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his foot on IL and crushed IL firmly. .Mis.
Cyathis,' said he. fes women have the eour-
age to treat rejected suiters thus Itis the
'rus humanity
, se helped Der over the steps and paused
ne 'oo. tie hop wreath carefully from bis
arm. ana eve Il into her hands She took
WIN an inoFsreut air, and, n. che took
H. crushed some - the green blossom. She
would have treated s,. Win moro courtesy
thsd Ffsnk but kooun-.l. n .he lad bsen
entirely iudiirerent TO his si.,;,,,;.n
Miss Cynihis, said he, nov IN . y,.y.
and measured tone. which, in spiis ~ b.,
self Impressed ber with sepse Of Ia ,ov-
erlessness Of her little arts when broa..,
into coufict With his self possession aud .io-
cerity. Il know very cell bew you have deal,
by many men, and / sm not disposed to fall
into the ranks and take my chance among
your many other patient suitors. It is true,
that the wound that you ieHict on me, viii
leave its scar for life Lut cannot cake
MY self respect an Offering even to you. Add
IL you have the feelings Of true noblsness,
which / have always faneied 1 discernei in
you, you would respect me, esteem me, love
me less. for such sserifee. ! shalt never
offer myself again TO you Cynthia started
Slight and rapid as her movement was, he
saw it, aud repeated, Il shall never offer my,
self again TO you, and l leave this place to-
morrow. never TO return to IL, TIL l have
subdued this love for you To night I shall
he Mt the wedding am groomsmau to
Seth Taggart, and shall stand up with you
/ am eoiS9 ems to consider fally What has
passed, to cenvinse myself iif carl calmly,
whether my love for you has been an error
in my life. for which my judgment i, re.
sponsiblc, or only its misfortune whether
the Cynthia have loved is really capable,
rs have dreamed, Of scattering the clouds
that dim her beauty, and SHINING fsrth ,in
her sweet queenliness upon the lonely dark
pess OF the man who can teach her wbst "a
is to love. l do not know what ] shall
think. Today has shaken my con6deIeo in
you. As said before, I shall make you 70
further Offer but, IL / make up my mind
to renew the one have just made you, ]
shall say Snip during the evening aud,
II you answer Snap 1 shall understand il
is hvorsbly received ty you Mind be
added, Il think il doubtful whether, not
withstsoding my love for you, shall think
1t right TO say it l sm going into the fields
TO mediate Till sventide' upon my course,
and usy bring back the conviction, that
for the present rejection Of my suit ought
to be much obliged to you Nor shall say
Snip more than once. In this uncertainty
1 leave the matter to your consideration
Whist Importance + thought Cynthia
Il never heard Of such = thingr And che
began TO cry. standing alone upon the high.
way, holding her hop wreath in her hand
Il dent know what bad better do I
wish he had taken some other way Of speak.
ing to me. Oh why should be be so very
unkiDdf don't care Iii his loss great
deal more than mine, II be is resNy in love
with me-
The evil spirit vas coming back. and it
whispered, lie will certainly say Snip but
You bad better not say Snsp too readily
She walked on thiUkipg, Una gining q tri
umph. when suddenly the thought came TO
her, tba, she was cobf,ssipg so herself she
wanted to Say Snap aud whyi II vas
not possible that the tables Of her pride
were turned upon her that she was in
Frank Iandys power, to refuse or TO take
that she loved him Il done care for him
at all was the suggestion Of the bad angel
Il only want to teach him for the future to
behave. He iss Prssuuing, sxsetibg, self
conceitsd fellow
Have you ever in the course Of your oK.
periepee. said the good angel, seen any 9th.
er mAs like frAnkl Has not the ooBvsrsa.
ton Of this very day raised him 10 height
10 your esteem which 10 which
must be almost That is, he staod.
before you in light 10 which no ether man
have ever stood btforel'
Il don't believe be lsves me, sail her per-
verse heart, or else he would have taken a
great deal more paIss 10 Win lBs'
'Ah said the goos angel, 'whst better
love eau . maB give, thss that watch sees
your faults aud strengthens you sgaisst
them True he has set biz ideal Of woman
hood 80 high, tha, you do not come up 20
IL but be seoS 10 you capabilities for good
beyond those of other women, though 90 the
bsigbt Of Jour capabilities Jeu have tever
attained
oh shall be worse woman, ard an
uahappy WomaB, if I do nOt love Frank
Handy and Il Frank Handy does rot love
me. said her heart, nov tarning 10 its hsf.
ter iasiineis, a. she threw herself upon hsr
little. white. dimiiy covered bed is bef own
chamber, AID, shutting Out abe light from
her eyes. thoughi shat life wOuld be u Frank
Bover said Spip l--PFsnk, wbo va. evea
then vslkiBg "a the 6elIs. ifyibg 70 thibk
al the harm he could u her
Here she lay, aud erred, aud disqgietsd
herself in ssiB And she thought over ell
the good she hsd ever beard of frsnk Ilsb
dy, aud strange that though Is seemed
70 her be hsd the good word s8d good opin
ION ~ every mao sho kneW him DO ore lad
fver quite Essmsd 20 appreciate Liss 10 b..
fall value. Perhaps be bsd never shous
his in@os, heart 70 other people ss he tsl
70 her. Her Neusdsd fseiiaz sairei ursa
che balm shc lsasi 10 such ihousat -.
FTsnk Ess noi msa 70 PCS fsFth iis tre
tensions She bsd vfongsd hila vefy iau, d
- eaihsR hip eanceiiss SD pfcsamipg -
lie hsd spoken only uhst be hAd rieht 30
think about his svo rss risy ed 90 hss
be wished Ls soald ttisk great deal bet
Ter of Der
DufiBE ihe hurst II tears lbst fllovsa
ihis rsaeoiieR ihs great farm tss isil rsts
Cyathia sffabg from tsr bed snd sized her
eyes. II she lsaksi a. if she had been erf
ins sight oos ssae ons say shs sas fssits :
- lsss Seth TsgRssti Seth TsefsFt. isdssd
She sssst FoiBs 70 eyy fsr iosiha sny nau
AL tbs evil spifiis Tesunsd lks ssag
So Cyh,hia ussi dssu stairs tovssina -
psids sd sfasb She I'D haif ,siaa nat
- go - ths FediinE Ne. sbo csald hog 10
fhat psonfs ssaa1 eaffsfUIv ssg ttt~..