The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1864-11-09
Lillian CORES MISTAKE.
BY HELEN FOREST GRAVE.

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/ @Shescane7 into the room like bright
apparition Of sunshine, dressed in white,
with rose c5lored ribbon fiuttcring about
her, and the pale gold of her hair parted
away from her low fosehcad. so that the
blue veined temples Here plainly visible.
1 1t is not easy to describe pretty girl,
and Lillian Gore was more than that-she
was beautiful. A pazzling blonde, that
with eyes ike the April armament. add
fresh roses glowing through the trans
parent skin Of her cheeks, people would
turn instintiEely to look at her as they
looked at lovely picture, or a perfectly
developed flower.
just right said Mary Gore, looking
up from her work, with fond, adniting
smile, "Oh, Lillian, I Wish 1 were as pret.
ty as you" =
Lillian laughed consciously, smoothing
down her am ber bands Of hair with her
soft little hands, aud fastening the bunc h
of violets into her belt She was quite
accustomed tn receive the homage of ner
plain, elder-sisteF. - - 3,
Yet Mary had good face, too clear
brown eyes, and frank, smiling mouth +,
although her hair was red, and her nose
too large for the other features that kept
il company But Lily bad always Eek
tinguished" her probably on the principle
thar the sun. pgts p.g9ts out the FIRE! 5
"Where's my lace shawl 2" said the
little nymph, picking a crushed violet
from her boquet and tossing it carelessly
cut of the window. al want to wear it
this afternoon"
: "Yeu are notgoing out to day, LilianH'
eyes l am-why not ?'
Have you for forgotten that Harry
Wars-is-cen}ing to day to bring you that a
nusic-2" = -
"WeIT, let him leave it v'
"But Lillian" -
"But, Maryt Now don't look ss if you
thaught l was q wretch, devoid of any re-
deepipg quality" said Lillian, caressingly,
as she knelt down to put her rosy lips
against her sisters forehead.
"Bur, Lilly, yoq know that Harry 1oyes
you-and you have. always, hereto fore,
given him every encouragement Are
you going to turn coquette, dearest ~
"Im tired of being worshipped," said
Lily, demurely. ..And d-I'n tired of = Har-
ry Ware 1 can't help it if he comes
here every day, singing and looking SEN
timental. ~
"Well, I did-bqt have changed my
mind"
Mary looked gravely at her lovely sis
ter.
"Wronc, Lillian, wrong~
"Don't lecture me, my darling saint"
said Lily. .defantly. Pm nothing but
wilful little mortal, with no pretentions
to superhuman goodness"
And she futtered away through the
open door like white blossom, the sun
shine streaking her bright hair with gold
en- lances of Ii sht, as though it lqTed the
amber ripples Sc like its own glorJ.
She had scarcely been gone FIVE min
utes, or at least so it seemed to the elder
sister, when Harry Wares handsome face
looked archly in at her from the roses
that veiled the open easement.
s'All alone at your sewing, Cinderella
the second Where is Lillian
"Gone out %
Harry Wares cheek, little flushed by
long walk in the June sunshine, turned
suddenly white. - =
..@Gone out? Did she not remember
our engagement for this afternoon ?"
I'll don't know-I believe she did.
o! Harry, dor't ask me-" said soft heart
ed Mary, blushing and falterlnG as if
she herself had been to blame.
tDo you know where she has gone z"
he said, the lines around his mouth grow
ing rigid
ITO Mrs. Faines, believe"
Sterner and harder grew the lines
Harry Ware was not the man to be trifed
with vainly.
"iIndeedi I understand it now. Col
onel ID adison is to be liberalization
Fajnes has invited him, she told me. Yes,
l understand"
"Harry, don't look 80 STERN" pleaded
Mary, earnestly. "Don't blame Lillian
she is only thoughtless.
only thoughless,p repeated Ware,
crushing the roll of music reckiessly in
his grasp. Eyes, it as thoughtless to
play with human creatures heart as an
Anger plays with his victim-to win it,
only for the purpose of fineing it away
like a broken toy! Good bye Mary-you,
at least, are trpe as daylight"
He was gone before She seould spring
from her seat to call him back.
The dew was culling sweet edor from
the roses and wall flowers under the cot,
tage window, when Lillian returned, her
white dress glimmering indistinctly thro'
the orange twilight She did not return
alone; Colonel Madison walked by her
side, with his stately heal bent down to
listen to her soft, hesitating words
''Oh 70 Thought Mary Gore, as she
watched their coming footsteps, eff 1 but
possessed one tithe of Lily's spell for
winning hearts She has SO much love
laid at her feet, while 1.-The homage of
one true heart would be all the world to
me y ,sl.e ,:.g sa, eeJs,...
"By the way, Mary" laughed Lillian.
one day, some weeks after Harry Wares
disappointment, 81 saw our friend Harry
to day at tie picnic 81 f.5v ~, "a
: "Did you? What did he say g''
= ..Nnthinp HhateYer - merely avoided