The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-21

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ment before he should have seen and
passed his verdict on the object of my
choice. He had heard from me that
should return to England in the yacht
early in the next month, and that Con-
stance would follow me almost immedl-
ately with some friends, having accept
ted an invitation to visit some relations
in the north of Devon. The people with
whom Constance (for I now always call
her bv her second name) was to travel
were obliged to postpone their going to
England, much to my vexation, and
was a little anxious at leaving her, sur
rounded as she was by admirers, whom
her beauty and love Of admiration and
attention attracted. Icomforted myself.
however, with thinking, that though !
must now 60, without being able to bind
her by promise to me, yet 1t would not
be for long. She would probably be
with me in couple OF months time
again, and when once my uncle had seen
her, was certain he would allow us to
be engaged for I felt that he
would no more be able to resist her pow.
ers of charming than myself, and in spite
of her having no money, for was not my
own fortune, which was considerable,
enough2 He was rich man himself,
aud would mo doubt help us, for he had
ALWAYS been most kind and generous to
me. farrived in England fortnight ago,
and remained in London till within the
lastfew days. came to look up college
friend in this neighborhood, and was in
duced by him to accept Lady LIS invita-
tion to the ball. Just before leaving my
friends house with him that evening, a
letter was put into my hands. On open
ing it I found it was from my uncle, and
dated from Paris He told me that his
return had been hurried by circumstances
which took him to France, His business
would be settled in few days, and on
leaving the Continent he should make
some visits amongst his friends in Eng
land, and should afterwards present him
self at nv lodgings in town, when he e1-
pected me to conduct him to the place
where Constance was staying, and that
he should have Just one week in which to
make her acquaintance before he must
leave Europe again for heightened pc
Rod. He promised, however. to write
and inform me of the exact time when l
might expect him, mentioning three
weeks as probably the outside time be
fore we should meet Here was Tx tor
me to be in. What should do If l
wrote to beg Constance to hurry her de-
parture, even if she would undertake the
voyage alone, there would he no time tor
her to make her preparations and to sail,
so as to reach England before my uncle
should have left it. l was III SAD d.
lemma, and wanted to rush back to Lon.
don by the next train, to consult friend
in whom / had confided in my affairs,
and whose advice valued; but Monck-
ton, nv college friend, persuaded me to
accompany him still to the ball, You
can think the matter over, old fellow,
said he, 'as we'll there as anywhere
else, and there is not time for you to
catch the London train now, l
CHANGED to see you when the night was
half over, and being struck with your re-
semblance to Constance, begged to be
introduced to you by the gentleman with
u HON YOU were speaking, OF whom
MoncktOn knew something, did so al
so partly to acquiesce in his WISH thar l
should dance, as he said my not dong
so looked 50 remarkable, and Lady l..
had asked him IF his friend never dane
ed" On learning your name, 1t all at
once occurred to me that Constance had
once told me that she had an uncle and
aunt living in the north Of England. 1t
struck me, too, chat it was just possible
that Won might bea cousin others heEce
nv second question to you whilst dane
ing the quadrille together-my ideas
we're i'm such desperate state OF coniuS-
ion, at the time that hardly compfe-
hended how excessively impertlnent you
must have thought me, when asked
YOU the other questions Your replies
put the idea into my head which induc-
ed me to beg you to let me write and
explain myself. and how | come to the
disclosure of the design by which L hope,
with your assistance, to obviate the diff
fculty of my position. Knowing my
uncle's resolute purpose when he has
made up his mind to anything, felt sure
that he would keep his word, and that
unless he could see Constance and be able
to Judge of her himself, there would be
no hope of his consent toan engagement,
and if We waited until he should again
have an opportunity of so doing, we
should have to remain as we were until
| am twenty-five. would Keep con-
slant to the end of time itself, but l do
not feel quite so sure about my love, sur
rounded as she is by admirers, as l said
before. All if she should forget ne! No,
it is better to secure her ut all risks
Let me implore yon to help me you can
if You will-yon have the same names,
are her cousin, / am almost sure. II you
would consider my petition, oh! how hap
py you would make ME; you would re-
iieve me from a tremendous load of aDx-
iety. Ifyou are her cousin, you cannot
fail to know her near relatives, who live
in Devonshire. Cannot You pay them a
visit in about tnree weeks time, and
confer the immense favor upon me-of
consenting to personats my Mary Con-
stance for the week which my uncle pro-
poses to pass in her conlpany} will let
you know, in case you afford me this hap
pines., the exact day when shall have
to conduct my uncle to visit the Fortes'
cues for this purpose. 1shall await your
decision anxiously, aud shall fear the
worst until I hear
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