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SLIGIGWING SWIG.
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" Sonte love to .Roatit."
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How stft nye go
Throilet; the sparkling snow,
In the tnoonhearntslver glance, , .
And ou4g ad song swolls; '
While tie j ingling be ll s
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Keep time with mit' proud steeds' prance !
And thludlow gletr .
Sends hfio ' again •
Our laugh and glaigi
llom;
While thi , iamond spray
- Mimi 041 way,
And the,moonligli(*heithiough.
'Tis coa,te-night,
But theie eyes so bright,
A glow on the yolng heart shed,
And the* lips that move .
To the times of love, ' '
With the Smile of Measure spread;
''',,, Then onirard speed,
• While tlie snorting i gteed
Shakes tha s spangl4s from hiiiSane,
We'll join in the fight
• Of the elves of night,
And love and deliAt shall reign.
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MISCELLANY.
From the Philadelphi". Satisday Caul*
THE UGLY EYFJE:
Or the neglected toe sad .ths, piltareenty,
BY MIIB.ILEB RENTS.„
(erni,../ittiea..) •
, Mr. Alston bad nd been dead more than ..a
rear—so that --.Dudles, had never seen'Effie in
her chrysalite state. , 4 They had passed togeth
er their last vacation and now again met, free
from all scholastic reftraints, with spVits buoy-
ant as yOung singincbirds, converting the still'
home of the widowed; into. a bright scene of
youthful exercise' soil hilarity. Mr.* Horton
rejoiced in the circumstances which had thrown
so closely . together tlibse -two congenial beings
co dear to the affcctins, and Which promised,
to draw them togeth4r in closer and more en
dearing union. Ducljey was handsome, intel
ligent and high-minsled ; generous almost to
prodigality ; unsuspiiions almost to credulity;
impulsive and unealcidatinvand possessed' of
am independent fort+, free from any of those
incumbranees and mortgages which so often
neutralize the prepirti of reputed heirs.—
Where' could she fin a husband for life, com
bining so martfireTerelewmentie, 'anti where
could l)ndley find a eing like -Effie, with a
soul of fire, a heart 4 love, and a person which I
he now thought eingplarly fascinating ? He
wss too wise to spealt his hopes, but he thought
it as impossible that„ their hearts should not
grow together, as thit two young trees, placed
sidssby side, should eot ipterlaee their green
boughs and suffer their trembling leaves to
unite. He wrote oe4asiOnal letters to his sis
icr, and received froth her bold and brief re-
She expitiat4 chiefly on Clara's extra- '
ordinary beauty, mid lamented her limited
means, to introduce ller to the world as she. ,
would wish.—hoped Plat- Effie was improving,
but declared her refidiness to take her home
whenever her uncle ins disgusted or weary of
his charge. Mr. netts:in never 'made known to
her the astonishing lOiprorement in Effie's ap
pearance ; for heivSnted to dazzle her sonic
day with the sada& austre of the gem she had I
thrown from her heat!t. He always-mentioned
her in vague terms, 'pressed his general satis
faction in her good conduct,- and 'approbation'
of her studious habits. As nature did not
make her a beauty, aid he, I intend she shall
be a scholar, and no l fear of her being-called a
'has blue,' shall pre4nt - me from giving her a
thorong,h classical education. She is already.
familiar with Greek ind Latin ' • and during our
European travels, shh shall become mistress of
all the modern latignag,es.
Oh ! there is nothing so disgusting as a pe
dantic woman! exelsoned Clara, with a shud
der, as her mother Itnished the perusal of the
letter. I know Fretich and' ,Italian enough to
sing all 'the fashionable songs and repeat all the' l
common quotations,lnd that is all a young la
dy requires. As foal' Greek and Latin, I detest
their very idea. , Btt pair Effie needs some
thing to distinguish ber, even besides her un
cle's fortune. I woOer if she is as ugly as
ever. I should really* like to see her. ;
So should I, replied Mrs. Dushane, with an
involuntary sigh ;'r there were moments when
nature spoke in her heart, and she had become
cenvineed, from her Own fatal experience, .that
khere are other qiialitles necessary in a daughter
besides personal beauty. There Were times
when the- whole heat was sick, and the whole!
