The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1872-06-28
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WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE.
aYou will 90. Aunt Jane?,,

''You will go, Aunt Jane"
"Yes, my dear, 1 shall enjoy it very
much. Niagara River by moonlight
will tempt me to brave even the
rheumatism, not to speak of the
perils of steam-tug navigation"
"Gh, there is no danger aunt.
During the summer we often make
these excursions; indeed, they may
be called Buffalo speciality in the
way of amusements."
"Do I know the other members
of the party, Kate?'
"You have seen most of them, l
think. First, there are Mrs. Oscar
Vanderheyden. Mr.. Vanderheyden
is decidedly the most agreeable gen
tleman in the city, intellectual, ele-
giant, accomplished, and, at the same
time, devoted to his wife. In these
days of incompatibility, it is refresh
ing to see such a domestic, ,afaction.
ate husband. You remember him,
do you notP"
Perfectly. They are a handsome
couple
"Mr. Vanderheyden is very hand
some. What a pity the young men
of our city cannot form themselves
after such a model! Our society
would then be full of VITALITY, where
as now it is inefably commonplace.
Do You know, Aunt Jane, do not
think Mrs. Vanderheyden appreci-
ates her husband? There is an icy
coldness in those black eyes of hers
at times
"They are beautiful eyes, however,
Kate2'
81 don't deny that, aunt. Well
then there are Pearl Brandcgee and
Nathan Day-Mary Rathone-Frank
Ronalds-and ourselves. l believe
that is all. Oh no-Alleyne For
sythe."
"The gentleman who was here this
morniDgg"
"Yes. By-the-way, what do you
think of Pearl?'
"Miss Brandegee is the most beau
tiful young girl 1 have ever seen"
81 knew you would think so; every
one always does"
Don't you agree with me, thenP'
"Oh, I don't go so far as to disa-
gree-Pearl is engaged to Nathan
Day; they are to be married in the
fall, and I shall be relieved when it
is over, for it is difficult for ordinary
mortals to breathe the atmosphere
of the seventh heaven"
"Mr. Day seemed to me unusually
quiet and reticent."
$50 he is with everybody but
Pearl. He is the Beast, and Beauty
has conquered his callous heart. II
we could only know know that he
was to be changed to a gallant young
prince at the altar, we should look
forward to the wedding with greater
aesthetic interest. Poor, homely old
Nathan, how he will look by the side
of Pearl in all the glories of hel
bridal lacen'
ga mans looks are of small con-
sequence, Kate.
particularly when he happens tc
be a millionaire! But, in spite Of the
diamonds, l feel sorry for Pearl
She ought marry some fresh young
heart, ready to do and to dare, the
soul of a gallant knight under thu
guise of a modern gentleman
brave spirit, sans pear at sans re
proche. "
"Mr. AIeyne Forsythe, for in
stance?"
eyes; some high-hearted, loya
youth like Alleyne. Have you no
ticed how like he is to the Apollo
in Guido's 'AuroraP To me he al
ways seems a type Of the old Greek
race, that glorious mental and phys
Iical perfection so seldom seen il
these degenerate days"
"And the rest of the party?"
"What an unresponsive soul i!
yours, Aunt Jane! To descend from
my Apollo to the two commonplace
members of the party, is like drop
ping from ambrosia to tepid tea
Mary Rathbone is a good, plain sor
of q girl, and Frank Ronalds is