The Ladies' Companion Volume 7

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 Excerpt: ...we are all waiting for you as Antheny's gig stands next" Mary's heart sank and in spite of herself she turned pale, and unwilling to go she still hung back. "Am I to ride with Antheny," she said--I was engaged to--I theught--are you not going with him?" "Heaven's hew bashful these lovers are," said Mrs. Watson, laughing, "I go with him! now you know Mary you would tear my eyes out if I did. No, I am to ride with Egbert--you do not know what compliments he paid me, about his happiness in driving such a beautiful creature--hem! You see other people have beaux." Mary felt a sheck as if her heart-strings had broken, and for a moment, she leaned breathless and heavily against the railing. "Away with doubt--away with hepe, the last link is broken," and witheut another word, she placed her hand in Antheny's, and was led to his carriage. Egbert heard not what passed, but he "So there she goes!" he murmured, "and with her passes away my whele life's happiness. Oh, Mary! Mary!--hew could you break a heart that so truly loved you! and, for yon curled and essenced thing!--Como my dear Mrs. Watson, they have all gone, let me have the pleasure of handing you into my unworthy carriage." Tfce wagons drove off, to the eyes of the lookers on, a happy and well matched party, so differently do we read all that passes in another's bosom!--truly, " the heart knoweth its own bitterness" alone. The gig of Antheny Allen was directly before Egbert's wagon, and jj left the heuse her plighted lover. some theme of great interest, most probably his love, Egbert theught. Mary was looking down in soft confusion he imagined, while the odious Allen was peering under her bonnet, and gazing into these soft bluo ey...