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UY.rrilKOPORE ARNOLD. til'!-- .-i; Girln do like tQ.be made fools oonc-e ill -ilHe, -And ihey desfcrv:o4je. ,I)i fOi fiver, di'ar-reaer &e .tln'm tloek around n ppfti-cair p .of j a ffelluw, like "flies aroijr.d.molasse ?; ; I have-many a Himajf I have wished that tliey were Veally flie, at4j,e felluw really mo 4 lappen, to drown them. ; . - WTilliam Janstou was, one of those lady-killers, and he diJ more, execution " niih his infi'rnal , trashy lov making, that a .Sensible girl onghtO have Pec-n thrcmglj in a mimitethau apriine ood , feMpw'hould fU jf h oikt d . w ith : All Iiir might to uTcrsel: v Swwt AVjlliara'' 1her'felf-wg called Uim; in scorn, and the ' ladiecadoptd the nam inT'oudnos. UvThereV no mistake but the fellow wn handftotue. -He was welMbnned; 9md " wf irynHrlrt t gT. . , rAVTrwtrrr briglit dark tyrs, and a ti auppaiont kir.. lie could dance beautifully, sing nweetly to the guitar, and wrote jing ling. linei" which he.-and- his -admiu-rs rsiHiii poetry. He dressed well, also, hw well, I 'Oftrn longt-cf to throw - wad or ftaleeggs on his goi dollies, the prig 5 fAud Ol the melting tones ':md-glanves, the fiighs .. tliat he.' could breathe, the glances that he could give, the:liwBtbat he coId toll. ' 'Moreo'er, ho had the art, no small T on of making each one of the flock of 1 Mnt4etons -about him believe that she - 'was tire prime favorite. He could " make a girl think that she was'engaged i hi hi ntl ft Ik to herns ifshe werey gud ' not feom mil tjiwlf by a single ! report- .able word.-' ;.; : -vm .v ! Some who knew thi?s soue women wfro'erc not quite fools, yet tried to 'lexcJise liim. "It was his way," they and also fascinated by those who tried to-please'l him ; but he ; didn't TTiean ny harrh,- arid ! was, grieved to deat If Ji thoTtliTany "brie was un happy about hinv;n Ii f Ul i ; You can't come round a woman in 'tsuchrf Argument, hen she has made PneVinmd 'to defend a tifttKai ..c t 'Bat: men looked on 'ihe matter dif -Xfeiferehjy? arid they called William I Jan -'sibh (i meari -sdamp - .r; i r; . : " It's all envy, 5 oti know it is, Dode," Hester Bailey said to mo once,: when I bad been freezinmy mind about Jan- ,y,et6n! " Yon men all hate him because ItiiSladfesiWhim. Jiuv '-K Brit tlie reason'is "a"goodf one. i I He is oTortfry tbelr liking." ? r eHoMVdr YA pleasVs us,?and Aat is -all we want.' :- n.r: Vf pleased viihrh rattle, tickled with 7; a fcraw" I Quoted.-" 1 ' ' f -" Sh pushed bnt heir uncr Vip. 4 Per- f bapswe are all -silly ; but if we ,aret Jthen wliy should you care vhom we .Thcouestion was not badV rmt.. I ' comulimented Hester on it.? t?Bnt vou f . Jiaye'some sense, -I aadee And-1 airt provoked that yon do not nso it. - r It.;n?eTei'td''ta1k' to hr? and )'et ?': ThatecTtogiv up?! I knew that Ned ; -1 f rabtfef ct his fife by Hester, and that ;ho Vas too pWnHdHo contend vith such j.i ft rival a'JY'dliam Jankon. jit hough t, , .) too, tliat if Nod .would (jnly put iw . ;l in his rocket?nr? o.i i., fnr ' ' girl, he could get her.;Jibld hVm golf,-jWissrLeclercq'ar.!.;tlio most prepos- but lie, inm w-ji r.-ouuiu, Hester iu here. uVm not goinc;. to Uike the crumbs that fall from that fellow'd ..table," saidUay3gely. ' I'm not a fellow to stand by and catch a word when be is engaged . else w here, and be ignored when he turns the light of his face' on theglrL.", . w' 1 ' ' ''l : " Don't tilce his crumbs" Iadvreo.' " ivuk him out of the window, and jshv dpwn to ther Aiast voiirse'lf Depend r aii 3 mea'jj- his cuaiiee j gone?r , " ? rv'TNtnre harmade him flat and iiiii, and yet, Hester thinks him the jiJeal man," he said, striking his fist on my k.ieea with such a force that made me jump. - t V ' Good cracious ! Fin. not- Swett Williamt,nI paid, drawing back. u But; JiTed girls are not worth one's '..being proud -and .reserved ; about. If you want Vrii take 'era, that'my motto." u : The only answer was a igh and a muttered lonmnsr, " I wish I could take her!" if . -rt?i "I wih.I: c;ou!d shake her !'' I re spdhdedf being in a rhyming- mood. " I'm iire neisfgoing with j him if to night t" ije tin atfe;'-Ned said, after a little" "vjiileln "Ahd'tfiat looks particu larly siisj.icious-, yohknow:' va -H u I don't believr it!?