Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-10-14
CLEVELAND THURSDAY MORNING. OCTOBER IA, 1888

ing boughs she had told him so, and promised
some day to be his wife. Still, she would not
hear of q positive engagement,-bOth should
be free to change their mind if they wished,
he said, and with this Walter was satisfied.
II have no diamOsds to give you darling"
he said, drawing her close to him, and Cora
knowing to what he referred, answered that
''his love was dearer to her than all the world
besides" Alas, that woman should be SO
tickle
The same train which carried Walter away
brought Mrs. Blanchard letter from her
daughter, dashing, fashionable woman, who
lived in the city, and who wished to bring her
sister Cora "out" the coming winter. "She is
old enough nOw," she wrote, ''tO be looking for
husband, and of course she'll never do any
thing in that by-Plaee."
This proposition, which accorded exactly
with Mrs Blanchard's wishes, was joyfully ac-
ceded to by Cora, who, while anticipating the
pleasure which awaited her, had yet no thought
of proving false to Walter, and in the letter
which she wrote informing him OF her plan,
she assured him of her unehanging fidelity,
little dreaming that the promise thus made
would so soon be broken Petted, caTessed fat
tered and admired as she was in the circle of her
sisters friends, how could she help growing
worldly and vain, or avoid contrasting the plain
unassuming Walter, with the polished and gaily
dressed butterflies who thronged Mrs. Barton's
drawing room. When the summer came again
she did not return TO US as we had expected, but
we heard of her at Saratoga, and Newport, the
admired of all admirers, while one It was said, a
man of high position and untold wealth, bid fair
to win the beauteous belle Meantime her let
tiers to Walter grew short and far between, ceas-
ing at length altogether; and one day during
Il, I'll hor rasfIau.a - h.,
received from her package containing his min
iature, the books he had given her, and the let
ters he had written. These she wished me to
give him when next | saw him, bidding me tell
him 70 think no more ofone who was not worthy
of him.
ITO be plain, ,Lottie, !" she wrote, am engaged,
and though Mr.. Douglas is not a bit like Wal
ter, he has great deal of money, drives splendid
horses and reckon we shall get on well enough.
wish, though, he was not quite so old You'll
be shocked to hear that he is almost fifty,
though he looks about forty, don't like him
as well as did Walter, but after seeing as much
of the world as / have, l could not settle down
into the wife of poor minister. lam not good
enough, and you tell him so. hope he wont
feel badly,-pOor Walter,-Tve kept the lock of
bis hair, couldn't part with that; but OfeOur
Mr.. Douglas will never see it. His hair is grey!
OoouBle-
This was what she wrot,, and when heard
from her again she was Cora Douglass, and her
feet were treading the shores of the old world,
whittier she had gone on bridal tour.
In the solitude Of his chamber, the young
student learned the sad news from paragraph
in city paper, and bOwing his head upon the
table he strOve 10 articulate,-"It is vel" but
the flesh was weak, warning with the spirit, and
the heart which Cora Blanchard had cruelty
trampled down, clung 10 her still with death
ike fondness and following her even across the
waste watarzr-sricd OUTFLOW can / give her
up % But when he remembered, as he ere long
did, that twas sin to love her now, he buried
his face in his hands, and calling on God to help
him in his hour Of need, wept such tears as new
er again would fall for Cora Blanchard.
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