M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-04-10

cover-namely, that Godfrey Clinton
in passing by the open windows and
doors had heard the heartless wager
she had laidl -. eaegoL ..
So sTs1s iII|
The days passed by Marion, like
Godfrey, was simply guest at her
uncle's pleasant house and at liberty
to devote her whole time, ifshe choose
to do SO. Much of it was placed in his
company especially as,the arrival Of
Jenny Harrison, her dearest friend, !,
Mana6elas eouslnaawellas bis betro
Fthedbridetook gallantrelatiTe from
her. aasin1
While theyouDg lovers absorbed
in each ether, took little heed Of their
friends they were travelling a most
dangerous road together. Marion
loved strong and beautiful poetry
the deep, musical voice of the student
read it to her in the lonely library
she sketched-he always carried her
portfolio, and pointed out the most
beautiful views--she rode, and he was
ever by her bride rein-if che choose
to do so Much of it passed in
his scompany7especially when he sung
and her light touch was needed upon
the piano to make the melody com.
plete, ..lg.9s.. t....a t
And tall this familiar intercourse
could not make him one whit more
Ilover-like than he had been on the
first unhappy morning. If his eye
flushed now and then, and his bosom
yearned to hold her there in an i'm.
passioned embrace-if his hand trem.
bled at the light tonch of hers or his
cheek paled and flushed atthe tanning
of her warm breath she never knew
it. He was always quiet, reserved
and rather cold--never striving to
seek the vacant seat by her side, but
taking it if all circumstances were
favorable, exactly as he would have
taken any other chair, and talking to
her as he would aud did talk to any
other young and pretty girl. lI
Marion was puzzled. For the first
time in her life she met him coldly,
but he did not seem to notice tiff
she greeted him half tenderly, hewore
a sarcastic air that made her angry,
and if twas the case, she tried to
pique him by desperate Irritation
with another, his soft brown eyes wore
q mingled astonishment and disgust
that hurt her more than q thousand
cutting rebukes from her cousin Louis
could have done. That cousin Louis
by the by, would often smile mis-
chievously, as hepassed her and touch
the diamond ring upon her left hand.
Marion was proud as we'll as beauti-
ful and coquetish. Was she the gay
city belle, for whose smiles a thou
sand naughty lovers had bowed in
vain, to waste her time in this lonely
out-of-the.way place simply because
q perverse student refused to love
her, III preference to his books l"-
She thought with q strange yearn-
ing, of the crowded city, and the
countless friends who would flock ar
ound her, when it was known she had
returned. She would give up her
foolish wager-present Jennie with
her diamond ring, of which she had
tired long ago. return to her city
home,and in the gayety of the coming
winter forget him h. rasato u 9s'
She was sitting in her room alone
when she made this wise resolution
and took the surest way for keeping
it, by going down into the parlor
where he was sitting at the piano,
playing and singing. She stole in so
silently that he did not notice her,and
sitting down in a low rocking chair
beside the center table, leaning her
head upon her hand and listened. But
while her ear drank in the plaintive
tones of his exquisite voice, her eyes
were bent upon the form she would
soon see no more--upvn the handsome
naughty head with its wealth ol bright
brown eyes shining with splendid
light, the white and symmetrical hand
that laid upon the key. One sad
thought followed another, and forget.
ting for a moment that she was moi
alone, she sighed audibly. a.as1g.
! He started at the sound, and turned
away from the instrument. Marion
blushed, ,and a faint color stole over
This white forehead. elI 4e4sr
!" You, Miss ,Cliffe,' y said he, "why
should you, of all others be sad
I" 1t was the sound that made me
So" -,ars- ,,..t n.1th
i She rose, and standing by, the win.
dow, pulleda Michigan rose fromth
vines that shaded il, twirled it for q
moment ip her band and stood irreso
lutte whether to goi ,or stay, q sudden
Thought struck her, without another
look, towards him she was gone. And
the next morning while, she slipped