The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1858-11-24
.True." I said: "but our hearts are

Gay, there's the rub. 1t is for want
of true perception. There cannot be q
true love without a true perception. Love
is for the soul to know, from its own in
tuition-not for the understanding to be-
lieye, from the testimony of those very
unreliable witnesses, called the eyes and
| ears. This seems to have been my case
my soul was aware of her love, and all
the evidence of my external senses could
not quite destroy that interior faith. But
that evening ! said-'I believe you now.
my senses L doubt you now, my SOUL
she never loved me!' So l was really
very cold towards her-for about twenty
minutes. orc
g | walked homo with her;-we were
both silent; but at the door she asked me
to goin. Here my calmness deserted me
and could hardly hold my heart, while
l replied
"Ifyou particularly wish it."
'1fI did not, should not ask you,"
she said F; and | went in.
81 was ashamed and vexed at myself
for trembling so-for | was in tremor
from head to foot. There was company
in the parlors-some of Margaret's friends
[ took my seat upon asofa, and soon she
came and sat by my side.
Il suppose said one, "Mr. Westwood
has been telling Margaret all about it."
"About uhat?' Margaret inquired
and here the truth flashed upol me-the
news Of my proposed voyage had not y ct
reached her She looked at me with
troubled, questioning expression, and
said
Il felt that something was. going to
happen. Tell me what it is.
81 answered-"Yo our friend can best
explain what she means y
''Then came the secret. A shock Of
surprise sent the color from Mergarets
face; and raising her eyes, she asked,
quite calmly, but in q low and unnatural
tone
SIS this sor
81 said, 81 suppose I cannot deny it."
"You are really going!
81 am really going?'
'.She could not hide her agitation.
He white face betrayed her. Then | was
glad, wickedly glad, in my heart-and
vain enough to be gratified that others
should behold and know held power
over her. Well-but | suffered fer that
folly.
r .feel hurt, She said, after little
while, ''because You have not told me
this. You have no sister," (his was
spoken every quietIy,) and it would have
been privilege for me to take sisters
place, and do what they do for brothers
who are going on long journeys"
81 was choked ;-itun a minute before
1 could speak. Then | said that | saw
no reason why size Should tax her time
or thoughts to do anything for me.
ooh, you know" she SAID, "you have
been kind to me--so much kinder that |
have deserved p
ut was unendurahle-tho pathos Of
the words! l was blinded, stifled = |
almost groaned aloud If we had been
alone, there, our trial would have ended.
| should have snatchcd her to my soul.
But the eyes of others were upon us, and
steelsd myself.
Besides" | said II know Of nothing
that YOU can do for me"
"Ihere must be many little things =
to begin with, there is your glove, which
you arc tearing to pieces"
True, was tearing my g'ove--she
calm enough to observe it! That made
me angry.
"Give it to me; I will mend it for you.
Haven't you other gloves that need mend
ing!"
II, who had triumphed, was humbled.
Ny heart was breaking-and she talked
of mendng gloves! [ did not omit to
thank her. [ coldly arose to go.
"WeIl, | felt now that it was all over.
The next day l secured my passage in the
steamer in which my friends were to sail.
| took pains that Margaret should hear
Of that too. Then came the preparations
for travel arranging affairs, writing let
tiers, providing myself with compact
and comfortable outfit. Europe was in
prospect = Paris, Switzerland, Italy,
lands to which my dreams had long since
gone before me and to which now turn
ed my eyes with re-awakening aspra-
tons. A new glory arose upon my life
in the light of which Margaret became.a
fading star. 1t was so much easier than I
had thought, to give her up, to part from
her. found that could forget her, in
the excitement of fresh and novel ex-
perience; while she-could she forget
mo? When lovers part, happy is he who
goes? alas for the one that is left be-
hind!
zone day when l was busy with the
books which was to take with me, q
small package was handed in. I need
not tell you that [ experienced q thrill
when | saw Margaret's hand writing upon
the wrapper. [ tore it open-and what
think you founda My glove! Moth
ing else. | smiled bitterly to see how
neatly she had mended it; then | sighed
then [ said. 1t is fnishedp and tossed
the glove disdainfully into my trunk.
.'On the day before that fixed for the
sailing of the steamer, l made farewell
calls upon my friends-among others,
upon Margaret. But through the per-
versity of pride and will. / did notgo alone
Il took with me Joseph, a mutual ac-
ouaintance, who was to be my com.pcga-
On de uoyaqe. felt some nisgivings, tc
see how Margaret had changed; she was
50 softenod and so pale.