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could. From morning till night/slie was’-though ‘that mighty sacrifice had been
moving ;-so overlooking every department gmade full two years before her death._ ‘An _.
that at the farthest sound of her footsteps‘ invalid, whose life might pass from night -4
(none of the lightest, for Miss Angelica till morning with none on earth to love A
was as short and stout as Miss"VVhilelmina and tend her but her child. Laura could
was tall and languidly slim) every brush not leave her. And when she . had said
or broom seemed endowed with double this, herlover, in all the jealous irritation
velocity. Jingle, jingle, went a huge of an angrv passinate nature reproachecl A
bunch of keys—pat, pat, her substantial her that she did not, could riot love him
feet, from kitchen to attic-—scullery to else every other consideration it-'ould’be.
Now, ,Miss‘Brown, though her dignified
name appeared on the brass plate solus,
\vas notfthe sole inmate of this stately
mansioii:"by any means. She was, in fact,
one of ti multitude; for there were times
when the tfapacious walls of Red Rose
Villa enslirin'_ed no fewer than fifty living
souls. ffhe truth must out on our paper,
thought‘-Miss Brown would have been
5ll°¢l\'Etl.v tllmost to annihilation had any
POETRY.
HENRY CLAY:
"at: "STANDS i-:aii:cft'."
He stands erect! the fiercely tried--
_The slanderld-—but the purified
From every venom’d wrong :
5 Erect in that majestic grace
Unborrowed from the pomp of place,
Above, yet of, the throng :
7. Ternls of the Gazette. SADDLES, IIABNESSES, ate.
. V
' Village subscribersby carrier-—-per year $2 00 \ _
s ; Mail do. in advance _ do. do. 2 00 _ l_ ‘:1.
doing: Cs:l:rsi°e';f,:°:,S,'s;i;c3]‘:f::i l,l,Yi,!:,gc2iitf3f HE subscriber would respectfully inform
the“; papers at the omce, 1 50 the public that he has on hand a large
Companies of five 0,. more peceiving their and extensive.assortment ofHai'nes_ses, Saddles,
a ers by mall ifpaid in advance ' 0 Bridles, Mairtipgales, Trunks, Valises, Carpet;- ~
P P » ’ . Bags, &c. which are ready made and on hand.
Also a first rate assortment of Carriage and Ri-
\ Tc"ms of Adverfisi"g' ding \Vliips, which are for sale at a small ad-
‘ llll“ °‘' “"7 1l"’°"l°”v ----- 25 vance from factory prices. Harness Collars, W}, . _
.. .. - .. r _ ete wisest no know .4» . . . . . . _
6 ,, ‘ll ,, :_'::::‘_:::::: wholesaleand retail. _A good assoi-tinent: of The p1e,,s,,,.es ,h:,1;l;f:,,(:,n3',,,,e flow, tine suggested the propriety of permmmg roof, Even if she sat down, her fingers waiyed-—,thar the reports of her afi‘ecli,-ms
.. .. 3 .. __________ __ _ 6.3 saddle-.i--ssilk. purse twist, embracingali colors And in ,.e1e,,sef,.o,,, ,,c,,o,, find it _to speak on her cherished brass plate-— Pofltliittefl the Same perpetuiil motion, In having been transferred to another were
.10 1 it .......... ... ‘[‘1']‘f‘1ly‘lll)l£:‘l,[(l)‘l:3:-1 hlilae"g'f’$;°t::’t°::,:?t;‘ The 10,-eand homage ofm,,,,k;,,d_ Miss Bi,-own kept a prst rate gfi-nishing tllie creation of sundry caps, bonnets, head true, and therefore‘ it was better they‘ ‘
15 “ I “ (5; be sold as low as dan be furnished bylany one, He Stands erect» and 5l1l1193 9l°"9 z-if-ladem'Y; for young ladies pr ‘he m-St film. ( ]rPsseS.T—a“ like parapilernaua of tfemale i should phnrt. She hi-Id meek‘). ‘ch hm, ‘:0
u u 3 H 87 not exceptingthe grmmdfloor esmblishmemon In eloquence of thought and tone‘ _ I Ies, up. a ‘boarding-house for-_ all who faegtinues. orone L iesse eo__ econi-3 resume er sad duties by her rnothsr s
99 .. 1 .. __________ 75 the other side of-the B,.,dge_ _ The 0,.,,,0,.,md s,,ge__ need kind friends, cheerful lodgings, and ingly _as the llaisses Brown; and . Miss side, and they had never met again. She
