The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-02-26

tlsine, and still regarded him $50 highly
!, he would not take an opportunity to wi
: a confession from her Of the motive
o which prompted her conduct.
Poor Amos''s stanmering and hesi.f
r ton were Of no avail with Lord Lancas
+ ter indeed, he scarcely noticed then
, not having the key to explain them, bp
. went on to- say that be knew of no on
+ whose jud gment he would be more vii
ling torely on, or that would have NOR
influence in making his daughter actrea
sonably.: bias .fe4f 9ts35d 1ssu .daeos6
] & g A nice dilemma, indeed" !" eiacula
! ted the young man, as he walked to ant
Efro,' in the library. to arrange his thoughts
j9 That very evening, as he returned t.
that room for book of which he wa
in search, he found May there alone
She vas sitting in her fathers arm al,
drawn up before the CRATE, her little fee
perched on the fender, and her head
dropped on her hand, gazing into the fire
with eyes full Of mysterious reveries.-
She blushed when she saw who it was
who entered.
7." Mr.. Potter" she said.
II was very: simple speech, yet some
/ thing in her voice or in her looks irresist-
,ibfy invited him to stay. Perhaps it was
her blush, perhaps the magical influence
of beauty. exerting its bewitching iniu-
ence uneonseiously.a He gayesup looking
Tor the book, and took chair at the cor.
ner of the CRATE. He had never. seen
May looking more lovely The ruddy
glow OF the fire crimsoned her cheek, and
played in bright flashes over her droop-
ing hair. She wore dark dress, which
set off the. Whiteness Of her aims and
throat. He did not fail to observe that
a slender gold chain glittered around the
latter. and that she held the ,casrneliannI at. .
tached to it in her hand. =
=" Building castles in the fire, f-r nv =
friendi!" he asked, as she turned to con- Q =
verse with him. 50 e' IN. 9 ao''
"a 4es," she answered building up
castles out Of old memories. l was s. using sing
this carnelian as a charm to summon sui the
n1agi to their work 5''- TO- ''' '''47 =
Instead Of replying with some gay ga badi-
mage he, too, began looking in the FIRE,
and was silent. l#1ol ,a9gz 30 @ fE0fli
aAnd what are you doing 2 ]" she ask
ed, ter long pause. :. ~ : I
a"arhinking of commission. l. which
your father gave me this morning" he |
said, suddenly looking up. ' 80 e
z" What was it =? to send him cabinet
of minerals, when you return to our old
home ?''5 9f2d 81 o99st1at 7zs 8" saa
She said "our old home" in such a
ow voice, and such tender shadow fit.
ed over her, face, that Mr.. Potter was
moved to make an impetuous reply, which
'e had not intended +" He has commits /,
Toned meme, May, to gain your conf !
lence' and inquire into your heart, to win
rom you the motive which impelled you
refuse the. person whom We although
on loved .'3rufiae;7gA yiafse9 500 10 stal s
"Whem we all thought p" repeated ]
iayrob asa sitas2 ,asqo o7a sgmptoo se S
:. Why yes! it was considered set c
ed matter. 1t was strange of your fa- II
her la. to to choose me, of all men, to put such
question to a young lady-to you" : c
"And you have come me to ask ?' in, '
ulred May, looking into the dark eyes c
nat were bent upon hers with a look g
nat she had never seen in them before.
lie bcould see her heart throbbing
galnst herdress, and began to feel that a
e was getting into inextricable confusion a
nd yet did not break away from the en-. Y
'ngling spell. = : y go C
/" Are you going to tell me % he whis
cred, leaning towards. her. g.
oh, NJ! could not tell gou. Ny la
theri is very" . Inconsiderate, she was Il
ong to say, but paused with the thought "
at7 she was betrayibg herself. Then I
le looked down, and, in her agitation, a
ot knowing precisely what she did, she N
'essed the little crimson heart, which sa
e held, suddenly, with passionate mo, m
IN, ITO her bosom. Then she dropped it, &c
ID hung her head, while burning blush- of
rushed over her face BIO asau sag1 fo
6 May May Lancaster what did YOU ez
) that for !? to tempt me to forget the re
nfdenceoyour father placed in me POS -br
He arose from his chair, but he had Efr
r hands, in his own, and drew her be. f..
re @hisn = fandsso they stood moment in th
ence.i She heard the struggling of his Ira
cath, and felt his hands trem Bile. -
81 did it--because could neyer-Ebe
We Arthur Beverly" BESPOKE at last, EA,
low that he justheard her. gas'ssas hsb
He drew her to his bosom, and kissed ba
r.. She did mol, resist. ,.a, i 80 90
:" But. May, my darling" =, he said, .af- rel