-1 said: ' M He- ter ' isn't such a fool a' to go to a - pub lic place with alfellow tinless she is et- gaged to him, and the idea of her diav ng hicii is preposterous. I have heard her say tl at she didn't like the way poi"e:giils ha J cf going rouiuVwith gen Memenv - - I was a llx nnensy, thouh, : for . I dbln't see whoj; s,c j,. , promised to go wnh? Nef w askevl-her, and she said she had already he n ' invited So N d and I . took 'Mniing places, there being rio .therient to ih opening of the GlobeA'Jjf ;-.:,? ? ..;? fAlwe - went ;iuv itairs wesa leaning against n 'pill.ur in the rear, evi dently waiting for a lady in the dress-in-ro -ni? ''How shinv his little boots were, how weH his coat fitted, and how his pantaloons looWd as if he had been melted and run into them ! A lube rose and a pink 'rosebud, emblems of purity rnd affection, bloomed in his button-hole as if tin v grew t 1 ere, and were very happy to, his gloves fitted as if his hnilds had been painted, in st ad of being invested in kid-skins, and his hair was in just that state uf grace ful carelessness which showed that he must have spent at least one hour over it. : Tie was, in fine; precisely such a looking fellow as'a sensible in.ln would like to take itrhaud and -rumple4 up ''to any' extent.'?"1 :'- ;-a:- '?' "'-;.-?-'." , Ned and I passed by without being perceived by, this, languid. divinity, and tock our places against the. wall that commanded the dressing-room door. Presently it opened, and our worst fears were realized. 7 Tiere was the light and graceful form, with an opera cape ot white just slipping from the shoul ders, a pink fold of the lining showing briiihtly against the rich brown of her dress. .Her auburn hair was iri a liht fluff about the sweet oval face and pil ed in a heavy braid at the back, a bunch of tube roses, Sweet William's gilt, of course, qer only ' bead orna ment?5 The 11 lriiy rtand kercn rer, del i- cate gloves, white fan, all ; were 'like Hester, dainty arid pretty. ' She gave him'ber; 'opera-glass? and !! they ' went round Ivr the most conspicuous 4.seats jni tno Avnoie iiouse me corne.i ,oi ine balcony. ' . ' - - '"' . " If I don't cive Hester a blessing for this before lam twenty-four hours older, then' I'm blessed ;rny self," j I an- nonnced. i v - Ned said nothing. The sight cut him to the heart? But no sooner were the two seated than I saw sometlrng which redeemed Hester a little. Though they .had coriie alone, they were in the midst of a family partv. There: w Air; jny Irs. Janton , arid Tom BaWey 'and his girl. - Bat why, in the name of goodness, hadn't she come in with them ?; ; ? ? '-i ' ; r. Not being rnyself in love with. Hes ter, I was soon engrossed in Monte Gristo, watching the speaking face of FecJiter, the love;y shoulders and arms irou.s oustie wmcU-Jittea the coat tails KALEIGH, N; C.,to)NESDAY, DEC 21 I8foV 11 j u Why didn t 'she tnke it olTpore he ; she put on rfienV dtfhe?(, Ned ffa; cd. But ??ld was staring at cor nel of the balcony at our left, fe'M to go home? But Ned wanted ttav. - . - - -- . g - " He was interested, he said andlitcd Sq '-seA. the end ? " It was real fy 'rfy that scene of moving waves and stairs, and poor-Edmund draggingfa- self up on to the canvass rock, we markably fine? Of course, I that he was lying, that he hadonlt a squint at these 'theatrical won and recollected them by . some sudji inspiration,' being allthe time straifc Dm eyes to watch Sweet William s on ibtf lady at his side, i'and put upje opera-glass with his pretty; little d td hand!,' and