Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-06-10

he is so very passionate"
''Yes, that is it. BY the way, Miss
Laura Hastings told me few minutes
since that Gera Id had won her, and that
they were to be marie three months
hence"
"Hes not worthy of her ! What a
sacrificed" and with this the friend
moved away.
Reginald glanced toward Elinor and
almost groaned aloud; soon, however,
controlling himself, he retired from the
room and devoted himself to fair and
naughty beauty the remainder of the
evening, though his eyes continually
followed the graceful, easy motions of
his ex wife At last Ellnor left, as she
entered oBrthe arm of Gerald Hastings
while Reginald quickly left the house
and drove home. A weary night nc
passed, or rather day, for it was far in
1.-The wee sma' hours anont the twal. -
He paced the room the remainder of the
morning. During the three months
that had passed, Reginald, by his idom
liable will over his passionate spirit; and
now he saw, with sorrow, the fatal mis-
take that had wrecked his peace.
''Do not go to the park when you
walk with the babies, Mary" said
Elinor, few mornings after, to her
children's nurse.
Indeed ma am its a pleasant place to
walk said Mary determinedly.
Il know it, but l do not wish to have
the children carried there, said her mis-
tress.
Sure, ma am, the master gives me
gold to bring them there"
''He does? What does he want of
thcm?' said the pale Elinor, for she
turned pale at the mention of his name.
'Oh, he carries them; and when no
one else is there he kisses them, and
cries ma am
Cries! You are mistaken, Maryl"
"No, ma'am l saw two big tears on
his face, yesterday.
..How often do you see him, Mary?''
"Every day ma'am. Imean in pleas
ant weather.
Very we'll, Mary, you may carry
them there" and lllinor turned into the
nursery again, and caught up her babe,
who could creep on the softly y-carreted
floor. ':Does Mae see papa every day"
she asked of her elder child
''Yes, mamma.
'sWhy didn't Mae tell mamma before?'
because, mamma, Mary said Mae
must not
sWell, darling, always tell mamma
everyth ng. What does papa say?"
"He asks if mamma is well, and if
mamma sings, and what mamma does.
told him yesterday that mamma cried
nights" said the child artlessly.
''How did you know that darling?"
az hear mamma every night. When
mamma holds Lily and Mae SO close,
and she thinks Mae sleeps, Mae feels
, sorry for poor mamma. What makes
nanny cry?'
Because mamma isn't we'll darling
When you are not asleep you should
tell mamma
Il was going to, but I was 'fraid nam
ma would not like to have Mae wake
: so Mac try to sleep
: "Well darling you will see papa te
r day what will you tell him?'
Mamma get married"
$ "Who told you that, my child?' said
a the startled Nora.
''Mary."
"N ell you may tell him so my love
f He may as we'll know now as montl
e hence"
/ "n i'll you give him a little not
e Mae?"
''I will mamma"
G Now go Mac,,' said Elinor, as Mar.
n come Tor the children, and she had fas
y tened Lily's little cap. A kiss and the.
had gone, and Nora sighed as she en-
;. tered her own room. Night after nigh
q as she clasped her babes to her breast a
d they lay i'll slumber, she inwardiy thank
r ed Reginald for his thoughtful care il
n thus leav ing her little ones, thoug
r they were less dear than he.
II She thought he no longer loved hel
5 Little did she know of that powerfu
l, love he felt for her, which was stronge
l. life Little did she think that when {
n the opera or ball, or private party, h
p was near her, ready to watch over an
v, protect her. He imagined she love
t, him not, and he took the fact of her Ell
s. gagement with Gerald Hastings as proc
" positive, never thinking that the impol
Ie tunity of the lover and the command {
OF her mother had caused her to consen
d. 1t was just three weeks before the il
tended marriage, when one Gay Elin'
a; undertook to drive a handsome and spi
er tied horse, through one of the prime
H. pal streets of the city. Her mother S
d, beside her, and a young cousin, b
as of eighteen. Unaccustomed to drivil
of she became frightened, and, in attemr
in ing to resign the lines to her cousi
lie they fell from her grasp, and the hor
1t; dashed manly on. Elinor strove in va
n to check her mother from shriekin
rr- and she sat as pale as a statute and
n silent, in expectation of instant Geat
The horse dashed on into the street {
RS which Elinor had lived, and on viii
n her husband still lived.
He was just coming down the bro
* marble steps, when he saw the carria
and its occupants. Dashing wildly fl
u.s. ward he caugt the foaming horse, n
ment after he had overturned the C;
zen riage on the pavement.
'.Nora, my Elinor," he murmur
lgo as he lifted her and carried her in
lown house, and laid her on a couch