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STEUBENVILLE, OHIO, WEDNESDAYpAUGUST 8, 1855.
. VOLUME I. NUilliER
ALL'S FOR THE BEST.
BY TITPII.
All's fur the best ! le sanguine and cheerful,
Trouble and sorrow are friends in disguise ;
Nothing but folly goes faithless andfoarful
Courngo forever is happy and wise.
All's fur thebeBt, if man would but know it
Providence wishes us all to be blest ;
This is no drown of the pundit or poet,
Heaven is gracious, and all's for the best!
All's fur the best 1 set this on your standard,
Soldier of sadness or pilgrim of love,
Who to the shores of sadness may have wand'red
A way-wearied swallow or heart-stricken
dove.
All' for the bent ! be a man, but confiding
Providence tenderly governs thereat;
And th frail bark of his creature is guidiug,
Wisely and warily ull fur the best.
All's fur I lie best I then ilibg away terrors,
Meet nil your fears and your foes in the van ;
And, in the midst of your dangers and errors
Trust I ike a child, while you stri vo like a man.
All's fur the best I unbiased, unbounded,
Providence reigns from the east to the west ;
And, by both wisdom aud mercy surrounded,
Elope, and be happy, that all's for the best I
adventure, and it was with an indefinable
sensation that his niiud dwelt upon the
youthful Btrangcr to whom he hud afforded
such timely aid. Of many a dream was
she tlie theme ; many an hour did he wile
away endeavoring to recall each teature of
her couutcnance and imprint it more forci
bly upon his memory; tor he was resolved
that if they ever met a second time, he
tfould renew the acquaintance so propiti
ously (for him at leust) begun. But tho'
for weeks he watched the arrival and de
parture of the omuibus, she never came
agaiu. Alas, poor truest !
CHAPTEll It.
MZ7.IE CAR1UNGTON.
".Sinclair, my good fellow, how are you?'
exclaimed a manly voice as, a few months
after the incident related above, Ernest
LIZZIE CARRINOTON;
OR, THE COQUETTE'S FIRST LESSON
BY MLLA HE11BKUT.
Carrington and his companion beheld a
lively scene ! In one corner ot the room
was a lady quite young, who held in her
arms a little girl who might have number- j
ed two years. Beside her stood a pretty
girl of fourteen, with dark hair aud deep
blue eyas, her fair face convulsed with
luughtcr as she watched the movements of
another young girl apparently about a year
her senior, who was dancing about the
room with a w ell -grow u kitten, to the tuac
of 'Dandy J im.' A soldier's cap of paper,
ornamented with red ribbous was placed
roguishly upon her head but beneath it
fell over a pair of white shoulders a pro
fusion of glossy tresses, which in her gam
bols hud escaped from the comb that con-
fiiirtJ ' t tut in A nan rf citnilfii iiiiitniMul
binclair was taking a stroll m Broadway, , . ,, ,. . , , , ,
, , , , , ,. ! but smaller dimensions adorned the head
CHAPTER I.
THE STAGE-COACH.
' 0 woman's love ! at times it may
Sueui cold and clouded, but it burns
With true undeviating ray,
And never from its idol turns." Ckoiy,
Tho last signal had been given, aud the
omuibui! which daily fussed through the
lit tics village of 0 was about to depart
on its accustomed route.
Standing at tho door of the "Stage
House," Ernest Sinclair had, for the last
half hour, been amusing himself with
watching the confusiou and bustle that pre
vaded the interior of the stage-coach the
cries of childreu, the disposing of bun
dles and baskets, the scrambling for scats
and adieus to frieuds. Suddenly his at
tention was drawn off by thc.sound of carriage-
wheels, aud tho next instant a hand
some barouche and grays dashed at full
speed up the laue and stopped direetly in
front of tho hotel. Another moment and
the carriage door was opeued by a liveried
footman, who assisted two females to alight
-onc apparently quite youthful, the other
evidently advuueed in years. Their faces
were closely veiled, but tho sylph-like form
and graceful bearing of the younger made
Ernest Sinclair wish that he could pene
trate that thick 'wiaty curtaia' of gauze,
and obtain a view of her countenance.
