The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1869-05-06
E.lRa, TIE HARBLE-HEARTED

" ho Is that beautiful girl yonder-
/ the one dancing with Leslie? Do you
/ know her, Paul ~
/ The young man addressed as Paul raised
his cye-2Iass and looked lcng and steadily at
the young Siri, and replied, That is Mira
Swain, the mari iy-hearted
Why do You call her the marlle-hcart-
Cd? 1t seems L strange name 70 bestuw
upon = beautiful woman"
Yes, it is strange name, but very ap-
propriato for yonder lady, who, as the sto-
ry goes, Is Ike the icebergs Of the Polar
Sea
i d not question the fitness of the
ualae; l only ask why it was given her
She Is by lar, the most beautiful girl in
the .oom.'
~Yes, she is beautiful" replied Paul,
but - hcartlcss - she Is pretty. She has
had nall the gentlemen in this room at
her feet. bat treats them all alike, " said
Paul. bitterly. She is heartIess, and IS |
great mystery to US all"
Warren Daslr.,. .r,I4;lcG and saiI .rIease
introduce HE, Paul. l ike her appear
ancc. bat am a stranger to all present.
Ten wears IL foreign land renders one i
/ stranger to his own family. Any way, I
. an stgaa-1r mere
Il viii introduce you with pleasure !;
but caution you and kindly admoni,h jou
against lJliug her, for remember she Is
marble aEd your heart will have to pay
ior it il you do"
"Lesd On, Paul; you have cautioned
mo Of my d4nger, and | still remember
the old adage, forcwlrued is fo5earmcd,
h., D.,,,l r, l.-,,,l- hf..
tyr 4 woman
Boys hearts often bend when men :
break, said Paul.
- "a Swain wus pretty, and an only
daughter Her slight, rounded form Was
perfect In symmetry. Her small mouth,
with even, hite teeth, half seen when her
rosy lips dimpled into smiles, her rich,
black hair, which rippled over broad
white brow was looped up from her face,
and fastened at the back In mass Of shi-
ming cu.is, and gave very beautiful effect
TO her appearance She was also very
rrettily dressed, being attired in crimson
SIX, with an ovcrdress of rich black lace
fastened at the neck with scarlet gera-
mum Jlossom-a cluster Of the same
cleaning in her hair. Mira cared more
for buds and blossoms than for pearls and
diamonds She was gay and brilliant, yet
when any Of her lovers whispered Of the
grand passion" she would be very
queen in her naughty selfposession.
Warren Dagon was introduced, nd WAS
very soon floating with her through the
intricate mazes of the dance He paid
4cT the most 5-++4l7re5ts ;ttteutiUu through II
out the evening Mira knew him by re
port to be gentleman of Unbounded
wealth and extensive travel Ia his COM
pany. as the hours swept swiftly by, her
interest deeponed all the while in her no
bic admirer Her young heart beat as it
had never done before.
Warren Dagon was brilliant couver-
sationist, and few men could be more fas-
cinating than he, for he had travelled ex-
tcnsively in his own and foreign lands,
and' when he choose to exert himself to
please, his dark, eloquent eyes, pure clas-
sic language and high bred elegance Of
manners, were irrcsistably charming.
lie evidently desired to please Mira, and
his manners toward her implied as much
Mira listened, spell-bound, to his beau
tiful conversation, thereby awakening the
Jealous indignation Of dozen other less
fortunate admirers They felt themselves
aggrieved, for she always treated them
with such cool Indifference One lady,
resplendent in brocade and diamonds
nuttered to herself, ''The marble hearted
warming at last"
Mira cared little for admiration, and
less for the opinion Of her fashionable
friends so freely expressed She was
walking in the cool piazza in the moon
light with young Dagon, listening to his
musical voice, whose low, sweet tones
were stirring strange, wild melody in a
heart that never before vibrated with love-
She was listening to thrilling descrip-