examine the great ac as-if he himself were ? a ; greater a and greatest critic who had come see- w'hat the fellow was like. i ' At length the cnrtainWent do wn t heat tim andii Ned ? an 1 a st uacK m me press ana waicnea our r tyigo byi? Iwas glad to perceive M Hester did not take her escort's Jj but walked between him andherbihi er. She spied -Nrd and I, I was ire of thatj' perhaps, had been aware iOps all the evenings But we did not Sk at them. The. next day T sent ILner a congratulaing her on her engagemel " If you had been one of those chel girls who show themselves in , pul with any young man who will them," I: wrote, Ilahould.not be sure that you are engaged. But;lcno : t .i. ?T . . . uii you jis x uu, ;x ,aiu nosillve in what evwybody said last, night abo ilia ftmily party must be true. :iVmiiA ecFd iifsrenl Yoff"11 -urelt, and I hope you may new ie gret There, if that doesnt ut her pride;-x -ve her up," I said, I sealed the letter, diiccted it. in ny best Virginia fence styo. In two hours came back a lett of four pages full of protestations re proaches,, explanations and er.tr winding; up witlu" people really think so, do they ? Come and tel, ' I didn't answer ber letter. Bu of her feminine friends must hav footed and reassured- her, for I s driving out the next day as ga lark. She sulked at me when s me, and refused to speak, then and nedded .'brightly to'some one the street. I looked and saw William just replacing his hat onfhis Iovelv head, alter a bow which Ias, mi I doubtless, grace itself. A tew days after Ned arid I lent down to Nantucket Beach for apniff of air. I knew that Hester was sit the hotel there, and Ned knew it, to or he wouldn t have cared to go. llin t mean to go to see her. I told fn I wouldn't ; but, Iover-hke, he waii d to be near her? But she was one I the nrst persons we saw. waikingmong the locks we saw the flutter of a ress, turned a corner, and came upon sitting above in a nook, and I lester , . nnt. In spn f e. . . j fi , V She forgot o be angry, andJblush- ing brightly, invited us to? shail ber ... .1. .. rri . . 1 f iock soia. xoere was just roPq ior? ns, so we accepted her invitaiioniand were soon chatting pleasantly. IShe So'pretty? andf was? so fally giaa to see us, mat ; we lorgot ery- ihing brrt her prettiriess and sweeties. As for Ned, I pitied him, fbr;l piugh she " was as gentle nd smiling rivanti him as any one could desire, I kney he didn't trust it? If she bad been asmi- able when William Janston was of 1 the company, it migV.t something. have been1 wfcrth She riqticed his gravity, and trie A to dispel it, at first by gayety, then with a softer sympathetic air. I didn't know what to make of her. ' If she didn't like Ned, then she was an aborpinable . - . .: t - coquette,that was ail. 1 wanted to put her to the test a little 1.-- 1 " Hester " I said " if vou stav here V J J ' . long yonrSwee William will go astray, I aw him yesterday walking with a lady." Hester blushed, hesitated, then spoke o ,i;nnuv o tnv r.n fill I'.ll tl lllHIH J - 11 UIVU - b IIBU'M W" . ivv nvui in . m t ' When half-past eleven b'clocurhp, and 8ti!I the play went on with i im mediate prospect or ending? ! pi' sed her: u I mav an' well tellVon at eice ilr. Arnold, -that 'I am engaged to ilrJaiv stdn. ?Itwill stop' this. kind, of com ra Mils, and all misunderstand : C : . - Ah he sjiokeNed 8tarted pp: : with an exclamation, and then droppetTdown again as pale as deatln - L.jbadn't -a word to say I was too much conloiinr ded, and Hester herself her i lory M; cculd not speak for a moment. Her l!ngfie!S 'bad-'djeil in pallor, andK !idsat tj4 - At this moment there were steps above our nook, arid a girJj&:voiee said sharply, as it through tears: . , "1 don't believe ' you ! Yon -came down here to see that Bailey; itzirl. so i her own brother said?vYourifoii't love me a'ny longer.". -r... j;- ".rj; While she spoke Ned and Indian rt ed a flashing glance, and;tye we quite, prepared' for the soft .'insinuating voicje, that answered: -? f 4 How can yon haveso little confi dencc in aie, Lulu V What reason have I given you to doubt me?" -0, the melting tones! . , ;- ?