The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-04-18

low in seeiety. Clara
~ don't think n. H. was retory
ID but when he lll talk. hc W..
worth listening 10, and You canno
say that Of all Che young men, now
a.lays.'
Poor, too, ~ = church mouac. "
"fhptH no crime.
"Raiher a conceitcd puppy, ! i'm
apine."
Clara : face flushed hotIy
~ think. cousin Geolrcy, you
might find better employment than
slanderibg m absent friend. who h
not here to defend himself gone
iway--perhaps forever" and the
indignant voice sank to low choking
whisper.
"Goolp" said Geonrey. "Now
listen to me, Clara. Harry is a
splendid fellow; as good young
man as ever walked but he il as
proud rs lucifcr. Now. to my Ger.
tain knowledge, he Is desperately in
love with--you are not listening"
"Yes am; 60 on.
"llc Is in love, say. with an heir.
css, and her name is Clara Haynes. -
"With me In love with me- Oh.
Geofrey !"
"Therc now, don't cry, cousin.
know oil about it,
"But Geofrcy, why diin', he tell
me? What made him 60 away and
leave me 30 mis-er-a-blc-oh--"
"Thcrc it is, you see. All because
you are the rich Clara Haynes. lie
thinks you will imagine him fortune
hunter, and so he has left the city
for he says he cannot see you again
without betraying his love. II you
were poor now"
"Would hc--would he tell me
then ?"
"Yes, | am certain Of it,
"Geofrey, put your ear down here,
Geofl'rey, ! love Harry Grant with
my whole heart" And blushinc
crimson the little beauty buried her
face IN her Cousins bosom. =
"And he loves you. Clara. Are
you willing to have me recall him 7"
~ should like to have him to seel,
me--to have him court me. IL am
n woman after MI, Geoarey, and
can't propose to him."
Harry Grant was at his uncle's
studying hard and trying that hope.
less task to forget the past. One
evening at supper he was chatting
with his aunt about his two cousins,
Fannie and Grace.
81 have written to my friend, Mr..
Hart, to find me a govcrncss for
them,' said Mrs. Grant, "and he has
recommended a young lady who has,
he says, all the necessary qualifica.
tions, though she is very young. She
had been highly educated, and has
lost suddenly, through some heavy
bank failures, quite a handsome for.
tune. I forget her name, bu. she is
coming tomorrow.
II am very glad you were SO soon
suited" And the conversation stop
ped.
The next evening Harry came in
late. The pnrlor was not very bril-
liantly lighted, bu. he saw near the
Gre three light figures, and sapposing
bis little cousins had q visitor, went
in and lay down on the sofa. The
voices murmured on very low, until
the servant came in to summon the
children to bed. Then one Of the
three, standing erect by the freight,
gave most unmisiskable yawn. Har.
ry saw her face and in another in
stant was on his feet by her side,
trembling, great, strong man that he
was. from head to foot.
Miss Haynes
"Eh! What! Mr.. Grant :"
T--I did not expect to see you
here"
"Oh, yes am Mrs. Grants
governess.
"Youi' .
1Yes--why mott 1've los. all my
money you know"
She took il easy, at al events.
'But you are so young, sodelicate-
ly nurtured. Oh, Miss Haynes, IL I
might hope
Clara turned away to hide . bright
smile. Harry was fairly started,
and he poured forth the earnest love
he had boarded for months into ears
that drank in every word as sweet
music.
''Bu. why have you no. told me
this beforels'
because I darea not. I am poor,
you were very rich, and I feared nv
proposals would be misunderstood" "
"Then-shen iffwere still rich"
81 should have been still SILENT
"But you can't how; you can't
take Il back; And Clara came close
to him. at vas eli . 81, Harry.
0eoafey told me. and--love me,