Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-09-02

the passage lost none OF its beauty by her
reading. She read the following:
"When you travel in Judea, the heart
is at first filed with profound melancholy.
But when passing from solitude to soIi-
tude, boundless space opens before you,
this feeling wears off by degrees, and you
experience secret awe, which so far
from depressing the soul, inparts life aud
elevates the genius. Extraordinary ap-
pearances every where proclaim land
teeming with miracles. The burning sun,
the towering eagle, the barren fig tree,
all the poetry, all the pictures of Scrip
ture are here. Every name commemor-
ates a mystery, every grotto announces a
prediction, every hill re-echoes the ac-
cents Of prophet. God himself has spo-
ken in these regions, dried up rivers, rent
the rocks, and opened the grave. The
desert still appears mute with terror, and
you would imagine that it had never pre-
sumed to interrupt the silence, since it
heard the awful voice of the Eternal"
Julia closed the volume, and Mr.. West
bury. after bestowing just praise on the
extract she had read, took up the work,
and proposed to read if she would like.
She thanked him, and an hour passed very
pleasantly iu this manner. A little time
was occupied in remarkiug upon what had
been read, when after a short silence, Mr..
Westbury inquired of Julia, "whcther she
saw much Of Mrs. Cunningham %
"Not great deal,' was Julia's answer
"Was she here this morning 2" said Mr..
Westbury.
"Shc was" replied Julia.
"Do you intend to be intimate With
her ?" inquired Mr.. Westbury.
IL have no intentions about it, said
Julia--"but presume | never shall, as |
fear our views and tastes will prove very
discordant.'
81 am happy to hear you say so" said
Mr.. Westbury. II am not prepossessed
in her favor; and greatly doubt whether
an intamacy with her would be salutary.
Such as conceive her to be should be
nothing more thana common acquaintance.
Nothing more was added on the subject,
and Jplia wondered, though she did not
ask, what had given Eer husband so un-
favorable an impression of Mrs. Cunning
hams character. The truth was he over.
heard the conversation of the morning,
which he would frankly have con.
fessed to his wife, but from kind of del
icacy to her feelings, as he had heard her
remarks as well as those Of Mrs. Cum
ningham. He knew that it was not quite
honorable to listen to conversation with
out the knowledge of the parties but he
could not close the door without betTay-
ing his proximity and he wished not TO see
Mrs. Cunningham ; therefore he remained
quiet and heard their whole colloquy
A short time after this clrcums' ance
occurred an invitation to another party
was received. Mr.. Westbury looked at
the card and handing it to Julia said
81 would have you act your pleasure
with regard to accepting his invitation"
sit will be my pleasure" said Julia,
hesitating and coloriug little. "It will
be my pleasure to consult yours"
II have little choice about IT." said
Mr.. Westbury, and if you prefer declining
t. accept it, | would have you do So"
"Shall you attend t?" asked Julia,
while shade of anxiety passed over her
features.
''Ccrtaiply not unless you do" Mr..
Westbury replied.
"Ihen," said Julia, ''if it be agreeable
to you, | had thousand times rather
spend the evening at home alone With
she checked herself, colored crimson, and
left the sentence unfinished.
"The morning after the levee, Mrs.
Westbury was favored with another call
from Mrs Cunningham. A9"
"Why on earth were you not at Mrs.
IS last night?" asked she almost as soon
as she entered the hors,. ''Y.u can imag-
inc nothing more splendid and delightful
than everything was.'
"You we're there then" said Julia.
"Yes, certainly-though ! went quite
late, as Edward was sick with violent
headache and was obliged to see him
safely in bed before could 60; but ncth-
ing would nave tempted me to miss it,"
"How is Mr.Cunningham this morning?"
Julia inquired.
much better, though rather languid,
as usual after such attacks, But | care
in on an errand this morning and must
dispatch business, as ! am somewhat in
haste. Mrs, = is to give splendid
party next week by the way. have YOU
received card YETI"
II have not" said Julia.