--. The next instant Hester was stand ing Jhaughlily er:ct, nd . as the two turned the cornerof the rock to take possession of our nook, they were, con fronted, by b)r . criinson cheeks . and flashing eyes. e . . . t The girl, a stranger to us, did not know Hester evidently, and shrank bashfully back to escape. But the face. of William Janston.was a study. For once I saw him thoroughly hn. filia ted and cut up as he deserved. With" out a word he shrunk away before .the scorn of that Jovely face, ..and, the wrato of our eyts?, f hiUih s-.:i Hester tool one instant . thus; like an insulted goddess, then she turned and looked at roe. s j?r ? " You were partly responsible for ray enggeriient to him," she said, haughli- by such a flimsy pretext. I thought I was compromised, and as I thought him a gentleman, and attractive, and as I did r.ot like any one else better I thought I did not" with ever so faint a momentary tremor t4I promised! jwhen he asked me. But I had no soon- jer promised than 1 felt 1 had been has- ty, and now I rejoice at my release, I request you to let me go to the hotel alone; and I forbid -you ever to men tion the subject to me again." ; . She flung the train of her Iress, which she had been holding up in her liiand, behind her, and walked away Iwith it sweepings after her. s I never paw anything better done. . ; When she had disappeared Ned and I went quietly home. We talked about the weather, the beach, politics,, any thing that we were not thinking i&rrr But we never mentioned Sweet WTil- liam, though we spoke to him. lie was on Doara the ooat when' we went up, and the instant we ei: me Upon him he slunk back, as if he expected an attack.; " Don't be afraid !' said Ned, . vith bitter scorn. "Tin not goiug to hurt you. inu re not worm u. ' : ? , . . I must say thatr-Hester . redeemed herself nobly? Almost any girl, even inougn ieu aim 1 nvere me ou y . .ones .I.. .!. -VT" 1 T I . who knew anything about the anair, - , . h. . , WUU1U ,,ave aB u,ul"" 1UUL u on ior a wniie.-iiu we iorcoi. or me . , . ? nrst eage 01 ner mortincauon wore on. Not so Hester. She faced the , music. To be sure, she blushed aod. drew ber. self up when she was? us again, and was very distant and haughty for some time ; but that was natural. As tor Sweet William, he kept ; ont of our sight. I am persuaded .that his life Was a burden to him for weeks, from an impression that Ned, or I, or Hester's brother was going to do , him some violence. 1 found out afterwards that Tom Bailey, to whom Hester told all, did go and threaten his life if he ev- flrennU tn hr mentioned his sister's name rrn. . fpTfnw" wns hitterlv di;anrointed lhelellow was Ditteri) oisappointea and mortified. He had liked Hester 1 1 .1 i i perhaps, lietter than any one else, and, 4 besides, she was tne Dest maten 01 an I . " . , . .'" .1 . 1 . " m . t ' n that be coma nope ior, ana tne mosti. waiUxi - sought for? In losing the acquaintance ers, without knowing what was the matter, saw that something was, and I ' I t -1 . .. 1 1 rm. I cooled toward bim. The wemeu acted TWO like sheep; one turned away and the iTet follc'wed suit. Never. v,w a fellow so?t '.ruf2ldy;npset, and yet so quiet ?yV an'd," io the last, only four of .ns knew what the'meaning of it all was. The fact was, he, bad .been for some time walking on Jthih iCe, arid-now .be had'gone through "qnuc.. Jn a fortnight from the scene at: the r beach, he was flatter jhan a pamake. But Hester Jlailey waa destined ;not jrat-rLljf ho? flqgjoyer '.without one encounter more. I think tffp feuoivl fcwn V ... cohld not believe that Ii influence Iiad so suddenly been lost, and that all he had kept away from her for was