North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-10-28

ti 0 wanderer 10 Preston House. ANY re
ceivad the visits of Lord Bretnei With pleas
ure, yet she longed for tidings from Arthur
Should she write to him as q sister might
~rite {" brother7 No; he did not ask
her to write. She would wait till she coui Id
1T him know with her own pen that she
was to be rnisfress Of Bre,nei, .f,r such she
wa' certain she should be. Roberto was
noble, whole souled man, above the ordinary
>tamp Of nanhood, and there was no mistak-
ing the intentions &c such as he She deter
mined to wait uni he proposed for her hand,
and then she would ask the blessing thar Ar
thur had promised The oppor or,unisy came
s"oner than she expected. 11'" @.e' g
One day in October, when she had return
ed from ~alk, her father told her that Rob
erto had proposed for her hand, adding that
he had gwen his consent if hts daughters
heart c''uli go with 1t.
"nce thoughf that you loved Arthur
Morton. | should not have objected, Amy
for I wish TO make YOU happy but Lord
Bretnrl is o more fitting match for you, my
child, although am m old man, and Bret.
mel is City miles away, yet can give you
to him with pleasure f you can be happy
with him. He is waiting Tor you in the gar
deh.h -s fa
Amy glanced at her soiled dress, and leav.
ing kiss on her hther's cheek, she went to
her dressing room. Two dresses lay aide by
side-a beautiful rose e-coiored robe, aud q
white India muslin. She took up the latter.
II ! am to sacrifice love to ambition, white 10
most fitting" she Thought, hslf aloud. q If
knew-if only knew that he-that Arthur
loves me, ! should hesitate sven now" A
tiny case lay before her, aud she took it up.
1t was the face ofs boy Of sixteen, and the
laughing eyes looked into hers, the handsome
lips smiled upon her; she made q move.
msnt to throw it from her, and yet abe grasp
cd il. 81 cast him from me and rejected his
love; without words, but lie know it,
She thought how happy she was on the day
that Arthur gave her that picture, three
wears before, Should she ever be M light.
hearted again 2 ' ~ ~ ....' ..' 2 ..
Raising her head from the picture she saw
the reflection Of herself in the glass. She
was. surprised at the beau, iful face before
her. Her eyes sparkled, her cheek WAS
fu.hed with rich rose culpr, and the def
ant expression she assumed as abe raised her
heal was becoming to her face, she thought.
He wa" TO" proud" she said, "and yet
and ,et- :" r.. =
She thought Of the diamonds that would
one lay CLEAN in her hair, the silky brown
hair that she knew % be very beau tiful, of
the r,'bes Of velvet that she had seen others
wear, and she to K up the white dress and
commenced her tu,lef. Before abe had fin
ished the c'br had gone from her cheek and
the brll'ancy from her eyes. Her face wore
look Of pain. and she knew that she mus,
no, meet r 'bert.'s searching eve uutil she
was calmer. IN ...
She kneeled bv the open window, no ping
that the warm snath wind would give back
the bloom TO her cheek, and tell into q reye
ry, fran which she was aroused by rain
drop that fell upon her cheek. A heavy
shower had gathered, and the rain was IN
creasing She c,'uld Not 60 to the garden,
and che was about to ring aud request r.
berto to wait her in the library. when the
p'st-boy galloped up to the d,Or. She was
expecting letter from her cousin Agnes,
she th.ughi perussl Of the usually we'll
filled pages, brinming over with fun, would
restore her cheerfuIness. She rang the bell.
Are there letters, Estelle 2"
"There is letter.
Bring II up, and ask Lord Bretnel to
wait few moments for me in the library"
The letter was brought. II bore foreign
post.mark The sight of the we'll. remember.
ed hand writing brought the coveted color
10 her cheek. Breaking the seal she read
the following lines, traced by an unsteady
hsnd.