The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-08-12

was the same turn of the head the sam,
uplifting of the eyes he had been wont tt
think so graceful aud sweet the samt
sideong motions of the body, which he
had once compared to the movement Of d
lily on its stem. Why did all these airs
aud graces now strike him as so disagree
able and the manner, which had once
been charming artlessness, seem selfcon
scious affectation Had he been a blind
fool, or had she been different and from
what creature had been modelled that fair
sweet image that had so long been en-.
shriued ia his heart
"Oh, don't feel as If | could sustain
life in such place as this" continued
Mrs. Armer. "How do you manage
when you are at home ?" she asked, throw.
ing back her head, and favoring Major
Monroe, U. s. A.. with roll OF her eyes
not unlike that popularity ascribed to a
duck in a thunder storm.
II have sustained myself with pro.
phetic hope of your arrival" said the ma.
jor, with bow, and then he slipped out
of the circle, and left vacant for Mr.,
Devine. Mrs. Armer's eyes fell upon
Sidney, and her color deepened and her
eyes frightened.
"Oh, Mr.. Devine oh, Sydney" she
said, putting out very pretty hand as
she rose, dropping fan, flowers, and hand.
kerchief for the students to pick up. "Is
this really you?"
II believe it is," said Mr. Deviue,
smiling, with perfect outward compcsure,
though his whole self was 10 sort of a
whirl, with rushing wreck of old asso.
Citations and memories going down into
chaos and amidst them all, reason, awake
after sleep Of years, seemed to stand
wondering at the destruction of her pris.
ou.house confused, and yet with a sense
Of relief and rising life that was delight.
ful.
ut is such lovely evening, should
so like to go out on the piazza" said Mrs.
Armer with rustic and sway of all her
silkcn draperies.
She hung on his arm; /; she looked up
appealingly into his face as she crossed
the room she minced" as she went, in
the manner that of old moved the ire of
the prophet
DR.. Lyon looked after her as if he
wondered what sort of beast this might
be that had come into his ark. Menango
as represented then and there. drew itself
together little, exchanged gances, and
was inclined to think Mrs. Armer mot
NICE" Mrs Vale, stately, old. fashion.
ed lady, inwardy resolved that her cou.
sins visit to herself and her daughters
should be short,
Mrs. Armer had the effrontery to stop
and speak to Mrs. Hassau, and expressed
desire that they should meet where they
could talk over "old times" Mrs. Has.
sen was intensely polite, but very cool,
apd she did not even look at her brother.
Mr.. Devine and Mrs. Armer did no:
stay more than ten minutes gu the piazza,
and during that time she did all the talk.
ing, dwelling mostly on the subject Of her
"poor, dear husbsnd," aud intimating,
firstly, that he had never understood her
nature and secondly, that he had left her
very well off," but to neither intimation
did MIR. Devine respond with sympathy
or interest. In his sudden revulson Of
feeling, he hardly knew whether to be
most disgusted with himself or with his
companion. The worsuippers who came
to the temple in the morning and found
that only the ashy part of Dagon was
left to him, could hardly have been more
startled than Sydney Devine in the pres.
ence OF his once adorable Anna. He took
her into supper, attended her with polite
care, and shortly after found out his sis.
ter, and asked if she was ready to 60
home.
Mrs Hassan was more than ready
Her whole soul was stirred within her and
she long to utter her whole opinion of the
fair widow, but refrained, fearing to do
more harm than good.
Neither brother nor sister spoke till
they were half way home, and then Mr..
Devihe reused himself from his silence,
and said
"By Jove!"
1t did not seem as if this appeal to a
heathcn deity was dictated either by de.
votion or by renewed passion, and Mrs.
Hassan ventured to ask him what be
wanted of Jupiter.
"Look here, Cassy," said Sydney, With
sudden earnestness. "Do tell me was
she always like this ?"
Mrs Hassen drew a subdued long
breath of Intense relief, and answered,
with studied quietness
II do not See much change in her. She
is as pretty as ever, aud her manner is
much the same as when l used to see
her,"
Classy" said Mr.. Devine, after anoth.
er silence, III have been a tremendous
fool"
Indeed" said Mrs. Hassen. 1--WE
are all that, more or less, | suppose.
Doesn't Mrs. Armer strike you as uu.
changed ?"
"As tho same; and yet there is the
wonder. if you saw her as | do nov, why
didn't you tell me ?"
Il tried to, Sydney; but you said !
was jealous Of her beauty" said Mrs.
Hassan, betraying little thorn that had
pricked her at intervals for years.
Well, well, | can not see what l was
thinking Of" And then came another
sigh. as of mingled relief and regret, and
then he discovered that his sister was cry
ing little.
"Why, Classy, what is that for ?" he
said, gently.
II AIN SO glad. was SO afraid you
would fancy her again.
Classy" said Mr.. Deviue, speaking
with great deliberation, as the carriag,
drove up to the door, " | shouldn't fanc.
her if there wasn't another woman in tn
world"
MIR. Hassan had come home on the lat
train, aud his mother had little suppc
ready for him. and instead of going bac