Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-03-08
pat my pen away impalien,ly.

p1t my pen away impailently.
Ob, I'm glad you're done,' she said, for
Pm in talking and walking mood Get
your things and let Us 90. You WON'T You
haugb'y MaT.1n You ought to be very
grateful to me for coming. Such q time as
| hadl Mr.. Lynds cCsxed me foil fifteen
minutes 10 stay and sing TO him. else lei him
wa k with me ;but was determined to have
you 20 night, you dear ungrateful Narisn!"
Poor Mr.. Lynde!" sail, curing my bps
ties the kindest man. Berthe said, with
her eyes full on my face. i told him TO-
night that he was as brother TO me, and
ho answered so earnestly thst ! felt reslly
confused, that | was more ;hnn sister to
him"
| felt the blood curdle around my heart
and the room swan before my eyes.
Il will 90, dear, and leave you To your
writing she said. rising ard evidently a
little startled by my looks. know my face
was white.
'Weil, good-by,"I answered, recovering
myself j hope you'll give me an invita-
tion to the wedding; see it can't be far off
Poor Warren! shall have to console him.
'Oh, nor she exclaimed laughing. i
mean to keep him to make Mr.. Lyme jeal.
Gus. Then, Marian, only want to firt
with the minister. wouldn', marry him
for anything. | like TO Try my power over
him thougd It's worth while baying pow =
er over such man" -. -r .. ...
! turned upon her.
Bertha. Mills, you're an insolent little
fool! You talk Of having power over Mr.
Lynde. You have deceived him with re-
gard to your true character; and if you dare
tv tribe with him, Il will tell him every word
you said tonight"
Why, Marian she sncered, pale with
anger, zone would think you wanted him
/ yoursrif.' iar'
'You may go' said. opening the door.
She made me little mocking courtesy
when she went out, saying, You may have
! him, dear, when I've done with him.
The oir Of the room stihed me. and
threw on my bonnet and went ou. into the
evening. a few steps from the gate a fig
ure met ne and stopped. IL WIS Mr. Lynde;
in search o her, thought. He bade me
pleasant :good-eyening,' and walked beside
me till we came 10 the corner Of the street.
! wanted to get rid OF hin. and 20 said,
Bertha has gone home, thina.'
Has shell,
Yes, Sir; and I am going this way
Go d.night.' f'1' fT' F."H.
'On thationeiy rond'' he asked, iu sur
prise. You wont, 60 there alone in the
eveningrt p. ..,..l
my object in coming out was to get soli-
tude and pure air. said, without caring
whether my voice was cllm or not. ..'.
MAY go with you. M1rianr he asked
gently. fhe pure air you can have, but
don't believe solitude is good ioi you to-
night
made no answer, bu, walked on blnGly
under the urs. After few steps he drew
my hand within his arm The road grew
laneler, and stretched cut pale and spec
tral 1t seemed u type OF my Ii'r-a dim
path lending to darkness.
stopped short.
81 don't want TO 90 any iarthor'
'YOu had best 70 home he said, 'ant
will accompany you, unless you forbid me.
! Forgive NE if | int-ude, but | wished 10
speak with you
led Mr.. Lynde to the parlor and SGT
down TO hear what he had to say. He Een-
ted my intercession with Bertha perhaps; or
, it might De that he would wish me, as her
intimate friend, to be little filter for the
office, and have care lest shjuId taini
her innocent simplicity with my way~art
moods. Truly his business was long
time in coming.
You wished 10 speak with me?' said
coldly.
i don't dare to, now | have come he
said, in low voice. Il had something 10
ask OF you He stopped. ...
'Mr. Lynde,' said earnestly, with pang
of self-approach at his falicring voice. you
can not please me more than by letting me
serve you. Asked me whstever you will, ]
f. will do it. a- ~.
.Mar;anl lie exclaimed
i started W, shaking the blood in my
face.
I want you, Marian, body and sou'!'
How the stars shDne that night, every
4 lit le urn full and brimning to drink my
Y Hehlti dbu uaPPlness' iioW Tue hiorhihS <
baptized the earth, and how the earth
smiled up to the morning! How the first
liquid notes ct the universal harmoney stole
upon my ear, convincing me OF God and
heaven! Haw the smiles and kind words oI
my dea: home friends shone like gold in the
chain of the universal brotherhood! How
my heart throdbed yet With the sudder
tightening of my anchor chain, which every
! day would make shorler iii those it connec'
ted we've one and needed no chain, being
sol How this little Pansie lighted he
Pickering eyes at mine, and listenet
smiling, bresthless. and silent, except fo
those eyes, while told her what scarcel,
told. him as yet! How | kissed Berth'
Mills when SIZE came two days after to tel
me that she was engaged TO Mr.. WarreI
, .(poor feilowD, and did hope we could b'
, married at the same Iime--and would
I wear avaiii or he jimarried in, a. travelling
dress, snd Start dircGilyren "a journey. b
] hadn't got SO far as to have settled that
, but still was sure Of a vail and a journe
THE sweet vdifof huppiness, and the heau
,iul journey where love would make all tn