St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-08

will found but an old one, drawn up
years ago, leaving all her property to
; Harry. Marion, Of course, has moth
ing SO after the executors of the will
closed Mrs. Aslly's house until Harry
comes home, offered her the place of
governcss to Lizzie and Rosa, and
here she is
But why the -
" George ~
why don't Harry take care of her :?
The idea Of such girl as she is going
out TO teach !"
"She is splcnddly educated, and
it's no disgrace to make her talents
support her"
Il know that but there she was,
sitting in the nursery, Lizzie before
her, looking at everything but her
book, Rosa finding out the difference
between \ and X, at her knee, and
Susan, with some sewing, talking to
her, willie Archy, mounted on the back
Of her chair, was dcmolishing the fine
ry in Susan's basket. By the way,
Mother, are you not making a nursery
maid Of her. Is she to take care Of
Archy, and DO your sewing, as we'll as
teach the girls ?"
1T was Just cap wanted trimmed,
and | don't know how Archy came to
be there
Evening fell Marion was seated
in her own room, tired with her days
labor, and sad sad as she thought of
the change in her life. Could we read
her thoughts, we should sec at once
the secret Of her life. She loved Har-
~ Ashly. Bound to him at first by
ties of fcrvcut gratitude, his gentle,
brothcrly care of her from the time
she entered his aunt's house had ripcn-
ed this feeling into deep, intense love.
which she .jcalously concealed and |.
guarded. Many times when he pressed !
upon her brow the kiss of affection,
had her heart beat and struggled with
emotion almost 10 bursting. lie had |
never spoken one word Of love TO her /
Always kind and attentive, he was
more like IL loving brother or cousin,
than one who coveted a dcarcr name .
than either When he went to Europe, |
two years before the time of his aunts
death, hc had, for the first time, LET
fall some words which Marion cher
ishcd as the dearest he had ever spo-
ken tbcv wcrr
Good Lvc Marion dear, Be truc
| ID me. Remember am your first
! loyc. and must be. your last. did .
pets to run away with :" - --.--'-
That was all! Mere jest, Marlun
often thought, and yet the words were
printed on her mcmery. Who that
has ever loved docs not know how one
phrase, or sometimes even one look
will linGcr on the heart ; forgotten,
perhaps, while the loved one Is near
us, yet recalled and dwclt upon when
absence makes the idol still dcarcr
Though constantly employed, Marion
had found her new home u pleasant
one but now, the return OF the son
and heir of the house made her sit
uItion very dlSaGrccablc. George,
thuu%htlcSs and gay, did not dream
that his attentions could be unacccrpta-
blc to any one, and charged MarIon's
cold rcpy and guarded manner TO-
wards him to her proper sense OF her
position, striving, by renewed attcn-
ton, to make her sensible Of how en-
tIrcly he overlooked 1t. Marion, con-
sclOuS Of the utter indifference with
which she regarded him, DID not un-
dcrStand the praises Mrs Morton laV-
ishcd upon her prudence, or the cau-
tioms shc piled her with, not TO think
that every iattcrnG word from gen
tlcman was serious admiration.
Far away from home, Harry Ashly
was wandering III the Highlands, when
the news Of his aunt's death reached
him. Ii was when he heard OF Mari
on's t'orlorn situation, that he first
thought seriously OF his love for her.
lie had loved her from the hrst mo-
mcnt nc saw her, though ne would
have laughed, had any one ascribed
his interest III the little girl to such
potent cause. lie was wealthy, and
had often dreamed OF making her his
wife, but did not speak to her, because
he reasoned that they were all very
happy together, and if she did not re-
turn his love, it would break in upon
the dear home circle: perhaps she
would leave them If he spoke OF his
passion to her, and SO deprive him OF
her presence, and his aunt OF COM
pauion. So he never spoke OF it treat
ing her always like dear sister
Now that she was cast upon the wide
world, poor and friendless, he deter
mined to 90 home and tell her how
long and truly he had loved her, and
if she would not marry him, he could,
at least, set aside some of his aunt's
fortune for her. He was convinced
that Mrs. Ashly had intended to pro-
vide for the orphan but, like many
others, delayed from time to time car
rying this intention INTO elect, until