The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-03-31

s never to come near me Wen, Mf
3 Sidney?" sz ~ aa2its
:. The flashing face was STOPPING dowt
: to mine. / was tuggfng at my gloves
: a voice emahated from the tefriei
: man, t'Iserd blessed me, ,oathey're wait
!. ing for us, it's our turn , you know.
"Oh, they must watt. Iwauf ts.in.
!. troduce you, Captain Bulstocks to his
gentleman. Mr.. Sidney, Captain Bull
stockp This officer looked down up
4 on me haughtily, I looked at HIM
sulkily. We did not like each other:
stHe is my beau, Captain Bulstock :
are you not. Sidney Z and 4 s6alt ex.
pee peet y you I, . to come nj { and and ask me 70
''Dance with HIM" 1 heard Bal.
stock say, contemptously.
watched her through all the quad
rifle; she seemed to move melodiously,
gliding, as itwere, on wheels. She
t1noved in a golden cloud !; in the dis
tance the bright, animated face SEEM
ed illumined from within; a thousand
divine lights seemed to play there:
She looked 60 happy and animated;
and, alas so unconscious of me, that
| felt sore at the heart. The Captain,
whom 1 hated seemed happily r7G =
Ices were =going about, together
with little glasses of tiegus and. lem
onade, borne on trays, in rows sof d
dozen or SO, over mems heads.
(When l say men, / mean my own
and Others of my standing,) They
were. assailed, the bearers stopped;
the trays were drawn down at the
corner, just as convoy would be
pillaged on the road. Wicks had
private glass and private bottle of
sherry at his feet-I found it QUITO
impart vigor when he tagged. -
A fresh blow fell upon me, during
the quadrille. There was cui1fhsioh
at the door, Mrs. Burkeiisha# Clutch
ing at her husband, and dragging him
toward 1t. Visitors Of distinction
were coming in-'.somer of the nobs,"
local gentlemen remarked. Nobs,
indeed, ahd fatal hobs, our special
Rocksahead row eiiterihg-the Good
mans-father, mother, and two yirtti-
Gus youths Was this the endf
Was this the cup of nectar to which
l had looked forward? q / saw the
maternal eye-one maternal eyer
resting uneasily on their costume, which
was magnificent. The elder had q
gold watch and chain, as I, learned
afterward, the reward for successful
emulation. saw the proud father
take the eldest about introducing him
to the ladies. "Show your new
watch, sir That, 8a'am, he won
fairly, n reward for successful study
Then the quadrille was over. BhB
was moving about on the Captains
arm. Now was my time, I would
go and ask her. Mr.. Wicks had htihg
out banner with the device 'Ian-
GERS" and was busily engaged some
where on level with the pedals of
the piano, affecting to look for music
But where was she? She was gone
and 1 wandered restlessly looking for
her. -E 1
Mr.. Goodman stopped me patrons
ningly. "Oh, you here, sir. So you
arc let out to parties. You mustn't
be idle, though, if you want to leaffi'
eemewlatie n. eas-
1 found her in the greenhouse at
the back with him. had interrupt
ed them, the ill-conditioned fellow
saying, Goodness, gracious, this is
getting qtiite a plague p He might
have referred to me, but was not
certain, But she said : +. -.as HIS
''Oh, dear, our dance! Well, the
fact is you iieter asked me, you know
and this il" s..55est aa5,
;. ''This is the Lancers YOU promised
me-" voice said behind me, the voice
of my enemy, and now my rival.
This was too much-quite too much
too much.
Promised you y 1 said with bittef
contempt.
"Do You kno8. + Believe i did"
she said, smiling, 81 recollect l must
be just, you know, Mr.. Sidney"
"But you told me-" said bitterly,
."that you would keep your dance for
me, and I have been waiting the whole
night, while this-thIs fellow-----.' -
'sHalloa, youngster," said the Cap
tain Keep civil before Il lady
.Oh, I don't care,". said the yirtt.
GUS and well Erodghtdp Goodman
miss Buikelishaw, l know, will keep
her word" lA9
She laughed a4sti said, captain
Bulstock, What am T TO do with these
swo gentlemen? ??
Take this one, Of course,'" he said;
nodding to Goodman; ''this other will
stand on your dress, or something Of
the kind"
mo, don't think So" she said
smiling. "But L suppose I ilust take
Goodman And" she added butting
her bright face down to mine, Eater
we shall have our dance ss
But turned away with a face that
swelled and glowed i'll a perfect ago.
ny of rage and grief. This Vas Tho
end, then, after all-the end Of the
extra-the end Of the white
iean-the end of the hard labors Of
the past week. Vengeance was the
only thought. I stole look at the
Lancers. She was engaged in an an
mated conversation with the detested
Goodman. He was talking TO- her
with his disgusting glibness and vol
ubility. heard his; fathers voice :
ga very clever nd-get great
application and eeme%latioii Only
last week we had a competitive trial be-
tween him and another young fellow
WHO" It was getting ,iritndura<
BILE.
l met her coming oat;. The Gag,
tain was with her again, Now,
-aid in n tre,hklt1tA 1.dice ttvo,, rilf