heart faint—when she would have weleotned
the filial hand to blithe her temples -et hold
her aching brow, ersiii though Wwweethe.-bandl
of her neglected chikt, There*Wil4iselirhen
-the rebelliOns will, tbeiselfish of ty the tare
less disrespect, or, bold defiance k=lie*iled
- favorite, made her fel as if Iletritesletilhu
tion might be _felt if/ this world': others,
when she saw fhe ceiressed anti wired, , and
beard herself envi the mother of. such A
paragon, she tried t eOuvinee herself thatslis
obedience and ill huinor weriesk-slight flaws
in this matchless diamoud, whir b - it would lie
invidious to threll ution. She bad 'no commu
nication with her br4ther during bittresidentie
in Europe; and beliOng that all intercour
with him would nor ? , peobably Cease, tirathait
there was no hop ipt iiirombstituting Chilifer
Effie, she beeame`miire and more anxious, to
secure for the forme* eetabliehment worthy'
of her claims. Chili was sow before the world
as an aeknewlectedeile,uccupyingthat-place'
in society for which she Iratibeeri solely Wen- I
lateA and Which shy hiidireeri !made to belktt
I part of her birthrifit.. •
One eitlog, MrsiDusliankscrsuspamed her!.
daughter, to the houSe ,pif4 lii.djr*bo, being it
great amateur in nape, writ verYlcind of giv;
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ling concerts.- Clam its-a beauty, and a bril- )
; liant performer, was alwaysinvited. This eve- 1
nine,•the lady told Clara to look her prettiest,
;as 4" - young lady was to be present-3-etranger,
just arrived in !town—wit° was said to have
most riimarkal.de and fascinating accomplish
; meats.' Clara'a vain and eager eye ran over
" the crowd in search of one who would have the
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hardihood to rival her. She. had scarcely as
' sureicherself that there were none but familiar
faces around her, 'When 'the lady of the house
approached and begged permission to introduce
her , to., Miss Horton, the yoting lady whose
coming she bad announced. The company fell
back as the hostess led Clara and her mother
through the folding-doors to the centre of an
other apartment, where a young lady stood be
neath the full blaze of the chandeliers, leaning
on thearm of ,a young and - distinguished look
; ing stringer. Claraitazed intently on the form 1
of this rival beauty, and a feeling of relieved!
self-complacency dimpled the roses of her
cheeks. Those on whom nature has lavished
her Hying lilies and carnations, are very apt to i
depreciate, the charms of those whose preten
sions
te lovelinesa are based on other attributes ;
than mere beant of complexion. That of the t .
young stranger - what Clara, called -dark!
and it might, havi appeared ,o, contrasted with j
the daailing whit, ness of her own; but it had
;that oriental delicacy and transparency so sel- '
dom found excep4 in eastern climes. Her eyes'
- were se darkand tiesplsodent, that their bright
ess weuld have \ een almost;overpoweri ag had,
they not beettseflened by long sweeping lash-;
es, of the sameletty hue as her 4uxuria-wand;
shinitighair.. ' Her figure was exquisite in re
pose, and &MOLE!, waving outline promised that
grace r!of-*tion,i'which is more pleasing than
laeautiiitaidg, Tiere was 'nothing conspicuous i
itilhifildiess save; a small; diamond stale that'
sparkled amid the darkness of her tressds, like!
a lime-Mar planet on " night's ebon brow." i
The gentleman oti,,:whose f aim she leaned, al) !
!
' "Not his the form, not his the eye,;
. That youthal maidens wont to fly.'
Clara. i narked , hits as her victim, and . Met his
- exceedingly earndk gaze with a glancef soft'
allurement.Theiyoung lady, whose a pear-
anee betraymillanailiarity with the most e egant '
;
and faihionable society, nevertheless mailifest-,'
ed no ;Small; degree of embarrassment; while'
passing. through the customary forms oflintro- '
dilation. Slolpred deeply and her eye; were I
wi
bent doWn t an expression of modes y and 1
humility-entirely i , inexpeeted from her previous
bearing. t
Horton ! repeated Mrs. Dushane, wIRM her!
name was announced, I have a brother 0 that
name now in Bur;pe. It is 'a :long timd since
'lave seen hitn, however, she added, with a
sig_h. . ,z, ; t
Vieirtii ,owivinta-mri-niev.e- . .. -
tiotis connected With .me, madam, said! 11I6s ,
Horton, in a sivedt, low voice. I
111'rs Dushacie, who was prepared to ; wage i
warfare with one who might rival her daugh- !
ter, could not ;shelp feeling the charm of such
affability, and 33weetness. She wondered who
the M. Alston was who accompanied her; but'
notwithstanding his juxtaposition with- the at
tractivi stranger, she conrt not but hope that
1 he was' the rich and distinguished
_individual!
Heaven had designed for her favorite child.
Music was she order of the evening, and
Clara was led 'to the piano—Miss Horton do-t
dining to play' first. Being from childhood ac
customed
to sing and play in public, she had '
,no falfering of modesty, to mar the brilliancy
of her exemition. She sung and played a 9 she..
did everything else, for effect ; and it was gen-
1 erally. such as the niost exacting vanity could
desire.] Mr. Alston and Miss Horton stood'
!near her. and evinced, by their silent attention, 1
1 the Most flattering interest in the beautiful
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songstress. ;
And now, Miss Horton, erred the impatient]
hostess-and ' Miss Horton' passedfrom mouth !
to mouth, as the circle passed and narrowed!
around her—perhaps Miss Horton would 'pre-;
fer the harp. -
She; was More accustomed to the harp, she
replied, and a splendid instrument was drawn
towards her: .
