The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1871-02-23

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was talking about, as it seemed Ako the
tropical Zouo to me, until | saw Mont,
gomery stGndtHg under some palms aoros,
tho room. Sume ono Clme for 0otaYiI
soon afterward she seemed glad to 60.
Now, Cora and | had decided between
us, that new Re were married, wo would
not dance round dances but alter watch.
ing me daGoing in the long gallery fOr
sone time, my arm stole around my dar,
iIng's wals;, our feet acknowledged the
n.us'c, and We were oa in ous Of the Wild
est gallops. \ dreamy waltz followed,
aud then-tho temptation being tco strong
for us-wo went upon the balconies vut.
side, overlooking fountaiucd garden.
From tho glare within, to the starlight
without; from tho buzz Of voices to the
Iupsh Of tho uight from the strains O; mu-
sic to the splash and spriukle Of tho f9uu.
tain, was an acceptable change,
After little we heard 0Itayia On the
other side OF tho curtains, which had fallen
together after US, talking,
'"0b, yes, llr. Montgomery, | enjoy
dancing but 1 do not consider it the
height Of all pleasure, if | do"
"What do you consider the acmO Of hap
pinesS, Miss Fosdick"
"Lifting sorrow or croatiDg JOY for 9th.
ers; bu, this sounds like cant in such a
place as this, and | fear"
What she feared lost, as could not
resist the desire to say to Mrs. Hastings
81 guess Octay;a is among her m0taphys-
icSi wonder what he thinks Of her now Z"
"Thc world does not judge as you do,
Miss FOsdick --nore's the pity-for it sell
dom takes any thought of a porson's life,
or even education. Itgiyes condemnation
to all actions alike, without forethUught Of
the temptation or motive eprecediug them" /"
We had lost a good deal UftLoir oonyOr-
sation, and could hardly understand what
all this might DO about.
Montgomery's voice was a clear, rich
tenor, having d deep pathos in it now.
"Yet, l think" Octayia continued, "wo
should strive to give the world aS little
occasion as possible to remark U.s."
. "By seeming what wo arc not"
"Of not sir; hypocrisy is so dos.
picable, 80 bclittliug, You may think it
foolish, but these oorals annoy me exceed
ingly tonight. \ dear, good friend, put
them in my hair, aud around my neck. l
could not refuse to wear them, although
they indicate that which am not troubled
with to gro4s oztcut--worldIy pos-o..
slon6."
What a great goose she io !" Cora wills
?ered mo 81 meant her TO keep thsn ,
for tho idea of ny wearing cogll0 with ny
light hair /"
fortunately for u0 all, they soon loftt
window, We clipped into tire room unob.
served, and then wGt-hcd them dan.ing-
sight yoll worth seeing, a3 Montgomery
tas | learned alterwagd) Lad not spent d
winter in St. Petersburg in vain, neither
had Oetayia been in France without d..
riying some benefit therefrom.
Nj Montgomery spoke tie Mrs. HAST
ings, on the strength Of tkoT Nd acQuain-
truee. 1t would have pleased me better
to have had him wait for new iutroduc-
tion-not that | felt afraid Of his power
there but when he took my hand warmly
ID his, and said, at 10 high time We knew
each other" | forgot everything but that
/ was his friend from that time heucefurth.
The evenings he spent with me, while Co.
ra was at Lake Mahopac, were some Of the
pleasantest of tho summer. mover saw
Il fellow that could make himself Us agrCo-
able, or that knew half as mach about
mCn and books. Tie bad been every
where, almost, yet there was refreshing
lack OF pedantry about him. could not
understand then why he suck SO close to
town, is he had no business to keep him
here in the hot season. 1t vas mighty
nice ior me, though, baying such com
pauion, he seemed to take ~ me Won
derfully, as the summer 10 those of US
who arc t!ol dawn to brick walls and
pavemouts is anything but what imaginary
people make it out.
Oatayi4 had promised to 60 with her
cousin this year, but sa4denly changed her
mind, AHl went III aDother direction.
was provoked with her; but Cora appe lred
reeonclLeL, rcnalking to her husband, Al
ter be had expressed his mind pretty
freely about it, tina. ''Iosn never could see
through ladders" Now, tile Joke OF it
vas, not that my vision wao tho laac.
faulty, but that [ could fad nothing like
ladder to try that vision upon, or rather
through, and that Mrs. tIo-tinss would
offer me no assistance, although | frequent.
ly Uc3oaght it in 4 moat lo7lpg ana tender
manner.