With much interest he watched their mo-
tious. und at leii"th saw them direct their
steps toward tho well-filled stage. The eldor
of the two had obtained a seat, and her
companion lingered for a moment on the
steps of the omniDus wnue sue gave u pari
dnir messaL'o to the footman, asd the driver,
.deeming all were ready aud impatient to
be off, cracked his whip, und the horses
started. Au exclamation ot alarm issued
from all tho bystanders the young girl
tottered and would havo fallen to the
grouud had not. Ernest Sinclair sprang
hastily forward and caught her in hia arms
thus, in all probability, saving her from
.defornulv for lite !
The stage-coach was detained, and many
now gathered rouud to congratulate the
vouix centleman on his well-timed activi
ty; but ho was too busy ascertaining
whether the young lady had suffered from
the alarm her dangor must have occasion
ed, to heed them. A voice most Boftly
musical assured him that she had not, and
thanked him for rescuing her j and as she
BDoke. tho lady drew aside her veil and re
vealed a very lovely face; one of the
sweetest, Sinclair thought, that ne nau
over seen. Sho appeared to very young ;
perhaps not fifteen, aud there was ah in
telligent, yet mischievous light in those
dark blue eyes, though they now beamed
gratofully upon hor presorver.
Fivo minutes after, she was seated be
sido her frind in the Btage-coach ; once
more tho driver gathered up the reins and
flourished bis whip high in the air, the
horses noighed and pranced, and ere many
seconds had elapsed the omnibus was lost
in the distance.
Ernest Siuclair stood gazing abstracted
ly upon the vehielo till it disappeared from
sight, und then turned thoughtfully toward
home to dream of that fair girlish face
and remember the soft clasp of that little
hand! ' ,
Often afterwards did he think ef that
for he had come to the metropolis on a
visit previous to his departure for foreign
parts. The young man turned round sur
prised at the suddeu salutation, and saw be
side him his old acquaintance and collego
chum, Henry Carringtou.
"Harry ! My old friend, how are you'l"
said Ernest, seizing the extended hand
and giving it a hearty shake.
"Well, Eruest, are you niurricd yet V
asked Carriugtou, at the eoncluriou of. a
lengthy conversation upon the past, 'or
are you still iu a state of single blessed
ness, 'a bachelor doomed to die,' as the
song says V
"Not quite so bad as that, Harry. True
I have not yet come across the right one ; !
but I hope to do fit one of these days. As
yet 1 don't troublo myself much upon the
subject."
"But it is high time, Sinclair, that you
did begin to trouble yourself upon the
subject. Why, man !' exclaimed Caning
ton, slapping him emphatically upon the
shoulder, 'you must havo passed your
twenty-fourth year, and with such a for
tuuo as your's you ought to havo married
long ago. Even I, who am your senior by
only a twelvemonth, have been a Benedict
of the partner of her dance ; and poor
puss looked sadly victimized us she was
whirled rapidly round the room by her
frolicsome mistress. Here was evidently
the cause of all the mirth for the lady in
thu comer was laughing right merrily,
though now and then pausing when she
had gained breath, to join in the singing :
"I looked iu the glass and found it so,
I'm the best looking nigger in the county 0."
while the baby clapped her hands aud fair
ly shrieked with delight ! But why did
Eruest Sincluir gaze with such eager, al
most breathless scrutiny upon the face of
the youthful dancer ' Why did he start
almost wildly as he exclaimed, "who is
she V
"That," whispered tho Benedict, who
was at this moment absorbed in the con
templation of the gayety of his better half,
(who, by-the-bye, was the lady that held
the child,) "that is my wife."
"Your wife !" ejaculated Sinclair, as a
suddeu pain shot through his heart ; 'that
young girl your wife !"
