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y. sle example yourseli. why did y,
! should have done so, George repl;,
2 ms uncle sadly. bot The only woman
E ever loved died suddenly On ,hs evs
2 our marriage. Heighoi bad shs l;v.d
should NOT now be the lonely etes,nrs
z am. visited my 1ffiend Motion II
2 morning. while you were lsziIp Resin
: amer your journey-the one whose pS..,;
ca course you so much admire-hs loot
ea 50 haPpy-he was stretched oot On
iounge,reading. while bis daughter bean
'hui witch, was singing ana .Elayiug - ),
merrily. 10 cheer Der al r7bow
" WISHED she belonged 70 me and1 though,
What. Miss Mary Moston :, exclaim.
ed George. why she is the Acknowledged
oeiie OF Washington: nay Of every place,
and she Is noted for rejecting every 6oe-
,ney accuse herof possessing neither am.
oi'ion nor heart. Young Smiley bored me
,or an hour this morning with her peer.
less Charms and accomplishment.
but George did moi find himself Is bored
when be met with Miss Morton. He
round her indeed beautiful and accom-
plisned, but at the same time there was
an ar OF frank cordiality in her Freeiing
mat made him forget she Was q btIle and
stranger. Her bright eye glanced most
rognisnly as she returned his cere anonious
salatation, and noticed bis uncIe's grail
lie was soon her favored attendant
She rode, drove, danced and waltzed con.
stantly with him, until eyerv ons nro
nounced 4 match. George was deeply
fascinated with her, but al tie same .ime
Ieit keen remorse for bis bad faith 10
Aliy, and feeling Of dissatisfaction would
come over him when be felt himself com
lrastlng this high bred beautiful creature
with the lowly Ally RAY.
i could never love but once aid The
oelle one evening in brilliant circle, as
one talked Of love. and irst and second |
loves. "A fig for your second loves
tnere Is no such thing as second love
and she extended her hand to G.oroe
With strange look Of mingled confidence
md mischief combined, as The band sIruck
up waltz--his brain whirled AZ her son
'reaih played on bis cheek>to The mea.
ure OF the music--he scarcely knew how
le moved. will tell Der all, he mut.
nured to hlmself--'shs NAV refuse me
ut still she shall know thai there can h.
Wild, devoted second love-, And he /,
old her all the next morning a. che
81. arranging some new flowers the !
araener had brought Der tiny conseryato.
E:a3eof + dysiis &c s gad sEl tsss-
] molly bis deep 5recuoh fof even tirrtu
lie mory-ihs maiden blushed, and tears !,
,embled in her bright eyes as he awelt a
o lhezsad years after they parted. $
But, why did you not write TO her :. q
aid she, in low tones as she bent over {
i did, over and again, but in utter des,
aration, for knew not where she lived.
,tShe never received your letters said
diss Morton, turning toward .him---he
.azed at her wildly George. George,
whispered she. as she drew lion her
,reas. The little locket, and have you
lot recognized your little Ally 2
II was indeed sweet Ally Ray. But
We Will leave OuI uCIO
oy the delirium Of love, while we eZ-
,lain in sober language how the little AL
y Ray was metamorphosed into thetbrii
ant Mary Morton. Her uncle bad be-
come distinguished man. The Eastern
md Northern States send many such men
Is Eldred Morton out into the far west
% seek their fortunes, and the habits Of
lelf dependence they ere early laugh,
make them strong in the strife and sirug
gle of life.. Ally Ray'sname at herchris-
Iening had been Mary Alice. Uncle
Eldred loved better to call her Mary. forl
lhe only daughter he ever had, and who
died in her childhood, had been named
Mary, af.er1Alice's mother, bis only sis.
ter. Many forgot at last that Ally was
moi bis daughter, aad ihe old man wished
that The world should think her bis child
Thro0gh his indulgence and care she had
every opportunity Of education. Keen
natural abilities, united 10 the earnest de-
sire Of fitting herself as an equal bride for
George when they should meet. accom-
p,ished much; and at fve-and twenty the
brilliant belle Mary Morton would never
have been taken for the modest. gentle
little Ally Ray. Life has mahy such |
changes. reader.
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