.. .. 3 ll _ __________ _,1 oo Re,,,,,,.,,,g done ,,t,1,eSho,.,_,,_.,t,,£,,,c,,, “din The g,-e,,t__,1,e g;f,ed___,,,,d the go,_.d_ comfortable’ board, Then she had an Angelica! was considered the originatorlinew he had been on the eve of leaving
, - For con.tinua_nce.'per week,.20 per cent. on the ,1“, beg, m,,,,,,e,._ \VM_ B_ s\VAN_ Xvhose triumphs me unsmiivd with blood, English, and a French, and an Italian, and and inventor of fashions which all Briar-;-England for an honorable appointmentin
PNCG °l'3'“99“'°"9- F01’ °°“*'"“‘"'°° ‘"19 ‘lulmel No;-walk, June 21. 1847. The landinarks of his age; of courgén Ge,-man ,e,,c},e,._an exemplary stone followed. the ‘-West" Indies, to which he l.ad been
nominated. But the wish would’rise that
The pupils were like most misses in their _
teens, Originality of chi”-nctep u]“..,,ys_lie would write; he COUl(.l D0! continue
s,,cc,,,,,bed to sysmm in Red Rose _Vi”a_ ' in anger towards her; time must show
Miss Brown’s was a firiisliiiig academy for: ‘he l"””.l'i the .l"5““°a Ol l“-"'- refusals 3‘
And
manners as well as morals; and so in tlie;s“”l’ “ m""‘°"l= l° l‘~’“"° E"§l""‘l-
,.,eeMy 5.0,-,.ee_,. of he, mansion, me y(,,,,,g,gladly would she have remained in one
ladies by alternate eights, appeared in tlteislmla l'°P'"€!» b€l'9Vl“.‘_I 0"? bl" he!‘ molll‘
zer needed constant change, and they had
young womcnu Masters were rarely ad-
mitted, fit being "a gross impropriety in
Miss Brpwn’s educational code, to accus-
tom’ young ladies to male tuition.
Oneiindeed there was, a Mr. Gilbert
Givevoice; but then Miss Brown and his
lamented mother had been such friends,
And standing thus he cannot fall,
But rise majestic over all
The croaking flock whose throats would pour
Their raven cries where eagles soar.
He bore the tempest and the shock
Like ocean's surge-encumber’d rock,
That raged around his stately form.
or over. 15 per Cent-
Yearly advertisers allowed 22 lines, with the priv-
’ ilege ofl7 changes. $12. One square ('20 lines-
paper iiot included) per year, with the privilege of
changing quarterly, 38.
N0 iidvertiseurents will be inserted gratis. Obit
nary notices exceeding 5 lines in length u iiless ofgen
- era! interest, will be charged as advertisements.
Transient advertisements, to insure insertion
“ The Peoples’ Store”
IS the place to find a beautiful assortment of
Goods for Ladies’ C|oaks—-—such as Alpac-
cas, Plaid Merino, Ashland Plaids, Mode Lus-
tres, Bl‘k, Royal Purple, Nazarene Blue and
Mode Colored French Merinos, 65c. 65c.
).
‘C. J. G
‘all colors, with trimmings to match,
' Goods I have a very heavy stock at greatly reduced pi
» BIS SELL 6:: MOODY.
must be accompanied with the cash.
Great Exliilii ion!
N.'El'Vl7' DRY GOODS
This day received at
illlMN’S
I have now received my full stock of Fall and Witei' Goods, consisting of every article that
can be called for in an extensiee dry goods establisliiiient. My goods will be sold at the lowest
cash prices, and many of them at 30 per centless than the same goods could have been sold for
3 weeks since.
For GENTLEMEN I have real bargains in the way of Cloths, Cassimeres, Satinetts.
Vestings, Cravats. Colnrs, Gloves, Hosiery, Suspenders. Braces, Under Garments, dcc.
For the LADIES I have Cashmere, Square and Long Shawls. Printed Cashmere,
Plaid Long and Square Shawls, Heiivy VVoolen do; and they will be sold at prices so low that
all will be astonished to see the quality.‘ I nave the best assortment of Rich. Plain and Fancy
Dress Goods ever offered in this State, consisting of Silks, Satins, Plaid and Plain French Me-
rinoes, Alpaccas, De Lanes, Highland Plaids, French Lustres, and other goods to numerous to
mention. - For Ladies’ Cloaks. French Meriuoes, Tliibct. Cloth, Highland Plaid, Satin Striped
Thibet Cloth. Satin Levantin, etc. with trimmings in all their varieties to match. For Ladies’
Evening and Party dresses, I have white and ‘embroidered Robes. Jenny Lyude Crapes (an en-
tire new article, very rich.) white Satin Muslins, die. ‘ .