"Oh, you refer to tho danscuse," said
Carriugtou, smiling archly, for ha now
contemplated his friend's meaning. "That
is Lizzie, my little chatterbox of a sister.
still lingered iu New York, and was often
a visitor at Mr. Carrington's. He had by
this time become well acquainted with the
family, aud was a favorite with all par
ticularly with tho maiden sisters, Jane and
Chloe, especially the latter, who believed
herself to be the object of his visits. And
was it so ? Ah ! reader, why ask the ques
tion ? If you could have explored the
depths of Sinclair's heart, you would have
discovered that no less a person than Miss
Lizzie Carrington, the little school girl,
attructed him to the house of his friend.
But though day after day he called there,
he had not since the momentous evening
of liis arrival, beheld her. Eruest often
wondered at this he had forgotten Lizzie's
avowed distaste to tho society of gentle
men, and did not know' that the Misses
Jane and Ohloc, fearful of . their younger
sister's charms, did all in their power to
keep her out of the way of their supposed
admirer.
muiuiug to study with her younger sister
Julia, iu the sitting room, Lizzie would
briug her books into the parlor, and Er
nest often found himself of great use to
the little school-girl. Was she at a loss
for the meaning of a French phrase, he
was near to translate it. Was sh c search
ing for a poetic quotation to insort in her
composition, he knew just where to fiud
oue ; or if he did not, the deficiency was
quickly supplied from the effusions of his
own brain. In short, Ernest Sinclair and
Lizzie Carriugtou became well acquainted
very well acquainted indeed ; aud tho'
Miss Chloe looked on, it was without sus
picion, for the felt conGdcut that Sinclair
would never throw hiinHelf away upon
such a flighty little creature as her sister
Lizzie.
these three years. Believe me, Eruest, But take cure and do not lose your heart,
you would feel much happier in a comfort- Mr. Ernest, for I forewarn you that she
ablo house of your own, with a gentle,
pretty littlo wife to be mistress of it."
Ernest Sincluir sighed inwardly und
thought of his lost inamorata, aud he was
about to relate his romantic adventure to
his companion, when au idea that it might
meet with ridiculo prevented him. Just
then they arrived at the Astor House, and
as this famous hotel was his residence for
the present, he bade Carringtou adieu,
after having accepted a pressing invitation
to spend that evening with him.
ecordiwg to Uis promise, about seven
o'clock, Sinclair found himself at the door
of his friend's dwelling, a stately mansion
in Second Avenuo. He rang tho bell
aud was soon admitted by a colored man,
by whom he was ushered into the richly
furnished parlor. Two ladies were sitting
by a table sewing they raised their eyes
as the visitor entered, and he caught a
glimpse of two countenances, certainly not
very prepossessing in their appearance.
The ladies continued their work, and
the visitor awaited with impatience the
appearance of his friend. Iu a few seoonds
more the door opeued, and Carrington en
tered, aud alter giving his guest a warm
welcome, introduced the ladies as his sis
ters, th Missel Carrington. Tho next
ten miuutcs were occupied in a lively con
versation between the two gentleman, and
then Sinclair moved toward the tablo whero
the ladies were stationed ; and on a nearer
view he wae enabled to discover that tho
their Btyle of dress wbb youthful, they had
both evidently passed their thirtieth year.
After a few commonplaoe remarks, which
were replied to with formal politeness by
the one and a sort of strained attempt at
condescension by the other, he again re
sumed his seat beside Carrington ; and the
departure of the ladies from the room after
a few minutes had elapsed left the two
frieuds to themselves.
Half an hour afterward the two gentle
men were aroused by the sound of laugh
ter, and several joyous ringing peah salu
ted their ears 1 A smile stole across Car
rington'i face be advanced to the door
and motioned Sinolair to follow him, With
noiseless steps thoy moved through the
hall, and at length Carrington ha1 ted in
front of an apartment from whence tho
merriment seemed to proceed. The door
was standing partly jnr, and jpceping in
bids fair to be a most desperate little flirt.'
At the first part of this information,
Sinclair felt inexpressibly relieved ; for in
Lizzie Carringtou he had recognized the
young lady to whom he had been of so
much service more than four months pre
vious! She had now to all appearance
concluded her antics, for she had seated
herself upon a chair, and was busily en
gaged divesting the kitten of her orna
mental attire. Ernest Sinclair thought he
could never tire gazing upon that fair and
laughing face ; but his attention was now
attracted by the sound of Mrs. Carring
ton's voice.
