Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-10-15
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THE BELLE OF NEWPORT.
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the long piazza Of the Ocean House was crowded
with loungeis Suddenly ayoung man, with some
thing Of foreign an, exclaimed =.
2 Heavens. Harry, what divinity s'
he pointed, as he spoks, with his light cane e
yopng ady, who, coming from the Other side d
ths street, vas now picking her way daintiH across
tho dusty road Her figure was one of nnnsua
grace, and her step light and elastic. When sht
reached the house, she glanced at the piazza, bul
seeing score Of idle eyes fixed her, she dropped
har yail and advanced to the hdies' entrance with
slightly hurried pace =. - -. - ,,, ...s, ~,
Butthe momentsry exposure Of her countenanee
showed that its beauty justified the general look O
admiration The eyes were fustrons and dark, 9
rich bloom rnantled healthiy on her cheek, and
the fresh air blew freely to and fro her redundant
cnrls of glossy, raven hair added to this The mouth
WAS Wass ona dc Undesirable lovefness, around the
dinpled corpers Of which Love himself seemed to
lurk. -. --'l
ssBy Jovep' said the gentleman who had spoken
before, Il have seen.no woman 30 beautiful in all
my travels abroad What eyes they seem to look
info one every soul And such step, free and
gsaceful as fawn's, or rather like that Of Diana,
the maiden huntress, herself" F..
aSThatf Derwent, replied his companion, is
Miss Stanhope, the Belle Of Newport, we call her,
beautiful enough, to be rure but only the cenpan-
ion 10 some fich Southern heiress."
'And half the house, I suppose, is in love with
her." -.
mo, and yes . replied Henry. ashe has plen-
ty of admirers, butno suffers; her friend, the rich
Miss Arnott, though as ugly az giraffe, carries
the palm of from her. z" - a
ssI find my oountrymen as meroenary as foreign
ers, though without half the excuse" sand Der
went. However, they can't be blamed. Take
my own case, for instance Here am with just
income enough to support myself, and no prospect
Of being able to marry unless Iselect rich wife,
or what Is even worse, 60 to work in earnest at my
nominal profession In such case, one must el-
thef remain single or look out for an heiress 1t
Is well enough 10 talk Of love in cottage, but
what can two people accustomed to the luxuries Of
life, do in house NO bigger than dog kennel,
and with bat one servant, maid OF all work
However, you must introduce me to this Miss
Stankope, may as well airtwit her Ike therest
Thus spoke Derwent, enc of whose aGectations
was to seem worse than he was -
That evening accordingly saw Derwent number
cd among the aequaintances Of the belle Of the
season. She received him graeiously, for in add.
ton to remarkably fine person, he had an air OF
hieh breeding; while his countenaDee carried as
sdrance Of the owner being something morein both
intellect and heart, than the ephemeral men Of
fhshiun aroand him. Indeed, DeFwsne possessad
unusual ability, improved BY book, study and t1av-
81. He talked.to Miss Stanhope of England, and
its lordly demesnes; of Paris and its boulevards
Of Germany and the Rhine; Of Greece and her
temples, even in decay, the wonder Of the specta-
tor; and Of Egypt, the parent Of all, with her
venerable Nile, her Luxor, her Phibe, and her
pyramids, which though they have braved three
thousand years, seem as if they will yet, in the
minds Of the awestruck Arabs, conquer Time it.
SELF Nor did he confne himself merely to these
monuments of the past. He spoke of the man
ners, the religious and social condition Of the na-
tons he had travelled among, from the poor opera
tive of England, to the free Bedoun Of the desert.
This style Of conversation, 80 different from the
empty small talk and insensate Aattery with which
her ears were usually greeted, arrested the atten-
ton of Miss Sanhope; for being cultivated mind
herself, she not only appreciated what he said, but
felt it as a compliment to be talked to thus In a
word, Derwent managed to monopolise her the
whole evening, and when the hour of retiring came,
neither imagined it was half 50 late. 81
Sand so you were engrossed by the beauty the
whole of last evening, said Harry, as the friends
went to the billiard room the following morning.
stYou had other listeners, however, than Miss
Stanhope; and, let me whisper to you confden-
tally have made quite conquest in certain
quarter. Miss Arnott herself, it seems, heard you
describe your presentation at st. james, and was
so charmed with your account Of the Queen, that
she has asked to be introduced to you; q favor
never bestowed on gentleman before.
ST forgot all about Miss Arnott last night, re-
piled Derwent. "How does she look? Is she q
woman of sense ?"
'tAs for her looks" replied Harry, there she
comes with Miss Stanhope2 You see her now, a
tall, lean figure, with face that might be pretty
if it had bit of expression. There, that slouchy
awkward figure, is worth just twenty thousand a
year, while the one beside it, all grace, beauty and
vivacity, has not cent Whether Miss Arnott
has common sense you must decide for yourself,
for l intend to introduce you onthe moment"
Before Derwent had time to reply, the introduc-
ton had taken place, and Derwent being left dex-
terously to Miss Arnott, while his friend had con-
triyed to monopolize her companion.
ltwas lovely morning for walking. A shower
the preceding evening had laid the dust the sun
shone without cloud, and cool breeze, laden
with saline freshness from the sea- blew pleasantly
past The ladies were executing long cherished
determination to visit the Cliffs on foot and the
two young men solicited leave toaccompany them.
In few minutes Derwent had grown heartily tired
of his companion. She was, he thought, the most
iasipid creature he had ever met. Yet, to do Miss
Arnott justice, she was quite as interesting as most
fashionably educated ladies'; but then Derwent
could not help contrasting her with Miss Stanhope,
whose playful wit strong sense and rich stores oi
reading rendered the penniless companion as fas,
cinating as the heiress was dull He was glad
when, the Cliffs being reached, his tete-a-tete was
broken up. Hehad secretly resolved to be reveng.
ed on Harry, and accordingly Turing Miss Stan
hope off to look at the sea from new point, he
set out on his return, without going back for Har-
ry and Miss Arnott, contenting himself with
waving his hat for them to follow.
IF Miss Stanhope detected his little stratagem,
she was not displeased with it; and the walk back
to the hotel comprised an hour of sweetest enjoy