True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-06
!" Oh, LizSie,,I know what is4coming |!
Isee the end Of it !''sshe whispered.

he Is now poor, and l, ny that unexpect.
ed legacy, wealthy. was 100 proud
Once--perhaps he will be so now. Be.
sides thirteen years is long time to pass
over ones head. l may look old and
ugly 10 him" ... ~. ..-tJ
"Pshaw, Lizzie! I have heard you
called The most splendid woman in New
York. You needn't pretend you don't
know you are beauty
q" don't pretend not to know that The
specifically observing world of fashion
may say SO. But ] was slight and grIish
and Intellectual looking them Now. I'm
tall and full, and by no means pale
Who knows whether he may like tie
change"
"But Lizzie he is thirteen years older,
too, and may bel gray, or bald perhaps.
Maybe you won't like him."
Nonsense child"
"But would YOU like him if he we're
perfect fright :" ...
He never, never, can look frighduI
to me-" y
" Well. you can never look ugly o.
(right(ully TO anybody. So make your.
self easy. You are splendidiy handsome,
healthy, rich, fashionable If he is moi
pleased. he must be difficult"
"All these things are against me, An
ME. lf were poor, and pale, his gener
Gus heart would cherish me, but am
entirely too well off for my own good
'There--Our first visitors are ringing"
Even such dcluge as fell that day
did not prevent the arrival Of many cal.
lers upon the fashionable heiress and hel
pretty cousin. ..9H .... ..
Annie, surrounded by young gentlemen
chaaed busily. Elizabeth entertained Ole
Mr.. Norris, and when he took leave, she
she sat Tor some minutes alone. The
door opened, and tall, pale, sickly gen
tleman entered, who advanced to the la
dy Of the house, Elizabeth, and greeled
her as a stranger, though he gazed eager
ly and keenly into her face to find in hel
his own Lizzie. He did not a, first rec.
ognise her in that stately, glowing wo'
man. ..
She too looked at him eagerly and
keeuly, with paling cheek and filling
eyes. She was grieved to the heart at the
change she saw. He was a feeble inva
lid, whom she had last seen in the full
vigor Of heal.h--an old man, grey ant
wrinkled instead Of the ApolIo.like you'll
size remembered. .:. . .
by degrees they came to be sure O
each other. though nothing but the com
piiments of the season, could pass be
tween them there. surrounded as they
were by young eyes, and they parted af
Ter ten minutes common.places.
Not TO disappoint Annie, her cousir
continued all day receiving visitors and
answering nonsense, with forced compo
sure; bu, her weary heart could not husl
itself to sleep tina! night. w.. .La.,-
The invalid who paid that New Years
visit. also watched. He walked the foo
for hours, chased by furies. pride, tor.
neniing love. doubt and dread. na. ,.
Beautiful, wealthy, proud--wha
have | 10 do with her." he thought =
Dear Lizzie. God bless you but Gel
never see you again-never! Poor, old
sick, miserable wreck that | am. | hav,
no right to expect you to look upon m,
with any feeling but dislike-or pity
Sooner than ask you to share my wretch
ed lot, l would die like an outcast dog J.
Oh, Lizzie, those old, long gone days
are they as dear to you as to me! The!
say womau's love is more faithful thai
mans. But my appartion to-day mus
have frightened away all memory Of ,h
past. | could wish to have found 20,
as miserable as | am. Then l shoul
have gone 10 you. But as you are
you are not for me By the dread l feI
Of seeing her old an ugly, realize wha
| am 10 her now"
A few days after New Years, Eliza
beth, pale and agitated, sough. her young
cousin, and found her alone in her room
"Annie," she said "poor Mr.. Lind
sey lies at the point Of death, with nc
one friend near him /! Oh, what shall
do! If he had said one word on Ne,
Years day, or looked one look. to tel
that he remembered old times, / shoul
go to him and bring him back TO life.-
/ know could, by The strong will hav
10 do it. But | dare not, for he met m
as stranger. and left me as a stranger
| with the compliments Of the season.
cannot thrust myself on his unwilln
heart, even 10 do him service. Yet,
cannot'le him die uncared for. Chi
dren's instincts are true. Now VIII;
shall ! do Annie I" buG Uu asg'.
"No one 10 nurse him ln sl,a .aI
Do" None buthired hnrses.D ,rlgg 4..
"a" Has he good ono of thosei"
), ".0h, Annie. what can any Of theI
do for him compared 10 what | could +
If be would only like TO have me, oc
even paSsively let mel uI7 1nigciI.
"Send opr,own old nurse l''9d aal
d goH She is 100 ,Eeeble.',l25 iRilinats
J 4" She ran s6s that Inc is not hsglsctet
i ahd she Is good and tender, Then, Ii;
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