Weekly Delaware State journal, statesman and blue hen's chicken. (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-18??, 1857-08-28

lou Miii surely prihB her heres paPA y
said Helen.
DR.. Davis looked at his wife.
" You do not doubt my acqniescence p sh
answered warmly.
"No indeed my dear wife, | ought NOT
but | hssitated about giving you 80 great
charge"
It will make us all happy, nm sure, t
have her here, said Mrs. Davis, /" and Hele
ought TO have companion"
DR.. Davis smoothed the dark hair over hi
wife's still beautiful brow, and she looked Vi
lovingly in his face. No, he did not doubt tha
she would be kind mother to the lonely or
phan who would henceforh make her homi
| with them.
| Amy Leeson was two years younger thni
Helen, being just eighteen. She was whom
| to know was to love. OF gentle, confilinl
nature, she won others hearts by her ready in
terest in their plans, and an unsellsh yieldin;
Of her own, never apparently suspeciing them Q
unkind or unworthy motives. Many one le
while with her, thai she was capable Of high aps
holy actions, and possessed a hidden strength
which lay unexerted, and many one was 81
mulatcd by her example to exert, for the tint
at least, that strength to do right.
Perhaps the interest she excited, mny ha1l
been in high degree owing her bflsheA \
+, ~ Gould not walk without cfutch HeFSefTs
tiful countenance was expressive Of purity itself
md its beauty was not injured, but rather
softened by the pensiye droo, ing OF the long
lasbes over her deep blue eyes. Her figure was
very delicate, even fragile, and one felt that she
could not long remain among earth's children,
but was pluming her wings for Immortality.
This would not, perhaps, have been the case,
could she have gone out 10 childhood to share
the sports of her companions. Exercise would
have strengthened her constitution and painted
the cheek with roses where now bloomed only
the pale lilly.
We will pass over the first few weeks Of Amy's
arrival at her uncle's, where she soon found
herself regarded as a daughter of the house
hold, and her sad, stricken heart was comforted
for her parents loss by the thousand daily acts
of kindness lavished upon her by her aunt and
cousin. Helen received, in her inmost heart,
and Amy in return, neglected no opportunity
Of consulting her cousins tastes and pleasure.
Helen, though fine pianist could not sing,
and she derived SO much pleasure from hearing
Amy, who possessed n charming voice, that was
highly cultivated, that she would sometimes
keep her a whole evening at The instrument,
wien she reciped in the easy chair at the other
end of the room. leaving Horace to turn the
leaves of the music, and sometimes to unite his
voice with Amy's 1t was not long before the
cheek of the young songstress learned to flush,
and her eye to brighten, as he leaned over her,
Helen did not heed this. She was incapable of
jealousy, and il she had thought his heart bad
strayed in the least from her since Amy's arrival,
she would have scorned to endeayor to win back
his transferred allegiance. Amy, in the iutoxi-
cation of her underlined hopes almost forgot her
lameness, and gave herself up entirely to the
happiness Of the present.
One evening, just after sunset, as Amy WAS
reading to her aunt, Helen stole out Of the room,
IL. L.. t.. la.I al. F.tl. a
that morning given her, took her way down to
the Lilac Walk She had not been there since
her cousins arrival and she smiled to herself
as she saw the fallen leaves that lay scattered
around and upon the seat at the end OF tue
Walk. She sat down, and opening her book,
was soon quite unconscious Of all surrounding
objects, in the interest excited by its pages.
But other eyes had watched her az she thus
wandered away, and soon Horace quietly fol-
lowed her, and coming silently behind her,
looked over her shoulder as she sat with her face
turned away from the entrance of the avenue.
When, at length, she looked up, and found him
by her side, she colored with surprise and CON
fusion. Her natural spirit OF c0quetry came
strong upon her. and in spite of his grave, earn
est manner, she gayy chatted with him, inter
rupting every attempt he made 10 lead the CON
yersation into a more serious channel. Finally,
as be ceased to speak, and only answered her
by grave smilci she rose saying
&" Let us go to the house, and have one Of
Amy's songs, for am dreadfully tired of talk
ing, and know you must be tired of listening"
"wait moment" said he detainiug her,
" | am only listening because you will not al
low me to speak"
Then seeing her crimsoned cheek, he con-
tnued--
"You know, Helen, that have sought in vain
an opportunity of speaking and now you must
listen to me-"
Must DR.. Clayton % she returned play
fully, "meihinks this is daring language to use
to me, here in my own especial domnions."
Do not trife with me now, Helen. You
know you love me, even as truly and devotedly
as do you. Will you not confirm those hopes
that have so long made the brightness Of my
life, and let me feel that they have reality"
al presume DIR. Clayton thinks he is ire
sistible?" answered she, in a slightly naughty
tome piqued that he should think her so easily
won.
Helen" exclaimed the young man earnestly,
you do love me. l speak frankly, because
believe you incapable Of trifiing with the deep
est, holest feelings Of our nature, next to the
love of God"
"You deceive yourself" she answered in a
tone of offended pride, " l do not love you"
He stood looking at her for moment in mute
astonishment, then the blood rushed to his face
and he said in n stern voice
"I know that your own heart does not say
that should you let ii be heard, il would plead
for me-but the beautiful, accomplished Miss
Davis looks down upon the poor country doctor
who dares to aspire to her hand. Che could
heartessly sport with true honest heart, and
then fling it aside as carelessly as she would
her csst.off trinkets. Love fool that | was,
to imagine you were capable Of feeling it,"
He turned away from her She rose TO re-
call him, but the whitening scorn in which his
last words were spoken, withheld her. He
passed out of the avenue, and with basty strides
approached the house, which he entered, and
went up TO his own room.
Helen would have given worlds to be able to
unsay all that she had said
But he cannot think was in earnest" she
said to herself Incapable OF love uh II
he ouly knew"
He surely must come back, she thought. But
when the time passed on and he did not coue,
she called up pride to her aid and with a hrm
step. went into the house. She found Amy
alone, reading. The affectionate girl welcomed
her with a smile, gently chidiug her for going
cut SO late.
"You have never taken me to the lilac walk,
Helen," she said
Helen tried to SMILE but she felt as if she
herself did not wish to go there unless she could
be reconciled to Horace.
In the evening, Horace was with them as
usual. He did not look ut Helen, who sough'
in vain to meet his eye. When Amy sang he
stood by her, and afterward gently assisted he'
to her seat.
"Daughter, you are silent tonight" said Dr
Davis, looking at Helen as she sat in recess
the window.
"oh, no, papa" she answered, rising ant
/ coming toward him.
, She drew low chair beside him, and raitle'
| on gayly, and almost uninterruptedly. ne
eyes sparkled with unusual brillianey, and TN
bright glow that mantled .her cheek made hel
| so beautiful that Horace almost held his breau
} as he gszed upon her He felt that she wa
t acting part She kept them all amused an'
9 delighted by her sparkling sallies, till II wa
/, time to separate for the night; but when sh
/ had left them all, and was alone in her owl
: room, she set the night lamp on the table AM
I burst into tears.
: She now felt that he had gone too far-no'
y he must despise her. In vain she called 70 le