The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-11

ROMANCE OF a GLOVE.
~Ila,as srisd nay ssavsil.ns companion. .Pfop.
4 iss driver palled up hts horace; and before I
tOutd pfoseus him, Weetwood ieaped down from
ths vehicle, and ran back Tor the article that had
{ II yas s,ovs--ny glove which he'd insdver.
eeauy throwa ont, IN taking my handkercao
from my pocket. =
s0s o., dIiserl. and he tossed It into my hand as
be .ssa@sd b. seat u .as open :ssss, Mn =,
xshs "but beware Of rendering me another such
s,rIf Il bad been your hat or yonr Handkerchief,
be sure should have let II lie who're II fell; but
glove-1that 10 different. once found romance
IN glove. Sioce then. gloves are sacred. And
Westwood gravely bit on the end Of his segar.
50 "A romancei Tell me about that ! am tired
Of this ead,css stretch Of sea-lke coantry, THESE
regular ground swells. and its good TWO noars
ride yet TO yonder headlaud, which tuts out into
Ale prairse, between US and the setting sun
sMea0whiie, your romance
.Dld / say rouancei fear you would hardly
think Il worthy OF the name, said NY companion
every life has It's romantic episodes, or a, least
incidents which appear such TO him WHO experien.
ces them But these tender little histories are
usually insipid enough when told. have mai
deu aunt, who once came 80 near having an offer
froEs pale stripping, with dark hair seven years
the circumstances, with the remark, that
she wishes she knew some competent novel
writer 10 whom she could confde, feeling
spre that the story Of that period Of her life woud
make the groundwork OF a magnificent work o
fiction. Possibly inherit my aunts tendency to
magnify into extraordinary proportions trins -
which look at through the double convex lens o
= personal interest. So don't expect too much Of
my romance, aud you shall hear it,
Il sid found IL 10 glove. 1t was by no means
q remarkable glove-middle sized, straw colored
aud new AZ for the hand in which now hold
your very excellent cigar. OF couree there was a
young lady in the case let me see-I don't believe
can tell You the story" said Westwood, latter
nll,' .FgzFT ifs-ss
gently urged him to proceed.
"Pshaw.' said he, after kindiing his cigar, with
affsw. vigorous whiffs, "what's the use OF being
yoolishs Ny aunt was never din eot about telling
her story and why should hesitate to tell mine
The young Iady's name-well call her simply
Margaret. She was blonde, with hazel eyes aud
dark hair. Perhaps you never heard OF blonie
with hazel eyes aud dark hair! She was the only
one ever saw aud there was the finest contrast
imaginable between her fair, fresh complex ion
aud her superb tresses aud delicately traced eye
brows. She was certainly lovely, If not handsome;
aud-such eyes. 1t was event in ones life. sir,
lust to look through those luminous Windows into
fer soul. That could not happen every day, be
sure. Sometimes for weeks she kept them turne
from me, the ivory shutters half closed, or the
mystic curtaiDs VI reserve drawn within; then
again, when was tortured With unsatisted yearn-
Tags, and almost ready to despair, she would
suddenly turn them upon me. the shutters thrown
wide, the curtains away, and Fl ,od of radiance
Streaming FORTH that filled me so full Of light and
plsdness, that had no shsdowy nook left in ME
for a doubt to hide in. She must have been con.
scious Of this power of expression. She used it so
spxringiy, aud il seemed 20 me artfully! Bnt
always torgaFe her when she did use it, and che
rishsd resentment only when she did not
margaret was shy aud proud; could never
cal " Confidence. / W,
knew well, at least that her. heart was mine. And
a deep, tender wonans heart it was too, despite
her reserve. Without maUy words. we under.
stood each other, aud so - PshaG! said West.
wood, "my cigar is out"
.s.0n with tue ssoryp'
swell, we had onr lovers quarre,s, OF COURSE
Singular, what foolish children love makes of us .
-rendering Us sensitive, 1alous, eXactng, In the
superiaslve degree. l am We were both ami
able and forbearng towards all the world besides
but, for che powerful reason that we loved, we
we're bound to nsinterpret words looks, and ac-
lions and wound each other Oh every convenient
coca zion. panied by her attentions to others,
or perhaps by an apparent preference Of a book or
q bouquet to me. Retaliation on my part and quiet
persiatence hers ontinued to estrange us until
I generally .eadsd by concedng everything, and
pleading tor one word OF kindness, to end nay mis-
cry.