1 For Millinary Goods my assortment consists in part of Silk Plush, uncut Velvet and Satins of
also Fathers. Flowers, Laces, Blonds, &c. In Fancy
‘ices; in fact my stock is completed, and
all are invited to call and examine for themselves, as all will be received and used with polite-
ness and attention and none urged to buy as I believe my goods will recommend themselves in
quality and prices: , C- '7' GRUMAN-
Norwalk. Nov. 15tt, 1847.
HO FOR THE
LAND OF CANAAN!
The GREAT DEPOT of
FALL st VVINTER
DRY GWDS!
At the Store of
T. & TN". E. RAYMOND.
THE attention of purchasers in this line is calledlto the great additions to our former
stock, received this day. Purcltased with the strictest care as to F asliionable styles, and at un-
When bravely breasting strife and storm.
He rose with feailess tongue,
And standing foitli, with soul elate,
For truth, for freedom, and the state,
Was heard to hail each stiuggliiig laud,
Or silence faction's frenzied band.
Friend of his race ! his name is borne
Where’er a badge of freedom’s worn,
Or rules a patriot hand:
It floats on the }Egean breeze,
And o'er the feivid Carib seas,
To far Pacific’s strnnd— - j
And where the Andes pierce theskies,
As up the gorge the condor flies,
And flaps his wings from peak to peak,
It echoes in his mountain shriek. ,
The Suliote, when Bozzaris fell,
And Byron bade the world farewell,
Threw not his arms away,
But riillyingjto prolong the fight,
Felt in his soul a new delight,
To hear the name of CLAY——
And with a glad and grateful heart,
Confess’d the chainpion’s cheering part,
\Vhose voice arose o'er isle and wave,
For Greece, the bleeding and the brave.
Erect and just. and firm and fast,
He stands, a pillar of the past,
Not Cato like to bleed,
02', when defection would appal,
As Cicero to fly and fall,
And cause for Rome to plead;
But with a soul above despair,
Unshaken by the gloom or glare
Of F ortune’s hour, or Fate’:-1 decree,
To live, a Solon of the free.
Aloof he stands. in all the pride ,
Of Wisdom to the state allied.
When mauhood‘s bow was bent-—
Wlio liv’d but for his country's good,
Till life to age was spent.
And shall he then be said to full,
\Vho gave his native land his all '!
Because not lifted mountains high.
Sage of the West! his fameis bright,
And scars in an unborrow’d light,
~. To glory and renown--
And flushing thought’s electric spark,
Through ages right.|yrul'd or dark.
Shall go remotely down
The farthest stretch of human law.
Retriev’d from every slanderous flow.
The stateman’s gttide—the traitor's awe--
As that of one whose heart and mind
Set-ve’d with his country's cause, mankind.
jjé T
MISCELLANY.
From the Lady's Dollar Newspaper.
Real Rose Villa, and its Inhabitants.
A SKETCH.
drawing-room, dressed very becomingly,,
to sit down and smile, and answer in mlon-;
osyllables; to play their last specimen of
Herz or Tlialberg, or sing their last bra-
vura, or mat-re one in a quadrillc; but in
all they did to bear witness to the admir-
able codc of tuition and government car-
rier! out in Red Rose Villa.
Theboarders presented a variety of
characters: but as our sketch extends
only over one evening, we can merely
mention them generally. Officers’ wid-
ows, on lialf~pay, who by a residence in
Miss Brown’s establishment, combined
first-rate education for their daughters,
and society for tlieinselves; ancient spin-
sters, who had not given tip the idea of
becoming middle-aged matrons,well know-
ingthat Miss Brown’s philanthropic (lis-
position gave them opportunities for the
cultivation of the tender passion, when
any one else would have irnaginecl the time
for such juveuilities was over. In the
fortnightly soirces, one, two, or three pairs
of lovers were always found among Miss
Brown’s guests—unf0rtunatcs, whose in-
terminable cngageineuts from pet-.uni.'iry
difficulties, or the stern dissent of cruel
guardians, would have seemed hopeless to
all, but for the energetic eucoiiragemcnt
of the benevolent Miss Brown, who always
acted on ilie idea
‘- Passion, I see, is catcliing."
