Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-11-11

her lap, feeding her from her plate, thoug
: begged byher sister not to tease hers
! with the child, but to give her to the nurs
!, Shirley could not refrain sharing with, th
dear child some of the dainty little pate
which his neigbbor had helped him. ''-i
i There, there! That win do, Mr.. Shirle,
] beg you will not give her any more. Car
her away. Lacy, or these good psople wi
kill her with Kindness" Thus Was sh
borne off, notwithstanding her entreaties
stay with mamma Shirley had anothe
fault 70 set down against the widow-he
! tboughtless unconcern towards her beautifi
4 chile as she sat smiling, chatting. flirtin
50 csrelessly with Ellery, whilst Juliet
went away occasionally to see If the littl
| one was properly attended Ia. .lots 10 Us
4 sAbeut teunsetsbey set eat on their return
tan1Es6s d1ivssbasE sas as dsliehtful as th
| morning rambIss .as they watched the earl
stars peeping forth, and be lis,e ming to tone
that TO him seemed sweet as the ripplin
music Of the summer r:lls. He had, in truth
began to see everything coleur de rose-apt
how tue the words of the poet when speak
ing of the first step into Loves labyrinth
Little we reek of our conf ng years
We fancy them just we Choose:
as For Whatever LIES AFTER light may be, -.1
II color its first from the rose" -. t
Then the evening was as happy for him a
the whole day had been; for the ladies in
sisted that their escort should enter an,
spend it with them. When the tea wa.
handed round Shirley had the suprem,
felicity of putting sugar and cream int
Juliette's cup, and better still, of sitting
near her for several hours. Then, too
when tea was over, she was, his an.agonis
at chess; and he looked with deligh on hel
taper fingers, looking still whittier by con,
trast with the red, pieces she moved. Sc
daintily and skilfully over The board. Hel
delightful voice was, still lingering on his
ear as he closed his eyes in sleep, for NO
other train of thought had broken the en-
chantment. E-- Il
His friend and himself did not talk much
as they wended their way home that night;
but Shirley was not quite SO morose as to
decline his friends invitation, given at part
ing, What say you to calling OF the ladies'
to see if they have recovered
from their fatigue!'' -. ,.-,.-....-..
The next day. they did indeed call. and
paid them an rnconscionabie visit-if one
can trust Miss Henderson,, sccount, who
lived opposite, and who actually lost the
whole morning, peeping through the blinds,
to see when they would leave. And the
next day, and again the next, Shirley had
an ever ready excuse for calling, To-day
i was, ~ must take those drawings pro,
mised;r at other times. al have piece of
music which I must take, or a new book;
~ at last, grown bolder, he made no excuse
It aft 15ur visited there quite en- Jdmtt7s-oF
TO use the prying neighbor's expression, as
she watched with envious eyes the coming
md goings of the handsome lieutenant
'he had hung up his hat there for dead
~.
One morning he sat with his fiient Ellery
1T was two weeks since the opening of
his story--in the same room; and his face
low was not listless as then, but wore
'reoccuPied and rather troubled look, as
.rrning with sigh to his friend, who was
the wreatbs of smoke curling over
lis head from his cigar, he said. "E.lery!
what do you think will be my chance for
success with Miss Martini"
Mss Martini" replied Ellery, with al
provoking smile, as he knocked the ashes
rom his cigar deliberately against his boot,
Why, to be plain with you, my dear fellow
think you have but very slight chance.
Take my advice-far better try the wdow."
"Oh! hang, the widow!'' exclaimed Shir.
ey. "But joking aside, why do you think
%! She appears to like me; aud, without
anity, may be considered handsome and
greeable enough for any girl with an un-
occupied heart, to love; more especially
When / WOO" -. 's
"Ah! yes. Bot there's the rub, Shirley
The unoccupied heart, There is no apart
nent 'to let in that heart, l fatter myself;
t least, if | can trust to woman's vows, as
am inclined to do in this case" ers
"What do you mean, Ellery! That yoa
owe her, and that she-Pshaw!" aaf
"You may 'pshaw' as much as you like,
,ir Irresistible, but tits true, notwithstand-
ng; | am myself engaged to that very same
Hiss Martini" -''' Do '-<''l - '1
.For once in your life be serious, Ellery,
f you can" $500 gao -t.'4 sH 1'.e7
"Serous! WeIl,if you will not take my
vord, III swear TO it, Shirley. And il you
till doubt me, go and ask her yourself; /
rive you leave But you had better take a
riend's advice, and inform the widow of
our matrimonial proposals whilst in the
pirit." 'H'a "7'' 81 ''" ~'"f SAGA
Shirley came very near sa.ing that which
we're better left unsaid, as he rose from his
hair aud paced up and down the room
sllery sat smiling to himself, as, Titled back
n his chair, with his cap set jauntly Or the
ide of his head-he coolly finished his cigar
tempting the now thoroughly irritaied
Shirley, by his mocking air, to knock him
'vsr every time he approached. At last
laving finished smoking, Ellery rose, and as
lie was drawing on his gloves, making ready
or start, he said, "Come. my good fellow,
!on't be cast down. If you can't get MISS
Martin, take Mrs Martin. One of the
lame is as good as the same, as the old
'aying has it; and l really believe she has a
ancy for you.". ,a
He did not stop to hear his friends answer
Is he left the room with laugh. Shirley
continued his wslk--now rapidly, then stop
,ing, again fnst--till he came 10 dead hal:
n front of the window. ...s...s4 ...
"Impossibe! There lis no truth in this
world if it exist not in Juliette Martin.
rave heard her express an opinion con Germ