Clara was no proficient on the harp, having,
inn fit- of obstinacy, giv,en up her lessons, be
cause
the chords blistered her delicate fingers.
She felt a thrill of envy, as she beheld Miss
Horton Seat herself gracefully before the lyre,
such 14 the shepherd monarch once sivept,'
and pass her white hands over the strings ; At
first, her touch was.soft, and her voice low, and,
she lotked'at• Clara as if deprecating her'criti
dism -.lbut, after a while, looked at no one—she
thought-of nothing tint the spirit of music that
filled soul, thrilled through her nerves,
flowed :in her veins, and burned upon bet cheek.
Therdwai no affectation in her manner—there
was. enthusiasm, sensibility, fire—Lut it was
the-fire from within, illuminating the temple,
whidii4;a' inlensity - staetimea
.threated to de
struy,;-':. 'lt is true she once or twice raised her
glorid4 blank eyes to heaven, but it was be
caus&finniii naturally lifted- her thoughts to
Heaven, and her glance followed its inspira
tion:
Aid, you . ot weary '? asked Clara, iffer - she
had again and again-,:yleided to the entreaties
of ber, , auditore to gi*.d them another' and yet
anothe4 strain..
Noy answered she,4ising, but I must not for
getlhat others may, be, notwithstanding their.
apparent sympathy with ink enthusiast like my-1
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a `.011.1 Mr. Delamern;nried dsra, addressing
'Pat4, .penslve ' and intellectual gentleman,
stood, - as ie:av' ell-betind : ;:hy the, harp,
4O‘iii4ll4o T - 44:npt
tlitiVo,o2:o4 stop tn;y o o - ees*Y;
~.7. i bkaiv;_rkt_it, said be, .drawings deep . re!,-
pkritian,ilorotting the mortal in the
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01iV,thiW* kliiya 7 amitd eanlaint=,
0d"..14i4-Hoitirti but those, who. speak . of . lm.
this must he
'Peo 4 o"lftinnidi i hertiinie in keeping by: that
''"Untupon the magnifieent4
1160,4. - o ky,.;annwered .
could' not
. but } field
MONiIO4 PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY '27 1 1848,
to the invitation; and seated in a curtained
embrasdre, which admitted the fresh niglit
breeze, iihe soon found that she was with a
companion to whom I she was not ashamed to
commuiicate her most glowing thoughts, for
she ' redkived the same with usury.' fie bad
travelled over many lands—over the countries
fro% !clach she 14 just returned—aid she
felt pts if she heard Once more the song of the
Alpine peasant, the rich strains of the Italian
improviSttore, or beheld again tiesublime and
storied icenes so vividly impressed upon her
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memory, But &Aims ber abstracted eye told,
of otheesubjects of contemplation. She tho't
of the tother whose unkindness had embitter- I
ed her hildhood, now Smiling unconsciously
on her neglected offspring, and, she longed to,
throw h'prself on her neck and ask her to for- I
get theust, and welcome back her no longer
ugly Effie.- .She looked at her sister, on whose
angelic 'race evil passions had left no m'ore trace
than thei rough bark on the glossy wave, and
forgetting the scorn and contumely she had
heaped t . pon her in the first dark portion ofber
life, she4-earned to embrace her, own thOse
smiling lips, and call her by the sweet name of-I
sistPr.
Not to, said she to herself; I have promis
ed my iihele to shine before them a little while,
at least - till I have won their admiration as a
stranger, and triumphed ,as another, ere I al
low &to to recognize in me the bated and ug
ly Effie
Surprised at her• silence, Mr. Delamere
Watchecliper thoughtful varying countenance
with- an ;interest that, surprised himself. His
early hititory was romantic. In the very dawn
of mankOod, ho bad formed an attachment for
a fragileand 'lovely young creature, who ex
pired suddenly on thoyery morning of her imp
art' dayiand whose white bridal wreath WAS.
placed 4yon the shroud that mantled her vir
gin bosom. Deiamere, in the anguish of so
awful bereavement, secluded himself long
from the' world, which, to him, seemed covered
with a *eral pall, and devoted hinAelf to - the
memory'of the dead. But, at leitgth, the so
licitations of friendship, the energies of youth,
and the Wong necessity of social life, drew him
back to Ike scenes which he'had once frequent
ed, chasterred by sorrow, enriched by, experi
ence, the lii.3tory of the past writ tert anltis
cheef, bud speaking from his pensive dye.
No wonder that the music of Effie s'yoice had
thrilled - through a heart whose strings had been
so rudely broken. He felt for the young sprig
stress acmost painful interest, for be saw she
was on4orn to feel midi .° suffer : for when
were depp feeling and suffering ever disunited?