from fear .of a beating. Probably he believ ed that, if he could once have speech ofj her, she could not resist his eloquent pleading. At any rate? be wn.tehed h's j-Jiance and at length succeeded in way laying.'her. It hapyjened in this wise: We had a riding-party, and came home past, Blount Auburn. Seeing the place, one of ihe company, a stranger in town, expressed a wish to see the cemetery, arid regretted that be could not, as he wished to go away the next day?1Ies tr drew up her horse at once, andro posed to go in. . It was rather a sombre visit, but there was no reaacm why we shou'd not go, so we went? After half an hour spent in seeing the more at tractive views, we perceived that the sky had darkened rapidly, and as .we stattcd the drops began to fall. There was no way but to get drench ed or go into the chapel and wait.- There hod been a funeral, and several .persons were there. Hester and I went in, and Ned went for a carriage. Be fore he -reached the gate the rains de scended and the floods came. I looked Out, and saw my horse plunging. " I must go, Hester," I said. " You won't mind ? Ned will be back soon." not. There is company here," nodding towards a lady and gentleman who stood half hidden from us, looking out the window. So I went. The rest I heard from her and Ned. No sooner had I gon than a carriage drew up to the door, anfi the strange lady went, leaving only a gentleman. Hester did not mind that. The thought of disagreeable com pany in that place never occurred to her. She stood and looked out at the pouring rain that veiled everything, her back toward the one companion of her imprisonment.. Presently she heard his step ciossing the chapel. Supposing that he was going out she did not look round, "fhe step paused beside her, and turning, she confronted William Janston. She was too mucn asiomsnea 10 Know wnai to no ai once, and had stood some minutes listening to him before she bethonght herself. ? He improved the opnortuuity so unexpect edly given him, and poured out a flood of ear nest protestations of love, of despair, of en- treaties. Recveriug bor self-possession she turned away from him, motioning him from her. He followed arid persisted. " I couhicer this an insult, Mr. Janston !" she exclaimed. " If you do not leave mel shall report you to those who will show you I am not to be treated with impertinence." 'iYou onca loved me," he iid. You can not so soon have forgeUsn. me." I never loved you ! she answered, walk- trig away tromhim. " 1 now aespise you lie followed again. " I will kill myself, if you do not listen-to mel" be cried out, des 1 nerauMY. r. i. km ! renlied Hester, not at all , ftn his 'onnL You will d jou. self no manner of harm : She had turned her back and walked away from him again, when he ran and threw him elf on bia knees before ber, holding up a knife. . - v I swear to you that I will kill myself un less you listen to me !n he said; stretching one hand to catch at her dress. Hester gave a scream. In the same instant j some one, dashed into the.tbapel, seized the kneeling puppy by the collar, dragged him across the floor, and fiung him out into the rain. Lie tliere, and cool your courage," sid Ned Palmer, administering a parting kick. Hester stood with her hands clasped rhen Ned went back: to her. She held her bands out toward bim, with a look of wordless grat itude, then snatched them back, and, cover- I in jr ner face with them, burst into tears. for Ned to put bis arm about her. and assure her tenderly that she need not be frigbunid, for he would ukc care of her; and it was I quite as natural for her to lean on his sboul- I 1 V- . 