Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-10-14
THE FIRST LOVE AND THE
LAST. .....

IFrom Casscll's Hondon) Family Paperl
.. LCoNCLUsIoN.l
1t pleased Milly to play the elder sister,
and was always content that the little one
should do whatpleased her. She was my
darling the one thing that my solitary life
gave me to love till saw Mark had set
up my idol long ago, but it was going to
cost me dear. remember that the child
was in more than usually high spirits on
that evening, that she teased me to talk to
her, sing to her, and then flew up to bed I'm
childish fit of anger because L could do
neither one nor the other. At any other
time should have gone after her, coaxed
and caressed her into good temper; but
now, with feeling of relief that she had
gone, sat at the window staring out into
the dark, scented night. and counted the
cost of the sacrifice. Long, long sat there:
long after the moon had risen, and set, and
the stars began to grow pale before that
streak of grey light in the east. / thought
of Mark, Of what had done, of what had
} given mp, till L was nearly mad. L hope
that was mad, for when l stood up, and
} closed the window before going up to MY
room, | lhaa said to myself that I would
j write to Mark Sutherland when morning
came, and tell him that had chosen once
more between the two loved, and chosen
, differently. Therefore l hope that was mad,
but l went up stairs quite resolved and
quiet; Inndressed without ever once glane-
ing toward the bed where my little sister
lay; L meant Ito lie down on my pillow
without doing So; but oh! could not say
my prayers and yet leave Milly without the
kiss i always gave her before / slept. So
Invent up to the bed, and drawing back the
curtain, looked down upon what had for
years been my sole earthly treasure. The
child looked pale in the cold gray dawn;
her golden hair was tossed wildly back
from her face, and covered the pillow; and
while stood still and gazed, my madness
dying, away, my old self coming back, she
stirred in her sleep, two great tears swelled
out from the closed eyes, and with heavy
sob she murmured "Hesterw
Then knelt down in the grey dawning,
and thanked God that my madness was
passed, and prayed, that as He had given
me strength to make the sacrifice, SO He
would help me iikver to repent it.
l did not see Mark Sutherland again; but
the next time Milly went up to the HoIies,
she told me, on her return, ''that he had
left the Hollies, gone away to that
dreadful India, and was never coming back
again." My heart echoed the words, but l
: drew Mlly to me and kissed her, and tried
to be patient and to forget. ,.a.I-
Icould not forget; my nature was ten
acious of what had once taken hold upon it,
and the course of our lives was too uniform
and monotonous to permit change and
variety their usual influence. l scarce
knew after Mark went away, how the days
and years glided away. their course was so
unmarked, and everything seemed so un-
changed. At first | used to shrink and
shiver at the chance mention of Mark
Sutherland's name at the Hollies that pass
ed, and. pined TO hearof him with a weary
anxious longing, seldom satisfied. They
ceased to speak of him after while, as peo-
pie will of a long absent friend, and by de-
grees it seemed as If he was only remem-,
bered in one poor woman's heart, who al
NEST came to think of him, too, as if he had
been removed by death. So that, when one
day Milly came back from the Hollies, and
said, as she united her hat and threw it
down: "Hester, guess; who 10 the world
do you think came to the Hollies last night?"
Not even my thoughts suggested the right
person.
'No no,n said Milly, as named one or
twoj .'no; who but Cousin Mark, who went
tOIndia years agol was mere child at
the time but remembered him instantly--a
compliment he didsnot return, by the by:
though when he heard who was, he asked
after you." n. yast,nsa ..is- ~. toy.H IN 81
I ears ago, was II, since Mark went away?
All as Mlly spoke itseemed only yester-
day; the joy, the sorrow, the old pains, so
freshly new, were throbbing so wildly once
more at my heart. He had not quite for
gotten me, then; but did he remember Inc
as-I Remember him? & lg3w EEsA 81 v A
II do believe you have forgotten all about
him." Miily went on land let me tell you.
I wonder at that, for remember he used to
seem fond of talking to you, Hetty; and he
is the kind of man that women may be
proud Of attracting, none the less because
he,cares very little, Ishould say, for women
in generaln n ,1igqsl lo.a -. ma
s.Really, MiLy dear, you seem to have
studied Mr.. Sutherland very closely, con-
sidering this may be called your first ae-o
quaintance withhim."
She laughed, blushed, and threw back,
her beautiful golden hair. ~-.--
mo, don't know that ] have; he de-
voted himself to me a good deal this even.
g,and coul6h 'thelp forming my opinion,
you know. There is to be a coqnet party
Tomorrow at the Hollies, and Mr.. Suther-
land made me promise to come up and bring |
you If you would come; but ] told him be-
fore hand that I knew you would not,
knowing. your dislike to that delectable |
means for the promotion Of flirting."sGuA
nd aftar tbtu ~ bo All lptl,n& Nr3l1