The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-09-10

! thiag white canned out in the moonlight; =
/ floating skirt, STILL thoughtful face. They
shrunk further away in the shadow, but tie
swee, phan or gdcd daway. Itwos Clara, who.
not dreaming of their presence, had stolen ont
to &c alone; and saw, spite Of herself, the hail
en- brace the pretty head on Allsn's shoulder,
and heard his passionate whisper.
! TOO lale," she sighed to herself " The mo
/ ment for repentance is past"
! Lins's engagement was Announced at once
, Allan was mpateut of delays There were con-
gratula,ions the getting up of the ttouseau, his
daily vsits, pleasure -pertes of oil sorts, the
ard blisslul consciousness of love exclusively
hers, attentions all her own; the marriage, the
hridal.tour; uumberless compliments, dinners,
- everything and apything but quiet aud refleC-
tion.
/ Allan had purchased a little cottage on TIE
Hudson, and Lima had helped him select it ; that
/ is, she saw that it hsd a superb view from the
pa2zl fire lawn, aud French windows Il was
furnished in thc best possible taste; it was the
very ajr,st, rrcttirst li,Jlr place ever seem ard
IL was very funny 10 play at housekeeping Two
things were to be settled; she was 30 be very
systematic, aud she managed that by setting
every thing down in a blanG-book for q week ;
she was to he practcal, aud that she accon p'sh-
ed by twice spong given quantity of -four
and eggs in the kitchen, with her own hpnda, to
Allau's great admiration. But in little while
l. grew tiyesomc to think what wac to be had
fer bre 'kfos', dinner, and supper she beg n 10
hate counting the silver, and dread looking af
ter the napkins. There was no ooset-rOom,
the windows rat'led terribly, the bouse promised
TO be perfect refrigerator in winter. 1t was
very loucly Household duties were not good
complny, aud Alen couldn't come till late. She
had trouble with her servants there was fall
| ing off in Adams devotion. lie didn't admire
/ all tia: she did, with the same Intensity; tn re
was, sometimes, even q shade OF reproof IN his
tone. He didn't think her perfect; for, on one
or two occasions, she had mortified him. lie
didn't make any more speeches under his breath,
or press her hand in the shadow instead, he
was fearlu lily opt TO fall asleep on the pio2za, or
talk with any other good-looking lady who hap
more hops he said they were bore, and that
riding horse-back was too much like work He
was not always SO trinity dressed; she had seen
him ,Iehaven, worse yet, in Slippers. In short,
a duh black cloud was scnlirg over her; feel
ing Of staenation and cnrui fast becoming her
normal condition
is eject was visible in Ter look and manner.
She wac 40. half as lovely; she was silent, de-
iccted, aimos, iretful.
What is tbs 'ratter?" asked Allan, one
morning at breakl@si.
"Nothing"
"TheTe is. You lock as If you had been in-
sited to your own funeral
Perhaps have answered Lima, who re
membered how in the old times he would have
drawn her head down CT his breast, and whis-
pered copsolstons and in that light, she
thought his present speech unie5liug.
No danger" answered Allan, carelessly sip
Ping his coffee.
Perhaps you are afraid not? "
'Oh no. ! am so sure Of it, have already
selected number two.'
" You are in haste but might have expec-
ted it. knew you were tickle"
"Fckle "
~ see, now, !on have never really cared for
me"
" How absurd What have dcne?"
"You haven't done anything that is the
thing, have been sad and sick, and you have
never seen it all, though you used to watch the
: ,;n ,C I,ab l,,
cool ard indifferent, that is ALL"
care you serious?"
"Yes, l ann
"What foolish little thug!'' And he tried
30 caress ber but 80 careessly, that she drew
away Indignant
PIeaSe don't come near ne; it is mere
matter OF form with you"
. With low whistle, Allan put on his hat and
left the house. This was but the beginning OF
many such quarres, in which Aons part grew
/ gradually more active, and Lina's unhappiness
greater, She sat down at las to think. She
saw that their present course must end in utter
estrnngement She had, in some measure, pro-
vokcd her own misery, ord that, whatever the
cause her whole future happiness depended on
/ her winning A'lau back, aud binding bin to her
self by some one thing that they held 10 com
mon and then 10 her disnay, she islt an in
ward rcco,i from the task tor it had come to
that il WAS a task There WAS nothing ii her.
self; no light, no warmth, no glow, only stag.
nation and udiffrrrI ce. She went back to thcit
courtship; as they had loved, they must have
founded il in something, and that something
was her only earthly hope of salvation, the only
bridge that could reuuite them. She went over
il, step by step, and she found music, gay dres
ses, flowers, gas-liehts, coqnettish acts and
triumphs, the delightful thrill Of uncertainty
that was all They were gone now; she could
tot coriu,c them back, They ebhered at her
pale, w,sk ghosts but they could not help her
hen came back to her Clara's words:
You don't love that man, Il is fascination
de'irjum You have never seen Alan Suothers
as he really is"
And she said 10 herself with a shudder;
" IL is true. Il was, never did"
Girls, stop occasionally, and think of Madeline
We're, and the difference Qor there is one) be
tween love and Irritation for that woman wher
she said 20 herself = it is true, had " ostliie.'
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