The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-01-27
DA X II JANUARY 81, j S64I 4. 2
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opee, so scoil as an ,opportunityb occurred, Il
: tellfher of his thenexisting relations saithhe
E sister.saI had wished tesiafe her tho aknewl
edge until I was sure. she had forgotfen hi1l
6,it ns now seemed a thing illeyitaBl sss
, bT That night We all wentto the Opera. r.,EIis
lily was passiouately yafond of music, and sl1,
enjoyed II the more perhap, from the Sense
Of her ISOLATION IN the midst OF, crowds, VIZ
tried to get a box together, hut could not, an6
.lldd not know exactly where Frank and Char
I lotte HoHston sat, though had the impns.
sion that theytwere quitesfear Two sfrangi
j liers SAT behind use who insths, pauses ofsthe
4 music .talkeda5 almost necessarily. Emily
A heard, with the preternaturais quickness,
sounds which could not distinguish, and no.
ticing, suddenlyaher Singular palfor, found
thatshe appeared tosbe listening to the speak4
ers IN 7otir rear.oilIb caught the words, Iss %.
yes, engaged to- be- married. 81 He has been
paying his addresses to 'herifar. some tima.e+s
IsheHidn't be surprised afr they were married
/ 10 she autumn.'ieid N egi1asIg s7g ,sgis1i '8oi
/ knew inimediately thatsthev vrefsrredito
Frank ApPlebg, ,landi Ghaslottes sHoastansa-
Looking around Esawrthenn,qn opposite.
Frank never looked more brilliant. There
was an exultant smile on his face, vivid
1 lightin his eye, as it caught mine. FfiT8 seT
Poor Emily aBs accident her hand came
in contacr with my own. Death. could. not not
| have been colder. Over her beautiful eyes a
mist seemed slrawn.,z She shnddered, and no
longer listened with rapt attention or a gem
| tie serenitylto the music; on the contrary,
her movements were hurried and asjtated- -
Wholly unaccustomed to conceal her feelings.
| she knewlnot what to do. Her cheeks were
white, and her lips had blanched Appearance
trembled as I watched her. AT last I
whispered :. Emily shall we go home ?''ssa1l
s,.0h, if you please, sir y shes said rising
hastily and turning thereby drawing the eyes
Of. many upon US, for ours was a conspicuous
seat "a. t.1.s. :
:" Sit still moment. dear, II said gently,
forI saw that tater' strange gestures attracted
attention. In a moment, when | touch
your arm, will take you oat.', -. ~
Atthe first favorable opportunity wesIwith-.
drew as quick fas possible, and were soon seat
edin the carriage Isknew that poor Emily
was, weeping, and tried, to comfort .i.er. At
last yentured to say. g Did you never sus-.
peet itbefores2 Has no one told you, not
eVeua Lofty ?'',di atss .sasls u .aai37sTia Isl
s@oh, no, s." she sobbed, i.I could could .nos {
think it. He, was SO kind, so gentle to; me-.
Oh, how could he tell me what lheldid 1t
was very cruela 1T is wrong in me to tell YOU
this +? Is il wicked. is itfoolish III me p, .
7" No. darling" ! sad. seftIy, though an. an.
arrow had gone to my heart; " tell me all
you will-let me be to You as a brother, since
lean be nothing more If it had been my
lot to be favored with your love, beleve ne me,
your path weuId have been strewn with fiow-
ers.-'.5ss, a;--f, f,,,.t5..g,g sft ssssf t.Ss :
Shelswas silent after this atill we arrived
home; then she Instantly retired The next
morning she was notat the brerk fast table at
her usual time. 80 s# .si..ii .,.ssi.i.e.5.l,. g,
What made Emily act so strangely last
night ?s' asked Charlotte. ,"Thc child muss
have teeni1l.'' ''" l.97s1 ss.ts. -. q
Eyes. was half angry, At, her. sta,5;na mn,
in that conspicuous place. said Frank i aIfH
she were my sisterI should talk 10 her saY
| flashed an indignant look at him and he
WINGED under Il y.'.' ~ 'A.3s es..'t.'il
:. What was lit, Mr.. HAYDEN ,?,,s ask,es LAT.
tie; don't you know p, so -
She heard some ,innIeasant in for1, t;s,, ),
replied. aszi7i' hae 2 tss = Is :. 4
.sFor pity,s sake. from, wbom. q,ss.;,, M;.s
Houston. 7.5s sia'r .ts7,,iGd9 sl3il has asa
Fron1 two gentlemen who sat t'rs near Ar ms 2,, J,
1 replied. i5.S sis9 % -sia.s
What wasit, my dear ?, asked her moth
er.sss- sdT .qsfssusiras sai si sslsl,f 81 sad
-tWhy,df Emily acted 80 .straa,s,sIyg La.
night p, said tbarlofts k; s,I;, ;n sii5 - ,i3 a.
at me, :. She sprang up p, suddeply.gand al
most thou ghts she was going to jump over i'm
to the pit. Her face WAS sas ~ b;ta si,,sst
Atthat moment Emily eniefed She con ,oq1ldl ld.ll
not hava slept the long nigbt ibth, throngb 20 Har
young face, wore. a ,haggered look, and her
usually slow. graceful stem ses,,sd ,.,,,r,g,4
now. She took heraccilstor1ied place beside
her mother, who spoke to b,rita her tenderlv dl Int ~
when she answered her lip euivered. frank
Applehys saw it, and made. a hasty breakfast,
excusing himself sooner than was his wont. wont |
], too, went, but not before saw Lottie. with
a look of great concern on her features. 90 up
to her sister and whisper to her. . s,i:aiss1 Is
Oh, the heartaches I had to gaze upon af-
ter that THAT marble face, so coIorless SO t
wan with the beautiful hope-light biotted