Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-06
NUMBER 4.

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Nancy, what IS the matter?' said
Cephas, in mingled amazcment and alarm.
+" You act as though ! was peddlar,
and you didn't care to trade
"You can trade, Sir-you can make
what bargains you please n1M others:
but" Naney's aching heart came up
and choked her
Dear Nancy. what have / done? What
has changed you so? Have you forgotten
the last time / was here!''
"'T' would no. be strange if | had. il
was so long ago."
Poor Nancy spoke cuttingly; but her
sarcasm was a sword with two points,
which pierced her own heart quite as much
as it wounded her lovers
Nancy" said Cephas, and he took her
hand again so tcnderly that it was like
putting heaven away to withdraw it, "if
we love each other, let us be true with
each other. Can you not trust me? Has
not your heart assured you that could
not stay away from you SO without good
reasons" tE aaa
"Oh, | don't doubt but you had rca
sons" replied Nancy, with bnrsting
anguish in her tones. " But such reasons.'i
"Such reasons" repeated Ccphas.
grieved and repelled. "Will you please
inform me what you mean? For, |
am ignorant"
"Ah, Cephas, it is not true then," cricl
Nancy, with sudden hope, that-your
father
"What of my father ~
THAT he opposes us; that he has
offered you money a
GA vivid emotion flashed across the
young mans face. of 5.e1-a Has
=" How-what have you heard, Nancy -
"Ist true?" said Nancy, her rici,l
features, her intense look, her unnatural
tone of voice, all bctraying the painful
and dangerous tension of feeling with
which she awaited his reply, toll me!
tell me quick - .--
& would have preferred to tell yoa
without being questioned so sharpl y,'
replied Cephas. But since hearsay has
got the start of me. and brought you the
news, / can only answer--he has offered
me money" See a1e
" To buy you-to hire you-''
''Not to marry any poor girl-that's tic
bargain, Nancy" said Cephas, with the
tcnderest of smiles. ...-.r...
"And you have accepted?" cried Nancy
quickly.
g I have accepted responded Cephas,
Nancy uttered not word, but she sat
like one frozen by despair. her eyes, full Of
hopeless passion, fixed intent and fearless
on her lover. Fl aa.. .sas az
81 came to tell you all this; but
should have told you in different way.
could have had my choice" said CepLas.
with profound pity and Affection, What |
have done is for your happiness as much as
my own. My father threatened to dsin-
herit me if I married a poor girl; and how
could I bear the thought of subjecting you
to such a lot? He has given me thrco
thousand dollars-T only received it to-day
or should have come to you beforc-tor
Nancy-dear Nancy! do not look 50
strange it is for you, for you, this money
do you hear!'' I'll I'D, -Haa5 so
He attempted to draw her toward him,
but she sprang Indignantly to her feet
Base! base y" she exclaimed, trcmb-
ling with emotion. ''Cephas, had you
struck me dead it would have been less
cruel than this To offer me money -
And she covered her burning face with her
hands 1898
dearest, dearest Nancy r'-Cephas
caught her and folded her in his aralsZsdo
you not understand? 1t is your. dowry
You are no longer poor girl I.lrop-
ised not to marry any poor GIRL but never
promised not to marry you. Accept the
dowry, then you will be rich girl, and-my
my wife, my wife, Nancy - ,..'s s
"Oh, Cephas ! is it true? Let inc look
at you!' She held him firm, and 6,kcd.
into his face, and into his deep, truthful
eyes. 1T as true Forgive mel forgive
ME :" o.
What more was said or done am sun-
able to relate; for about this time there
came from another part of the house dull,
rcverberating sound, succeeded by rarid
series of consussions, as of some ponderous
body descending in swift and irregular
manner from the top to the bottom of tle
stairs It was Master William Tansley,
who, cropping about in the dark with intent
to find a stove-pipc hole at which to listen,
had lost his latitude and his balance. and
tumbled from landing to landing, in obcd-
cnce to the dangerous laws of grayitatim.
Mrs. Blynn flew to open the door; found
him helplessly kicking on lis back, with
his head in the rag-bag; drew him fortl,
by one arm /; ascertaincd that he lad met
with no injuries which a littlo salye would
not heal /; patched him up almost as good
as new; ga, c him her sympathy and a
lantern to go home with, and kindly bado
him goodnight. 1
So ended TIP Tanslcy's unfortunate
love affair; and | am pleased to relate
that his broken heart recovered from it's
hurts almost as speedily as his broken lead
A month later the village Clergyman was
called to administer the vows of wedlock
to pair of happy lovers in the widow
Blynn's cottage; and the next morning
there went abroad the rcrs.rt OF marriage
which surprised the good people Of The par
ish generally, and Judge Boxtob more par
ticularly. - I .fEsalfs- -sia
In the afternoon of that day Ccpbas
rode home to pay his respects TO the old
gentleman, and ask him if he would ike
an introduction to the bride.
"Ccphas..'' - cried the Judge, filed with