Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-03

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lence he began 70 speak Of The wild monis
tain scenery We were passing, ~ NJ by the
pale moonlight, and from thonee 9Ab trans
sticu vas easy 70 other scenery. elNrgs
passion with me. and Of which / spoke
With enthusiasm, unconscious lI.nt he Wat
quietly drawing tne Sui,1 ah8 bodleS how
much 1 had Travelled, and where Al
length he enked tie Il ! had eFsf eeen
L---, beaatliai little town On Tie ----
ritef.
ii'f cried. "shy wss son
there's
"Indeed71 he said. with a qniek look;
. do you belong to the fanily 0f Dbans. -
ls----3n
saw How impfudent / had beet. and
muttered out something al1Sdt 4 didtant
relationship, resolving to kacp silette.
and by that means keep my secret ssie.
but my resolutions vas soon thawcd hefafa
the magic OF bis sweet voice sud smile, and
beautiful eyes. and found myself discussing
the news and affairs of dear Old Li----, lis
beauties aud its changes, with the. dospsst
interest, for be had been there since ! had
and knew aH about it and loved e IS well
He grew more and more familiar. with
this bond Of interest between rs, and
think be must have Forgotten rs colnpleit
ly Us ! did, that be was genfIemau aud
a servant girl.
BY two o'clock, tie conversation having
tagged little, my heavy eye-lds began ID
drop, and be observing It rs he did every
thing else, urged me to finish my sleep as
before. o. You know" ho said smiling,
/" that we are not strangers now, bat Old
neighbors. You win not reffso the arIn ok
an old friend for that eorneri1 I resisted
a little while, and essayed sIeepipg there;
but finding my head violently auBg from
/ side to side, and my position otherEiss mn
comfortable, yielded to bis sdgice, NOS
without q feeling Of satisfaction, laid my
tired head down on his shoelder. aud fsa
asleep again.
awoke, howeyer, ia the gray dawn Of
the morning, early enough 20 be sitting III
quite calm and respectable Ia my "6p.
pioved toilette, before Mr.. ana nfrs,
Sherburn were astir. MY traroline cona
panion had helped me 70 fna my desbiakd
/ hand and head coverings, and watched nae
/ put up my hair in It's former tight coufne-
/ msnt, with an expressive look, which said
: as plainly as words, !" why do yon Do
/ itly / drew on the gloves, aad fctired In
!. to the shade Of the big bonnet 30 that
n when the somnolent pair awoke. sat look
: ing as they said. 'as if had ncyer been
!. asleep"
! The events Of sl1s tight before had bern
J so much like dream, that could hardly.
: realize. as l set listening 10 the 5okea Uf
Mr.. Sherburn and bis friend, that I had
: slept all night upon the arm Of that hand
: some man, and felt more interest In him at
! that moment than Id my own especial Har~
I ry, for whose atrocious sake had undcf3
! taken this foolish journey, and whom fer
vently wish had been in japan frst.
The four or I've following days and highfa
we spent on a steamboat, 70 AZ down Gle
Ohio river. Ny duties as Ida's nurse we're
very light she spent about three fcnrfhs
Of her time in sleep, and her mother neFes
trusted her 20 me except when she was
dressed and on exhibition In The afternoon
/ led n very easy and happy hfe. Mr.
aud Mrs. Sherburn where much together.
and did not know bow I disposed 81 my
time, bat Mr. Chester did. His friend
! Mr. Denning, was little in his society, bis
time being spent in smoking, sleeping, os
lplaying cards with d Sc cf young fel.ows
very much like himself never gave him
thought after the morning When I met
1ilu DO NC aIAh tA3N otHkCD9 VIII 0io1fta4l-tA
hair, and deranged whiskers, his dress SLOW.
eniy, and his mind disagrecabiy ferQcioar.
DOW saw hin drink mint juleps and play
cards, with less concern than horref s1 tAk
unblnshing coblness With which he -
denied all knowledge Of those articles in
conversation with me. cared for bin n6
longer. but was busy With the deeper feali-
ty, the dearer and true hsppinezs that had
begun to dawn upon my life.
/ The last evening Of our stay on the boat
sat ont on Gle guards, watching the san
set. with little Ida IN my arms ard cSd
heart In my breast. was tlinking how
by fny own folly had thrown away what
might have been the glory and ioy Of my
life. If had reEaained IN mg oHa home.
in my own station, might have met
Frank Chester, loved him and been loved
by him aosr he was lost to me becanen
though he might love me, my station sol a
forbid his seriously thinking Of me. Hhns
] sadly mused, when the objects 0f nay
thoughts came and seated himself By me.
Little Ida claimed his attention, he spokR
pleasantly 70 her, but looked with sort
Of impatience new 70 him, at ME, as liis
ed her on my lap aud arranged her aresss
MARY hesaid abruptly, but II tone
that made my heart bound ! uaut Jon 70
leave this occupation yon ara too delicate
and refined, too lovely and loseable for
, such toll as this 1t il igaobso and degre-
! ding, not in itself, bat for YOU
! could hardly help smiling. as he called
! Il .tgif ID lead about pretty child bali
, sh hoaf dag, and 70 do nothlng the rest
, Of the tirae. bat this vas not the tins 10
, laugh, and / answered. aoE wishing 70 cenr
tinue the fraud q my apparen, posiilpn II
alladiag TO It, What do fo1 nsaH WAht
can / do ~
. aBe ycla servant no longer he saia.
|. ssbut let me be t01S saisaat aad BE- yon ay
wife Oh. Mary, be ny via !"
He bent toward me as be spoke. sor
.. had hidden ny face 10 mg hdadl, efegpoN'
cred BY bis nobleneae ana lnla on Hi..N
| Iaa clsug % him. and be kddk her n ~
arms saTinr. 'eThsnk Of what sa5. Nary.
t;,l N e.f,,rn1 and carried bar down 1I.lI.