The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-09-27

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rather large"
"And you think it is all over with
Tom Z" said |, after moments pause"
eyes, and she is just as much in
love with him; but, come, let ME in
troduce you to Miss Gwin, and then
can have the benefit of your opinion,
as you have had of mine."
Miss Gwin, allow me to introduce
Mr.. OVENS" were the next words /
heard. H.
She was a beauty, that's fact! I
soon found myself engaged in lively
conversation, in which both Mrs. Noel
and Tom joined. After short time
they left, and was alone with Toms
goddess. Let me describe her as she
appeared to me on that evening.
She was dressed in blue silk, with
coral ornaments, and on her hands she
wore the inevitable white gloves. Her
hair was arranged in a profusion of
i light iinglets, which, resting on her
brow, gave a childlike expression to
her countenance. There was nothing
childlike about her eyes. / have
never seen their equal in brightness,
and, at the same time, there was a
restlessness about them that made you
think all the while, "Nhat is it she is
expecting 2" Something that never
came-at least while L knew her, for
that anxious look never left her face
even for a moment. @
I,s Her beauty and powers of fascina-
ton We're so great that 1 no longer
wondered at Toms infatuati0n. My
side of the question, as regarded him,
looked more hopeless each moment.
1t was quite late before took leave Of
her; and on rising to do SO, 1 said
~ am indebted to you, Miss Gwin,
for very pleasant evening. If you
will allow me, I will bring you to-
morrow the book we were speaking
of: it is such a great pleasure to
meet with one who can appreciate my
, favorite authors as you do"
"Thank you, Mr.. Owens. shall be
very glad to see YOU"
For one instant she raised her eyes
and looked me steadily in the face
Even now, as recall that-look 1 fee
as if by leaving her then had saved
myself trom-but I will not say what
it was only a conjecture.
r Tom did not return with me, bu
! bright and early the next morning h
was in my Office.
| "What do you think of her = Ism
she an angelfn We're his first words OF
entering. se
' ~ think she is very beautiful. Tom
and the impression she made on m,
] was rather agreeable than otherwise
, Now, try and be satisfied with this
D for not another word am I going t,
say to you about her for two weeks.
y Time passed rapidly. l saw Mis-
Gwin almost every day, and yet coul'
q discover nothing Objectionable. I hat
7 entirely given up the idea of trying t
!, make her take any especial interest il
n me. saw from the first that it wa
q impossible but was becoming quit
+ fond of her. She was well educated
e conversed agreeably, and l say no,
v (never mind who she was) that som
. of the most pleasant hours of my lif
q were spentswith Miss Isabel Gwin."
Q Only one more day, and the tw
a weeks would be over, and then
: should have to write to Tom father
and ask him to appear on the scene I
"a action. Twas looking over the ever
# ing paper, when the following advel
m tisement caught my eye:
=. Observation-Disclosures wanted
! a female answering to this description
20 Five feet two inches in height dar
st hair and eyes, and fair complexion
Her hands show the marks of a sever
:. burn. At the time of her departul
she had quite large sum of none
= and several handsome. dresses in h,
possession. Please address No.
Broad street."
= had read through the list of pc
sonals, and this was the last. I four
! myself reading it over and over agai
n Here was the end Of all my difficultie
"a If this should prove Miss Isabel CIV
/ had no further: cause for uneasines
- Without moments hesitation I la
tened to No. "a Broad street. l four
on my arrival, quite an elderly woma
: who was there awaiting informant,
- from the lost female.
I told her my story, and she agre,
with me that this was probably t
- person she was in search of; but to
81 certain, we both went to the Rugb
There we found Tom and Miss Isat
as conversing together as usual. T
ne womad, after giving her one loo
We turned to me and said:
"There she is, Sir"
y" "What are you going to do :" said
ne "Nothing tonight; but I will ia
her home Tomorrow"
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