American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-01-16
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PERFECTLY HEARTLEsS.

llVitN Nto, ld'iitt pretty, htl
perfectly heartlpsS !" said Mrs
Holmes to DR.. Stanley, with whol
she was converSing at u large, bri
liant party.
/" Heartless! f! with that sensitiv
4 mouth, AID those eyes so deep an
ull of expresSion?" said the gentle
man, musingly.
:, 81 don't admire her style q
beauty at all. She looks like wa,
doll, and her heartlesSneSS is pro
verbal. Since her uncle left hrl
wealthy she has had lovers by tn,
score, and frts with every one
Why, look at her now ~
DIR. Stanley'S eyes followed the
direction in which the lady waret
her fan, aud rested on the centia
figure of group round the piano
1t was a lady, young and fair, with
a tall, exceedingly graceful figure
pure Greek features, and large blur
eyes. Her hair was short, but the
soft, full curlS made "A lovely frame
for the fair face. Her dress was OF
dark lace ; and twisted amongst the
golden curls were deep crimson flow.
erS, with dark green leaves, and ON
the snowy throat and arms glttpred
blood red rubieS. She was cOnvrrS.
ing gaily with knot of gentlemen,
and DR.. Stanley sauntered over to
the group.
"Miss MarstoD," said one gentle.
man, - what has become of Harold
Graham :"
The tiny hands swept over the
ivory keys of the grand piano, in
the measure of a brilliant waltz, and
another of the group, supposing
Miss Marstop did not hear the qucS,
tion, said:
"Pawned mis- dress coat, | guess,
and can't appear
" He was wretchedly poor" said
third.
Perhaps he has committed sui
eide f.; it is three weeks since he
disappeared,' said another.
"Oh | hope not" said Miss
Marston, tive want his tenor tor
our next musical soiree. 1t would
be too provoking for him to commit
suicide"
"Mrs Holmes was right" thought
the doctor, " she is perfectly heart
less. Poor Harold" !"
He turned from the piano. but
stopped, aS u full, riclI voice broke
out into song. Miss Marston was
singing " Srhubert's Last Greeting."
and into the mOurnful words she
poured such wailing energy, and
deep pathoS, that group alter group,
in the large rOOT $, ceased their gay
converse to liste to the music.
"Can she siJ e so without heart
or feeling 2" uttered the doctor.
again craving nearer the place.
"Eva," said young lady, as the
last notes Of the song died away,
"Eva. play a polka, won't you!"
A contemptuous smile quiverrd
for a moment on Eva MarSton's $ lips;
then, nodding good.naturedly, she
dashed off into lively polka. which
soon melted the group round the
piano into merry dancers; and Dr.
Stanley went with the rest.
The next morning Miss Marston
sat in her own room writing Il letter.
Peep over her shoulder at one sen
tence, "All hollow, all hrartIrSS,
Miriam You blame me for flirting;
YOU are not here TO see how they
follow me merely for my money not
one true heart among them all. /
There was one. Harold
A knock at the door interrupted /
her.
"Come int" and II woman en-
tered with a large basket of wash /
ing.
"Good morning. said Eva,
How is Terrence this
7" )
"Ohl miss, it's beautiful he is
the day. Sure, marin, l'm sorry
we've had to wait so long for the
wash"
Never mind that. How could
You wash with the poor little fellow
so sick
"Sure miss, It's many ii one eN-
poets their clothes, sick or well and
isn't Terry sitting up the day, play
ing with the toys We Sint HIM, and
Pat. that ! kept home from school,
l-n lding him
"How many pieces, Mary :" said
Eva. taking ont her purse
''Ol miss. you dnn't owe Mary
GinniS "A cint. There's the doctor
ye lett the money To pay. and the
wood We sint. and the ratirs and
milk, aud the money We gave me
asst week sure. Miss. lis in yonr
lcbi | am for washing the rlSt OF
1our life."
"What [ gave Terrence has moth
ng to do with my washing BILL
said Eva, rapidly cou"ting the
,eices. There and she took the
leice from her pdrse, "that is
eighty" /
-" Hiss Eva" said Mary, and
hen stopped. /,
We'll. Mary" +
"Sure, Miss, YOU do snmuch good
With your money, I'm ashamed to
Yell you-'
A" Tell me what =
V Well. miss. iL's ahout the Nonu-
4 .Aet's Iiuted my roum; le I,
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