The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-06-13

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subdued than when he took his leave.
Poor Frank, well knew the melancholy
that had settled down on his sensitive
heart.
While the subject was fresh in my mi id
determined to call upon Carrie. It vas
a delightful afternoon, and 1 found her
sitting with her elbow resting O. !, the
window, and her head upon her. hand.
Before her lay the returned pled' re which
she now refused to wear Sr was evi
IDENTIFY low spirited and her e forts to be
cheerful only made it more az ,parent. In
short time the conversatio q turned upon
the subject of Franks dep arturo.
"IIe left very abruptly I remarked
"Yes, sooner than ]. expected sup
posed he would not leave until week
later"
"He seemed unha ppy from some cause;
perhaps You could account for it."
Il! certainly cannot, / am as much
at a loss to ac' .ount for that as for his
hasty departure -
l wondered if she were telling ME the
truth.
Perhaps. that little note you sent him
had some influence on his conduct" l re-
marked ntching her countenance closely.
~ Sc At him no note, nor do know OF
any be ing sent" said she apparently as
Itonish ed.
| W oman, thought /, there is another
lcriH le on your list, and it was long enough
be iore certainly.
/ "I beg pardon,"' said ], perhaps not. "
i Ahem! A short pause, and the subject
iwas changed l remained but few mill
iutes longer, and walking toward home |
% was congratulating Frank on his escape.
d One who can tell falsehood as deliber-
= ately as she did is capable of doing all
ID that. Frank has charged, said / to myself.
She is the strangest mixture of inconsis-
< ttencies l ever saw. Oh! woman, woman,
he true enough you are either angel or devil
n But must confess that / am unable to
d distinguish the two classes.
BY the time / had reached this point in
ID my revery was before the residence Of
Franks sister, and thought to dropi in and
ID inform her of his arrival at college and
is good health.
~ <
s. hurry,n said she after was seated.
. "Wel.','' replied, II suppose he wish
4 led to visit some of his friends there before
l. the session commenced"
"There was something more than that
I'M for he had more troubles on his hand:
than usual, and he has generally full
SUPPLY .,..5.s
a "Some difficulty with his lady love, per
gs haps," suggested. 4l..s.s
in "Just what expected, and think
otf can get clue to it."
ID "Unless it is a secret I should like tt
is help you investigate it." said |, as / fee
an interest in his welfare"
It. "Oh, its no secret, and don't know
as whether it will amount to anything or not
& A few weeks ago, left my ring at m.
l fathers, and on looking for it sometim
i'd afterwards, found that it was missing
or and one of Franks left in its stead.
ne What could have been his object il
exchanging?n
D. ''In order to get a smaller one, an
We that is the reason that suppose he wishes
an to present it to lady. Now if we watc
little we will see who has it, and lear
e. Franks secret. had no objection to th
exchange as the ring have now is wort
N. about five dollars more than the other.
he s.Very likely, I should think not" sal
!"tI /, and / know not what else for my hea
tie was so full of the explanation to the ur
IN, fortunate note, that the next thing wa
ew conscious of was hunting among pill
ult of scraps of paper which had been ,sweI
from my Office for the innocent instrumer
rn- of Franks unhappiness. found it'an
m read, "No objection to the exchange 9
lily the ring | have now. is worth alAut fy
ew dollars more than the other, the ident
'ou cal words of Franks sister. Here We
ted the whole mystery, unveiled. When
looked at the date and found it had bee
i've written two days before Franks exper
ne, menting visit, laughed outright. =
ma beautiful pair we were to undertake |
sly fathom woman's heart. Thrown entir
ly out of the channel by blunder whic
can q schoolboy should have been whipped Fl
aid not detecting. rs
~ So much was I pleased with my di
the |covery, that called upon Carrie the san
- evening. I drew from her confessie
rishl that satisfied me that the opinion / hs
row expressed SO often to Frank was correct
that she loved him and that her appare
air, GOODNESS was mere caprice. ! did n
less explain his conduct to her as had dete
nan mined to see how she relished the fare 81
,ne, was so fond Of administering to him.
and / continued to receive letters fro
me Frank almost daily. Isucceeded in mo
lille. ing an arrangement to meet him durii
her vacation and take trip to Niagara.
she did not hesitate to tell me that he st
INK. loved Carrie notwithstanding her wa
girl, wardness and desertion. Poor Frank,
t to was q man of many troubles.
an Carrie became quite melancholy al
to the tinge left her cheek; yet never i
vealed to her Franks constancy. s
few ttholIphtI she had been aeleated as n yictj