M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1855-11-08

determined to quarrel with her on that
account,
'She must love him, said he to him.
self; i am certain she does, She al
ways receives me very cody whenever
| visit her, which in truth, is very sell
dom; and on this account must quar-
rel with her-accuse her of unfaithful.
lness-and leave her in anger. But no,
THAT will not do, wish to continue
friendly with her, and must find some
other way to get out Of it, was q
fool for engaging myselfto her. Inever
loved her sincerely 1t was all imag-
ination. | wish that lincoln would
pop the question, and that she would
accep' him; then my engagement with
her would be brought to an end
Thus sOliloquising, he determined
TO come to some explanation, let the
consequences be what they would. for
he thought matters could not be worse
than they were. She was as eager as
he to break their engagement. He
started ou! to see her, with the firm in
tenHon of broaching the subject; but
when once in her presence, he could
hot speak Of it-he knew not how to
commence; and he left, without accom-
plishing his object. She at length de-
termined to speak of it, and 10 this
manner did she do it.
One evening they were sitting to-
gether, no body being in the room but
themselves, when suddenly Emma
broke the silence:
George said she, don't you think
that We have been engaged long en-
ough? Is it not time to make some
arrangements about the wedding?'
Sheoput the question merely to see
what effect it would have upon him.
He knew not what to say, or what to
think Of such question. 'Can it be
possible that she still loves me?' tho't
he. He could not say no; he dare not
say yes. Here was the subject com.
menced, as he had wished, She again
broke the silence:
why do you hesitate? Have you
any obje ctions? Ali tits of no avai
10 attempt to conceal your real senti,
ments; see exactly how it is--yor
have become tired Of me and of you
Engagement. You now love another
Well, be it so, now release yor
from all engagements with me; for
never will wed man who does no
love me above all others; let us par
itbea-now and forever
! While she was speaking, George
thought within himsolf-'I see now
how it is with her. She is as anxlou,
as | am to get out of it, and she take.
this method Of doing it. Now, it is oI
no use to get angry about it; | will see
il we cannot arrange matters peaceful.
ly.' So, when she had ended, he an,
swered:--
NAY, Emma, if we must part, LEI
us part as friends, You say ! love an.
other: | can say the same Of you; and
If were to wish to hold fast to the
engagement, you would not. You love
another, as we'll as |, and that othel
loves you: tell me as a friend is il moi
so? This is the way our joke to de
ceive the people has ended: and think
we have deceived them aud ourselves
too. Don't you like the joke? 1t viii
be such a good thing!'
There was something so ridiculou,
10 the whole affair, and in the manne
in which he spoke, that Emma'S gooc
nature prevailed, and she laughed out
right. All the embarrassment which
they had formerly felt, was in an in
stant removed, They laughed anC
chatted about their loved ones, anc
their plan of deceiving people; and they
parted with q weight removed from
their minds, 1t could not end other
wise than well, and a joyful doubl
wedding was the consequence, Peo
pie did indeed stare and gossip, an
raise their hands, and exclaim--'Di
lyou ever?'