The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-06-03

Ibab any Ouc Was III IL uOE ulu L AHOH
why she eDjoiBed silence"
''There is no necessity for any apollo
gy," was the reply, although there is
an old proverb about listeners which I
would strongly recommend to my sister,
the next time she enters a room by
stealth"
"Don't scold me, Lizzie. beg ofyou. i"
interrupted May; "only think of my
good fortune in encounteripg Mr.. Suth-
erland in this village, the last place l
should ever have thought of meeting a
city acquaintance.
at is certainly great pleasure to
me, Miss Harland," said the gentleman,
''to encounter your sister so unexpected
ly; and no less so to meet with you, for
| must claim you as an acquaintance, al
though you have doubtless forgotten me.
1 have visited this neighborhood before,
in company with beloved parent, now
In bis grave; and some painfully pleas
ipg "reminiscences are connected with
this locality. Have you forgotten being
lost in the woods when in pursuit of a
sister "under difficulties" lorg time
agol"
"I have some recollection of the cir
cumstance," replied Elizabeth coldly.
"Then you were too young to remem-
Der it," said he /; "to me it seems but
yesterday. The whole scene is in my
memory now with vividness the leahess
woods. the dying light, the lost child
knceling on the leaves, and the aston
isned face Of my father"
DOUBTLESS, then, you are the indi
vidual who discovered and brought ME
home," said Elizab beth; "and as l was
then too young to tender my grateful
acknowledgements, allow me to present
them now"
"You wrong me by thinking that re-
quire any," replied he; :" for there was
something very bitter in Elizabeth's
tone, more than in her words, which
pained him; and he Immediately turned
to May, and directed his conversation
which was Intelligent and fascinating
,es.ly=te- her during the heevesisg.--Eliz--
abeth observed the superior elegance and
refinement of his personal appearance,
and once she encountered sad and Sc
rious glance of his dark gray eyes, which
heightened her color in spite of herself
When he arose to depart, he received
warm invitation from May, which wss
somewhat haughtily seconded by Lizzie,
to visit them frequently while he re-
manned in the village.
AS the sisters were preparing for bed,
May thus addressed Elizabeth:
Why were you so rude and haugh-
ty to Mr.. Southerland this evening?
should thi K you might have descended
to treat him at least with common cour-
tesy."
"And why did you bring him in, un-
announced, while was in that ridicu-
lous fit of obstruction ?-Aud how hap
PCbS Az lho0 1pu uo'O uChCi
him TO me, when, it appears, you have
known him so long and well !? And
who is that Mr.. Carlton l heard you
inqui1 ing about with such empresse
ment?
Is it anything remarkable if fai;
to mention the name of every person I
happen to know in New York ?" said
May, with a blush, and pretty child
ish pout. i" Mr. Southerland, and his
cousin. Guy Carlton, spent the winter
at NV York, and 1 frequently met
them, and they sometimes called on me;
and grandmamma, having heard that
they were rich, was much pleased with
them. But was greatly surprised at
meeting him in the street tonight"
and May laid her head rpon the pillow,
and was soon asleep.
Elizabeth lay down by her sisters
side, but her thoughts were busy. "He
one dirided my plainess," said she to
herself; probably he dislikes me now.
He once worshipped beauty; my sister
is beautiful aud gentle; he cannot fail
to love her; le. her have him. All the
wayside. blossoms of life are for her to
pluck, not for me. God bless them
both I will not allow myself to be-
come interested in him. But what is
there on earth worth living for ?" Aud,
'fter long pause, she murmured,
ga oblc, and beautiful. and good but
not mine not mine aoiU not think
of him !" and shuting her lips most res
olutely, she turned away to sleep.
Next day, and for many succeeding
days, Frank was an almost constant vis-
itor. Mr.. Harland was vastly pleased
with him, but Rachel Maria pronounc-
ed him too vain and triAing. The light
laughs which frequently rang from the
little parlor, filed her mind with awful
visions of final retribution. !" A sane
tilted and regenerated heart" she said,
" should live soberly, righteously, god
ly, not addicted profane babbliug." IT'S
even thus
With Scripture tests to chill and ban the hearts
fresh morning hours.
The heavy footed Puritan goes trampling down
the flowers.
Nevertheless, they rode, drove, sang,
went on 6shinh excursions, sailing ex-