The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-06-25

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uu his eyes, and Oh
BE Clerron, are yoa is earnest ;
ID yog love mef
am, Ivy. as loge yua
How Ilo yoa love me
J lose vcu uiih ali lhe strength aHd
FaNor .bai God has given me
lon DO net mpI9 pity mc + lou
haze Hoi, because sou heara from Mrs..
simm, "a suspected, yourself ,hai ! vas
Weak enough 70 mistake your kindness
md u31leuc you have nol IN pity
resolved 70 sacrifice your happine So
mine
No, Ity.- nothing Of the kind
ply only myself | reverence you,
tiak / have hoped thai you loved mc
as teacher and friend. | dared Bot be-
lieyo you could ever lo more now some
ding within telIs noe that YOU can. Can
500, Isy Il the love and tenderness
ann devotion 81 my whole life can make
you happy, happiness slall not fuil 10 be-
yours
IVY gaze never for a moment dropped
under his, earnest and piercing though i
was.
Now ] am Happy, Sue said, slowly
ana distinctly. Now am blessed
can nayer AK anything more.
ISN'T ask something more. be re-
piled, bending forward eagerly. ] ask
much more / want your love- Shah
have II And want you
My love She hlushcl sli.htly, but
spoke without hesitation. Have ! not
given it,--long, long before you asked il,
before you even cared for my friendship Z
Not love only, but life, my very whole be-
ing, conferred in you, does now, and viii
always Is il right 10 say this p? maiden
~? Bot | am not ashamed. | shall al
ways be proud to have loved you, though
only TO lose you,--and TO be loved by you
is glory enough for all my future.
For short time the relative position
Of these two people was changed. al
ludc to the change in this distant man
ner, as all who have ever been lovers
will be able 10 judge what it was and
do not wish to forcstall the sweet surprise
Of those who have not.
Ivy rested there (query, where y a
moment but as he whispered, Thus you
answer the second question ; You give
me yourself tooy she hastily freed her
self Query, from whatD
Nevcr
IVY
'Neycrp more firmly than before.
What does this mean? he said stern
ly. Are you triaing?'
There was such frown on his brow
rs Ivy had never seen. She quaiIed be-
fore it.
Do not be angry Alas / am not
trling. Life itself is not worth SO much
rs your love. But the impossible gulf IS
between is Just the same.
What is il? Who put il there n
God put it there. Mrs. Simm show
ed it to me-
Airs. Simm be l A prating Cos
sip Ivy, told you, you were never to
mention that again,--never to think Of
it; and you must obey me-
will try to obey you in that.
And very soon you shall promise TO
obey me in all things. But ] viii not be
hard with you. The yoke shall rest very
lightly,-so lightly you shall not feel ii.
You Will not do as much, ] dare say.
You viii make me acknowledge your
power every day, dear little vixen! Ivy.
why do you draw back? Why do you
not come to me;
/ cannot come 70 you, Mr. Clerron,
any more. | must 60 home now, and
stay at home.
When your home is here, Ivy stay
at home For the present don't 60.
Wait little
You do not understand me. You will
not understand me, said Ivy, bursting
into tears. ! mist leave you. Don't
make the way so difficult
Il will make It 50 difficult that you
cannot walk in IT,
His tones were low, but determined.
Why do you wish to leave me ?
Have you not said that you loved me
1t is because | love you that 60. l
am not fit for you. was not made for
you. ! can never make you happy. /
am not accomplished, ! cannot 20 among
your friends, your sisters. | am awk-
ward. You would be ashamed Of me-
and then you would not love me you
could not; and / should lose the thing !
most value. No, Mr.. Clerron,--I would
rather keep your love in my own heart
and my own home.
Ivy, can you be happy without me
shall not be without you. My heart
IS fuIl Of lifelong joyful memories. You
need not regret me. Yes, ! shall be hap
py. / shall work with mind and hands
j shall not pine away in mean and fee
Bic life. ! shall be strong, and cheerful,
and active, aud helpful and ] think
shall not cease to love you 10 heaven
But, there j., maybe, a long road for
us TO travel before we reach heaven, and
| want you to help me along. Ivy, am
not 50 spiritual as you. | cannot live on
memory. | want you before me all the
time. / want 10 see you and talk with