Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-30

in me- to marry HIM without love )"
Pray what is necessary. Helen, to
make you love =
Perfect sympathy between us, moth.
er -
! IAN what is there to prevent perfect
sympathy between you and Fred Stan.
Icy ;"
II do not know mother -
No. of conrsc you do not there is
no reason but some romantic folly of your
own: and whore did you learn this new
theory of yours. Helen . Has George
Merrvl been filling your head with this
romantic nonsencc
"Oh. mother, pray don't speak of it -
said Halen. darting up, the color quick
ly flushing her check and brow:
She walked hastily to the window and
began impatiently to drum with her lit
tie whit fingers against the cool pane
llow willy her heart throbbed with the
fierce stru, lie going on within her 1t
seemed ca ly 70 burst its narrow bounds !:
she felt suffocated by its passionate fut-
fut tHIHt'u duu D'lTTltu from
the room. and, snatching her bonnet
the little white sunbonnet hanging in the
cool back entry-she passed quickly out
into thu clear fresh air. and on, she scarce
ly kn,w whittier. down the little garden
path. and through the open gate into the
shady grove beyond A murmnr n,
brook an through the grove with a low
sweet music !; here she rauscd. and sit
ting down on tn" soft grass. pushed back
her bonne and let I'll, wind blow on her
flushed checks and pull ont her long
ours. Will sh" tried to SEQ where Law
the path OF dHty. 1t was kind and noble.
an, ( ne o,s in Fr Stan Y tn ,s to
stnop to wed hcr. tie simple country
maid n and whv could shn. not be hap
pv III h autiful home. surround d hv
all thes" Injuries she could so we'll appre.
ciat, But a par { cain >a,l eyes seem
! ell loo ing into hers with such a worl.l of
repronf in their earnest gaz = at shc
shudd red. and hurvirg her fac in her
hands. sh" murmnrrd "Oh George. il
Won would only ,p"ak if y"u would
but Ne'p m" if vow only knew : But
gain h"r fathers nxious care worn face
VS. before her. her mother's restl IS
Hcr,ons anxi 'tv. and Erankcv. dear little
! ifrank,. h pr cio4s only brother so
~t9di us, so ambitious. how couid 81
az :, SO his hi-h h pes hrough low.
~ sf.Sh' prospects. f1r III futur Dark
~ d. VI Ell with her ay tie power to
! we hlm every a iv mtg" o. cducath,n.
~ 10 see him rise as one dav he m 5.
be bright star in the literary world :
| Then WI, tho Ii :ht sound Of an tppro ch.
i1t footsteps, and tuin H. her head. Helen
! >aw smiling down upon her tn hand
sam ic If Fred Stanley He's down
b sid h"r on the sol, grass nndnr thu ol,l
trees, AMI drw her halti-resi>,ins hand
in his.
AN i she happy?
Hap Y my dear Mrs. Irving. what a
stran e question Why OF course she is
what could reasonable being desire
more to M Ike her happy ? Her home is
beautiful the house is a perfect gem.
and so elegantly furnished and then the
gr unds are so beautifully Iad ont you
vou know Fred ha, S, much taste. The
carria ,e and horses are magnificent
quite the most splendid turnout in NJ.
! can assure you. And ticien is so brill.
liant. YOU have no idea what a sensation
her beauty is creating she is quite the
rag really Happy! why. Mrs. Irving !;
tnlnk Helen greatly to be cnvicd."
SO rattled on the gay young girl who
hal Just returned from a few weeks Vi
sit with the beautiful bride of Fred stan
ley in her new and elegant home But
the glowing colors in which she painted
Helen did not fully satisfy Mrs. Irving.
who in spite of her ambitious views for
her daug hter h d still mother heart.
And now that Helen had sacrificed her
self to hei parents wishes. and married
this gay and brilliant man of the world,
To the mothers heart the question. is
she happy : which no knowl &c of the
b 'auties and luxur,c, by which she was
surroun ted. or the case and the elegance
of the lite she might lead, could still
The prospects Frightened in the quiet
country home tina Ellen had left. The
heavy weight of emblrr,sm mt that had
threatened her ia her with ruin was
li!htcned. and he was hims If again, the
kind and cheerful husband. full of san
guine hope for the future. Frankly. was
most happy by the promotion to u higher
school. and surrounded with every ad-
vantage that his active intellect mi sht
crave. Bat. a- months passed by. and
Helen letters spoke only of the g,iety
O her outer life, ana nothing of wha,
was yoin: on within hnr heart. still to
Mrs Irving, as she sat in her quiet SIT
tin groom, where sh'. 50 sadl y missed the
cheerful healthy spirit OF her only daush-
tr came the question, now burdened
with sad yearnings, rs she happy
The promised visit hon. was postponed
from time to time by some slight excuse :
Fred didn't like the country ; or Fred
wished her to spend few weeks at Sara
70 a.. Helen wrote Perhaps afte-
hit she might come; for how could she
| v,;te b.t her husband was ashamed oi