Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11


Reeves. The captain rose from hi
chair While she was hesilatlng wha
to do, and fairly swept her out Q
the room. kR
Go and put on your furbelows
and win the commission, Julia, hi
said, sarcastically, as he shut th'
door behind her. ~
/ She staid to put on no furbelows,
but went slowly down the stairs,
4 dreading to meet her cousin, ant
1 more than haIf vexed with him fol
l,spoiling her afternoon BY this I'M
portone call.
The young gentleman had moi
broken his heart overhis disappoint'
ment, as his cousin had feafed ht
would three years before. Indeed
! be had bad as many affairs oiile same
kind on hand since that period, as
would have driven it entirely out
tof his mind, had it not been Tor one
circumstance. Julia was an beiress
in her own right the mistress oil
the sum Of twenty thousand dollars.
Had she been Medusa herself, the
young lieutenant would hardly have
refused her IN such a case. Being
fonly a pretty, lively girl, however,
Iwho had once ii.lleu desperately in
tluye with him as IA midshipman, he
thought it only masnanimoos IN hla''
to off,r tie lieutenani's epaulette
for her acceptance, now that the
time had come when money was the
most desirable thing 90 earth to him,
even if it Was saddled with such an
incumbranee as wife.
She met him rather coolly. ; Rut
he argued. with himself that she was
piqued at his long neglect, anu so
went to work at once to regain his
lost ground. =
1 Julia, be exclaimed, pressing
her hand to his heart, shave you
forgotten all that once passed be-
tween us?' ~. "
Dear mel OF course / have!-
Why. it is three yerrs ago, she an
swered, with an auexpressise shrug ol
her shoulders.
But you promised to be true
forever, he said, little disconeer-
ted BY her evident composure.
You promised
!. .Any amount Of foolish things,
have no doubt, my dear cousin, she
replied quietly, I'VE viii take that
for granted. Du. you Will do vel
to forget them all. as ] have done;
.Ab. Jalia. but if | cannot forget!
.Par,en mel supposed you
bad done so long ago. Your memo
lry seems to have been ronsed sud
denly, after silence oil three years.
she said, luolsins at him steadily.
j .There are nanny reasons Tor thai
I silence which you know nothing Of,
he said, eagerly.
i have no doubt of it, Stuart
4 But there are also reasons which
lido know-remember that
1 Name them.
4 She turned way with careless
laugh.
NV dear cousin, of what use Cal
d that be? And why shoulh W
) spend all our time in quarrellng! :
4 Come, tell me what you have bee
doing since We met. How man.
|. battles have you won, and how man.
! hearts have you broken?' ~
Not one,' he said, bit terly, Jud
/ ging by your manner. Julia, wi
yoa hear me-? -
+ provided you talk reason
, i will. / wish TO know it yo
are prepared TO fulfil the promis
: made me elthrte years ago. !,
Stuart. this is oomuch,' she saie
/ you are too sensible Of it..
+ III is true, then, that yon are t
y
marry your guardian be said luso
Ilentfy. Il have heard on all side
e how iDfatuated you we're, bat | ne'
! er believed it stilI now. Answer mi
: Julia. Are you? ] will have a
9 answer.
J He caught ser wrist, and held
o tightly. She turned pale With al
|ger, and spoke in a voice he ba
= never heard her use before.
g Release my hand, sir anc uni uni
you Can address nc as you opgl
e 10, never dare speak to me agssln
Isl He dxepped her band, looked ,
berhaIf. f.sulky aud half-ashamad ,as 81
d went on. r understand it all no
! / knew you we're ia debt, Stuart b