And still more urgent reason, never did a
wedding party issue from the ivell-glazed
portals of Red Rose Villa (and such events
did really occur) but an accession of pu-
pils aud boarders immediately followed.
Amongst the boarders were two young
ladies, sisters’ children, and both orplians,
but the similitiide went no farther. Isabel
Morland, the eldest by two years was a
sparkling brunette—satirical—clever; cc-
centric in habits, uneven in temper, and
capricious as the ‘wind. But what did all
this signify? She was an heiress; and,
reckoning according to the estiinaiiou of
Biiarstone,a rich one. She had been a
pupil, and her love of display, and Coquet-
ry, and determination to get a husband
had occasioned her resolve to remain Wllll
a family whom in her heart she detested,
rather than to reside with the only rela-
tions she possessed, old respcctable folks
in the country. She had sense enough to
know that her fortune, inexhaustible as it
seemed in Briarstune, would not endow
her with the smallest consequence else-
that at ‘one time they had thought of be-
con1ingrlannt.her Miss Ponsonby and Lady
Eleanor Butler, and causing a sensation
hy retiring to live on friendship; but, un-
fortunately, before this could be carried
into effect, a Mr. Givevoive appeared, and
Miss Brown was left to mourn the incon-
sistency of those professions which had
dcclared friendship all-sufiicient for life.
The offence was not forgiven for many
years; but when Mrs. Givevoice was left
a widow, l-liss Brown generously relented,
and Gilbert showing some musical talent
(magnified by-the Briarstonians into mar-
vellous genius',) he was gradually installed
as initsic-master general, and aid extraor-
dinnry in all the concerns of Red Rose
Villa. ~
Besides five-and-twenty pupils. a dozen
boarders, four teachers, and half-a-dozen
servants. Miss Brown was blessed with
two brothers and two sisters, to all of
whom she had performed most inimitably
it mother's part. Many marvelled that
such grown men as Mr. Gustavus, and Mr.
Adolphus Brown, should so co§entedly
succumb to female domination, and not
seek homes for themselves-but petticoat
envernrnent was so supreme in Rt’(l Rose
Villa. that even the hint of such a thing
would have been far too great ti stretch of
masculine audacity; and, in fact, they
were very well contented where they
were. ' Mr. Adolphus wasa banker's clerk,
and‘ «fa: only known at home as going to
sleep on the sofa. Mr. Gustavus had been
(according to his own account,) at one
time_ a land surveyor, at another, an archi-
tect. and then an engraver; but he was.
he declared, one of the unlucky ories,and
so quietly sunk down in his sistt.-rls estab-
lishment, as merely a domestic man, who
could set his hand to anything. He taught
writing and arithmetic, and oriental tint-
ing. and lead timing’, and a variety of fin-
ishing‘ accomplishments; and copied mu-
sic, and invented patterns for all the young
lady boarders who were worth something
more than smiles. Mr. Adolphus was al-
ways asleep. Mr. Gustavus never seemed
to sleep at all; thin as a lath, he was
here, theieand everywhere, busying him-
self in -everybody’s concerns, but never
forwarding his own.
Miss Brown, portly and majestic in car-
riage as of imperturbable gravity in look,
possessed a fund of high-sounding, choice-
worded, conversational powers—-that is
in GRACE AQUILAR.
On the outskirts of a certain country}
to say, her speech, once entered upon,
. . where. And tliounh so I iszll r (rifled bi
flowed on in such a continuous gentle- ‘’ I ‘ '3 " 3
nature as, had she selected the society of
gone from place to place, that, perhaps,
even he had written, no letter could have
reached her. Three years had passed;
and if the hope to prove the truth still
"lingered, the expectation had indeed long
gone. And, so Laura's early youth had
passed, with not one flower cast upon it
save those her own sweet disposition
gave. Miss Brown's establishment was
not. indeed, a congenial home; for site
had her own room, her own pursuits; and
though .often yearning, how intensely! ‘O
for sympathy and intellectual companion-
ship, could be thankful and contented.
She could not love the Miss Browns, but
she respected their sterling qualities, and
regretted their eccentricities; and so
found some good point to dilate on when
others quizcd and laughed at them, that
her presence always checked ill-nature.
