The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-27

sI--T-asatcneQ iii y almost maddene9 me ~
Would have given. worlds for oIeiofl the pc
edliar' smiles she always bestowed on him. .ha
One day saw him standing at tile doc
which led ont upon 4 small plot Of, gardel
| ground, now regal with full crimson, and th
eeep phaes of the trees, whese branches sane;
over the wall.a One arm was placed aarsc,tint
her waist. With, the other hand he was; press
ingbacks the brown,.wavy hair.5llg. S ssgss
sztsYou'h have atremarksbly beautiful fore
bead. Emily,,' he saia.i ~ aiesh'sss l9zs 7
Qi.9EH 4" Haye ! II !? do You think 50 Oh, an, ,st
| glad r she said, -artlessly. gaiF4s, s5+ ssg 4
x"What makes you glad, Emily s2' he ask
Ted, in the softest of tones. q hsisihIi sbslloe
"a Because whatever You like in me always
makes me glad" was the innocent reply.--
That beautiful song,' Asssingl of sgoid,7she
gave me, do you know 1 hayetlearnedl that
because You liked 1t 50 well? I,ca.f sing ev-
cry word of itp :. -,
s Can you?' said he-e Thank youofeg
learning it forme. Il willahear you siagsit
this evening. Yes ,''he continued, still mus
ingly, "you have a remarkably intellectual
brow ;, think you could write poetry. little
one.' = ts l94.lese0 .'tsssS. . t7sisli '-fo3t
.Ah, could tat see e you might, was vas
the lowsweet reply. - s.'ot = s''Si s'''' 2
20 Well, Well; there $ confession,' said
Frank, laughing lightly, Jet from where /
stood I saw his cheek flush. witE pleasure
Nov how~do you suppose / look p, 2 ei'= .
s"oh, have heard often,o said the if,no- il,o.
cent creature "sister Lottie has told me
that you have black curling hair and black
eyes: And think, as Lottie says, You must
beyery handsome - Fs s z.o,lF,.,
"Oh. yes I'm a pfodigiouily handsome
fellow,,"s said Frank, coneeitcdly, laughing as
he spoke. g Do you think, little one, that
Sister Lottie likes me pretty well ?'' -
8 How can she help it p: asked the blind
girl lifting her glowing but sightlesse eyes to
wards him. ed e9a9 lH'i iiA - =
If ever my blood boiled it did then, as I
saw him lean over and kiss hersIoIfS eyer l
wantedsto give that arranta knave and puppy
a-shakiag ibid then A blush mantled her
pure cheeks smile .deepened the dimples
round round her lips, s9 ~ : -. tsob a.,s-
= Frank Iexelarned, indignantly, a.few
moments afterwards. .sas'y you ought to be
ashamed of yourscif.s seat q efags7 sh
." !" Y hat do you 9e mean p he asked, looking
somewhat guilty as bespoke. = ase s.,.. ast-.
hisoYon are doing harm3 Frank, y Isaid. :. in
leading that poor Blind girl to love you. 1t
is a.crpel thing; You viii pay dearly for it
some day, mark my word. n; .,.., .5.,e5,l,,-..g
." Pshaw.,' hea3exclaimed half angriiy.-.
'eHo@ the deuce am I to help the girls lik-
ing me !? If she will be such fool, why let
her.
efIou encourage her tosloye you, Frank"
said I--'syou kno@yoa do, both by words and
actions. siies7'ss 70 -si'e' 3'sa2s sa z.
" Pooh! you are jealous p he sneered. -.
@No. F-ank, not jealous, forI have no
claim upon her. Would to Heaven 1 had 2,
l exclaimed with such vehemenee that he
gazed.at me quite silenced and subdued.-,
+" Remember" ] said solemnly, "she is diff
ferent from other women. Her great calan-
ity has made hera pet in the household; she
has been treated always like a tender little
child, and she looks for caresses and love from
everybody, Unstudied in the ways of the
world, unspoiled by. the arts of society," she
has not the cunning to hide her attachments,
bat confers favors upon those she loves with
a chi'd's artless, ,confiding readiness. Be
careful, Frank, be.careful how you trifle with
a human heart, especially with hers, for few
wome can feel as she does' s---
Frank Appieby laughed little, but could
see that he was touched as he turned upon
his heel, saying Well, will leave her to
you:se Uninask my treachery if you will, but
| tellyou meant no harin.as 5sSs sa3 saE
If he had left her to me as be said, if his
vanity badnot prevailed over his better judg-
ment, all might have been we'll. =. :. : s.
That evening she sang the sweet song, g A !
Ring of, Goid,n and all, applauded But she
looked round insain for a word from Prank.
| never shall forget that touching, eager ger
glance, "a. asking SO mutely, so mournfully y for
the one, beloved voice. 4 For few days
Frank was very distant, seldom speaking to
her, and Tendeavored to fill his place, At all |
practicable times / sang to her, read to her,
walked with her, and after some little while
had elapsed she lost the look of painful reve-
rie that had for a time become habitual to
her, and learned to watch for me- Oh, those
precious hours when she seemed all my own
can ever forget them? She, was SO inno-
cent, and yet so wise, so confding, SO grace
fnl -,s5..--z.. .d.r
]. think she was beginning to transferto mo
he affection she had felt for Frank Appleby.
For me the eye grew, luminous now; for me |.
he little silyery laugh of welcome sounded.
Meanwhile Frank was wooing the really
elegant Charlotte. Houston. She was wor-
Thy girl, and loved her blind sister almost
dolatrously. wondered she had not no.
iced poor little Emily,s infatuation, but she
was SO accustomed to seeing her, loved and
oetted that it seemed as matter of couFse.-
She was belle, and a number of suffers con-
ended for her hand so that Frank, who en-
Dyed a monopoly. of her smiles and good graz
;ess was esteemed a fortunate fellow p d s,;i
One evening / came home and found my II
title rosebud, as | called her, unusually op-
PRESSED. thought she had been weeping.
p vain ] exerted all my powers to please j
ler-she smiled, but the smile was followed &
y a sigh, Finding an pportunity. inquired b
# Charlotte what could be the matter with !,
lersisterr,s sd y spe haii,ei sids teH Sd
S Really i cannot tell, 'iwas her reply &
she seemed to be very happy awhenrlshel Il