Is go,Xlaris beautiful, Dudley? asked Effie,
the morning after the sisters met. Is she not
beantifid as the dreams of imagination?.
She i indeed,ntonten itello .s . te astr-
De 7 *lra
against blondes. Hitt she is no more to be
compareil to you, Effie, than a - clear, cloudless
day is to, a starry, resplendent night. •
" Thiri walk'st in beauty, like the night,
Orptiudless climes and starry skies,"
•Don't 4 flatter me, Dudley, cried she, impa :
ticatly ; , 0 know its exact value, which few girls, 1
as young as myself can giay. Let there be i
nothiogiibut truth and .sincerity between us. I
Now is the time to prove whether the love you
bear mO 4 is The result of habit and association,
tir that 'passion which would have selected fur
its objeet, though we had been heretofore sun
dered ai far as from pole to pole. Unfortu
nately, inv uncle's wishes are known to both of I
us, revealed in an unguarded moment. To me,
.I aeknoSyledge his slightest wish is a law, and 1
you knOv my heart has not murmured at his .
will. if I
i
•'_ She gushed, and averted her eves, which!
she wallconseious expressed in still stronger!
languao the feelings she was uttering. ,
What is it you mean? exclaimed he, vehe
mently .1 Do you doubt•iby truth and constan-
cy l when, from thg first fnornent I beheld you,
I have licarcely had a tb - eilight or wish which
was nog entwined withryou ? You were the
star of ,bly boyhood—you are the cynosure of
my manhood, and age will bring no change.
No, it i r e for me to doubt—not you, Effie.
While this conversation was passing between
thciii all the hotel, where Mr. 'Horton had pot
Up, incOg., for the purpose already explained,
Mrs. Diishane and Clara were expatiating on
be yoiiiig. stranger who bad flashed across their
path the preceding evening.
I dorpot think her really handsome, mother,
, Said Citira; she is not fair elieugh for that.—
!§he reiiinded Inc of some one' I have seen be
fore, biti I cannot think who it is.
• It is Abe same CasC with me, said her mother;
I have been trying to think who she is like but
lin vainN She certainly created a great sensa
t on, and she - was very affable and polite to me.
'How I,' , 3vish you had no't . given up the harp,
Clara. ';lt's a. thousand times more graceful an
instruidnt
,than the piano. It was nothing but
your. w4ywardness. I told you you would re
pent °f l it, some days
• If I did play on the harp, said Clara, pet
tishly, ,would not put myself into such eesta-
Cies at ;illy own Music, as she did. I don't be
lieve Ziff. Alston admires her singing much,
for he talked to me almost the whole time. ,
: Yes,i, ecause you talked to him. Bat, seri- 1
()
unsly, lara, he is a fine-looking young man,
;and mil be very rich. You had Wetter try to
captivate.him, even Übe is captivated by Miss
Horton g ' How l familiar that fame does sound 1
'We must invite them to our houseinike a
party fur, then:--for they are evidently=
of distiOtlon. i .
Not S musitial lardy, mother; One good
'thing, however' we have no hari here.
The ;arty was given, and Effie crossed once
more, wish uneimquerableemotiens, tbothreSh-
'idld of lier childhood's borne. She entered the
4rawin4-room, followed by a train of obsetpil
:ens adMirers, and recoiled by the mistress of
: the mafision,' with ill the 1 pomp and ceremony',
t O fashliiiiabla polit'pe'ess. She wai inagnifi
3errtly 4ressekfor t was her uncle's pleasure
OA sho should - be So, aird'elara felt; with envy
itid hlttcrieet, that she was . etitreed'i by the
13caliiti41 stranger,
h , i lallwio Alstos 1E111'3; ejaculiteit she to
• i . l i! -
' herself : for I know Zile loves him, and it will be
such a' - triumph. '
Monopolized as Effie was, with Delarnereflit
ting a pensive shadow at her side, it .was diffi
cult for Dudley Alston to claim any portion of
!her attention. It was therefore an easy task
I for Clara to monopolize him. She laid aside
her frivolity, veiled her vanity, and taxed her
mind tathe fullest extent of its powers, to in
terest snd amuse hith. She bad a great deal
°Neat, and could talk with a fluent tongue,
while loveliest smile gave a charm to the words
she uttered. Dudley could not help being
pleased 'with this Battering attention. He.
knew from Mr. Horton that.she was a spoiled
and unamiable child and was prepared to dis
like and avoid her; but be could not believe
aught but gentleness now dwelt in a breast so
fair. Effie had entieated him to endeavor to
think favorably of Clara, forgetting her child
ish foibles, and, for her sake, ha ought to do it.
