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

~, 1t Is strange, said Mr.. Cunning
ham. THAT any one can willingly exchange
them for crowded rooms and pestilenlial
vapors, such as we are now inhaling.
There is nothing to be gained in such COM
pauy as this. Take any dozen, or half
dozeu of them by thmselves, and you
might stand some chance 70 be entertained
and Instructed; but bring them altogeth-
er, and each one seems to think it q duty
to give himself up TO frivolity and non.
sense. l doubt whether there has been
hundred sensible words said here to night,
except by yondor circle, of which Mrs.
Westbury seems to be the center. There
seems to be something like rational con-
versalion there"
Mr.. Westtury turned his eyes and saw
that Julia was surround by the elite of the
party, who all seemed listening to the con
versation that was evidently carried on be-
tween herself and Mr.. Evelcth, gentle
man who was universally acknowledged
as one of the first in rank and talent in
the city. For minutc Mr.. Westbury
suffered his eyes to rest on Julia. Her
cheeks were suffused with the beautiful
carmine tints of modesty, and her eyes
were beaming with intellectual light
while over her features was spread slight
shade of care as if the heart were not
perfectly at ease. "Shc certainly looks
very WE'LL" was Mr.. Westtury's thought
and his FEELING was one of gratifed pride,
that she who was inevitably mis- wife, did
not fud her proper level among the light,
vain or frivolous.
You have been delightfully."- attentive
to your wife this evening, my dear" sand
Mrs. Cunningham, to her husband, as
they were seated in their carriage on their
way home.
Il am not sensible Of having neglected
you, Lucy" said Mr.. Cunningham.
"No-l suppose not: nor having been
very attentive to anUther!"
Il certainly am not To whom do you
allude 2"
IL suppose" said Mrs. Cunningham,
"that Mr.. Westbury Is equally unconscious
of having had his attention engrosscd by
any particular individual
You surely cannot mean that | was
particularly attentive to Miss Eldon, Lu-
cy ?'
"Oh, how could Imean so ?" said Mrs.
Cunningham, with kind of laugh that
expressed anything rather than pleasure
or good humor II really wonder how
you came to recolect having seen such a
person as Miss Eldon tonight
"Your remark concerning Westbury
brought her to my mind, said Mr. Cum
ningham.
How strange" !" said his wife. "And
how extreme that young ladv's mortlfca-
ton must have been, that she did not de-
tain two newly married gentlemen near
her for more than an hour and half at one
time! Seriously, Mr.. Cunningham, the
company must have thonght. that you and
Wcstbury were striving which should do
her the most homage"
.And seriously my dear Lucy" said
Mr.. Cunningham, taking the hand Of his
wife. which she reluctantly permitted him
to seriously it was merely acci-
dental that spoke to Miss Eldon this
evening. There is not person on Garth
to whose society and conversation l am
more completely indlfferent--so take no
offence, love, where none was meant
There Is no one whose conversation can
compensate me for the loss of yours and
it is one reason why SO much dislike
these crowds, that. for time, they nee.
essarily separate us from each other.
CHAPTER ",
The following morning, Mrs. Cunning.
ham called on Mrs. Westbury. who, at the
momert of her arrival, happened to be in
her chamber but she instantly descerded
to receive her visitor, When Mrs. West
bury left the parlor short time previous,
her husband was there; but he had dis
appeared, and she supposed he had gone
out. He was, however, in the library,
which adjoined the parlor, and the door
between the two rooms was not quite
closed. After the compliments Of the
morning, Mrs. Westbury remarked:
II was somewhat surprised to see you
at Mrs, Parkers last evening"
.-Surprsed why so?"
"You recollcct the conversation TINT
took place on tho subject the morning
was at your house"
20, yes-l remember that Mr. Gun
ningham was giving a kind of dissertation
on the superior pleasure of ones own
vhin ucy corner, Really wish he did
not love home quito SO well-though !
lu,,,. dosn,,r of teoch;no him hve and