Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-07-28

judge of his sincerity regarding herself,
but also of his general Probity as man.
If he had assumed such strange posi-
ton, she thought that his motives must
be equally singular. l . sl as.
To accomplish her purpose, therefore,
she employed confdante, having dis
covered that her late suitor : Horace
Perkins, or Richard Daredint, whoever
he might really bc--was dwelling in a.
house belonging to BALE. broadcast & Co i.
and formerly occupied by one of Tie
members of the firm. Sally Harris, such
was the name of the conflante of Julia,
was delighted with the idea, repaired to
the house, and being young, sprightly
and pretty, soon contrived to get the sit
uation of housekeepcr for Mr.. Darehint;
and after Sallic had informed Miss
Bucklewell of her success thus far, that
curious young lady assumed an ingenious
and complete disguise, and visited Sally,
incognito. ...,. .al. ,.... '
From her post of close watch Julia
soon ascertalhed that at least DarcHints
business habits were regular; that he was
but little at the house, save in the eve
ming; and that he passed most Ct lis
time, when there, in reading.
He seems to be model man." said
Julia to Sally, III her room. "But l
doubt the secmings of all men. He is
odd'in his conduct at any rate; and ps he
pcrsonates another party so daringly, he
is likely TO be false in other respects. l
wish you try him and let me ovcrhear the
interview. will atone for the meanness
If meanness it is, where / have so
great an interest at stake-by accepting
him, if he prove different from what I
think all men arc-false."
| Sally pl!rcd Julia in a convenient
place for the purpose, and that evening
the trial interview was had.
Sally entered the apartment where
Dareaint sat reading, and opened CONVEX
satioh in great spirits and good humor,
while the tone Of pareaint was melan-
choly. u
Why don't you get married, Mr..
Darchint ?" said Sally, laughing and tax
ing scat close to him. "You look so
gloomy, reading here alone every evening
Or, excuse me, perhaps you are married
dlrcady." ,..
"Not I 1 haven't seen the woman
yet that l could marry"
cob! Ispppose, theh, That you mean
that you couldn't trust woman. Well,
perhaps you IRE right. Isupposs We do
all like variety-men and women too. l
can say for myself, ha, ha! that I do.
Don't your
And she placed her hand upon lis
shoulder.
! p" You appear to I've, in unusal spirits
thi1 evening" replied DarcHint, smiling,
!" but you mistake Inc meant that it
had not been in my power to marry any
woman; because | could not marry where
/ I did not love, and cannot marry wEcra
have loved"
s'Then you have loved No doubt
Fifty, suppose. That's the way with
me. Isn't it strange, she continued,
leaning affectionatcly on his shoulder, and
looking archly into his eyes, "that we
can have so many fancies in the course of
a life? One fare and form will do for a
while-until Il fresh one comcs-and that
one till another, and so on; and fancy
that we are in love all the time, the pre-
sent oat driving out the memory of the
absent. What strange thing love is y
''1his is not love-" answered Darehint
gloomily. -. n.
."As much love as anybody has," said
sallcy, gaJiy1. "And so l think nobody
should marry for love is rowing, and will
not be bound. am determined never to
marry, but love whoever and often as I
please. Do you know that coIld almost
love you'"
I might feel fqttered by the compli-
ment, Sally, but [ would not pcrnit Won
to deceive yourself" u'a j. 81
io"Why SO? Wouldn't you encourage
me, if said that I loved you AID would
sacrifice everything for return p
"No, Sally. should tell you frank
ly, or my one who went so far as that,
that tie heart was not its own master, O.
that it controlled the mind, and that
had never loved but one, could never
and though that one could never be mine
| should still adote her, while life lasted:
and 80 feeling, be too feeling to marry,
or pretend love for another" ,'t' -.-l
Sally had said far more than she would
nave darcd 10 say, we're sPe net,urged to
it by devotion to the interests of her lis
tening friend. Convinced that she had
nearly, Il not completely, satisfied her as
to the character of Darefint's afcetioa
she changed the subject. and soon with
tidrew -a-,4e .ft adt
1 Leaving Miss Bucklewcll to draw hel
own conclusions from that interview, le
US .'haye an eye to the Shop" for awhile
Each day Darefint became more uncas,
I in his false position. His cooler Judge
Ment mfde f Fir more keenly appreciate
the peril as well as the disrcputability o
his eccentric friend and he yearned t.
abandon it, rather than await the issue