots, crying out
IN her pretty way, oh, what horribly mud.
dy feet.
Occasionally, too, her better feelings would
ne called into play-as, for instance, when
The sensitive girl stumbled against some
awkward stone, My tiresomc little foot,
we knocked it Off! the poor child would
eAcla'm, smiling despite the pain, and hold
ing forth the suffering yet fascinating member.
The trSt time the gallant officer witnessed
his distressing accident he replied, ''Wc
must stop till we find it again; you'll never
get another like IT.
Her Iadyship, who had been lretting over
the high flush which from child-through
'ndigestion-had mantled in her Ienobia's
nose, was but too pleased to find that the
other extremity Of hcr daring's form had
monopolized attention. Up TO that time her
wit had ever been on the alert 10 defend her
;ond ones nasal organ. When it was un
'sualy brilliant she woald ingeniously OBJ
servc =" wish this horrible winter were
gone, it is such nnbccoming weather for the
poor nose. Yours, Lieutenant lIallen, is
quite pink. And so is yours, my dear Zcno
oia. But what did one so passionately fond
of feet as the Lieutenant care for the hue OF
nose?
There is no exercise more healthy or
warming than skating. There was a fine
sheet OF ornaments water in the Martclo
grounds, where the gentlemen often enjoyed |
this manly sport. One day, as Icnoba stood |
'hlver'ng on the margin of the frozen lake,
watching the sylph-like attitudes of the per
formers, Lieutenant Hallen, his face glowing |
with exercise, invited his lovely audience o:
one to try her powers.
81 should never be able to stand on my |
poor Lutte feet, objected Icnobia.
Try, pleaded the admlring officer, look |
ing down at the feet.
- should tumble down and die of bumps, |
or make whole and be drowned replied |
he timld little puss.
But loving eye was at that momeut look |
ing through an opera-glass from AN upper |
window OF the lowers watching the !
countcnances OF the unsuspocting ones.
The owner OF this eye was wondering to |
herself what they could be talking about,
that lie shout! look so perky, she so sly and |
when, on her daughters return, the truth |