Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-03-26

without seeming to reflect upon the con
sequences that might follow such remark
if repeated with variations and in sug-
gestive manner. And itso happened that
the lady, to whom he made the remark
rather snyied than loved Ida, andwas,
withal, not little inclined to scandal,
and made it point to repeat the insinua-
ton, under pledge of secrecy, to all her
acquaintsnces, giving as hor authority, a
certain gentleman whose name she would
give, if required to prove the truth of the
insinuation. The poison, thus infused
into the social circle, could not fail to reach
the character of Ida, whose free and un-
suspecting disposition and honest and
candid bearing constituted a pretext for
Intentional Misrepresentation and so
cautiously was the SANDER propagated, that
she was utterly at loss to account for the
cold glances and formal bows of some who
had sought terms Of the closest intimacy.
She remembered, however, having said to
gentleman somewhat intimate with him
that she believed Neville to be an imposter,
and from this fact argued that, perhaps,
he had heard of the remark, and that, per
haps, she was indebted to him for the
changes she had noted in the manner of
some of her former friends. -,
But by whatever motive actuatod, Mr.
Neville did not con6ne his remarks to the
lady already spoken of; and few days after
his interview with her, and whilst Edward
Holmes was paying him an afternoon
visit, he asked when his marriage with his
fair cousin was to come off. r,sisr 9.al
"I do not know was Edwards s reply,
"whether it viii ever como off,
GAhl Why it is the common talk Of the
city, and I supposed it to be asettled thing.
But from your reply L must infer that
there is no engagement, between you.
"And the inference is correct, sir-thore
is no engagement, and l am sorry, for her
sake, that such an impression has gone
abroad s''.- .=,s =
"I am both sorry and glad to hear it,
Edward F.; sorry that you should have en-
gagged In fruitless pursuit, and glad that
you are likely to escape an union that must
prove unhappy. ~ ai.o-s p7e2 41l"'t
( "Remember, sir, said Edward,i his eyes
flashing fire, "that you speak ofmy cousin,
and lean hear nothing, disparaglng her
character, from any quarter"
my dear sir, was the .prompe reply,
I"you mistake my meaning, it You infer
any such purpose on my part. Dut 40
|you believe that you could be happy with
wife whose hand was yours, whilst her
heart belonged to anotherf impute no
blame to piss hoimes' ana ask tne ques-
ton, from motives OF friendship 10 you
potn' =. f,
u am not uisposea' Neville' 10 seek
oncnse IN wha' you nave sa'u' nor WIN = !
Ilmpugn your motives Without PROOF o.
IevIl intention. But you must allow me tc tc
ask now you, an en'lre stranger 10 her' can
know that laa loves any oho'
Il couio, EDWARD, give you 'he name o.
an oinoer % VINO knew her wen IN 'he ior'' az
autnority ) put as ne Is a stranger 10 you
his declaration VIII carry no more welgh'
than mine ana, perhaps haa better rt' no
nave proacheo 'he supJec'--7especialiy as
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wOu'u marry ~ "O'n4n ~ p"tN'i' . "pH' "
'uo oi,0un,S'1"'eo ~ mi'On yOu H",'
a'iuu'u' anu '"ous" nass i0'1O, eT'', !, :
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