Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-03-11

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took another before he answered. !
+ sWould you care if ! did, Julia:
+ She bit her lip, and looked trou
bled. ,.s eFse
4 .No--that isl ought not. An
vet, after all, l don't think that
lshould like te have her come to Area
Edia' TO live. When she does come
x Shall wish to 60 $50 SO
why, Julia?' s,e,.s .s.is.
I His manner was very, serious, lant
he paused in his work, and locke e
at her earnestly. 1saa.r, ss.,ss .sF,i.a
=,Don't ask me-, she said, coloriDs
deeply, and looking so distressed tha
1 he could not find it in his heart to dis
ltress her any longer. fss
2 Wei, my dear, you may set your
heart at rest, for that lady will never
come here. It's only picture thai
II brought you from Florence, and
that card is the address Of the lady
fartist whom / never saw. The frame
got injured on our voyage home, and
! | laid it aside, intending to have an
Iother before / offered it to you. Are
Iyou satisfied now, my pet? If not.
/ let me tell you. one thing more. 80
long as you ire harpysand contented
here = SO long as you are willing to
be the light of my lonely home-no
other woman will take your place.
You may be sure Of that
MY dear guardian, / was only jes
ting / she said, eagerly. i did not
give myself much .uneasiness about
the Italian lady, for / felt assured that
iif. she had been about to come here
| should have been the first to know
it. l know you would tell me, if you
loved any one very much,
He started, and cut himself with
his knife.
Would you tell me, Julia?'
Let me bind up your finger, said
she, turning away her bead. Yor
have cut yourself TO the bone
/ He let her wrap the wounded
hand in her handkerchief, after it had
been bathed 10 laullanum and ban
daged, and then he made her sll
down beside bim, where he coulc
look fairly in her face.
sSiuce we have commenced this
conversation we may as well &c on,
/ he said. q can do no more to- your
steamship till tomorrow, and you
can answer me few quiet questions
while we wait. OF course you dt
mot intend TO live single all YOU
days? Don't blush. AS guardian
and ward we ought TO have talked
this over long ago. Answer like :
good, honest girl, now. Have yot
ever thought You would like to mar
ny?
h i believe gave you my views OF
that subject some three years ago
! .Yes-I remember The capsal'
looked amused. You were ilttl
chitof a thing, in a gray dress and
! white panafore, who ran out AM
said, %, If you please, my dea
guardian, ] must marry Stuart
when he gifts bis commission.
] can see you now.
.O,.Im sure / did not say that
f VERY much to that purpose, a
4 All events, Miss Julia. Well, you ar
/, Of the same mind still2 He ha
! his commission, now. :
i i know it. But Why do you war
5 10 get rid of me, if no one else !
E coming to take my place.!
Have | said I did? ! only war
a plain answer 10 plain question
.Well-you shall have it. ! as
ior no happier home than tEis-n 2
S happier destiny. Let me always r
main with let me be yonr ward
sThan / am TO conclude that yo
don't care to leave your cross el
guardian for any one younger an
handsomer.
?'l You are both
II Take care, Julia, or you will max
me as vain and exacting as an
man. If sour cousin Well, win
r do YOU want now, Mrs. Moorey
: asked. as the house keeper knocl
. ed for admittance at the half ope
q door.
e @, if you please, sir, there's
j young gentleman in the drawn
4 room 10 see Miss Julia.
4 The deuce there is, grumbled 7
,r1 captain. Aud what may be .
g pame.
She gave him card. lie re.
!. it, looked savage but handed ittoJ