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TIL E ERRING DAUGHTER.
YY AUGUSTA HERBERT,

3f AUGUSTA HERBERT.
"But mother arhy may 1 not marry
Charles Hastings? do think it's crue
Of you TO refuse your consent, when you
know how much i think Of him. I'm sure
you don't seem bit like my own kind
mother. What. does make you SO sci
against Clarley?"
81 have not the least ill-will against
Charles, far from it; am very anxious
to see the young man prosperous and happy
But he is not man who could make INV
daughterhappy. She has taken feycrisl
fancy to his handsome face and his large
sea! ring, and I have no doubt that she be-
| licvcs her heart will break.us she bids him
final tarcwell,-but, Alice, your mother
has lived more years than yo,hhave, and has
seen many broken heart healed; hlapy floods
of tears dried, and you will certainly see the
dayin which you will tlanIsasme for forbid
ding this union, and breaking off your in
timacy with the young man in question:
You did very wrong not to apprise me long
ago Of what was going on. 1t might have
saved YOU both much disappointment"
"5ut, mother, what have you against
Charlcs?"
81 have already told you that he has not
been properly brought up. lie has no edu-
cation, nor has lie the force of ambition to
seek for one. lie has violent and unrea-
sonaLle temper, and many iIl-bred and uu-
gentlcmaulv ways. In short, he is not by
nature or education such n person as could
possibly satisfy the heart Of "A refined and
sensitive woman, sucliaas I hope my daugh-
ter is becoming. Submit to your mothers
judgement, my child Has she not always
guided you i'll the path of peace and Jlappi-
ness 2"
Allie knew she had so guided her, but in
her present mood, she didn't want to say
SO. She therefore muttered some .ungraci,
Gus things about people who have married
to suit themselves, always being SO uurea.
sonabIe when other people want to do the
same thing. :,
The mother took no notice Of this. .bo-
havior, thinking that Allie would, Of her
self, soon seeshow ungrateful aud disrcspect.
ful she had appeksed, and como and ask for;
giveness. .This1had been from, childhood
her usual !cou,sci; But Allie was changed
by the blind passion that had taken full
possession of her. Mrs: Heath had no ad-
equate idea Of the strength ofsher daughters
feeling for Charles Hastings. If she hasl;
been aware Of the control that, by magpe-
tisln or some other means, the reckless.
though misunderstanding young man hads
acquired over Alice, she would bare, felt;
like fastening with her from the circle of
'his haneful Influence. AS it t,was, she did
not worry at all. She felt gricved for'the>
sorrow which her daughter felt, but consol-
ed herself with the idea that it.would, soon
pass. Her child had never disobligcd her,
and she did not dream that she ever. would.
do SO: What, then, was her astouishments
as we'll as alarm and distress, when fSHAtlies
was one morning missing from her chamber
and from her home. SHer bed had mot
been touched. Upon her'pillow Was note.
directed to Mrs. Heath. HuHiedTy tear,
ing it open; ,;the grief stricken parept5iread
that her only Child, her darling daughter,
who,i in her Imagination had been sinoapa.
BE ofsuch swickedness, had desertedslssf To-
clopc with Charles Hastings They would
be back, the note said, as soon rs theysYSre
,masfisd, and lnothessmpst try and $4foleiys
them. She wasso gaod,, they 'wete sue,
t},at9she wouldyforrggiwsthen whcp. know
they were reany map and wife, ssuq So
'oaabtto loveseachsS Sfother. ss ~.
Mrs. Heath sat down and had .asbaale
witl,zIierself: -When-she]aroscy- it wss With,
The detcrminatien' afo make. e.the best ota a lbaa
aaSH She set the servants iIntpediabl yag
work, to fit upa cBaneh ferstle young
couple, foRshe at otcssaioderstood Matsshs
was to have them ho,b;to take,asse 6f-
fog Charles Hastiag ever easniGg sis:ossp
'iG;giag Maeh,lsss tliassof his:wjts.
Sat IS sangaine agtosadniss such Ast16pghs
lors d aWonent: s.. - ;.S.ssssss, 1;
= When .sl,e:'btide and: groom arrived III
eh.tbsy did Before night--thet
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