“ What is the cause of all this unusual
confusion and excitement, lsabell" in-
quired Laura one morning, entered her
t-ousin’s apartment; “do enlighten me.
You always know everything as thorough-
ly as Miss Brown hcisclf.”
“Anti you always know nothing, my
most rustic cousin. Fortunate for you,
you have so superior a person as myself
to come to. There is to be a grand as-
scmbly in the lower regions to-night, and
of course sweet l’\'l'iilelmina ‘is practising
and tuning enough to terrify away all har-
mony, and Angelica is buried in all the
iriysterics of supper craft. Don’t look so
uubelieving, it is true.”
“And it is Wednesday. not Saturday,
lsabcl.”
“ Granted, Laura; but such a grand
event as receiving a baronet and his sister
demands everything uncommon, even to
a change of night. It would be doing
him no honor to receive him on a usual
soiree night. Learned Lucretia is deep in
the last novel and this mont!:’s most fash-
ionable magazine. Folks report that Sir
Sidney Harcourt likes literary conversa-
tion. I mean to try if lsubel Moreland
will not have more effect inacaptivating
than the three graces, Lucretia, Vl.'hile-
mina, and Angelica all together, backed -
by their whole corps of spinisters and
school girls. What has seized you, Lau-
ra, that you do not scold me, as usual, for
my self-conceit. Do you begin to feel it
is breath wa:-"ted '! My dear, you shall
see me in perfection to-night. Sir Sidney
shall not depart heart-whole from Brim‘-
stone. though he does look as if nobody
within it could be worth speaking to.”
town, which for etiphony we will callfmurinuring It stream, that to break or in-
Briarstone, from its being situated in oneiterrupt it by a rejoinder was impossible.
of the most picturesque, but least knownl'l‘he voice was as iinperturbable and un-
siiperior minds, to have become both esti
mable and happy; yet her love of power
—of feeling herself superior to any one
Isabel was sanding before a large mir-
ror, iniich too engrossed in admiring her
own face and studying various attitudes,
usual low prices, we are determined to make great. sales by selling at very small profits.
fact the great increase of patronage at this establishment has compelled us (to keep pace WI‘ ‘
the wants ofthe pubblic) to make arrangements to receive new goods every week utitil January.
1848. \Ve shall not attempt to enumerate our large stock of new goods, suffice it to say ul-
most every desirable article in the Dry Goods line may here be found very cheap for cash or ap-
""i’»§'Zi‘.°&‘.';‘.‘.‘.I.'..., Oct.18, 1347. T. 6: W. E. RAYMOND.
New Goods for the Fall Trade of184'7.
At the old stand of A
36
new uisaaitstaa as as
y in being able to announce to their patronsland the public gen-
nelly that their first invoice of FA-UL GOODS has just been received.
They would particularly invite the attention of the ladies of Norwalk and its vicinity to their
beautiful assortment of DRESS GOODS, comprisii_ig the following new styles. V‘tZ_= .
Plaid and Silk Strip‘d Alpaccas. Camelion Plaids and Stripes, Orgaudies, Strip d _Clem-
entines, Eglantine Plaids, Mode Alpaccas. Cobourg Cloths, Twilled Gingliams, California and
Oregon Plaids, Cashmere, M de Laines, 65¢. Also, some splendid styles of new 65 fashionable
E:-s:tm$@., A
among which may be found---Plaid and Striped P-oult de Loies, Gro dc Rhinos, Mattoines.
‘Satin Striped, VVatered, 659. 66c. Also an excellent assortment of
':sT~‘mI1JJ. council. Wyflmeam l%u:.e3':v:ir1J.s;3';,
-such as Nett, Mandarine, Stradilla, Cashmere, Heavy \Vool, (Sac. ‘ _
They would also ‘invite those gentlemen who are in pursuit of any thing in the shape of
Cloths, Cassimeres or Vestings. to a full and suberb assortment of French, Engllsll ‘"40 A" ell‘
can Broadcloths and Cassiiueres, besides a great variety of F all and Winter Vestmgs. Aiso, a
full assortment of every thing usually called for in the Dry Goods lin.
Under Shirts and Drawers.
THE subscribers are hnpp
parts of old England, and almost embed- varying as the face. Shewas wondrously
(led in hills and lanes, where the wood or- learned, schooled in the lore of the tin-
with whom she associated-—made her vol-
untarily become a member of a family
Hannnsses. am. I
‘ New E.~'Ia.I)IiSh_lllcllI.l
' HE attention of the public is invited to the
new Saddlery Establishment just opened
by the subscriber under the Connecticut Hotel.
