Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-09-29

followed hitch anotherI all mournlully
sad, and her voice rdse in the quiet
room, appe: lingly, almost wailingly
i'll its sorrowfnlness. +
The curtains by the front bay vim
dow moved, and as Florence WAS sit
ting with her back to it, she knew not
tha t the room had another occupant,
till a we'll k nown Foicb : whispered ih
her ear, s'Florence-f 7
The piano gave a grdan, as Flor
enc &c placed her hand on the keys in
he fright, b pt as she VI not youqg g
lady who W Us given I'd fainting, she
only said i II
BLESS my heart, Mr. CleveIa IN d,
how you frightened me. Why, l
thought you were in Florida; but !
am really gAd TO see you
Basil CleFeland would have been
just as well satisfied if She had NOT
expressed h tr pleasure quite SO free
ly.
4 "Wby, we had given Up all expfc-
tation Of sdelng you now, it IS SO
much Ia ter than you promised 10
be here, co ontinued Fldfenee.
Il ca me % see YOU, Florence, rath-
er than to Anne's wedding" was The
reply.
You are very kind | am sure
l appreciat e the conf hliment, Mr..
Cleveland and a gaylaugh ended
the sentencd
FLORENCE. will you never have
done with this coqdetiB?' he Said,
'you know that | love You, and bis
voice grew hrillingly l{Iw as he 4 t9ok
her hand; will you be Thy wife, f1lor-
ence?'
The proud girl withdrew her Ii4 nd,
and had nbt her head been tulIhed
away, Basil Cleveland might Have
discovered a CLEAN of triumph in.
the dashing eyes, as She haughtily
answered.:
''If YOU are serious, Sir, shall be
under the necessity Of fIdeclininS the
honor which you intend me.
She arose from her seat, just as
Frank came bounding into. the parlof
with the intelligence that the mice
had been eating the frui AXE, and
that as no one could be married With
out that, he supposed the wedding
would be deferred till some more was
made.
Florence left the room, sakins I'd
herself. q have had my reven be now;
and if an unwonteH gaiety, during
the evening. was a by indication Of
her real feeling she q njdy yIed it exceed
ingly-
But as he days PASSED on, she
began to wonder wlEetb@r it had al
iorded her the pleas hre Which SHE had
anticipated. Mr. Cleveland made no
effort to renew the S suAj4ct; ;Iand when,
on the night Of An he 5 W tdehug, he +
her, with her hid davy LACK
hair banded so sm ootlIlY over her
calm brow, and the unni4ch hing gaze
Of her dark eyes into his, he inward
IS vowed her TO be tbe md ST finished
c9quette he. had evdr known.
A week after The wedding Had
passed. and Florence haEl niaint;-i4e
her OH nh amer td warEl Clevela hG. .
with I he d Exception of b little m pre-
reserve VII eh alone With him.
The night before the departure OGr
the bridal bhrty for their homes had
come, and Florence stood at the IA
miliar bay window, gszi4g out on the
moonlight as it b4th@d the doIl
fields, and lighted up the
dark evefgreens. as they bent be-
Meath the snow-wreathsl
Your thoughts must be ahPng
the stars, Miss Florence, said OH fye
land. approaching.
"No. was only wondering where
we should all be this time next \
ydar Ia common place hqught /
you see, was the answe +.
'Phili1 and Anne will sca RELY
have don + cooling by that time, and
you, ! suppose, viii be smiling on
some doz en of cav alters, replied he, .
bitterly "As for myself, | may be
on the top Of one Of the pyr,miflF, or
sledging with some Russian bedu ties,
down .thP ice bills qi st. Pe Eers-
burg
oh I almost envy you yonf visit
to Europh. | see no chance Of get
ting tier myself, for Philip antl An /
he have been once, yop know, j hd it
would be cruel % take mamma nying.
over the world to please me-"