Beadle's Dime Novels No. 35: East and West — page 71: what you’re looking at

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A HAPPY EVENING. 71 profession. She then went into a fashionable school as a teacher of music, and there remained, until she came out here with Charles, to try the merits of speculation. Charles is a fine fellow and will probably get rich. Talk about the Infer- nals and they appear! Charlie, old fellow! how are you?” The advent of her new cousin so fluttered Minnie that there were several mistakes in the dinner, that day ; but they passed unobserved amid the general good feeling of the party—the family having returned just before. Constance was delighted, and everybody else pleased. The only present trouble for the cousins was the shadow of a speedy separation—Charles having just made this flying visit to apologize to his sister and relatives for his seeming neglect. He was so very much engaged he could hardly find time to eat or sleep; so he said. But he had brought a peace-offer- ing—two ponies for the girls, and some books. Her cousin’s coming more than ever confirmed Minnie’s desire for a different sphere of life. How delightful it would be, she thought, if she were only as accomplished as her friends, to live always in the midst of such society. But should she ever be so blest? Poor Minnie! her heart sunk at the ques- tion. Only this one evening, how charming it was! Every- body was animated, and talked of such interesting subjects ;— bow could she ever live her dull, uneventful life again, when all should be gone? She wondered very much—she could hardly believe, that Fletcher Harris loved and chose Aer, when he could have chosen from among those so much above her. If Fletcher remarked the sadness in Minnie’s eyes when the parting came, he may have hoped it was from the awak- ening of the tenderest of sentiments in her young heart. At the very least, she regretted losing him. conniclbooks.conn