Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-03-24

suspense any longer-as every letter !
received from you exhibited more of vour
rare qualities of head and heart-I came
down to know my fate. You are silent.
am | then to despair =
In fact, though Emily had at first leaned
on him for support, she had. recoverinr
! her strength as she proceeded, and raisirG
her head from his last words, even gllded
from his embrace. Bat the tone Of deeD
sadness with which he concluded. moved
her pity She laid her hand on his arm.
and looking up and smiling into his face,
said:
.. Frank :"
It was enough. J tank Howell. for il
was he, as the reader has perhaps sus-
/ pected all along, saw sufficient in those
/ eyes and in that smile TO assure him thar
he need not despair, and putting his arm
around again, he not only drew her to-
wards him, bu: kissed her, though rever-
emily as brother would kiss any recovered
sister.
Suddenly the old widow, with whom
Emily boarded, looked into the parlor 10
announce that coffee was ready.
. l thought Miss Emily ought 70 have
bite, sir, before she went out, said the
old lady.
Thank YOU" said Frank; " it was
very considerate YOU take care Of this
dear creature, | seer He hardly knew
what he said. and was continually On the
point Of betrayiDg himself.
Your coffee is very fine. Do finish
your cup, dearest" This was said n
Emily, who blushed and reproacDed him
with her eyes.
But now We must be off. IdecIare it
is striking SIX o'clock, and we shall be the
last on the ground.
The widow saw them depart, and then
stepped in TO her next door ueirhbor 10 tell
of the love-hke expressions of Frank
winding up by declaring that :. he was
going TO marry her dear Miss EmiIy-
she was sure Of it-and certainly sweet
er WIFE he could not get, nor more worthy
Of him, rich and handsome though he
was" The neighbor hurried in 10 tell her
acqualntances and thus, before niaht. all
the village heard that Dr. Frank Howell
was going to marry the school mistress.
Meantime, the picnic went merrilv
On the way to the fine old woods in
winch the party met, Frank told Emily
that he wished to keep the engagemanf
secret until the ensuing day.
-;sb ba 1 ~ - IN iliFe' 3 my SISTER mere, and
baors @ of " or se IN 'liil, All3W you before she
-',-'1' - 0..- DsIl-@ diLlanceu' 1t VIII
s.l,,,,,ll, ,,.. ,,ss you 100 h1ch 10 have the an
yar daar I'll. -, mi
,-o1 viii sr~I ,La ,'i, - -, ,.IL 'o'LnolIo"
ali Iii ''' . .''71s''Ie II you
TLa loo.l.,I 7...-..--.-
,,rao,l;,,o. ,s-..-,- - - rank, on the
- -: -. -,---'L' l',4 created a reac-
~ ,e - La, =. ~. -Io sensible Por-
ia f,lI,.- !, u .-4'o'ioh, mad seen
-'ii5 - u'eii prey 'Juaica; and even his
the nam tboarA iii, ~-1L,,, ,I SIealILe 1 IN
and nqssior 2-as -. -, > IIa''1' y
pressed barzarf :, dar.lsd -'' IN FL. llI *
gentlemen hut FrarI h,4 o-...I !. ~ =. y'-'
came evident rLa- h. Ia r,.---. -
when ~ snol-. ~ !. r...l nuns -
no iirJa constargq,o, .'.-' me- '. Y -
g17s,s Ms sista- - --'--0 % l--'
n find ,har Fre--l- o1 -. '''o ''.'--os "a
was moro tbaa I91f J. - 2''Ll .t,-.-'s5 on
tearbar bn, sLa fl-o5 ~ III ..1.'I d S--Coi
and valued his oniniom il,-i ,,.i'l ,.5ll.y,
came round in the end - h: -. ~ - :
on this occasion ala n. da-lL. r,. -,-- 81. ~
general ruIo. In short. By The lime Fran.
had arrived. Mary was nrenarad - he
not only civil to Emily, but to Ike her. f
possible.
We need not say that Mary did 1iI,o
LmlLy. 10 one could help liking the
sweet SlFl unless prejudice closed the eye
ql y[ reason. before the day was half over,
i'.-lA --',d 'ile mex APFessioIe ?. .easure of
seeing ms SISTER ana beirothed walking
WIN lleif arms around each other. Mary
was evidently charmed with her new ac-
i"alLl'ahce.