The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-11-24

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commences, For these reasons, Kate had
been the belle. She was courted and ad.
mired; very many had bowed ather shrine
with the well founded hope Of reciprocal
affection, but were disappointed, As YET
she was in Maiden meditation, fancy,
free" But the secret of all these disap-
pointments was, that our heroine was a
'flirt.' She was sceptic in love--she
believed it all imagination, fancy-any
thing else but the holy feeling it was
She loved admiration;. and sought it, re-
gardless of the misery she was inficting
on many, perchance true hearts. The
gentle Amy demonstrated with tears, but
she laughed lightly at her fears; and still
pursued the path she had chosen. She
was conscious of herpower; and welded
it not with iron sway, but with smiles and
words. The two preceding summers had
been spent at watering places, but this
summer MFR. Hamilton laughingly told
his daughters he had brought them to
Love Lawn to rusticate. Amy thanked
him warmly. Kate was silent, because
she loved not solitude, butrwas too dutiful
and affectionate to controvert the wishes
of her parents. But she longed for the
flight of time, that she might renew her
gayeties and conquests. Butwith all her
faults, Kate had many redeeming traits
her nature was warm and impulsive, spite
of her scepticism. She was generous to
la fault, and words of sorrow never fell
unheeded on her compassionate ear, when
she felt that they were not feigned ~
Before | proceed in my story let me
give brief sketch of Charles Cleveland.
In early life he had been left an orphan
(but wealthy. Mr.. Hamilton was his
mothers brother, and was left his sole
guardian; well and faithfully had he dis
charged the trust reposed in him. Mr.
Cleveland died when his son was vet
mere infant. Mrs. Cleveland fingered
a few years but she now lifted up her
head in joy again, for she was fondly at
tached to her husband, and reioiced
when her summons came for she felt
that by her only and dearly beloved broth
er, her son would be cared for. He, was
with her in her last illness, and promised,
which the damp dews Of death stood on
that pale lonely face, that he would love
and protect herorphan boy as his own
After his sister was laid on the silent tomb
he took the sorrowingt boy to- his own
home. Charles was then but ten The
little Amy had numbered four bright
summers, but when her cousin came, she
would sit beside him for hours, with her
soft arms entwining his neck, gently striv-
ing to win him from sorrowful thoughts
and bitter tears. l.t..ats ~ hal
AT last she succeeded He would fol-
low her submissively, but Amy was now
wayward, she merely sought to alleviate
his grief not to show her power. Kate
too, loved her cousin, but she was often
wild and capricious. and wounded when
she meant it not. At such times he would
shrink from her and seek the society of his
more congenial playmate. But soon
Charles shyness wore off, and he heroi-
cally styled himself his cousins protee-
tor, and learned not to fearKate's raillery
but Amy, was still his favorite. Years
passed away, and the time came when he
must leave home for college. He was
deservedly a favorite with the whole
household, and all now truly grieved when
the parting hour came, but none sorrow
ed as little Amy. For weeks her once
light footstep was slow and measured but
this could not last, and Amy was herself
again, for She could still think joyful of
his return. Hehad graduated with the
first honors of the college, and for three
years had been travelling in Europe
Seven years had passed away--the boy
had grown to manhood, the girl to wom-
hoodai In few years they were to meet
again; can you wonder then that these
three hearts beat with untold emotions
Amy almost counted the hours until his
arrival; her thoughts run of his dwelling
on the happy, but shadowy past. She
4 loved to picture to herself their happy
. unconstraindd meeting. m ararf
The day of Charles expected arrival
came at last. Amy was with her par
ents awaiting his arrival. 1t was the
softho of twilight, the hour she loved
best. Soon her impatient ear was gratif-
ed at hearing the sound of carriage wheels
she looked out and catching glimpse Of
his tall magnificent form as he jumped
hurriedly from the carriage, instead Of
running to meet him as she intended, fled
precipitately. ai.ag 7a5.
i oh Kate he has come she cried
bursting into her sisters room almost
breathless. ga bai5 sJ a,f4 .,e4.s 4.
Then what are you doing here,' said
Kate laughingly, why did you not go, to
meet him? .s5i5o1 5a;a ;ale .eae,se q.