North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1863-02-04

what helnous crime, or horrible breach of 90
liteness have been guilty which has offend
ed you SO deeply. That yout is much to be.
coming to be worn for me alone, save it for
some one who will appreciate it. Now tell
why me you are angry"
"Slmply because choose to be-" replied
after pause, mortified that had no tangi-
bic reason 10 give.
Because, because woman's reason for
everything unreasonable. You think Mr..
Eas man " a love of fellow because, and
you dislike Miss Burton, than whom you
have not got a better friend in the world, be-
cause-you do not know why. 1t certainly
cannot be because she likes me, that you
hate her"
6 Yes. do hate her y exclaimed. If
it be wicked, then wicked | am. She is
making. me die, she has taken my life-more
than my life. You are free, go to her if you
love her better than me, and marry her too p
Marry her too? | can't marry you both,
wouldn't if could. | do not think my aunt
would be proper person for me to espouse
in any event"
"John," SAID l +" is Miss Burton really
your aunt 2"
:" Certainly she is my aunt, being my moth
er's youngest sister, and only year older
than myself. Since the death of her adopted
father, Mr.. Burton, she has assumed his
name in compliance with request to that
effect contained in his will"
"Why did you not tell me before ?''
" might give your favorte answer, be-
cause; ; but have better reason, although
it is cruel and selfish one. was anxious
to know if your faith in me was as strong as
you yourself thought it to be. Do not think
that you have been the only sufferer: 1t has
panied me, beyond expressionl to see how
easily you were led to doubt me-"
Pray, John, forgive me!' cried. "Do
you not know that it is because could die
easier than give you up that it made me so
wretched to think that you loved another %
g And you will forgive me, and love An
ME fer my sake, until you can learn to love
her for her own2 She is belle, but not So
heartless as you suppose; for, while she was
flirting with her nephew, she was not flirting
with Charlie Eastman"
Ihad been working surreptitiously for a
long time, endeavoring to get very plain
but very suggestive gold ring off my third
finger; but, after this revelation, | was we'll
pleased to let it remain there. st. Panl's
Church saw double wedding, not long after
and DO not know why any person should
say that the four who, two hours after the
ceremony, were off for the lakes aed Niagara,
were not four ridiculously self satisfied and
other-self satisfied people.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamilton are a model
couple. They never say My love-" or,
- My dear" to each other, in public, and
this is the best praofI can give that they do,
not come to harsh words in private. Mrs
John Hamilton (I allude to myself is not a
boastfHl woman and you would never find
ont, hy her saying so, that she knows very
well why her own coy little sitting room
with the shaded lamp on the round table in
front oil the fre-the sewing char, with the
basket +, f work close beside 1.-THE large ca
sy chair and slippers, little way off--are
things pleasant and enjoyable to her hus
band. She knows why he fingers so long
over his coffee, in the morning, and then
coaxes her to the street door, with him, be
fore he will be convinced that it is late, anc
! he must take his good-by kiss and 60. She
knows why, when, one day, she found few
silver threads in her brown hair, he tooi
her on his knees, and, laying his hand on hel
head, whispered, /" We are growing old, dar
ling but we will always love each othe
just the same"