The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-05-01
parlor, his cage of manner forsook him, and

evidently became more interested In Miss
Trevor; he often neglected his morning
amusement and devoted the time wholly tC
her.-The two friends now rarely conversed
OF their mutual mistress for Frank was
too jealous to trust himself to words, and
Harry, seeing his friends feeling had too
much generosity to speak on the subject.
Frank, meanwhile, industTiOusly continu.
ed his angling, at least in appearance, for
every morning, with rod and basket, he
took bis way to the mountain streams, back
of the village, and often did not return un-
til after the sun had set, when tired and dis
plated he remained at the inn alone, all the
evening, instead of visiting Miss Trevor, as
formerly. But in these long excursions he
spent little OF his time in angling. Perhaps
he would make few casts until he had
partially filled his basket; and then putting
up his tackle he would climb to some height
overlooking the village, where, himself con-
cealed, he would spend hours in gazing on
the white cottage of Mrs. Trevor
! One afternoon, returning sadly to his inn,
he had reached the foot of the mountain
and was treading his way through the for
/ est, wh,n he was aroused from his abstrac-
ton, by the sound of voices close at hand
Looking up he beheld Miss Trevor and Har-
ry seated on the trunk of fallen tree,
which lay across his path. As there was
no other way by which TO advance, he was
on the p int Of addressing the lovers, when
his at ention wa, fixed by some words Har
~ ami he stopped unceremoniously
J Pray, Jest not at me. dear Miss Trevor.
/ his friend said ..vov dld v.r M, bai.ya
me in earnes, ;"
believe Won in earnest - said Mss IRE.
vor s,cskinr c.;v hu- win an av.rted
face while hrr fn,rrs were tearinr wild
/ flower to ,ieres did Won ever Know men
TO be in carn..s,.-a Vel believe women
no, fckie or couo-rv Girls M si,o,,1.tons "
! "T,no my ,r.rJ-uran my honor " Was
. the rerrv. in a,oDe Of vrxat.op. w WLateaA
do t. assure YOU Of NV seriousness
/ "Do nothing, Nr. H,yIand. We country
girls are not 50 unused to tine speeches a
Fou fancy, and do not take all the pretty
commitments for truth that are yrAi.rercd 5r
our ear. especially bv a fine gentleman who
would arnuse himself during dull visit 70
our stupid village"
Realiy-solenrly-'
"Nav, no oaths - said Mss Trevor, still
galy, rising a she smoke, "vou have car
ricd on tnis Jest bra,elv 80 far, but there j.
. no necessity 10 swear. | u give you 4 Ger
tiiicate that Won know how to liirt and even
how % propose. without asking YOU to 20
your knees or call heaven to witness: you
play the part admirably. Practice makes
. perfect, snd have no doubt if you can get
In love, that you ID pay your devolrs IN the
most elegant manner, And now, having got
through your lesson, Ne VIII return, If you
please, for the air grows cold"
blt my dear Mss Trevor, sad Harry,
retaining her hand, and speaking rapidly
and pas-.on4tely, e" tuIS is no j-st. | love
you-Geepiy, dis,CactcGIy, life Is nothing
without you. Here Offer you heart, hand
and fortune,-all have or ever shall have
/ Mss Trevor b.usAed over neck AID brow
at these lmp2SS.onste words, but her answer
was calm aud assured, though a tone Of feel
+ ing vas percep.i5.e in her reply.
Il you do not jest, Mr. Haviland,' she
said seriously, :" am sorry, very sorry
/ But never can be yours"
/ Harry gazed at her il amazement. lie
had persuaded himself tlat Miss Trevor had
long been in love with him; indeed he could
/ not understand how il could b. otherwise.
for to say nothing OF the intimacy waich
had subsstcd between them, was he not
rich, and she poor, he one OF the elite Of
city and she an unknown country gir. =
But his assurance now began 70 desert him.
/ Then you do not love me - he said in
tone between astoni~huent aud despair.
Al 90 not, said Mss Trevor, half in Pity
halt haGghtjlr.
Not after our constant association FOR
the last ak weeks,
Not even that, SIR" said see, now quite
lofily.
Il do Mt understand It. Miss Trevor, said
Harry, in 4 tone where vanity predominated
as much a. love.
lam sure | cannot explain it,
Did YOU not talk with me. laugh with
me and walk with me in preference to all
others,"
Really. Mr.. iiavilaud," said Miss Trevor,
coloriny with anger. This grows imperti-
nent. am not aware of having given YOU
any encouragement" she added more kind
", for | never suspected you were doing
any thing but amusing yourself You made
no secret at first of vour intention to 10 so
with me; YOU quzzed all county girls and
myself in particular. | NAV have tried to
be as pleasing as possible in order to con-
vince YOU that country girl was not, in
consequence you that a country girl was
not, in consequence, simpleton, for such a
motive is natural to your sex ss well as ours,
but that | ever strove to win your love, or
even suspected the possibility of such a
thing, heaven is a witness that am innocent.
" You say somebody told You | intended
to amuse mpself with you. Then Mr.. Car
son has betrayed me.
'Iou mistake" replied Miss Trevor.
quickly, " Mr.. Carson IS above lnJuring a
friend. 1t was the village talk; you were
overheard.
But Will you not give me nope: SAID
Harry, with pause struggling between
pique ana love.
Let US oe irie'os' We ca" oe "o'i''"9 :
more:
linen you IoVc ahother, ne sa'u quick y.
MISS Trevor turned away n'f ne"u' 'of
her lace was covered Win o'uN"@S
ana 1t IS rrah"' toh',''ueu 'i'.!!.m y