"Conio, Lizzie," she said, smilingly, as
she advanced and took the young girl's
hand, "uow that you have put the finish
ing stroke to your graud dance, suppose
we adjourn to the parlor aud claim an in
troduction to Henry's friend, Mr. Sinclair.'
"No, indeed, Mary, I shall do no such
thing' she replied, withdrawing her
hand; "I have a great deal to study this
evening aud cannot afford to waste any
moro time."
' "But you positively must sea him, Liz
zie aye, and set your cap for him, too ;
from all accounts, he would just suit you
young, handsome and wealthy."
At this moment Sinclair would havo
left his station, but Carrington perceiving
his intention, caught his hand and detain
ed him by force; and he was obliged,
though against his will, to listen to Lizzie's
answer.
"set uiy capl" she exclaimed, with a
contemptuous toss of her head, "just as
though I ought to trouble my head about
beaus. For shame, Mary Carrington, to
put such silly thoughts into a little school
girl's brain ! Set my cap, indeed 1 No,
no, Mary ; for once I congratulate mysolf
on being wiser than you, though you arc
the elder. So, go to tli9 parlor, good sis
ter, and leave me alone with my studies."
And in spite of Mrs. Carrington's con
tinued entreaties Lizzie remained firm in
her refusal ; aijd when hor sister turned
away with many expressions of discontent,
Lizzie's only reply, accompanied by a play
ful shrug of hor pretty shoulders, was
"11 favi touffrir patiemmemcnt ee qtti est
inevitable." ("What cannot be cured,
must be endured."
IHjs passed away, aud Ernest Sinclair
CHAPTER III.
1.1ZZIK AGAIN.
"Her form -the prettiest iu the world,
Her stepa fairy'e flight,
Her hair like clouds in sunshine, curled
In clusters wild and bright.
A child, 1 said ; so artless, wild,
And full of mirth her mien ;
You'd deem her but a lovely child,
Though she was just fifteen."
One afteruoou, Sinclair1 had caHcd at au
early hour for the purpose of leaving Miss
Chloe a book of poeuis Ire had promised
to lend her, and he was about to hike his
leave again, when tho parlor door was sud
denly tjjrown opeu, ud Liziie Carrington,
with a satchel in one hand aid two or three
books in the other, cnterid. Throwing
them hastily upon the tuba, without per
ceiving that there was a stranger near,
sho seated herself upon th nearest chair,
aud a merry peal of laUgtcr schoed through
the apartment ! In au in taut more, she
was followed by another yomg girl, rather
her junior, who came bomdiug into the
room, aud threw her arms round Lizzie's
neck while she whispered f few words that
only served to convulse he: the more !
Tho prim, formal Miss (hloe was shock
edabsolutely shocked, atbciug an obser
ver of such improprieties, and forgetting
her usual amiability, she exclaimed iu a
tone of severity, "Chiklrei, I am ashamed
of you. Julia Carriugta Lizzie will
you never acquire a prope degree of dig
nity'" But tho children as they were
styled, only laughed the ladcr and heart
ier. At length Lizzie recovred sufficiently
to look round her ; and th first object that
met her sight Was Ernest Sinclair sitting
by the window. In au nsfant her face
was suffused with blushoj' she cast down
her eyes, then raised thci again and gazed
earnestly upon him. Thatlook was enough;
she had discovered one t whom she was
greatly indebted ! Hastly advancing, she
Beized his extonded haul and once more
bent her eyes gratefully upou him, while
she faltered forth a few words of recogni
tion 1
Miss Chloe was an miazed observer of
the scene ; till, deeiniig some explanation
of her seemiug boldiuss necessary, Lizzie
turned to her aud deViled tho manner in
which she had prevously met tho gentle
man beforo her, whoe name, as sho assert
ed, she was not even icquainted ; and Miss
Chloe, however reltutaut she might be,
now felt herself oblijcd to introduce Mr.
