Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-02-24
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LILLY BELL:
WHY UNCLE HARRY WAS a BACHELOR.
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His was one Of those natures 50 com
mon among men generous to an inferior
where they could well afford to be gener-
/ Gus; courteous to their equals where it
was their policy to be courteous; but woe
i unto him who dared to rival him as /
afterwards learned to my bitter sorrow.
He was affable and gentlemanly outward
T ". but a. heart a villain Yet do not
think that knew him thus well then
( All, no far better would it have been for
me-far better for my idolized Annie
could we then have read his character
I But it was reserved for after years to re
veal such deeply dyed villainy as none,
save traitor to his friend, could have
I been guilty Of But to my story
( NV stay in G drew to a close :
/ but I had improved every opportunity TO
/ see Annie Oh. what long long walks
we had in those deep woods, and what
happy hours l spent IN the cottage, and
when We parted it was as Plighted lovers
7 Even Annie's father smiled as | sought
I his consent, and said
"'Ies. yes, Annie is a good girl She
deserves to be happy
"Ah, Lilly, how sweet IS loves young
dream 2 But Lilly needed not to be re
minded Of it thus by Uncle Harry. for her
: eyes were bent on his with a dreamy ez-
preston, soft as Lazy sky. She was rev
cling then in its sweet, enchanting light
Il returned to college with new incen-
tives for application to books. yet eagerly
did | turn from abstruse study and cias
4 SIC theme 10 pore Ger long letters from
my Anuie-letters which to my wearied
soul were as refreshing as the desert
spring to tile faiuting traveller.
Even Frank for a while seemed to be
as much as ever my friend, but it was on
. ly seemingly as 1 afterwards found. We
wee both Acknowledged by our class
mates rs caud dates for the highest col
le-e hauors aud each was striving to win
them
Frank bad set his heart on delivering
the Faledictory, and so had / Haa he
owned it to me like a man, l should have
hcuored him for i, but he ever denied it.
saying that lie cared not for it--fJr pal
try college honors-wbils to the next per
son he met lie said
Bell thinks to distance me in the
1 race. but he'll have to try pretty hard. L
am thinking. lie Is a c0uceited fellow.
but [ VIII teach him how to cope with
me
II desp.-e sac. mlanaa5s. aud shortly
after [ met him. and told him that l con-
sidcred such language as what one would
hardly expect from one who protessed to
be a friend For moment lie egujvocat-
ed but / passionately exclaimed that l
scorned his threats as | did the party who
uttered them, and turning away, left him
Il left him, little thinking that [ had
reused all his evil passions, and little
knowing from that hasty speech o. mine,
[ should afterwards reap a bitter harvest.
He iuwardly swore revenge against
me then. but he must have possessed the
disposition Of a feud, else he would not
have blasted my happiness forever
shortly afterwards l received a letter
from Annie cool. carcfullv-w0rded let
tor-so different from the previous warm
illusions of her loving heart, that I knew
not what to think
i bastened to reply. requesting an ez-
plaaati0n. and again was my heart racked
with uudefuable fears lest had by some
means lost her love. Yet strange to say.
+ [ never once suspected treachery-never
. once suspected that Annie was not the
author Of the letter Again | wrote 70
her rciterating my VOWS Of love, and con
iuring her to deal faithfully and candldly
with me- and In a few days | broke t4c
seal of q letter which should either re
move all doubt, or blight my hopes f3rey-
er. All. 1t was n cruel, cruel blow. and
the sunlight of happiness was shut ou,
from my soul forever, as / then thought
'Now Annie informed me that circum-
stances rendered 1t necessary for her to
say that she considered our engagement
as having been too hastily contracted
upon too slight ana cquaintance, and that
she had been interested IN me was true
that this feeling had been mistaken fer
love Recent events had revealed to her
the true nature Of her feelings etc. and
closed BY wishing all ties between US t.
be dissolved. adding that she should ever
regard me as a friend, since we could
never be more than that to each other.
Lilly al hope died within me.
"Haucef0rward l m0cked at the words
true love I scorEed those who treasured
womaus affection as holy thing IF
laugh rang the loudest when among my
gay companions. and my steps were the
most bu0yaut. though my heart was aca-
ing with intense agony all the while.
Alas that [ was thus hasty II be
ieving. Would that 1 had sought Annie
then But prida-stern pride, said
-sGo not TO her Humble not again
thvself to a woman. who trifes with the
best feelings Of the heart
! Here Ll.Iy's face flushed with indiEua-
tiau 1T this imPutatiou. but Uncle Harry
smiled such a sad. mourufuI smile, that
7 She again leaned her head c0nfdingly up
9n his knee as he continued
i graduated with the highest honors.
amid the plaudits Of my friends, aud even
the admiration Of cnvioUs rivals. But
what cared I for triumph now. for fame 3
+ To me success was bitter moekery. since
the boon Of love was denied me.
/ "Friends crowded around me. co1Erat-
ulatine me upon one Of M 'haPpicst ef-
forts as they termed It, Alas, they lit