Blue hens chicken & Delaware Democratic Whig. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1845-1848, 1846-01-30

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country girll But his assurance hegaS@. ~ i
desert him. N
"Then you do no@loye mel" he sail, IN
tone between establishment and despair.
al do not" said Miss Trevor, half in,s ~
half haughtily.
"Not after our constant association for tn,
last six weeks"
"NOt after even that sir, said she, now quit,
loaily.
al don't understand it, Miss Titvor,' sait
Harry, in tone where vanity pi,dominstat
quite as much as love.
81 am sure cannot explain it,"
"Did you not talk with me, laugl with me
and walk with me in preference to al othefsl'
"Really, Mr.. HaviIand," said Mis- Trevor
coloring with anger, this grows Impairment
/ am not aware of having given yoa-sns en-
couragement;' she added more kindly, 'for
never suspected you were doing inything bu
amusing yourself. You made no secret, al
first, of your intention to do so With me; you
quizzed all country girls and myself in pariicu.
lar. may have tried to be as pleasant as pos
sible in order to convince you that a .coantry
girl was not, in consequence, simpleton. fol
such motive is natural to your sex as well as
ours, but that | ever strove to wiz your love, OIL
cuca,o tod tho roecii,il;t,r II sht,r-
heaven is my witness that am nnocent.n
"You said somebody told you intended to
amuse myself with you.''
"You mistake" replied Miss Trevor quick,
ly, "Nr. Carson is above iniuring frienA L
was the village talk you were overheard LIE
us be friends, we can be nothing more"
"Then you love another,' said he qui lily.
Miss TIeTer turned away be-. fe.ls ,s -
race us ssTT6fe- w==ii oia.i.:l. y ~ =.
" And it is Frank continued Harry. yfo,
do not deny it: he then is my rival" he Tddet
Iangrily.
81 did not say So" said the lady qrisdy il
an agitated manner. "Mr. Carson is SC; zcey
any longer an acquaintance--he has never sough
my love-"
alt is enough" said Harry, plying hrf em
barassment, even in the midst of his moiiifea
ton and pride, "the secret is safe with me
Let me, at least, see You home," he added, ina
tone of respectful gallantry.
What were Franks feelings during tbs dia.
loguel Several times he was on the point OIL
rushing forward, but he had always been re-
strained by something that followed, until al
length, the conversation took turn that would
have made his appearance embarrassing 10 botl
parties.
But he was loved Miss Trevor's agitation
rendered it no longer doubtful; and in the tn.
multi of his happy feelings he even pitied Harry
though at another time hewould have regarded
Haviland's coxcombical assurance as properly
punished. How he found his way back to the
inn, he scarcely knew; but he was there long
before Harry. He seemed to fly thither on air
The interest of our tale is over. The next
morning Harry modify left the village. long be.
fore Frank was up, leaving shor note in
which he gave no explanation excelt that he
was tired of the place. In a week, however
Frank received letter, in which Harrj told the
real the cause of his departure, saying, that now
since his anger had cooled, he could see that hi
had been properly punished fer his assurance
He babe God bless Frank in his successful
love, and added that he would visit .he bridl
when absence should have conquered hi; fasA
ings.
The GOODNESS of Miss Trevor to Frank, which
had plunged him into despair, arose fiom pride
wounded at his apparent neglect. i did no
take long to explain this, nor to exchange VOW
of everlasting love; and in less than two month";
the marriage took place.