The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-04-25

ping-stone to absolute forgetfulness. And
4 some natures cease to love those whom they
find they can do Without s1idF q -. =
= "Perbaps so. But. that does not apply to
Flora" said Evelyn, sunsuspicious of his full
Iimeaning, hut apprehending that there existed
Il the shadow of some petty Misunderstanding
4 between8the two lovers. "She is so generous
in her affection, so frank hearted SO candid, so
\ impulsive, and yet SO just She might be
j wrong unknowiRgly, for time, but her true
heart would find the right at last, and, once
i convinced, would persevere in it. IS
IL Evelyn was unconscious Of the look that
4 Eustaces cast upon her, as she thusspoke look
= ilof that revsrent admiration that noble-mind-
!, ed man always feels when spark shines out
! of thatldivine halo of love which surrounds
the nature of a purc-hearted woman,
i "There are some natures like sunlight said
| Eustaee Fame; slowly, after pause of some
minutes "they cast their brightness and holi-
ness over all they look on But it is only a
reflected light that makes the dark cloud glow
with gold. That Rgold is the sunbeam's, the
| darkness is its own" bJel3d rsg talt t3el.
I1a Evelyn's heartthrobbed with sudden, strange
bemotion, she could hardly tell why. The next
moment she reproached herself, and thought
Of Flora "They have quarreled," thought
she; Glow unhappy they must be! Poor
Flora p .aiyt sI1 q e4a,-irs'sls >sa -,ll F-ov
But after that evening the-subject was never
he sought all opportunity of seeing Evelyn, of
being with her. She herself did not recog-
nize this, her whole mind was too much i'm.
pressed with the belief in his love for her
friend ), and she was very young, and the idea
Of love to her was as of something Aernal and
1 unalterable, that once having been, could ne
yer cease to be-, She knew that Eustaee Fame
loved Flora Beresford, because she knew he
loved her months ago. Thus ran her simple
! logic,4. Thus was the blinded. She thought
4 she understood it all. when one morning Eus
tace called at their house, suddenly, to- take
! leave. He had received a letter that morning, ),
he said, and he must go to town instantly.
! His face was radient, and his voice was soften
ed almost to tenderness, as he whispered to
Evelyn, s1 shall return, I-trust-AI believe
| soon." -
The letteriwas from Flora, Evelyn was sure !;
| they were reconcled; that they world return
to A., that they might be married in the
old church where Flora was christened. And
as,she- thought-tbus, Evelyn tried to smile and
believe what she said to herself atThey will
be happy-and Ii am eontent-I am quite
i content."- t8iti8H Tajiar17a o.-R
Flora and her mother sat in splendid fur
nished apartment in one of the most fashiona-
BILE of London houses. The young girl iolled
on sofa, and negligently turned over the pa
I ges of novel she held in her hand, but scarce
Iy appeared to- be reading. At length she
tossed it on the table, and said, yawning as she
/ spoke: dsiH b1g $3.50 o. 9-fsz asta9
1"stupid-stupid- id-stupidl Every thing in
the world is stupid now p aa4
/ "You most of alli' and Mrs Beresford
raised her lively, still pretty face, from her
netting, and dropped the words from her mouth
] as if they were little pebbles, cold, hard and
i stony. s.oH sal s.iaT 1e3i.} sii} 81 595r5-9
"No more lectures, mamma. entreat. I'm
harrassed to death as 1T is; i feel-I feel
what people mean, I suppose, by blaze; every
thing seems so uninterestfng the world looks
to me dull, blank and hazy as a thick fog"
/ "The feg is in your brains I knew there
was one there" uttered her mother, still with
the same icy, yet sharp and firm tone of voice
/ that so contrased with her lock of animated
! 81 can imagine people under the influence
of these kind of moods, pfunging into rivers,
still, calm and deep, that look ike the very
visible embodiment of rest." as cf
"You talk nonsense; I don't understand
you" - 1r.lt = - vssp ,e@5ea5
"That is not strange" .murmured Flora, with |
sudden melancholy, and she sighed deeply.
"Bah!" and Mrs. Beresford jerked her nee-
die to violently that the silken thred broke;
"will you listen to reason for once% {ng
"I will listen to you, mamma said the girl
| with sancy smile. -..f'2,
| "Will you agree to make us both happy p
| Will you marry Lord Courtnaye?" -
| t'I don't love him; why should marry him?
1t would be wicked to do SO, would it not?" |
| 4You will love him in time he is handsome |
clever, rich and, above all, he loves you des-
"Ah! mother, there is something more yet |
wanting" r--e,e577- ;..-,z;, az qsl ygs I
"Silly sentiment you absolutely foolish Flora
What can you require more in q husband p |
He gives you rank, wealth, position, with his |
own affection, which, as said before, is con- |
siderable. What more do you want ?"
Flora seated herself on stool at her moth
er's feet; she twined her arms about her knees,
and looked earnestly into her eyes-those eyes
that sparkled and glanced, and looked olpret-
ty-at distance. ,.ls i57 &. 4 sliegosl "a
"Mother, did you love my father, when you
married him 2" ,s.s>sf -. 10 .a.llsaoI 30 +
r Mrs. Beresford recoiled as the clear, low
tones fell on her; momentary paleness fitted
over her face, and she bit her lips as she put I
aside her daughters arms and drew her chair
somewhat backward. But the emotion was
soon over; the cold spark returned to her eyes,
and her voice was steady, feelingless, unfalter-
ing as ever, when she replied: s 7s
"Yes, loved him when married him, and
for whole week after" I sa as3 q u
! And then began to see how transcendently
foolish had been to give up the chance of
wealthy establishment for a penniless soldier,
who was now as uninteresting to me as a last
years newspaper" II
Flora locked at her mothers calm face with
a kind of wondering incredulity. She put
her hands to her temples and unused. "a II
iist tsAre you convinced asked Mrs. Beresford;
."can you not learn wisdom from my expert
ence :" - $1,000 :, sf,.f.f.s
"I think" said Flora slowly, without rails
ing her head, sI think my love would last
longer than a week. {. IT. .z1ssIi (.
tai, and even more foolish than was at your
age, say month; and after that, what re-
mains 2"
aThere are some women whose love has
lasted all their lives" ,-s--ssz-...