Sinclair to her sister j
"Mr. Sinclair!" exclaimed Lizzie, in
surprise. "Can -this lie Mr. Sinclair?"
Ernest did not conclude his visit quite
as soon as ho expected that afternoon ;
nay, he even acceptodau invitation to stay
to tea and when he did retrfrn to his
lodgings, it was quite ltito in the eveniu
Weeks, months, agaiu passed away
Sinclair seemed entirely to havo forgottcu
his proposed tour, aul was still a constant
visitor at tho Carringtons'. In spite of
tho hints upon forwatduoss sho daily re
ceived from hor older Misters, Lizzio always
managed to appear nhen he was present
and Sinclair who, blessed with penetration,
lu time acquired an insight into the ma
noeuvres of Miss Chloe, succeeded at length
so well in convincing her by suudry well-
timed hints, that he regarded Lizzio as a
more child, that she jiogan to consider hor
situation in his heart as completely secure.
Aud now of an e'eaing, instead of re
CHAPTER IV.
LOVE COQUETHY.
"Well, Mr. Siuclair," said Lizzie Car
rington, as she one evening entered the
parlor where he was sitting alone, "fate
seems determined to persecute me '. Sis
ter Jane has gone out with Henry, Chloe
has tho tooth-ache, aud Mary is obliged to
remain in the uursery with little Auna,
who is not very well; so 1 have been depu
ted your sole entertainer during the whole
of this long evening a dreadful task, 1
can assure you, to one so young and inex
perienced."
Ernest laughed.
"I do not see how I can assist you, un
less I take up a line of march and thus ex
triuatc you from so horrible a dilemma,"
he replied, yet without essaying to do as
We proposed.
"Oh, no, that would never do and as
I am doomed to entertain you, I think 1
may as well be resigned., So I will look
about and see if I can find anythiug for
amusement, and you shall have your choice
of everything that I discover."
She walked toward the centre-table.
Book after book was takeu up and then
throwu down again with a dissatisfied air;
at last seizing upon oue, she drew a chair
to the table and began to turn over the
leaves.
"What absorbs your attention now?''
asked Siuclair.
"Oh, nothing,'' she replied, laying the
book aside; "I was only glancing ut Mrs
Caudle's lectures. But perhaps you would
like me to read you one, Jir. Sinclair."
Oh, no, no!" exclaimed Eruest, play
fully placing his hands over his cars, "not
for the world would I imbibe a prejudice
against matrimony. Indeed, to tell you
the truth, I have takeu a vow never to
lend car to any of Mrs. Caudle's domestic
details."
"Well, then, I'm sure 1 know not how
I shall amuse you" aud she turned away
iu pretended despair.
1 will tell you how I lnteud to amuso
myself, if you will be seated," said Ernest,
suiiliu"'. So Lizzie resumed her scat, and
Ernest drew his chair nearer to her.
"In the first place, I intend to scold
you for being resolute in your determina
tion of calling me Mr. Sinclair.
Well, then, I will call you Eruest, if
you wish it," sho replied, while the crim
son mounted to her cheek "Cousin Er
nest." And though he would fain have
dispensed with any claim to couwmhij),
Siuclair was obliged to content himself.
"And in the next place, I am going to
discover whether I should offeud you very
much if I should -call you Lizzie dear
Lizzie." And how Mr. Eruest Sinclair
amused himself after that I will not take
upou myself to repeat ; but certain it is,
that night Lizzie Carrington retired to her
chamber with the full consciousness that
she was loved ! For a long time she re
mained awake musing. Until that even
ing sho had never deemed herself thought
of as other than a child by Sinclair; till
theu she had never taken the trouble to
exauiiue her own heart, und now as she
did so sho was surprised to find that it was
no longer her own that bIio loved even as
sho was beloved I Lizzio started, as she
owned tho truth to herself. What would
tho girls in school thiuk if they knew it ?