His, stock and workmanship he believs to be ful-
ty equal to the best, and his attention will be
assiduously given to meet the wishes. tmfl 560"‘?
the approbation of all who favor him with their
patronage. Woi°k done at short notice, and pi‘!-
ces moderate. '
A good‘ assortment of Harnesses, Sndtll05o
Bridles, Whips. Trunks. Valises, Carpetbag-S.
ac. will be kept constantly on hand, and for sale;
.cheap. _
Repairing done in a neat, substantial, and ex-
pedjtious manner. Faanzatcx BRADLEY.
Norwallt, June-21.. 134,7-
'»NQ'I‘I‘lE»R large lot~of“Salina- Saltin small
A. bags. at OL,MSTEAD‘S-.
‘ FIRST rate assortment of the above
. goods just received and for sale as cheap
as they can be bought in New York.
ct-avats, scarfs, bosoins, collars and shirts in any
quantity, at M. WAKE MAN'S.
*2o
turers‘ prices’; by
BOXES Window gins, assorted from
6x8 to 24x30 for "sale ‘at manufac-
' ’ \_Viii. C. STREET.‘
OSTON -—SOAI?_.,_--A new supply of very
superior quality of No '1 Boston Soap
Just received and for sale at" Butt/iL1.'s.
Norwalk Mach 5. 1847. .
, LAMP’ on.
~ EW BEDFORD Lamp Oils ofa‘ my Sn.
perior quality, for sale by‘ the barrel! or at
retail by ' \V. C. STREET. Nov. 2d.
i
Also, ~
briar-rose grew redundantly, was a cer-;
tain castellated looking mansion, glowing,
with red bricks and bright blue slates, sto-;
ried with large paned windows, frauied
with such fresh green, that it would seem
as if the painter’s brush could never have
been absent above a month together.—-
The entrance door of most aristocratic
3 dimensions, was of a bright glazed yellow,
never sullied by dust or sliinncss. Below
‘the portentous looking circular looking
,lm‘ocker (Briarstone was yet in happy ig-
‘norance ofthe un aristocracy of knockers)
was a large brass plate, glittering in the
sunshine like burning gold, and bearing
thereon, in large and dignified letters, as
if the name was of such importance in
itself that it required no engraver’s__orua-,
meat, the monosyllablee——portentous in
their very brevity——Miss BROWN. The
gravel walk which led up to the imposing
flight of steps (white as the most scrupu-
lous care could, uiake them) that the yel-
low door surmounted, was kept so partic-
5ularly neat, that the very birds feared to
alight upon it, lest they should be swept
off for some intrusive leaf or twig, quicker
even than their voluntary flight. It was
:impossible to look upon the exterior of
jthe mansion without being impressed
with a grand idea of its as yet invisible
interior.
Standing, as Red .Rose Villa did, in a
spacious garden, full ten minutes’ walk
out of the town, it was marvellous how the
daily events of this sad town became
known within its walls, as if a train had
been laid--a sort of electrical conductor-—
to the interior of every dwelling, which
conveyed back to its starting-place all the
information required. However invisible
the means of communication, the ejects
were certain ; for Miss Brown knew eve-
rytliing, even before the persons effected
linew it themselves.
‘ world.
‘consulted; no shop was the fashion llfl-lBr0“,n so graciougxy when no beam, 0,;
3 ‘ 1
"did the kindest deeds imaginable; but as
and wise in the ways of the modern
No scheme could be set afloat at
Briarstone unless Miss Brown had been
whom she lost no opportunity of turning
into objects of satire and abuse; receiv-
-ing the marked attention of Mr. Gustavus
cient,
'9.” Miss Bmw" .lmt.m"im,d 5 no case offered, as to give him everv hope of ulti-
d's”e.ss worth relieving’ unless rmwar,d.ed l mate success; but cold, distant, and dis-
b.V Ml“ B"°“'"5 "lldt '" sob" truth’ Mlsslclainful, at the remotest chance of achiev-
Brown was benevolent—was generous—singa more desirable c0nques,_
Very different was Laura Gascoinge.