1 aeranu say sue was o giaa ne naa come, - he tLnked him M h- VTl ' I . . . ... triey Kepi inai position a long time, even alter I ihfi. raill had abated, thnriffh ther v a rr. finally, however, they went out, and were 1 .... H " Uut, dear Hester," Skid Ned, when they were fairly on the road,"" how could ycu en gage yourself to him 1" " He told me that von were fond nf Va r?h- ter Jaue, aud were going to marry her,' Uea- DOLLARS PER AtltiUM. " ter $aid? - And I wanted 10 be as r.ear yotf -asI conM. - The reader perccitea Ufyf have got aJon! pretty welL ' .. ? .'. - ' '. " And so they rode tWonjfh the brijhtenirfff afternoon, and presently a snnlnianx- eeped -l H rough the lowered : curtain, . and, lookua out they saw all blue bterheadl ?. ' " Out of darkness1 into liht,w said Ned,- soflfyi May It be an emblem of our' lifey den est. v - . - r ' ' j She eaid nothing in reply, but be rreaiu j amen in her eyes. ; -r , his eyes: v - ' ' ? ' . Bold stroke for a husband -bcatincf . his wife .-' .' . - : . ... .... 3Ien of m ans are sometimes the meant st of men. Not contraband of war-7-alms for the wonndetl. ? ? , A good rule back you? friends and face your enemies' . . One may five .ts it conqueror, a king, or a magistrate ; but he must tfio as a man no discount on that : .- : A young lady with the srggcslive name of Miss Killgopse is studying law at the Michigab University. A gentleman who has 'recently lost . an eye, 1 egs to intimate that ho has now a vacancyfor a pupil." A cobweb marriage is thus noticed by one of our colemporaries : "Marri ed, J obn Cobb to Bliss Kate Webb'. Look out for the little spiders.! Some yotrng men that we know of seem to think that if they hate gold shirt studs in their bosoms, it matters not if their hands are dirty ' ' ' Xhe first coinjnade inthe ' PhiKdel phia mint was the copper ccntjn J93. The first silrai; dollar was made in 1793; and .the first gold eagle in A club t St? Louis is annognced sf which is expected to "s irr ra ssa n vl h 1 nrr-i- A C ' of the kind over attempted in this country.77 Indiana is emphatically a railroad State. Out of the ninetv-threo coun- ' ties in the State, seventy one are cross- ed by one or more railroads, with sta tions at the county seats. An Ohio youth, who desired to wed the object of his affections, had an in terview with her parental ancester, in which he stated that, although he had no wealth worth speaking of, yet he was chuck full of days' works. He got the girl. "Good morning, Mr. Smith on the sick list to-day ?" u Yes sir, got the ague." " Do yon ever shake ?" " Ye shake like thunder.' "Then I would like to stand by and see if you can shake the fifteen dollars out of your pocket that you have owed me so long," A young lady at Cavendish, Ver mont, killed a skunk witli a batcher knife on Wednesday. Her lover come to see her that night, and told her he couldn't marry her unless she quit use ing such hair oil. How fastidious som men are. Who is He?- Who is the young man whose sweetheart told him the other evening: "If yon mean business by coming here twice a week, I want to know it,, and if yoa mean fun I'd like to know it ; for I've just bad an offer from another fellow, and shall accept him if yoa donVpop. n A large Mass meeting was held at Asherille on the 1st instant to take some initiatory steps to exposeandpun ish certain Riilroad offi jialg, who ba 1 perpetrated the grosses t fraudsnponour people, in robbing us of the fuuds ap pro priated by the State for the construc tion of Railroads in our midst, and : to memorialize the Legislature now in session to appoint a special commission to investigate the alleged frauds, and to adopt some mode of proceeding by which thcguilty parties can be punished. The following gentlemen were ap pointed a committee to draw hp a memorial to the legrsUture ': Gen. R. M. Henry, Macon ; J. J. Gndger, Madison ; Marcus Ejr win tnd M. Pat ton, Bumcombe ; R. Q. A.Ixrro, Haywood ; J. W; Bowman, Mitcbill ; J, M. Gndger, Yancy ; H. T. Farmer, Henderson ; E. R. Hampton, Jackson. AsheviUe Citizen. The Round hoop-skirt. of Domestic Life A fit' o t - 1 i -.-; C1 mglrau. V A
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