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STORY.
EM NJ A f MLIN.
BY rRAhk HAMMOND

BY rRANK RAYMOND
any, sprightly laughing girl was Eu,
ma hHn the merry, misebi,yous eve
'ee su' smile, the loud and fr,auentlaugh,
'He "fptsstic step that seemed To- tread
on sH' stetokeued breast ubdisturbeS by
sugu' vi fould superinduce sigh As ia.
HooSh'' aeeial. as free from care as that
OF siumse infancy. Ii an occasional
hooIN 10 sremcd 20 bcdim tbc Wouted
't"'ues' Nhet eouEteuancc, il Was but a
"..u t'dness. and when it passed
away, sue lNed % sNestly laughed as uer.
~, "'f r. siGIiy as before
The seveutStb spn.n,., l,l -,
the lily blood and no Ji.,T,all,+,, - 'l 'IoI ,1
'iPp'e" '"Snooth and even current of
ns' H1lP'o'ss las'ing paug bad yet found
- "Nr IN. She was beautiful,
'oo NV SO tou.u Y &c aught else' so young,
49, "'s !" q The sweetest maiden
=. soe s"'"S VI should be without her
"Fetor IA -,
for The lovely girl (ouyL,lI,dn;..a -,
NeTS taVso 81 TN wLo knew not tha,
pure anu ho'y ie'"Is lieh sSells The bosom
Ul him who loves. IAEho rorlg - -
love Of Emma Emiin 4 dcs,;naS - - ,se ..e
observed OF all observed a. .,,,.;,.S = ~
the oCUyi0us, aud hence a. ,L.,,I AZ
not wanting those who s(v. a. I''.,.,,, ~ 80
favored Que with no other -. - 'oS
gratifying their own yauiA saJ 80 ,..:I :us' u
complishsd their Object, Ma -, ta"!e.',- -
il leaving Der the dnpo Of "a ~
ing iBBoueLeo.
The truly devoted lover nI, ,,,.,
oflsuguage TO express the fecL afI;'I., -, ..
20 the object of its sdoratiS
thoughtful tenderness Of HE soS @ III, III
,be tale the eloquenee Of IL - -, 'si.s ~,
his passion -~
Augustus Alvin united With a(u.-,.
ed intellect. all ihe Maudishu,cpAS o'"s'
tieuAn Frank, aEable, aud unast 80"
bad gaiUod What lie mefitod, the
ali WHO knes him Emma was noksl
his merits She saw tlath Uosscsl -:
Ties Tot common to al, aud she loA -
True love is always aooamraniAr;L
doubt IL is difficult fyr the soul Gil ls.',L
devoted tgudoruess to persuade i,s,lf I,a
reciprocity IS fer.iug oxists Nith tLeb(
its idulst 4 dI,iuitrcsitd OLseF,gr a
discern, With uuerirg certainty. tacrE'
attachments cl two Kindred hearts TT
between thCns lyes, tue o.oA!,l b, rsntH
aiiy THisiBs aOusts as 20 tLo irsl,ur- or i
csTIty Il ihe ,th,r IL vas 50 with A., \
,us- doubtless With Emma also lie con-
scarce tAiLk CnC 90 universally praised an
Battered could AE Lc5 atiaCALult IN b.u,
Sometimes he would suspect her Of l.vi,
William Llud,n, for be LaI heard win.
vauGti gly 'sy that Lo could already COZ
maud her sNC Cctest sB.I,c, aud would eF. 10,
lead captive her heart and Lfuf.lLaI Il
reputation a bang a sucg,.,ful ,rnpr
Again hoi would illumius bis bosom a,
be wCuld picture 70 Himself tte bli.s ef M,
momcut sben Emma Wosld bacgue bi, !.
faueed bride thus did .couaictiry Eor.
aud fears, alternately tfi0up ia The brta
q Augustus lie dreaded ay0siug bimssI
lcst be should be rspalsed be feared
htcP sileuce any longer, lest delay sboul
undo bin.
IL was on beautiful evening IN June tb,
lovely month Of roses aud smiles. tbst Al,
want ebterod August1s'apartmtstaud Ian,
ed bin . neatly folded oote, which otsliu
be read a. folloE-
Mis, y Ia " all BE- glsl 20 oss- Mr AIf.
immtlia'tJ I.EDtT EFssfs..
Tbs evening, ssiI Augustus. o. be b,
bic r"onf 'shsl! become cithst the asc,p ,p0
"a or rejected of Emms EuLu
Slowly add tbOlzbtfuliy be- bent III. "a
TO Der sHei!ug, ioruirR, tbs sblle. ,loa
sud coujsoturos vby be BAD taou o. 90. tt
recipient Ofa note from Enma, c1Fft.s,y,
90 mucb atxis'y 10 see lim
" 90 Jou Ha'E DO. Mf AlaiaI ssif Er
ne. fmi.irgly, " she rsosiyad tiH at o.,
outer ac0r
'Commsut rather than iai,tozats o.,
mise uas tbe reply
Whether % uHs tba flmmfF ..r.Iayl
glowing Hesism Lortsu lbst iapaftsi. b,
its reflective poser, tbs aoU4 tiUt sLisb ss
UslhIc 9H Emma cheek 81 sbo nsohauidiI
lJ took Augustus sru f.rtbs uaik.ar aLtth
sr % uss obtained sympsibtticzIiJ T. an tt
deeper aufa Of Der iEsasfia. Lofi- bst be-,
eli could tti end sis latd nos yst naI
kaosn the stsrti
Yoa Hil pardon ms. Mr AisiHr ai
EmuH fgr s.iIeiurg sea 90 ass ntsal
me. Hbsu you btss learned the mgt.ys b
Whiob-
Wiefs 90 Ggsues &C. g.v5l u5 parJ,a d
uttsssary. iui-uuTlel AaR
But ] Eas frsffgi y5u miEht tLiua mJ
conduct srHtabat uubloauiaF
f1ur ssts5 u praguaiy s1Boat bsfniI
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laiy
uss m1ysj soIslg ty dtsirs ts avsi.
tht society = fWiiIIsm Linden s5ut yoab.
lsdiss aui gcntismeu srs ss-smblsl AZ Mi.
ktias, aad dsziFu bavius a. svtairs ralk
kilen seut see usts. requesting aia 81 ,ssk,
zoe oi iAs party aui. .aio5ninF ins that So
Linttn hsid BE uouil call 90 ne 81 h,
tima ! bed oompistsd uy i5Aat I 6id1a
aish 20 abit siih hin. 80 fssfsf5ss. asd
q dtmasd upot y0u
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