Mrs. Dthihane was .more and more delighted
with Miss Horton, fbr nothing could be more
deferential than her Manners towards her.- She
sought her conversation, and turned from all'
her admirers whenever she had an opportunity
of a'ddreasinglier. Mrs. Dushane could hard
ly withdraw her eyes froth her face: That
haunting resemblance! It!vexed bad pained
her. Once, moved biy. a sudden reminiscence,
she whispered to Claim—
It is the most ridiculous thing Lever knew—
and yet 'there is sothething about Miss Horton
that really makes me thietk of our, Effie.
Shoding! exelaimiql Clara, laughing out
right : what would Miss Horton say, if she
knew you compared her to Such a looking thing
as Effie?
Alston caught tlu name of Effie.
Yon were speaking of some one by the name
of Eflie, said he ;_r have always admired it
since I read the Heart of Midluthinn. Is the
Effie to whom you allude, as beautiful as the
lily of S. Leonards
Oh, lib—it is my own sister, whom my un
cle adopted, and whb is niiiv in Europe with
him. She is very far from being loretty.
indeed, said he, is that possible, land your
sister, too ? Does she not resemble you in the
least ?
No, answered she; with a shiver of disgust ;
she is lean, swarthyOnd almost deforined; but
uncle will give her a large fortune, ' and that
will make up for lier defects.
Perhaps she has improved since you saw her
last, said Dudley, and be could not help casting
an admiring glance towards: Effie whcise grace
ful head was at that! moment tufneti, towards
her mother, in the act of listening. - Effie had
Leen praising the bjanty of Claim., and asked if
she were, an only dangliter:'
have, one besides,•answered !Mrs. Du-
AlianOn a confused manner; but she lives
mtra . .mr.ft ne l f . wi t adooted her. -
Is it long since ?owilaVeltecii ner, mauam
Oh, ves—she waS a little . child when he took
her, and-now she is tt young lady.
If she was as beautiful as her sister,: I should
think you would long to see het, said Effie.
She wasn't to be Compared to Clara ;: indeed
she was as ugly as her sister is pretty. •
Poor girl I 'cried OFie, I hope you did not
love her less because Nature denied her the gift
of beauty.
Why no; stammered Mrs. Dnabane ; one
can't help their looks. But hers were uncom
mon..
Do you, think you should know her now, af
ter so long an
,absence 7 ',, . , •
Yes—l should kdow her anywhere. She
looked like nobody in the world but herself.
A half-suppressed sigh, which followed these
words, sounded in 14,ffu'i's ear like the Music of,.
the spheres. She Unconsciously echoOdiit and
it was echoed yet again, forsthe pensiv l i Dela
mere was lingering by her side: and-Aids token ,
of sensibility intere4ted4ini more thati,all the
brilliancy of her attractioe. ' • l''
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Can she have knettin sorrow? thought he.—
The next self-interrhgation - was, Has slie known
love 9—and oh 1 how' ardently,tbow ddvotedly,
thus continued his meditations; such is being
must love . .—Would she accept the rcns of- n
' heart, once impassioned as . her own 7 i Would
,the mingle the unfalled blossoms of Bcr youth,
with the dark cypress and melancholy -ew ?
1 Effie: touched by .the soft gloom that, hung
like a cloud around Ibim, lent a more than wil
ling car to his contiersation. But while she,,
listened to him, thoUghts often tyanderdd to due
whom Clara kept ever near her, and to Whim
her eyes turned with an expression of ifilentdv
, ocal admiration. A pang shot through her,
!heart, such as but lone, passion can iiitlict.—
I Then another succeeded that she was capable !
oflielding to such n' emotion. - 4,
If he be not min wholly mine, heart, ,soul,
and life, I will resig him, ',though I did in the!
