Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-12-23
Prom the sizpenny Magazine. "a ,s,-
AnAY ON KILLINEY EiiLL.

A nAF ON ktLLINEY ffLE.
qaMy eIceiienrto Ifathep had leftT ne ii pos.
session Of ,olersbie rspital, and thriving
business IN n lsicn no iuvestfit He ha
reared me 10 bis own pursuits, and I had
no wish to 60 Beyond them. l was ptudeu,
too, as well rs industrious, aud SO il came
tospsss, ahA " henI had feseb bed ny skisty
second year, l found myself the honest
owner of ssomewhap more 1 han, fifty uhoisI
and pounds, which, even in this uge of
milliouaires, is not to he despised.
! i had peyery ysceu the lpdy, old or young,
should have liked 10 call by the endearihg
name ofspouse.a als itaois true that sighed
sometimes over my solitary state. aud en-.
yied Tom Rivers and j lack Seedrift, fwhcn
l danced at their houses, and heard the
elder children playing st'the piano, and the
laby. squalling out ils approval ip falsetto /;
Imigh. buve continued, too, to grumbie
end lepine, without having the depths and
shadows OF my sowBs heart sounded, badaIl
no, met with bily Silvertou at a flower
show 10 the morning, and in the evening Of
the same day danced with her at the house
OF Bob Greeusbaw, whose imptompu iDvi
,ation, 10 u hop and supper was the means
of bringing us, in more intimate sssoeia
ton. 80" ht'A'a's r''t 70, BOO. 7''a'" !"
,s From that day and night l's,wsas, a
chasgtd man. II did rot, require Lily's
photograph, for in less than month she
wsssa o ys before e'me 10 some way or other.
and at every hone ;of the day. When Il
shaved in the morning, she slood beside the
glass and (6guraliyely to speak directed
ny rszor ;awheu Il set 10 my breakfast. in
my minds eye, tshe>poured opt ,he tea,, and
sweetepsd itiby .hes everzb ,aming glance !;
in my flee she bewiidtxed my. iHv oiees,
aud more than once induced me 10 com |
mence NY Fsausyets 10 scommereial 4corre
sponden,s with. My dearest Lily (; aud
when went home again, or diued with
friends, still tLelJfiivor kofyher smile was on
The mutton, aud the odor Of her Lreath b
guve 10 the port its best bouquet.
Gran tham. said l TO myself at last, tbi1
will never do yon canuot go ON, in this
super ridiculous way forever. Lily was
sltiding up and down the room as | spoke,
apdS become he,pricsI for the, first aipi ist
time in my lifr-Lily is only flesh aud blood
after oil. 1t is true, so pure, innocent aud
peerless is she, that Paradise is ftter for
aer dwelling place than earth; The ble sed
shades TO which Venus conveyed the sleep
ing sons of Enas, when she snbSliru ed
Cupid 10 his place, IN order to cajole aud
coDqer the wretcbed DIDO. ought to be her
elsrlat bowet; 4 know that am unwerthy
of her l am not beauty, aud l aw
aware of il went the subtle graces and
refined accomplishments which are said %
go So 1far aud weigh so much withp fe.
male heart. But Lily-dsre / call her my
1aly l-is beyond and superior tosll this
II feel i'll know lei am d. sure 50 of fl T.
Greenshaw tells me she is u f,rr-=s jsite2e
heartless coquette. who uses me as q bait
snch was his odious and sudacious phrase
Ito drAw oaahat fool. Sir Jasper Little
ton. who is 9 vulgar fellow, ebpts whose
property is estimated at a million. 1t is q
caiumny-I lulsehood Of the most atr0cions
kind coucocted by that beast Greeushaw
10 annoy me, because that last government
contract was giveuOto our house aud MOTTO
his. l will end il at oace-I will and
ilhatdone take the ruttisp by The throat,
shoaia be presurse torepeat IT,. ,'s,.sl l.l 80
In,lhis excited state vas rushing away
from Titbs house, whsns' my bousekeeper
Martha Denbigh, reminded me that wa:
goingint the street without my hat. Thi'
somewbat Gained me + but s,ill Ipetsisted
As L approached the house--ksly lived
with her aunt 10 Great Joram street.
perceived Sir Jasper leave the door and
resh into his cab. He has proposed and
been rejected, whispered Hope, how coulG
the lov;bred boor expect s,besler fate T.
Knocked and was INSTANTLY sdmittedAin
sstsutly another good omen, 1 thought
which was heightede6 by the bfiiliancy o
LiI,s eye. and the Hush ou her besuiifu
cheeks. When we had shaken hands--aut
never did her hand feel softer or its pres
sure more paipabls---she arose and said d
dow tone 10 her aunti ai.a siinrls'f ~
n my dear aunt, Mr.. .Grantham rnnst ex
icuse me il l. retire bpt you have my per
J. mission TO explain smatterss and Lam sur
from the many marks Of friendship whicl
he has literally and libesslly showered o.
line, he win be the 'first 70 congratulate us
LFShe was gone, but she left an able expo
nent behind, -,
In ten minaissI bad beard II OH. 81
Jssper Li,,etos had proposed, and had no
jsbeen itjectedf 1s .css ...,'...... .ssis5o4
Aud so smisbly generous. even munit
cent, has be beep,i 1wsnt on the wretche,
old go.between, in tone of rapturous emo
ei,ion, be proposes to settle four. thoassndi
year on onr darling Lily, tours. be 4Ahs 4
and as to borses,a carriages and ESTABLISH
!, ,ments-kh. Mr.. 'Grantham, our good fol
tune Is almost overcoming, aud am sur
/. that none Of goars many friends will NOR
, truly or sincerely = - -,.,,,
+ rushed from the chamber Of decepiio
and horrors; snd left bar to cosslnde Ihe
i hypocfilical speech TO ths disgdsted cit. \
Months passed awsy, during which
learned cnsihinsS as all svsnssA Anansl!