Unusually retiring in mamier, the peculiar
‘charm hovering around her could better
be feltihan described. Possessing neither
'the wit or the cleverness, or, as Coleridge
so happily expresses it, “ the brain in the
hand,” which characterized her cousin,
she had judgment, feeling, thought-the
rare power of (:on.centra!i0n, which enabled
her to succeed in all she attempted—the
quiet, persevering energy which leads to
completion, even in the simplest tritles,
and prevents all mere supercificial acquire-
ment. Perhaps early sorrow had deepen-
ed natural characteristics. From the time
her mother became widowed, no pen can
describe the devotedness which was the tie
she never left her pinnacle of ice to look
into human hearts, lest their warmth
should thaw hers, she received neither the
regard nor esteem which her sterling qual-
ities in reality merited. Miss \\'hilelmina
Brown was her antipodes—all sweetneess
‘-—a':l giaciousness-—all fascination! Miss
Brown was learned,and not accomplished;
Miss Whilelmina accomplished, and not
learned. Miss Brown was all,.sobri_et.y,
‘Miss Whilelmina all smiles. At ihfrty,
‘she learned the harp; at five-and-thirty,
=the guitar; at forty, she discovered that
lslie had a voic.e,and could singinimitably.
i—-all the Briarstone soirees said so, and of
coitrse it must be true. Whole scenes,
from the French tragedies—stanz-as from , _ _ , ,
D,m,e_long lines from Schilier’ Misspbettveen them. The failfingl hea.tli ofrhirs.
Whilelmina would recite with such pathos, 1 (?"‘5°°'“f=’e lhlde d""|_"gt 8 _ast year 0 er
life, compelled a residence in the south of
I
such expression, there was no occasion to,
understand the languages to enter into‘
such charming recitntions. English poe-
try was not ventured upon; Byron and
Moore were charming certainly ; but then
her sister’s responsible position—she da-
red not admit them upon the drawing-room
tables of Red Rose Vill_a-—sl_te could only
indulge herself strictly in private.
Miss Angelica, the youngest of the_fam-
ily by some years, was different to either
sister. Nature had not been very _b0unt_I-
ful in the powers of the brzun, but, in their
stead, had.en_dowed her with the powers
of houeewifery in no commpn degree.-—
She managed’ all the domestic concerns Of
lthia human Noah‘: ark as no one else
England ;-and when in the iieighborhood
of Briarstone, the real kindness to the
mother and daughter received front the
Misses Brown induced Laura, after Mrs.
Gascoigne’s death, to make their house
her home, till she could decide on future
plans. She was indeed lonely upon earth ;
and the straightened means which had
urged her to teach many hours in the day,
to supply her mother with luxuries and
comforts, by stamping them as poor, pre-
venting her being known in those circles
where the gentle virtue would have gain-
ed her real appreciating friends’.
All that she had sacrificed in ber.filial
and the best mode ofarraiiging her glossy
black hair, to notice how strangely. and
fitfully L:iura’s color v:irie(l,and the voice
in which she said, “ Sir Sidney Harcourt,
is he a new resident at Briarstone .7” was
not sufficiently agitated to cause remark,
save to a much quicker perception than
l.~abel's.
“ Yes, within the last few days; such a
sensation has his arrival made, you must
have heard of it even in your sanctum.”
"‘ My dear Isabel, have I not been stay-
ing out the last fortnight, and only return-
ed last night.”
“ Oh, by-the-by, so you have.”
“ l-low much you must have missed
me 1” -
“I did the first few days; but my good --
cliild, how could l think of anything but
the new lion, splendid as he is, too’! He
is only here for a month. Will you dare
me to the field, Laura, to make that
month two, or six, or something tn.ore into
the bargain!”
“ No, Isabel, you need no daring. Olnly
remember your own peace may be en un-
gered too.”
“ Mv peace! my dear foolish child. I
shall see Sir Sidney at my feet long be-
fore any such catastropbe,.’ Lady Hat'-
court! how well it sounds!
“And Mr. Brown, Isabel 7.”
“ The wretchl we have quarrelled it'-
retrievably.” _ _ ,
“And when I left you were giving him
every cricouragement. '1 be poor wretch
would die in despair Ifl did not relenl
sometimes.”
“ Better, as I have always told you, put
an end to his attentions at once. am
certain he would cease to ‘persecute, if
you did not encourage him, as you lmaw
- oi.t do.” I g
y “I know I do. Poor dear Gussy--he
. ' -DI
isvery well, when I can get no one else-
devotion even her .motber iievei; knew,
“But indeed, Isabel, you are very
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