The new era., 1860-01-26

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girl. beauty, tacs favorite or all the
bear should marry tllefhird- or fourth
thu 10 promises. My-aupt called me
n Pm sure | am not deserving that
nn< i have broken at least dozen
-me5 searts Charlie shall lore me.
ana II me so IN less than eek, or
my ewers Of flscinalis IRE gone
Hof delightful it wc4iG De 40 marry
hiir I'll of sudden. and accompany him
onslss next voyage! He starts in three
months. | viii be on the sea before
Leia-j knows anything about it, and
he may pour his sighs to the winds"
And with this satisfactory soliloquy.
the calculating beauty went to dreaming
Of the maturity and success of her
plans.
II proved as she had hoped and pre-
dicted Charlie Locke offered himself
and was accepted in week, and the
wedding day was appointed two months
hence.
Mrs. Lincoln, who had known of Lot
ties previous engagement, rcmnnst ated
with her pettcd daughter in vain, on the
cruelty of her conduct. but as she gene
rally yielded to her Lottie. at her urgent
ehtreaties she breathed not syllable of
il to Charlie. Lottie herself knew and
felt this to be wrong, and she had fears
for the result---but so long had she been
led by her own impulses and vanity. that
now her better principles and feelings
could exert no sway. ~
Unknown to Lottie, Charlie. in trans
ports at the contemplation of his speedy
marriage, wrote to Leland Of his hopes
and happiness. 1t stung Leland like
the deadly bite of serpent. He loved
Lottie Lincoln as much as ever any
being loved another, and the idea Of her
being forever another's was intolerable.
Without delay he returned home. much
to the amazement of his friends. An
understanding Of the whole affair was
soon obtained by the cousins, when both
found they had been grossly deceived.
Charlie was extremely indignant that
his cousin feelings had been so triied
with, and at once expressed his aban-
donment Of Lottie forever. He also
urged his cousin to the same conclusi IN,
striving TO convince him Of the danger
risked in uniting to himself one capable
of such duplicity and heartlessness.
Leland said he loved her too much to
easily forego his claim on any conside-
raton-but finally wisely determined to
retu to College, and if, after the year
was past, Lottie had come to think bet
ter of her promise, most sacredly given.
that he would be happy to fulfill his own.
They called upon the lady. She ap-
peared much embarrassed and distress
ed. Seeing them together, she felt at
once her hopes were frustrated. Char
lie, with his usual self-possession, stated
to her his knowledge of the unworthy
part she had acted, and respectfully
bade her final adeu. She knew his
character too well, to think she could lJy
any art win him back-and, therefore,
rather humbly made acknowledgements
to Leland, as if inviting a renewal Of
engagement. Leland, however, resist
ed his own inclination tor a renewal
feeling il would be hetter to beware of a
second betrayal. lie therefore depart
ed. without any definite understanding
relative to their engagement. circum-
stance very mortifying to Miss Loiiie.
who hithorio had ever considered her
self quite irresistible and inyIncible.
Meantime, Mr.. Selden continued his
visits, unconscious ofwhat had occurred,
ill, coming one evening with the full
intention of declaring his love, he found
stranger in the parlor, an old acquain-
tancc of Lottie's. as he learned, from
tn. town where she had finished her
education He early withdrew, defer
ring h proposal to more convenient
opportunity. What was his surprise,
to receive call the following morning
from the blooming Miss Lottie, with tho
stranger gentleman, Frank Simmons,
who introduced her as his bride, just
from the minister's
She had been engaged to this same
Frank Simmons before her return, but
with no intention of marrying him, had
she succeeded in her efforts TO win ono
Of her early schoolmates. Considering
she had lost both, she consented to the
reiterated entreaties of her enamored
Frank-for an early union.
AsLottie Lincoln " sowed, so did she
reap" The love of her husband, for
whom she had in her own heart no love,
soon waned-and finding no sympathy
or compapship in his homo, he sought
for it elsewhere. The consequence was,
his naturally kind, warm heart went far
astray upon forbidden things, and in FIVE
years he died the death OF lie intempe-
yGte- s5
Lottie, the once beautiful, beloved
Lottie, was left in poverty, and entirely
dependent upon the bounty OF her aunt.
with whom she lived few years until
her death, caused, apparently. by dis
appointed ambition and vain regrets
Every woman has her mission to full
fiji on earth-but wofully short does she
come from it, when she spends her
youth ia frivolities and heartless firta-
tons. There are many Lottie Lin
coins in the world o! for the innu-
ence Of an unseen but mighty spirit to
work silently upon their hearts, and to