Wouldn't they tcaze . her ? and Lizzie
couldn't bear to be teazed ! Above all,
what would sister Chloo and sister Jane
say? Wouldn't they call her bold and
pert, and tell her tbey wished they could
iummer a seuse of propriety iuto her
aud und . But pshaw ? how were
duty to kuow anything of tho matter ? She
wouldn't tell them no, she'd die first !
And thou the young gill's thoughts were
turned upon Ernest and in a few min
utes she had formed u pluu which bhc
meant to carry out fully.
If thou lovesl, hide thy love from him
Whom thou dost worship ; do not let him know
How dear he is : flirt like a bird before him,
Lead him from tree to tree, Iroui flower to floWer(
Till thou art wou" -
murmured Lizzie. "Ves!" sho exclaim
ed, delighted with the idea with which
that quotation had inspired her, "I will
do it I will turn coquette ; he shall not
know that I care for him, till 1 thiuk prop
er to confess it ; aud I oh, 1 will so teazo
him, and he will only love me the more."
And then she thought of some of sister
Clary's friends who iu early youth had
been noted coquettes. There was Mrs.
Graham, who was now settled in life, with
a handsome husband who thought the
world of her aud Mrs. Hamilton aud
Mrs. Lansing, aud half a dozen others;
and why might not she do as they had
done ? She did not kuow that Mrs. Gra
ham's handsome husband was a weak-
miuded, soulless being, who iu youth hud
not possessed sufficient spirit to reseut his
lady love's flirtatious, aud who was even
now entirely ruled by his wife, living in a
sumptuous dwelling of which he should
have been master, yet where iu reulity he
scarcely dared
"With a peremptory tna
Auerl the nose uriou hi face hia owu."
She was not aware that Mrs. Lansing, in
her luxurious home, pitied for tho early
lover who had turned from her in disgust
that the beautiful Mrs. Hamilton turn
ed away with a sigh from the old man her
husband, aud thought of a heart her folly
FOE YOTJlfa MEU.
He drink! How ominously that sen
tence falls ! How we pause in converse
tiou, and ejaculate "it's a pity !" How
his mother hopes that he will not drink
when he crows older, aud his sisters per
suade themselves that it is only a few wild
oatg that he it sowing. And yet old men
shake their heads, aud feel sad aud gloomy
when they speak of it ; for who ever stop
ped aud did not at some time give way to
temptation ?
It id dangerous to trifle with pleasure.
Each step that she leads us away from the
path of rectitude, leaves us less desire to
return. Each time that she induces us '
to deviate, we muet go a littlo further to
obtain the same unjoymcnt. Even with
increased experience we resolve to walk in
the path of duty ; we follow it with juore
difficulty, if we have once allowed ourselves
to wander.
Pleasure stauda at a gate ever open, aud
sho invites us to enter her gardens. She
tells us that we need not fear, for we cart
return when we choose, SL calls to tho
pilgrim, on the dusty highway of life, and,
wayworn and weary, as he is, she invitci
him to enter- She jioiqts him to men tint,
arc agaiu upon the road j men who onc'-i
wiled away sometime iu her dominium,
but have now resumed their journey. IIj
does not know the self-reproach and the
weakness they felt on leaving her bowers,
nor tho increased difficulty with which
they tread the path of daily life. He
wishes, and theu turns aud then looks in.
He will enter for a little while. But ho
is soon bewildered in enjoyment. Ilia
seuses revel in the fragrance. He is on.
