Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-25

). half suspected that | was in love, and aftci
I keeping up correspondence with her fol
j nearly year, finally concluded that it was
4 fact"
II " You did" said with laugh, swell
1 think your conclusion ought to have been Q
/ correct one, for you were long enough at it
and
Il He interrupted me with an impatient gree
ture, and continued. "Yes really loved her
1 but being inclined TO place rather low esti
mate upon myself could not believe that
1 she loved or could be made to love. l would
ask again, and again seeking in vain for an
Ianswer | hesitated week after week, be
tween hope and fear, fear for the most part
predOmlnatng but at length l resolved to
! write and have my fate decided. l received
favorable answer, but still was not satisfi-
ed, could not believe that she loved me, my
individual self. and 30 resolved to test the
matter further.
Y = |" Iconcealed my real feelings, wrote to
her like an enraptured lover, named the time
when / would return aud claim her as my
wife if so early date should be agreeable
TO her; but added that [ had been quite un-
fortunate of late, aud lost my property by
one of those unforeseen contingencies, against
which it was impossible to provide--that
stood Just where did eight years ago, with
the exception of the experience had gained
which considered fortune in itself, aud with
it, aud her presence and smiles to cheer me
| could soon make up for the loss had sus
tanned. L waited anxiously for her answer to
this letter, but it came full soon enough
She begged me to excuse her, as she had
changed her mind in regard to matrim0ny
/ c. -, ho os
least" Here he paused and gave a deep
sigh.
And was that all she said ~ asked.
" Was it not enough!" he replied, and rs-
ing he went abruptly out"
swell, Helen, if you are through, l sup
pose you will allow me to talk now."
Certainly, coz. wish TO hear your op
inion upon the subject"
I" | have but one question to ask. and then
your wish shall be gratfied. Is inc lady mar
ried 2" sslft
''She is not, but what difference does thai
make?"
" 1t makes o.eat deal of differenc in my
eye if she was the sinister person thai
be represents her to be, she would have beer
ocled into her deserts before th S time
some unprlnciple adventurer,or some old mo
ncy repository" Nojudging by what know
Of human nature and by his own story,
believe him to be contemplate foo, and hel
the really injured person."
"I do not see by what process OF reasoning
you arrive at such conclusion"
+" BY the easiest in the world. He ha:
fallen victim of his own suspicious, and he
deserves it,"
"You would not wish him to marry one
who wanted him only for his wealth ?''
" Certainly not but we have no proc
that the lady in question was one of thai
character"
How, then, do you account for her con
duct -
"Very easily. In the first place, he shows
by his own words, that he sets higher value
upon wealth than he does upon himself, fol
he says that, not valuing himself very highly
he could not believe that she could see any
thing in him to love. bat he could believe
that she could Jeve his money, ve-y natnrall,
tconcluding that she would value that which
he considered most valuable. In the second
place, person of much dscernmcnt could
see that such a letter as he says he wrote
was the offspring of doubts and not of mis-
fortune. No. an honorable man would neve.
have written letter like that, had he really
been stripped OF his all. He would have
stated the facts, given back the lady her pro-
mise, and then left it for herself to decide on
accepting or refusing him in his new posi-
ton.
She had sense enough to see this, and an
swered him as he deserved, very naturally
concluding that if he could falsify, to test
her truth before marriage, his suspicious dis
position would lead him TO adopt such a
course after marriage, as would destroy heI
happiness"
g But Caroline would you have a person
make no effort to avoid deception p
AN that he pieases, but lie should do il
at the right time. | hold that DO man has
right to offer his heart and hand to lady
;hat be does not respect enough to believ,
her above mercenary motives. After he ha:
gon 50 far as to ask her to become his wife
what right has be with suspicious and inyes
LEGATIONS, unless her own acts force them up
on him %
" Really Caroline, you have placed The
subject in an entirely new light. You are
the best defender Of your sex that hay,
ever met"
"And why should not defend them
woman would be true to herself and her sis
ters, it wo1d not be sal !, as it now often is
Woman is woman's worst enemy.