effort, was the lang ago of the maiden's soul.',
Her love - had tithe is flown on, a cleaTi unruf
fled stream, rising is. the green adolescence of
channels margined ith flowers, and its.current
gilded by the sunbe , ms. ' Now the Waiirs were
becoming troubled, . or they were rolliig over al
rocky bed. Did th ~ rocks betoken thatki whirl
! pool was near, and was the frail bort of her
happiness to be wr , eked in its vortex
One morning, wh e the, demon of idtemper,
aroused by some pe ty disappointment) had full
possession of Clara, and proud Mrs. Dushane,
as unual, was the ci , Lim of its. inflictions; a let
ter was received fri , Mr..Horton,' announcing
his return from Eu , , pe, !dud his intitbtion of
visiting 'her imme. • telyl, with his adopted
, daughter. This , a aunciation could 4- ot have
been made at a ni . _ ent more propiqous, for
her spirit, wasiohtif and i imartmg from the
I - ungrateful conduct, f Clara. She sat, howev
er, like one ins Iran , for she was ashamed And ,
1 perplexed in What annet to receive her long °-
I stranged elaugliter, An Acknowledged heiress,-
1 fresh from , the cent a or europe wasp being of
some coniegnencei. pe mAtter how ugly she
might he. ,
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Poor Effie, exclaimed ebe, I did ,treat 1116 t
'shamefully, ar4 all Orthorst selfish and *-
Singe of huMan 'up, w ith *th nothing on et*th
to recommend; her 't a I the beauty, of iihieh 1
lam getting.heart: etc . . i I, ' - ,1
Oh, Madam 'ma l' 'C re& Clara, who still
I retained *mei ore 'AeiTVres . ?add languor,
other childhood, it is too late to sing: that
song; yo 4 are tcfr times more vain of:'me than
lam of m'self. If lam 'vain, you taught me
to be so ; if I am passionate, yOu set i me the_
example. ; It won't do for 'folks ,that, live in
glass-houses to tbroW 'stones.: 8ut:,, 4 good
Si t
Heavens, what shall we do with; E ' , all
these fine forties we are making fpr .. _ r
ton ? Oh,!' I forget she can talk Greili,Ard,
Latin, andi French and Italian. She istile t ar
ed lady, and will put mo quite in the shade; • An
heiress, te6l Perhaps Dudley Alston Will fall'
in love with her. What in• the world shall I
say to her .S.? . I declare I never 'felt so' strange 1
about anything in my life. .
Yon had better treat her kindly, if it is only
frnm policy, Miss Clara, for though you: delserve
it not May share her fortune with youl—for
I rentembek well the poor thing was genbrous
to a fault.;
Clara, Upon reflection, concluded to act-upon
this hint, and she began to think too, that it
would be a delightful thingto have Effie ! near,
as a foil td her own beauty. She-would • mile.
still brighthr in the dark beaming eyes of ud
ley Alston!:•
Mrs. D4shano felt in a state of trepid,tion
the remainder of the day. The sound' of car- -
riage wheels made her start and change color.
The suthieh opening of the door made her heart
beat almost to suffocation.
Oh hoir rwish it were. fiver, she wciul,
If I only kiiew how she feltlowards me, I s
feel easy. If I knew how she looketI! I
can't help being ugly, though. 1 !
o
About the twilight hour, the carriage o
Rorton did indeed roll up to the door, andl
Dushane beheld her brother descent
veiled ladiri clinging to his arm. I A
shawl wtaiiped her figure, though the We'
did not seem to require such a protectien..
yen when she entered, they ;could , see'no,
of her facet through the thick veil that , co l
it.
Ugly still I thought Clara, or she 'Null
take-such pains to bide herself.
I have brought you back a' daughter, said 1
Mr. Hortob, after embracing his gates and
Clara; but 'remember, my sister, it you place'
the least value on a brother's love, not to
wound her feelings again,' with regardher
personal deficiencies . Ohe comes to you good,
affectionate and intelligent girl, *ho 91i whet , ,
no vindictive feelings for the past; and ho is ,
anxious td show you all the tenderness of a '
child. i . , [
Only pt;canise to love me, my '. tnothel, half
as well as tyou do Clara ; said Effie, in a trem
bling voice, throwing her arms around her
mother's neck and leaning her •head on her
shoulder, And I will not ask for more.
Mrs."Ditsbane, completely overcome by this
unexpected, softness and humility,. pressed the
41ed,:figaire of her child, to her. heart, and
, 1Th..1.“ r,c,11.... .......—...... ......evws...a Mt. LICA' ~.., ..J
teat, And Calmed bee agitation,
Atid you, too, my sister, cried the same liweet,
tremulouOmiee, let LIS henceforth love one an
,
other: .
Clara returned the emi,rice with a semblance
of warmth; but she was dying witli!eurioiity to
• look nndcf the green veil and mufiling.sh e tivl.
I She saw with surprise, however, that th hand
which clatiped hers .was of ,exqui4ite delicacy
and symwetry , soft and jeweled aS her own.
Let nicl take off your bonne„tt; and shawl,
, -
said she : iyou must be very wailo.l
The servant at this moment eitered with
lighti, dins dispersing the thades of twilight
which lingered in the room. Effie first gale
the shawl:into Clara's hand, resealing by the
act the full outlines of her , splendid figtire '--
then throting off the bonnet and veil, and shak
ing back her jetty ringlets ; slid turned and
1 - knelt at her mother's feet.
Behold your Effie I exclaimed Sim, no longer i
sullen and unloving, and I trust 41 longer ugly.
My dear uncle_ was determined you should ad
mire me before you knew my ideUtity,' 430 you,
must forgive me for having appeared in mas- .
(lucre& ' Having atsumed his honored , name,:
it was an leasier task. I think j'eu
_liked me
as a stran.ger;—refuie not to love me now.
