Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-07-26


point of revealing all, but she reflected
that her motives would be misreprcsent-
ed; and besides her modesty shrunk
from speaking Of her own good deeds.
She felt, therefore, that she allowed
herself to be misunderstood by Har-
ny Conner; but it was with pang that
she came to this conclusions; and the
consciousness of this, led her now, for
the first time to suspect the true state
of her heart. She loved the young
heir
Harry Conner was more disappoin-
ted at Ellcn's absence, than he had be-
licvcd he could be. He felt little
piqued at her refusal, for he had invi-
ted her in person, and, to tell the truth,
some of the arrangements had been
prepared solely to please her. Indeed
Harry, without falling in love, had
been growing more and more interest
cd in Ellen ever since his RETURN
The very indifference which she OK
hibitcd, so much in contrast with the
marked attention which all others
paid him, hal the effect to piquc him;
and piquc often leads to warmer scnti-
ments. Considerably mortified at her
refusal, he resolved to revenge himself
by flirting with Isabel Warner.
The woodland meal had been parta-
ken Of, and Harry, tired of the noise
of the party and still out OF humor
with himself and Ellen, strollcd off
from the party, and entering skin
began idly to float down the stream TO-
wards our village. Unconsciously he
went farther than he intended; but be-
fore taking up the oars TO row back
he resolved to land and pluck some
flowers which he saw growing luxuri-
antly on the bank. While thus en-
gagged he noticed a low, log hut hard
Thy, from which arose voice that he
thought not unfamiliar. Curiosity
prompted him to approach it. The
door was open, and peeP:ng in, he saw
an aged woman, apparently in the last
stage Of disease, while Ellen Eden
was propping the dying person with
pillows.
God will bless you for this said the
sufferer fccbly. Il know what you
have gave up to come hithcr. sent
for Miss Isabel Warner, whom ] nurs-
cd when a child; but she said she could
not como, and then | knew there was
no one who would sacrifice their DAYS
pleasure for me except you, Miss FL
len. But Heaven will reward you for
it,
Say nothing oft but compose your
self replied the sweet girl. Il only
, did my duty
'Ah! duty, duty-but that is it
Who does their duty! Few, Miss f.
den, few indeed
The young heir listened TO no more,
for he did not wish to be seen. He
had heard enough. He noiselessiy gil
ded away, and entering his skill began
to row up the lake. After awhile he
stopped at the humble log cabin he had
left behind.
'And it was to scclude herself in
that miserable hut, he said, to watch
over the couch of a poor and dying
woman, that she voluntarily gave up
, the anticipated pleasures of this day.
And have been calling her Puritanical
for it!'
When Harry Conner rejoined the
picnic party he was no longer in "a
mood for replying to the gay sallics of
Isabel Warner. His heart was by the
,, bedside of that dying woman, where
Ellen Eden watched in silence and a.
lone. As he looked at the beautiful
Isabel, and thought Of her heartlcss
refusal to visit her old nurse when dy-
ling, he wondered how he could have
been deluded into believing her anna
} bic, as he had been. She seemed 10
!; him now lovely Mcdusa, while Ell
len rose up before him ministering
angel.
From that day Harry Conner loved
: Ellen Eden. He made no alluson,
: when they next met, to her refusal TO
attend the picnic, but he stroye, by
) the gentle kindness of his manner, 10
; repay her for any regret she might have
felt. Ellen scarcely knew what TO
make ofthis altered demeanor. There
; was something so kind in his tone, so
, respectful in his looks, sometimes so
, different from anything she had seen
before that her heart trembled with
..,r,,,o b,nn;Dcss She had resolyrd