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

u U Wan0epeT TO FfeStrn -nOuse. Amy re
ceiyed ihe visits Of Lord BretneI With pleas
are, yet .he Iongsd III tidings from Arthur
Shouid she write to him ~ o sister might
~rite {" . brother7 No; he did not ask
her 20 write. She would wait tiil she could
ID him know with her own pen thar she
was TO be Mistress Of Bre,neI. FIR such she
was certain she sh0uld be- ~ Roberto wsa n
noble, whole aoulsd man, above the ordinary
>tanp bf manhood, and there was no mistak-
ing the intentions tf such On he. She deter
mined to wait unt he proposed for her hand,
and then she would ask the blessing thar Ar
thur had promised The or,unity came
s"oner than she expected. @A.' saie. ,'ft s
One day in October. when she had return
ed from q wslk, her father told her that Rob
erto had proposed for her hand, adding that
he had gwen his consent if hts dsughter's
heart c,,uld go with it, -a a. .2-' .'.4 .'."
81 once thooght that you loved Arthur
Morton. should not have objected, Amy
for wish 10 make YOU happy but Lord
Bretnrl 10 o more fitting match for you, my
child, although am nm old man, and Bret.
mel is City miles sway, yet ] can give you
TO him with pleasure h you can be happy
with him. He ID waiting tor you In the gar
| deh - s.aEd sa5 >1 97'1,a ~ ss ..s7
Amy glanced st her soiled dress, and leav.
ing kiss on her fsther's cheek, she went to
her dressing room. Two dresses lay side BY
.ide-a beautiful rose coiored robe, aud q
white India muslin. She took up the latter,
II am to sacrifice, love to ambition, white 10
most Htting,n abe thnnght, hslf aloud. aIf
knew--h I only knew that he-.hat Arthur
loves me, should hesitate sven now" A
tiny case lay before her, and she took il up
II was the face ofa boy OF sixteen, and the
laughing eyes looked into hers, the hand some
lips smiled upon her; she made move
uent to throw il from her, and yet abe grasp
cd it. al cast him from me and rejectsd his
love without words, bat he knew it,
She thought how happy she was on the day
that Arthur gave her that picture, three
years before, Should she ever be, ~ light.
hearted again -. = ''.-, =,
1 q
Raising her head from the picture she saw
the rrfrciion OF herself in the glass;, Sh.
was, surprised M the beau, iful face. beima
her. Her eyea sparkled,- her cheek ,wp
fu-hed with rich rose cnlor, and the def
ant expression she assumed No abe raised .her
heal was becoming ro her face, .she Thought
He was to" proud" she said, "and yet
and ,et- :" - ,.ryzs
She thought of the diamonds that would
one lay CLEAN in her hair, the slky brown
hair that she knew "a be very beau iiful, ui
the r.,bes Of velvet that she had seen others
wear, and she to < up the white dress and
c"miBeaced her tu'lei. Before abe had, fin
ished the CIDER had gone from her cheek and
the brilllancy from her eyes. Her face wore
o look Of pain. and she knew that she mus,
no, meet r 'bertc's searching eye until she
was calmer. ..F -af. g-.e .--s atF r.
She kneeled by the open window, ha Dim
that the warm south wind would give bsch
the bloom TO lser cheek, and feIl is,o reve
~, Tran which she was arossed by . rain
drop thst fell upon her cheek. Al hesxy
shower hsd gathered, aud the rain was IN
creasine She c'uid not 60 to the garden
and che wss about to ring and request RoI
berto to wait her in the library. when che
p'~t-hoy galloped up 10 the d1or. She was
expecting letter from her cousin Agnes
she th"ughr n pcrusal of the usually WE'LL
filled pages, brimmins over with fun, would
restore her cheerfuiness. She rang the bell.
Are there letters, Esteile 20
"There is n letter" - ..
Bring IT up, and ask Lord Bretnel to
wait few moments for me in the library"
The letter was brought. IL bore foreign
post.msrk The sight ofthe we'll. remember.
ed hand writing brought the coveted color
10 her cheek. Breaking the seal she read
the following lines, traced BY on unsteady
hand. i'5- Q 70
| TO AMABEL.
| .t -. 'Tee7c g" .stsa
Fair 10 thia land, dear Anabel,
Tho land Of all my boyish drssms;
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