Smyrna times., 1868-05-13

/ very pretty girl-sOft brown eyes, hair to match
= splendid color, broad forehead, handsome nro
tlle-and she sat in an easy, graceful attitude
+ sketchlng: l was sorry for that Young Indie,
e make such trightful sketches; and then vol
are Obliged to admire them However, She
was very pretty girl.
While stood looking at her there appeared
on the scene cow. The young lady instantly
showed signs OF fright. She rose to her feet
ana looked at the COW. She made move
ment' ana the COW came toward her. The
young lady dropped hersketch book and scream
ed wildly. L made my appearance and thc
COW ran away. [ picked up the book and
deeply. '' ""0 OiuSiieo
Il know it is very ridiculous to be afraid Of
poor harmless COW, she said, smiling. sshnt
L cannot help it: l always do scream.'7' ~
Il am very glad you could not help it in tbi,
instance said L, III may have the pleasure
OF seeing you safe home"
She blushed again, and looked toward the
house [ had just left. ''''A '"'
WINS" 'N'' "0"' ~ MIS- MAJ
Lane an "eoEge
And | am Susy Lacy"
anu there we were acquainted, better ac-
qualnted than we should have been in a week.
and before we reached home was in love-
mean the genuine article was really in love
with Miss Lacy. At dinner Abe whispered to
me: l'i0N "
= Shall l show you the heiress? ?"
You had better" '0''
j., Well. there she sits, and he nodded in
1ne me direction OF lady sitting beside Miss Lacv
Just as expected. An old maid, Tall gannt
Stlff, yellow, with goodish-sort of f,ce tbat
mad never been handsome, and wouId nevar
see thirty two again. '0i
a bitter pill to take" [ thought, and de.
Glded hrst to have out my Irritation with Miss
Well, we had it out, or-no. we did no.; b.vo
it out We could not. The more saw %VI of P+Se ave
girl the more was in love with her. MadIv
desperately in love. For the first and oniy
tlme IN my life, the idea of work occurred 70
me as possibility. thought [ could worL
Ior her y those evenings in the music.
room! those drives over the still. country rnajCt
those after breakfast chats [ never did see
anybody so bewltching as was Susy in her
mOrnlng-wrappers. 0-
As you may1magine, I was making small
progress II IN the good graces of Miss Ellis, the
helress. But there came one dav a Letter Tb;S
letter was dun 1t was not TO be na;d Hio ;n
scraps from the opera, or in Susv's soft wLisnl
erS. shut myself up a whole afternoon and
decided to win Miss Ellis. anu
Ihat was RAINY EVENING" miserable even |
ing How well | remember it, When we
came INTO the drawing room SuSv made nlaco
tor me beside her, but | crossed over to Nf;SS
Ellis. Miss Ellis looked first futtered and tbnr
Pleased. She talked very we'll She was inst !
the person whom | should have liked to enSane |
as as g91VerneSS tor my children when | became a |
"a !allliy man She played chess, also-payed |
a Il
tate; So in the morning, | went out agan VIII
ousy She rallied me about my sudden devo.
ton for Miss Ellis. S''N'N'oi u0'o
She is highly. cultivated lady," answer.
ed' gravely, and has brilliant mind; and
you know, am French in my tastes. / alwaT,,
prefer cleverness to beauty
Ousy cheeks were suddenly suffused with y
warm rich blush; and once or twice an odd
sad, half inquiring.
III u, the afternoon, | was again in attendance
u ino ul"S flllS' others rallied me, as Susy had
'tr1ck by Miss Ellis cleverness. was
Poor little Susy How she used to lool, A.
ne with eyes so full of such innocent astonisb,
neht ana reproach 1t was hard not to 90 to
ler' but ! knew my only safety was in sticking
Another letter came from the city. A savage ,
rtteT' must have money at once. and as
ouiu @ not see Abe long enough to explain, |
Frote him note thus: a
4, Wear A6e:-I am coming on finely with Misc I
1lilS. On the strength of her ffty tbonsand !:
end me S25. | am desperately hard mn Lnt I
u me day OF my marriage | shall nav up All l
eDtS' and then go and hang myself think I
never Was so wretched in my life. l
M Yours, GEORGE. Il
That evening I sat in the draw;nc.roon,
edltaatlng g lOomily. | had received notb;ng
ON ABE, who had gone to town on tbe first lC
al am | had spent the morning with Miss id
MS and began to see that excellent. unofand- Il
\ woman that she was, [ could hate her NOR. q
n.y. And Susy looked so lovely. She was CT
~ ~ angry enough now to make her piouante de
hlle was thus thinking entered the objects I'll
my thoughts-Miss Ellis and Susv. Snsv st
'lu note In her hand, which she handed to di
by some strange mistake" she said, "tbis an
'te was handed to me, and [ read it while ro
ylng to understand it. As have read # I ne
ay as we'll remark, on Miss EiIis' accnnnt IS
atyou are laboring under mistake Tbo, sp
HT'OOo OF which you speak is mine; and Won ste
II not need to hang yourself, as Miss Ellis sit
. meyer mad any intention of changing her tn
me, stared stupidity at the note. Il was an
note 70 Abe Dundas. Thinking of Susv at
time' had directed tito Miss Susan L9cv
~ o9Sy' my Susy, was the heiress. And she be
lrred Abe Dundas. And am not married Fa
I; and am more elegant, and more in debt tht
IN ever WIll any woman, in want of a stvl we
husband, have me? '''l all
diff