enchanted ground. He is sure that he
can return, and that he will return, after
he has been a little further; yet with
had brokeu aud of a mauly form that uow ; every step he feels le.-s desire to do so. Of
what protit is it to him now, that the gato
stands open ? As he wanders along, the
uir becomes more und more exhilcr&tinjg
aud the fruits more highly flavored. The
breezes become warmer, tho fragrance is,
more pungcut, und the flowers more aro
matic. His senses are intoxicated, and
liij desires become inflamed. Thu flowers
that blossomed along his morning path,
the little modest flowers that opened their
meek eyes, sparkling with dew, aud smiled
on him as he set out ou his journey, aro
forgotten. The duties that he owes to
himself, to his fellow-men, to his God, are
all forgot teu; aud he goes restlessly for
ward to enjoy hotter breezes, more stitnu-
restcd beneath the sod. No ! had the
kuowledge beeu her's Lizzie Carrington
would, with a shudder, have dashed the
yet untasted chalice from her lips '
Was it a wouder that from that even
ing whenever Ernest Sinclair ventured to
breathe forth u word of love, Lizzie re
ceived it laughingly, though iu reality it
suuk deep iu her heart ? Was it a won
der that hhe delighted lu calling him cous
in Ernest even after, in a most serious
manner, he had requested hor to drop the
title ? Ernest deemed it very strange that
his attentions should be received so Irifling
ly yet there wero momenta when, per
haps forgetting her assumed charucter,
Lizzie's glance would rest timidly and la"uK tt c oaw8-
ean.cstly upou her lovcr-and those mo- VV,,at aTuil3 to l,im UuW lI,at the fi" rt
mcuts were not forgottcu by him. j maius ever open ?
One evening, mortified by tome light! Nut already tbe pleasures have be
remark she had made, Ernest returned to Uun to faiI- Soi,W) stranQ influence is
his lodgings with a heavy heart. As he numbing his scuscs. He fiuds apples
walked along, the words of his friend Car- with w1 com. Hot winds are
ringtou upon his first recognition of Lizzio I 'lering his flesh but he feels no wound.'
recurred to his mind. "Tako care, Eruest, j of Ple:,suro is coming pain. Hs
and do not lose your heart, for 1 forewarn
you that she bids fair to be a most desper
ate little flirt," seemed to souud once
more in his ears. The mystery of her be
haviour was explained young though sho
was, Lizzie Carriugton was a coquette! Er-1
nest wondered that he had beeu blind so
long, but he determined he would be so
no louger. Poor Ernest ! It was a sad
truth that ho had learned, and it drove the
sleep from his eyes that night ; yet he had
the strength of mind to make one resolu
tion namely, that the morrow should dis
cover his fate ; that he would then go to
Lizzio and learn whether she really loved
him nye, demand an answer, if she was
again disposed to trifle. Aud if that an
swer was not as ho wishod then, why
theu ha he would start immediately for
Europe and forgot her if ho could.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
iarLady II. Stanhopo records that Pitt
had moro faith iu a man who jested easi
ly, than in ono who spoke and looked grave
and weighty ; for tho first moved by some
spring of his own within ; but tho latter
might bo only a buckram cover well stuf
fed with other's wisdom.
&3r Have a care of ovil thoughts. Oh,
the mischief they have done iu the world !
Bad thoughts oomo first, bad words follow
after, nod bad deeds briug np the lose
Strive ngaiust them. Watoh against them.
Thej prepare tho way for the enemy.
has reathed the marshes where the garden
of Pleasuro borders on ttie valley and
shadow of death, and he would fain take
refuge iu oblivion. Ylv sits down under
the shade of the Aconite, aud binds his
throbbing temples with the wreaths of its
dull foliage. The night of despair is fast
closing in upou him. Darkness, like a
blaukct, shuts out the light of heaven,
and the trembling madness fires his brain.
Slimy serpents are in attendance upou
him. They glide around noiselessly, and
lull him in drowsy folds.
fsT "Sileuce is often au answer," say
un Arabic proverb. How true it is, that
when the tongue of malice or anger fails
to provoke a reply, it reluctantly sheaths
itself in chagrin and shame. In many ca
ses no reply can be more powerful than si
lence. There are men you cannot touch
more acutely than by letting them alono
most severely, as Theodore Hook expreft
es it, when they vilify you.
JtlTA man will be what his most cher
ished feelings are. If ho encourage a co
ble generosity, every feeling will bo tnrkh-
cd by it ; if he nurse bitter and envenom
ed thoughts, hia own spirit will absorb the
poison ; and he will crawl among nice as a
burnished adder, whose life is misthicf,
and whose ernmd is doutJv.
BShut y ut eyes nt &e fault of your
; neighbor,- and open ihrm very wide to
j jour on
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