Mrs. Dpshanc was so bewildered and , astom:
ished andOelighted, she was very, nearly falling
into hystrizik fits. Whoa she was compoied
enough td speak, she repeated. in !a kind -of tri
. 1,
Umph— -
I said 4he looked like our EffLe---I skid she
made me think of 'Stir Effie: - '
Clara i blooming Cheek turned to th l 'White
;
ness 'of marble. The chill. of enq.-pe 1 trate('
- - - be;* 41 ' Ihr
t
her heart :. The fascinating beinbeing _ wii m si,
dreaded as a rival, was then her awn sis br—so
long the abject of her contempt. , inud Crision.
.e,
The transformation was toe great.' It' as in
credible. ! Effie met her cold, Axed ga 4 and
an involuntary shiver . ran tlirough liter ins.
The imag e e of Dudley Alston palsied bet* e her,;
and she feared to think of the future. .1
Mis. Dusbane *as se proud of betr new
daughter-;--so pleased and excited by the eclat
of the eirCamstane,es that attended berkrrival,
and her lOuso was "Fri thronged With *piton,
s he had hardly any, time Uri think of "al - era:—
But Clara. was not forgetful •of hemilf. , To
win Dudley Alston, whom she loved ash . 4 .fir awl
her vain heart was capable of loving, was• then
end and dim of all her hopes anitiresolves. T&
win him from Effie *is a dbulde triunipb,for '
which sli-was willing to satrifice trutbdr, honer,.
and thatinsiden modesty
_that '.slirinks from
showing in unsolicited attachment. he be -I
lieved that if slut could conrince Effie that she
herself viiis beloved by Alston; she Uroult be too
proud ever to look ' upon him ist a lot' r, and
that if. Alston supposed - Delautere su4cessful
and favored admuer' of Effie's, I that to e same 1
pri4 would make him stand%vdoef ‘and, forb id hurl to soelr, an explanatieni :Effirt; vr 'too in-li
rt .
Aiinuousilind high-souled .. to suspect - lava of
' acting this doubly tfeachernus , j)attt. ,he felti
as only- a 4 nature' like her's . eaniSel, th ' Dad-t
ley Alato L O_was,tiore and 'morn leStramg fit,
her; bn shb'believed Olsr,it_iraal inioliketin
her in **affections,. and -diesiiind bet b
look'or Word:to draw blet-,biok to h* form
allegilrice, -'' 1 ' • i,. ! I ,
i tcl
`' What do you Think of. dlv i tllS „Effie
sik'ed Mira, abru p tl y , .w,4 - ~0m. t .,1 31 k °e a ,
:be tdono.i . • , Wit '= ', - . 7 , 1 . ,it
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Effie's quick Mood rushed burningly Oil -Ind,
cheeks. ' ,
• As the eased to of my youthful plunks
—as my . fellow 'atiident, and fellow-traveller,
'ho must natural! seem wiry near to .1 1 14 ,Illhe
answered„,with a med coMposnre.
He is_very b dasme—v e ry pleasing, aid
Clara, with affix confusion, and I =not
help_liking , him , better thin any one I ever
'knew.: you, Who have known him so long, can
tell mnirliether may (rust him—l will say it,
Effie,—Whethet I may dere to lotto him I
Effie turned pile—she looked in her sister's
face; and asked the sitepie glicafint r ,- 1 ill
Has he told yoiu he loved you, Chun? = cit- , -
Good heaVens•-what a question I eiclasimedi•\ "
Clara. with a• look of offended numbity iAi
you think that I 'rid have mado nob a Con
fession, bad Ino been in the first gm aware -
of his love!! ,
Ilh, surely yoti would nok answerad •ab., is
a voice so strung , and unnatural, that Clara
trembled at the bold step she had taken: She
began to fear the consequences. , '
What is the Matter, Effie ? said she; 'ars
yo)i faint? ' • -
I don't know, he replied ; passing her hind •
barrio* over her brow ; but the air - is • itery- , „
close here. I will go , into the balmy,
She rose as she spoke, and Cimarron aims&
taneonsly. ' , r '''
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I would rather be alone, said 2111.,t and
Clara dared not follow. l '
The hour of trial is come; thought Effie i ll let
me meet it withoilt'blanching.
_i
She wandered into the garden,And INA aim
under the shade of the sycamore, where her un-_ - •
cle had found her years before, longing, in 'Abe
bitterness of her ! young heart, to din, How
long she sat she. knew not—she Inta'arcnised -
'by the approach IA Dudley'Alstink. who, lining,
ber sitting•like aipale statute there,fog**,
1 the moment, the Withering doubts whkii Cliat
I had been breathing into his ear.
Effie, why-are you here, sitting so pale
IWad
still ? cried he, in a time of the deepest tender., .
I floss. - • I,
I
Effie rose• and leaned aga i nst the ink *
support. 4 ,
_[
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Lean ove, dear Effie, continned.he, awl' '
his arm around her waist, and drawing hit tir. '
Wards him :..yon are ill—or are !faint.
