Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1859-06-02

or Sarot0ga might be so dignified. and
still less had ever dreamed or thought
oil marrying even as a possible and far off
contingency. Never before | solemnlv
aver, had | seen the woman whom /
wished to make my Whenever before
had | so longed to call anything my own,
asl did that lovely face lying on my
heart. No l could not sleepl
In the morning we reached Buffalo.
and spent the day at Niagara. If | had
thought her lovely while sleeping, what
was she when the light of feeling and ex-
preston played over her face, as she clio.
quently admired the scene before US, or
was even more e%loquently still. / don't
think looked at the Cataract as much
as at her, or thought the one creation
more beautiful and wonderful than the
other.
She was now quite familiar with me, in
her innocent and charming way, calling
me " Cousin Frank" and seeming to take
a certain pleasure in my society and pro
lection. 1t was delightful to be greeted
so gladly by her. when | entered the no.
tel parlor, to have her come forward so
quickly from the lonely seat where she
had been waiting, not unobseryed OR I'M
noticed to receive me-to have her hang
on my arm-look up into my face-tell
me all her little adventures alone, and
rchide me for leaving her so long chow
long it seemed to me) while every word,
look. and smile, seemed doubly dear to
me because | knew the precariou5 tenure
by which | held my right to them. She
busted herself, too, while [ was gone out
with our joint baggage, and rummaged
all over her trunks to find a book which
| had expressed a desire to sec-she
mended my gloves, sewed the broken
band of my travelling cap, and found my
cigar case VIII never | lost it, which was
twenty times a day, while she seolded me
for the carelessness, which she declared
almost equalled her own. Long age she
had given over, to my keeping. her ele
giant port monnaie, with all her money
In it, which she was sure she should lose,
as she never could keep anything and
as she bad ordered me to take out her
travelling expenses, | opened it with trem-
bling hands, when | was alone and ex-
amined the contents. There was besides
all the bank bills with which she had
probably been furnished for her journey,
and which, with pious care, she had fold
ed up in o the very smallest possible com.
pass, as much gold as the pretty toy
coaId carry, a tiny pearl ring, too small to
lit any fingers but hers which | am
afraid | kissed-a card with q name on
it, aad a memorandum in a pretty hand,
No. Olive Street, St. Louis" VIII Gil
as | rightly conjectured, was the resi-
dence of the Cousin Jennie whose hus-
band was; a very fortunate discovery
for me. Indeed, 50 far, | had not found
the way Of the transgressor hard. in ex-
tcrnal circumstance at least, and when
with her, forgot everything except her
grace aud. beauty, and my firm resolution
to be to her no more than her cousin
should be; but out of that charmed pres
ence my conscience made me miserable.
| am afraid | must sometimes have be
trayed the Conflicts Of feeling | had, by
my manner ; but when | was reserved,
and ceremouious with her, she always re,
sented it, and begged me so bewitchingly
not TO treat her so, and to call her
by her sweet name, . Florence that had
| dreaded as much as | longed to do it,
l could not have refused her. But the
consciousness that | was not what she
thought me, but an ilnposter, of whom,
after our connection had ceased, and she
had discovered The deception practiced
upon her, she should think or remember
nothing that would not cause her unmer
tied self repfoach and modification, all
innocent and trusting as she was, this re
lection, more than any other, | confess,
aud the knowledge of the. estimation in
which she would have forever held me,
after my imposition was discovered, ago.
nized me, and | would have given all |
possessed TO own it to her, and leave her
sight at once, though the thought of new
Ell seeing her more, was dreadful. But
thai could not he.
at last we reached ST. Louis. Do |
say at last When the sight of those
spires aud gables warned me that my
brief dream Of happiness was over, and
that the remorseful reflections ] had been
staving off SO long, were now to com
meuce III ca. nest-the thought of the
coming punishment from Florence, was
dreadful to me, and the time seemed to
lily on lightning wings as it drew nearer.
She was all gayety, and astonished at my
! sadness and absence OF mind when SO
near home and Jennie ; and when we en-
tered the carriage that was to convey us
to our destination, | had half a mind to
take a cowardly flight, rather than en-.
ounter the scorn and disappointment of
those blue eyes but | mustered courage
and followed her in, giving the address
found in the porto monale. which fortu-
nately was the right one, to the driver.
Almost home !" said she, turning her
bright face towards me-we were rafting
up The street and my time was SHORT
!" how can you be SO cool and quiet?"
Because, Miss Florence" | answered,
|" the time has como in which | must con-
Tess to you that ! have 10 right in
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