Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-09-03

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al gave in to it," said he, though do not
like tests of that sort, beca1se thought, as
my wife did, that you were much more likely
to take fancy to each other, if you did not
know who she was, than if you met under all
the embarrassment of such an awkward rela-
tom
During this little discourse, Major Elliott
had time to recover from the shock ; and be-
ing a man Of resolute calmness and great self
possession-which qualities, by the way, FORM
ed considerable element in bis attractions
the remainder of the evening was passed with
out, anv circumstance calculated TO awaken the
suspicious of his host aud hostess, further than
that certain gravity of tone and manner,
when they spoke of Frances led them to ap-
prehend that he was not altogether pleased
with the jest that had been practiced.
We ought to have told him the moment
we saw that he was pleased with her but,
foolish child, she would not let Us" said Mr..
Gaskoin to his wife.
"She must make her peace With him to-mor-
row." returned the lady but alas when they
came down to breakfast on the following NOR
ming, Mojor Elliott was gone, having left
few lines to excuse his sudden departure, which
he said, he had only anticipated by few hours
as, in any case, he must have left them that
afternoon.
By the same morning Is post there arrived
letter from Vincent Dunbar, addressed to Miss
Seymour Its contents were as follows =
| My dearest, dearest Frances should
have written to you ten days ago to tell you
! the joyful uevs-you little guess what-but
that had applied for an extension Of leave
on RreFat pirate affairs, and expected every
hour to get it, But they refused me, be hang
ed to them So | write to you, my darling.
/ to tell you that it's all right mean between
You and me- | am not very good hand at
an explanation paper my education in the art
of composition having been somewhat neglect
ed but you must know that old Elliott whom
yonF dad wanted yon to marry is our senior
Major. Well, when l came down here TO
meet Poole, as | had promised-his governor
keeps hounds, You k1Rw capital pack, too
( i was as dp!i rs aish-water =as, | assure
you and Whenever there was nothing going
on, used to take ont the verses you wrote,
and the music yOH copied for me, to look at
, and one day, who should come in but Elliott.
I who was staying with his governor at West
Cliff, where the old gentleman has taken
house. Well, you know, told You what
nlad-cap fellow Poole is and what should he
/ do but tell Elliott that was going stark mad
| for girl that couldn't have me because her
dad had engaged her to somebody else and
| then he showed him the music that vas lying
on the table with yonr name on it. So you
MAJ gtess how Elliott started. and all the
| questions he asked me about you, and about
our acquaintance and our lOve-makiug; and all
/ the rest of it. And, of course, l told him the
/ truth and showed him the dear lock of hair
you gave me and the little notes you wrote
| me the week | ran up to London for Elliotts
an honorable fellow, and knew it was all right
| And it is all right, my darling for he says
he wouldn't stand in the way of our happiness
| for tie world, or MARRY s woman whose affec-
tions were not all his own. And he'll speak
to your aunt for Us, and get it all settled as
soon as she comes back" Ae., &c.
The psper dropped from poor Frances Sey-
mour's hands She comprehended enough Of
Major EIliott's character to see that all was
over But for the unfortunate jest they had
practiced on him, sn explanation would neces-
sarily hare ensued the moment he mentioned
Vincents name TO her but that unlucky de-
ceptiou had complicated the mischief beyond
repair. 1t was now too late to tell him that
she did not love Vincent he would only think
| her false or tickle. i woman who could act
I as sue u1u uObc, Ut a. SIZE St'IScs-I ~ 10
| done, vas no wife for Henry Elliott.
! There ia no saEing, but it is jGst possible.
! that an entire confidence placed in Mr. Gas
! koiu might hare led 10 a happier issue but
/ her own conviction that her position was ire
c1rerabEe, her hopelessness and her pride clos
ed her lips. Her friends saw that there va
something wrong and when few lines from
Major Elliott announced his immediate depar-
J "a L1-
I strange mystery had diTided the lovers, and
cloudei the hopeful future that for short Pc
rod had promised so brightly.
/ Vincent Dunbar was not nan to break
his hearth at the disappointment. which /, IA
T needless to Say awaited him Long years af-
terwardS, when Sir Henry Elliott vas nor or
+ " married, but had daughters coming ort i.
/ rCrld. he. ore dav mt dinner parry, sat next
10 pale faced midlle-aged lady. whose stiff
beautiful features, combined With the quier.
almost grave elegance of her toilet, had al
ready attracted his attention IN the drawing
room. II was cOunteHauce of perfect seren-
ety tnt nc oirserring eye could look at it with
out feeling that that was a serenity not
born Of jOy, bHt Of sadness calm that had
succeeded a. storru-a peace won bv grea;
battle SIR Henry felt pleased when be saw
that the fortunes OF the dinner table had plac
Ell him beside this lady and they had nor
been long seated before he took an o7poTtunf-
ty Of addressing her Her evelids fell as she
turned TO answer him bd; there was sweet
mo1rafuI smile on her Iip-a smile that aEoks
strange recollection. and made his heart for
stand still For sEne inmates be did not
speak again, ucr she either when be did it
was to ask her, in low gentle To:ce, TO take
wine with bin. Tue Eady's hand shook yisibly
as she raised her glass bat, after short i3-
te-val the suETsise and the paag passed. aSay
AMI they coaversel calmly o. general s1licels
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