, Indignation gave her strength, 11.1 she a
-1 leased herself from his clasping arms.
1 I can forgive inconstancy, Dadley, but not
insult, said She, and the lightning darted, free" I
her eyes. You remember that I told yen, .if_,
I
i the hour should come when your heart was not
wholly mine., ITurd not wed *fate to gum'
though life shon dbe the sacrifice. Had , you;
I nobly and ingenuously told me that you no
1 longer lewd me=th a t . my more beautiful aia- •
ter had won the, affection you once , thought„
mine, -
I would have forgiven ,, L would 5ti11heme)..J.„......,.
wiiiiloeks and word4of seemnii-Tcrie:ltami4 ...-
will not beat it. 1 1
young'
By the heavees above I exclaimed the
man, vehemently ; I l ,swear this charge is falat.
Who dares to accuse me, I If it be Delamerik
his lily face shalt soon:wear anotheilivery.
No, Dudlpy,—wrong not one who is incapa
ble of anything mean land calumniating. Clara
I herself has disclbsed to me ytitir love and her,,
and I here dechirey as free from
me,
allegi
ance to e, es the c l oud that is ruing over ,
the sun. But she may as well build her home i
on that thin, giny cloud, as trust for happiness
to a heart ale light and vain as yours.
Effie, cried be, forcibly !seising her hand, and
holding her back as she turned to depart, you
shall not go from me thus, Come with me in
to your sister's presence, and let Ler •..explain '
I this shameful mystery, I have neverbreatbeel
one syllable-to her but the ecommoeplace lan
rgnage of admiration. My heart hu two
wandered frpm you tpirard her, or any other of
[ womankind. Co me with - me: I demuni fin an,
act of justice— claimit as a sacretright.
Yes, exclaimed w eeper voice from Ilebind;.:
he has a right, anwill sustain it. -••--.. . .
And Mr. z Ibutoni. enfekged from 'AI ; arbor
which the foliage of the spreadingr sycamore
partially formed. Ile ha bees readingln the ;
shade—one! of is daily habits in atinuswr—•and. ,
bad overheard a conversation fraught within
tense interest to him. r Strange I-agoodmint
despised the character , of a listener, and yet it I
was the second !time he hid involuntarily acted
the part of one, in the real dramatic history_ of 1
his sister's family. He was indignant nail et-•i
cited, and drawing Effie's trembling aria time t
his, he led her towards the hale witkino
ging foetsteps. i As they came thrombi a book I
path, they entered the Teem before Clara bad
time to esaipe. 1 When the mat her il e l e wele'lli 1..
stein eye and frowning brink itie knew. weal
to be arraigned as, a criminal, M the selnentmi
of the . man for whom she bad tirteredlef .ter ' f
tegrityfand , baqtred it in vaitil l , 1 _ , .-..,'.,f • I •
I have Inst him foreier, whialiered bee nia.
ing heart ; but A will never reprint wbat r ;b iTs
said—he shall never be lire* r, . ','
Clam Eau her uncle , aPpreSSlOng Still near.l
er, and keeping his pierfintnYu Mp0ii:!..11,4
tell me the truth on your purl peril--hawibus i ,
young man:,ever made *fallout of 4. Itakilt
you? k *- , 1 s • , ,:;,. 1
I have revea:esl it to my sie*, aid, gailsoti •
deny it to you. 1 . i_ " '
This is too much! exclaimed &ale% i
it.sita
ing huelat i as ashes-Oh, if she were bat •a•
mar* r.- I , - ."" 1 .--- II i.
' Peace ) Dudley, cried:Mr.. Horton, in a lee*. ,
mangling voice • then turning 'o aye— II -'---
I remember; years ago tlittle girl wholant: ,
tonly broke , tgeranium 'her 'mother plik+'
and t o weep lf fromblame, boldly nailinsell'-'
her innocent.si rof the fatilt she had' , -'47
comMitted,f. Have you I forgot. it 1-- `::the.
ci nleif
shame and wino , * iiif that-fatal hour I - ,you '
ate atilt:* eame—fida—itlea to- . . , Vary
bearen,,sortkr- ' - I 1 ' '":,.; ..'
' Yon always ateeme, cried
, Clara i ti t r
ii,,
assume a ikild r tone in the! daparetkw- . •
' 2101010 A! 4,1 alwer bated #ak. but -1*
fie's - pirt *mat me.' I WoOdiiita l e , =saki.
/ler *b i lk -14;11 i t ii "g 4 1 beWealdinsadidia 4 l-1 ,
I the truth, if I had thought she woubilaveoessret
anything abonk it. TNI noire-thetfight, t
idled with haling; lb; pelarners i wsthr
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say,
mild
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