The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-05-03

/ what an ungenteel-lO0klng letter
coarse paper, and such scribbely-
scrabbely hand!" Whatever the hand
on paper might be, after she had fairly
commenced, she did not again speak
until she had finished the perusal from
beginning to end; and then, with one
cry of joy, she threw herself into her
sisters arms. taj3oT 4N tsa l
Margaret, dear Margaret-to think
of your taking this so quietly, when l,
my dear sister-I shall certainly lose
my senses. We shall be rich, more
rich than ever; and you can marry
Ernest-dear, kind Ernest-and we
can live in London, and keep our car
riage, and Nay, sister, do let me
break that odious glass. o, Margaret,
| am so happy! Let me go and tell
our mother-MAAfMA-I beg her par
don; and you shall give up your pu,
pills; dear, beautiful letter! Let me
read it again !" And the second pc
rusal threw her into greater raptures
than the first.
+" 1t is better NOT to mention this to
our mother, / think, said Margaret,
when her sisters ecstacies had in some
degree subsidized. "And yet she is our
parent, and has therefore right to our
confidence, though / know she will en-
deavor to thwart my resolves"
"Thwart your resolves!" replied
Rose, in astonishment; "why what re-
solves can you have, except to marry
Ernest, and be as happy as the day is
long?" t
shall never marry Ernest Heath
wood" replied her sister, in trem-
bling voice, though l certainly shall
be more happy than l ever anticipated
in this world. "
81 cannot pretend to understand
you,' said Rose "but do let me GO
and make mamma acquainted with our
unlooked-for prosperity and she ac-
cordingly explained to her mother, that
a brother of her fathers, one who had
been on decidedly bad terms with all
his relatives, and their family more par
ticularly, had died lately in Calcutta
bequeathed by his will his property,
amounting to many thousands, to his
niece, Margaret Sunderland, who, in
the words of his singular testament
"had never offended him by word OF
deed, and must ever be considered 2
credit toher sex.n There is no necesita
capitulate the ecstacies, plans, anti ar
rangements that succeeded, and ir
which Margaret took no part.
The next morning she granted hel
pupils holiday; and when her moth
er went out, doubtless for the purpose
of propagating the account of their
good fortune, Margaret told her sister
that she wished to be alone for some
time, to arrange her plans. She had
been SO occupied for about two hours
when Rose Sunderland, accompanied
by gentleman, passed the beacher
J tree where Margaret and her lover had
last met. s
/ am sure she will not be angry
it will be an agreeable surprise-and
mamma won't be home for long time
yet," said Rose: "I will open the par.
lor door, and"
"There / shall find her forming plans
for future happiness, in which, perhaps
l am not included" interrupted Ernest
Heathwood.
"You are unjust, sir, replied Rose
as they entered the cottage; and in an
. other instant Margaret, with flushed
cheek and burning brow, had return
ed the salutation of him she loved
There was more GOODNESS in her man
ner than he deemed necessary, and
with the impetuosity of high and ar
dent spirit, he asked if she attributed
his visit to interested motives.
!, "No," she replied, "not so; l hol6
! myself incapable of such feelings, an6
why should attribute them to YOU
: l tell you now, rs 1 told you when Has
we met, that my constant prayer is
that God might exceedingly bless you
and yours, and save you from poverty
which, in the worlds eye, is the ex
; tremity of sin. z" 3HH
s But Margaret, interrupted Rose
as was her wont, there is no fear O
l poverty now; and Sir Thomas himself
l said, even with moderate fortune, ht
; should prefer you to other women.
; 81 have not even moderate for
: tune" replied the noble-minded girl
rising from her seat, and at the same
time laying her hand on pile of ac
; count books that she had been examin
l ing. "You, Mr.. Heathwood, will un
! derstand me, if say that, when frs
= breathed the air of existence, l became
: partaker of my family's fortunes, a.
they might be, for good or evil"
"And You shared in both, Margaret
: and supported both with dignity" saiC
: Ernest, eagerly.
g believe you think SO, and thanl
: you, " she replied, while the blush o
: grateful feeling passed over her fin
t features. "And now, bear with me TO
t a little, while explain my future inten
e tions. My poor fathers unfortunat,
!, failure worked misery for many VIII,
!. trusted in him with a confidence whicT
< he deserved, and yet betrayed.
l meant not that she added, hastily
he did not betray; but the waves
t the winds, and the misfortunes, or il
e principles of others, conspired agains
: him, and he fell, overwhelmed with hi
own and others ruin. Lips that befor
D blessed, now cursed him they SO fatal