The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-23

"Oh, bless the little black-eyed fury !" com
mented be with a sort of lazy enjoy ment OF IN,
angry phrases over which his eyes roved, ''sh el
be revenged, will she , She has heard that Tn
about To marry for money--he will make m'
feel her resentment, although =he has long cease
to love me What does the dear little Ere brand
mean! Can it be that she Intends to write 81
account OF ny manifold hirtatiOns 70 Lily Well
she may do so-but | shall take particular paini
that no such edifying epistle reaches my bride
elect. No, MademOisele Sara may safely defy
your wrath
And he tossed the note carelessly upon th,
FIRE, watching il shrink into blaze with hal
open, lustrous ewes, Ike those Of serpent.
Cyril Thorpe had laid his plans skilliully, and
OF that fact he was fully aware.
If our readers could have had peep into Lily
brakes Boudoir on the wedding morning JUS
six weeks after that stormy December night
One door opened into an elegant morning room
all decorated with white flowers, where, upon
long table, draped with white satin, blazed q
gorgeous array Of wedding presents, in pear
and 90 j, and rare, costly lsces-another gave
half peep of the Auttering crowd Of blooming
bridesmaids, eagerly waiting for the last Orna-
ments 10 be clasped round Lys fair throat and
arms And Mrs. Drake, mother like, was cry
ing and smiling IN the same breath, while Col
Drake, fat, portly individual, whose white
gloves were too tight by several sizes, kept
shouting that the carriages We're waiting and
that be could not see the use OF such delays.
"This way, love, through the room where
the bridal gifts are, said Mrs. Drake, when al
length all in readiness.
"By the way, how very strange that your
Uncle Covns present has not arrived.
shouldn't wonder if he means u be here hims l
and was DELAYED Miss Rachael Wharton saws
she wouldn't be a bit surprised # he sent deed
settling the whole property on you. Lily she =
heard OF such things before now
And Cyril Thorpe, as he stepped forward, hand
soincr and more graceful than ever, to offer bis
arm o. his bride. caught the last sentence. II
gave his worldly heart "A JOYOUS thrOb, for money
was Cyril Thorpe's idol.
The wedding, with all it paraphernalia OF
orang, blossoms, floating ribbons, aud misty
clouds of white tulle, was over, and the recep
ton followed The spacious rooms were ia rly
overaowed with the tide of fashion, sparkling ir
Jewels aud rustling in moire antique and yelvets,
aud whispered comments everywhere had but
one burden-Mr Thorpes elegance Of manner,
aud hls young wife's girIish grace
suddenly there was a stir and hustle through
out the apartments, following close on Vehe
meut ring at the door bella clear merry voice
reyerberated above all softer accents, and Mrs.
Thorpe sprang forward, exclaiming,
my Uncle Colviu Z"
"No one else, ny dear" calculated a stout
little man, with checks Ike winter roses, al
though his hair was sprnkled with gray, who
came forward with young lady in brown travel
ing dress, hanging on his rrm. WAS afraid
should be too late to wish you JOY, Lily Mr.
Thorpe, let me congratulate you, srl | assure
you 10 ordinary business should have detained
me- but the fact is, I've been having A wedding
of my own, this mornngl Let me introduce
nv wife, Mrs Grant COvinl"
Lily had grown very pale-she was not mer
cenary, but when one has heen brought up from
childhood in the expectation of wealth, it require:
considerable degree of philosophy to see il
transferred into another channel But her pauOl
was a rosy bloom compared to the ashen hue or
her bridegrOOms cheek, as he recognized under
the bridal flowers in Mrs. Colvin's bonnet the
vindictive black eyes of the sighted governess.
As his cold hand touched hers, she said in
voice audible to him alone,
d" am revenged did | not tell you it should
be 30 ?"
Sarah Colvin had never looked levlier than il
that hour. She was satsfed-her hand haC
dashed the brimming cup away from her fals'
lovers lips. To attain that end, she was quite
willing to be an old mans darling.
And Cyril Thorpe, like many another schem
ing villain, after having married for money dis
covered that he had made an arch mistake.