The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-23
A W=ILlFul. WOMAN.

III you don't ialsa compassion on euoh II a"
voted lover. and one who ~ 80 g"oa an
worthy of you ma MIR Grlchton NIL ohii hs,
Id this" said Mrs liinknan, with much oii,
nhahia, na II ehs were lsndlng ~ ~ y crush
Ing crlgia, ~ nhnli havn no patience with you
aud shall think yon nra acting very fooliphly
The pernnn addressed gave IL littae laugh,
which sounded anconsinGrM. although Tor lh
last half hour ala hnd breti nnHnlloi ~ hrKu
matitn on tho above nuhjaet. some o good drl
on tho line If application. others undanhbl,
true
s'Yes you may laugh" said Mra. Hin1man
rosumlnr the charge after moments pn,lna
.'but / can tell you unn thing: This llfn yot
are leading III by mo ta:sana improving. ! dt
not aay II Inns hurt you yet. although, good
meas knows. tho halhn uf many would hnv'
been turned ny MI the admiration and run
ming after you have lad. Hut whnt ~ 10 NV
come pf II all that IN what look ~. u can,
not last forever, and II will be II wonder II you
are not spoiled for Il mnrtIsi lire " aingIr
ono rather. soon. Now. Az Mr.. Grlcht on'H
wlfa-.
ut hns not been proved that MI. Griehtnn
neatrea III nll To have mo In that capacity, :
maid Miss Graham. with another ltttle laugh.
sAna II II were. my own inclination Hocs for
something In the matter. suppose"
Friends tried and true they were, alneo
their gchooifelloW ,iaya. sonin dozen years
nR0. Mrs. Ilinsman had soon married ana
SETTLED down ~ household cares and period
ieal bablea. Alberta Graham. beautiful, clever
and attractive Ill nil ways, hnd. On the con
ttnry, taken her full pleasure ont 81 life. and
now at thirty was better looking than Hhs
Ind baen MI twenty. and what WlA 70 10 rx-
pected, considerably more Wlllfnl. Like the
lady Of the Lace. she had objected W the
thraldem OF marriage, although. Ike that
Inflated dame, pho had utmost unnumberod
Bultors.
About Il month ago aha had come on vlalt
To her friend Emily lllnsmnn. who lived In II
pretty country houas Ia the heart Of rural
AOlitliuas LII tho west vi England.
Mr.. Hiuxmnn VIVA not IL particularly rich
man, but liz hunted shot. tiahaa, eoursed and
f0rnlei ut their various seasons. anu whs
oA1nly eontontai with his good little wlfo and
,rstty children h;,A what ctt1l country gen
tlomon want moref
For FI,ius Achatea he had near noIghhor
no other than tho Mr. irlGhton 40 much
recommended to MIss Graham by her friend
Emily. Mr. Crichtons house was larger than
Mr.. Hinxmah's his property more extensive
and his Income more desirMble. and nj rH.
HinNmnn had not been wrong In pfnsin9
him III taking his intentions for granted. Her
only terror Ill the matter lay In supposing
that nature, who never mistakes our cnpu-
bilitiea, had intended her for y matchmaker.
With d very trnthlnl tuinut character, vehe-
ment sincerity OF manner TINT bprdrrcH upon
hluntneass AMI il disregard VI caution and
tact that would have been tho despair of Il
fiipiomatist, ynt she had entered without
miapiying on this har maiden field 81 action
As Mrs. HinxmaIl prepared 70 leave tht
room she said, "Iherel shall leave you now
10 mediate on my good advice, ana Miss
Graham, rising too, opened glass door
leading out on 10 IL balcony.
The morning sun had kissed and warmed
IL. leaving IL happy for tho day, although
gfeppea with shadow, and Alberta, looking
out from 1t into Tile lnli sunshine uApping al
the country s,ie spread wide before her eyes
took In tho blent perfume Of aromatic loaf hnd
sweet flower with halt conscious npprecla
ton Mr. Crirhton had walked over to break
fast with them ~ d plea W u matter W talk
over with Mr.. lltISmaI, which would have
kept a month without injury 10 any living
mortal, and now tlia pair were together II
some OF their usual hannts nhent the place.
Alberta sat down IN the balcony. doing fol
onee exactly IA her friend had advised hcr
thinking over her advice. There had becI
some truth In It. beyond u doubt. Coincidence
ON being appealed 10, replied w. Alberta thu
Ii was possible even she was getting n little
spoiled by the llis She was leading, too ~
pendent on homage and ilattory, even though
she might laugh ut iheln; N llttl" too conii
dent vi her cupqu,Ats, II ittlo too callous to-
NArda the hearts she mnds To suffer. Sin
had honestly tried W staNer clear or thes,
shoals but too much prosperity and plensur,
not less dangerous nuw Than .ESchyluA cs
teemed them Ill ILL., day. Then this quiet
settled life, ~ full VI ts own calm duties
giving leisure " cultivate the bcst nn,
nobest part OF tie natures alike Of men hIlt
women had grown upon Alberta more thar
she had bcen prepared fnr. Iha very moan
tains on the horizon had BECOME dear. ant
the country had something 81 hJiely Wtldntss
and sweet freedom about u thhh her owl
home, situated In one vi tl,e trim luWaI-Rar
den countries, seemed to luck.
But did ahe caro- ior Mn. Cfcht0nf Ina
was the very thing she had been asking her
self for days without getting amy Aeitlct
answer. "Ana ii l loved him should not he
Iii doubt, said Alberta, ~ heIsali. @"@
What she alu Know was that she did ne
want W love nm. III would b. 20 ridiculous
such tame ending ton career that had reall
had brillianCy aiid finish Ah0ut III, IL buGOll,
wooinp--loye among thr huttrrcups VINO
her father had saii ~ net almost With his
parting kiss: Now, 81 course, that nni9hbo!
OF HtnSmans viii TAIL III love- with you and
/ dare say, we snail have ynu settling down
after all as All Arcadian sllepheidrss. Anu
she would SO like 40 40 hack AMI say 70 him
Here am J. NO ArcadiAil shepheIdrss aitel
all-only your uwn old torment back again.
Then Family had. of course, Shown every
card iii her hand the very hlat evening 81 Al
bfrta'S arrival, ANA MI. Cflchtolit aiLhohSi
really unconscious VT the plot. haA followed
hsr lend IL. Ill tAe beginning. 1t would he rs
dreadfulIy proeatc To fail ia like a grenl
school girl to such palpAble selemahR., ail'
say a ready Yes u the first "Will youf
She sat dreaming ioE Y few moments, iooh-
afranre feeling at her heart, and then sue
Thought, what II she ever cameto deem thost
mountain barriers prison Malis2 II the qu1.eell
country lie became commonplace anu uuii
and il she had enough love for Mr, Crichtol
to sustain her through Ihe 5oo Dieaktas1s u. =
M faced together yearly. which some one
warns us ~ bear III mind ia our ideal views ~
natrimony? 80 49,