II was wrong-too quick TO resent, too ready to
concede. No doubt IL was to her a score. gratif-
caliJn to exercise her power over me and at last
l.
order to provoke q temporary estrangement. and
ssjoy repetition Of her triumph.
IL vas at party; the thing she did Was to waltz
with man whom she knew / detested whom
knew she could not respect, aud whose half
embrace, as he whired her in the dance. almost
put murder into my thoughts. Margaret said
zone last woN II you care for me, bewareP
D That was foolish speech, perhaps. 1t was
certainly Intellectual. She persisted, looking SO
cain aud composed, that great weight fell upon
my heart I walked away; wandered about the
saloons; tried. to gossip and be gay; but the
wound was too deep. ..s. - fs.4
! 1 accom- panied her home, late in the evening"
We scarcely spoke by the way. At the do)r, she
looked NE sad Nv In the face--she gave me her hand
/ Thought IL tfembled.
-ksGood night she said, in low voice,
Good bye! answered coidly. and hurried from
the house. 80 = a. .-a
1t was some consolation to hear her close the
door after had reached the corner OF the street.
and to know that she had been listening to my
footsteps. But was very angry. l made stern
resolutions; vowed 70 myself, that would wiring
her heart. and never swerve from my purpose
until l had wrung out of it abundant drops of sor-
row aud eontrition. How succeeded You shall
hear. . -
had previously engaged her to attend series
of concerts with me; an arrangement which did
not now regret, and for good reasons. Once week,
with famous punctualty, called for her, escorted
her 20 the concert room. and carefully reconducted
her home-ietting no opportunity pass to show
her u True Ro0tIeuDnu ueiereDCe huu EeepeCt-Con-
versibg with her freely about music, books, any
thing in short, except what We both knew to be
deepest in each others thoughts. Upon other oc-
casions avoided her, and even RETAINED from 60
ing to places where she was eXpected-especiaiy
where che knew that knew she was expected
.Weli,' continued Westwood, my designs upon
her heart, which was going to wiring SO unmerci-
fully, did not meet with very brilliant success
To confess the humiating truth, soon found
that was torturing myself good deal more than
n vQta hal Az faSf re-
sort, what do you think did!'
..You probably asked her to ask your forgive
ness"
Nat /! / have will of adamant as people find,
who tear away the amiable flowers and light soil
that cover it, and she had reached the impenetra-
BILE, firm rock. neither made any advances to-
wards reconciliation nor invited any. But will
tell you what lid do, final trial of her heart.
j had for come time, been meditating an European
tour, and my interest in her had aloue kept me at
home. Some friends of mine we're 20 sail early in
the spring. and now resolved to accompany them.
don't know how much pride and spite there was
in the resolution-probabIy good deal. confess
] wished TO make her suffer = to show her that she
had calculated too much on my weakness-that l
lcould be strong and happy without her. Yet, with
all this bitter aud vndictive feeling, listened to
q very sweet and tender whisper in my heart which
said, Now il her love speaks out-now If che says
to me one true, kind womsuly word-she shall 90
vito me, and nothing shall ever take her from me
asain." ,e h.s-s
On the day OF the last concert, impaired the
secret OF my intended journey to person who, I
felt tolerably sure, would rush to Margaret at
once with the news Then in the evening, went
for her, was conscious that my manner towards
her was little more tender or rather little less
coidly courteous, that night than 1t had usually
been Of late; for my feelings were softened and
had never seen her 30 lovely. had never before
kHowa what atreesure was about to lose. The
subject Of my voyage was not mentioned, aud IL
she had heard Of IT, she accepted the fact without
the least Visible concern. Her quietness under the
circomstanee chilled me-disheartened me quite.
] am not one Of those who can give much super
nuous love or cling with unreasonable, blind pas
eion 10 al object that yields affection In return
quick aud effsctuai method Of curing . fancy IN
perseDs OF my temperament is to teach them TUE,
It il not reciprocated. Then IL expires IKE 2
Name cut Of from the air, or plant removed
from the soil. The death struggle, the uproo.ins
IL the painful thug but whom the heart 10 tnoi :.
oughly convinced that its love 10 mispiacou, :.