Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-03-07

Come SIS what say you"
why, on that condition, I'll be as
still AS a mouse; but what's your rea-
son p
All! that's my own secret said
Helen, dancing out of the room,
Helen sat ut an open window.
through which rose bushes thrust their
bIushing buds, making both sweet
shade and fragrance The canary
overhead burst forth every moment in
/ wild snatches Of glorious music Hell
! en- was ut work on long, blue stockings,
nearly finished, and her fingers flew
! like snow birds
you knit most admirably. Are you
| fond Of it|
Yes, quite; | like it better than any
! thing else--thut is mean, mean that
! | can churn WE'LL
and do you read much ? Fred
| giances had travelled from the corners
OF his eyes over every table, shelf and
! corner in search of some books or pa
! pers. But not q page, nor a leaf, yel-
low or rare, repaid his search.
'Oh, yes, said Helen with satisfied
air
HWhat books, permit me to ask
Il read the Bible a good DEAL she
said, gravely.
is that all p
'All; of course not, but what do we
not find in the Bible ? History, poe
try, eloquence, romance the most
thrilling pathos, blushin4' and recol-
lecting herself she added, with man
ner as childish as before it had been
dignifcd, 'as for the other books, let
me see, I've got in my library
the primer, Counting on her fingers
second class Reader, Robinson Crusoe,
Nursery Tales, Fairy Stories, two or
three Eiemcnts Of something, Biogra
DtiT # some persons o. other, Mothers
Magazine. and King William Ill
There, isn't that good assortment?
Fred smiled
Perhaps I don't know as much as
tho-c VINO have went to school, she
added, as if disappointed at the mute
reioindcr; but in making bread, and
churning butter, and keeping house,
L m not TO be OutdOne.
The young man felt more in pity
than in love, but his visits did not al
ways 50 result, He began to feel a
magnetic attraction, which he mainly
attributed to Helen beauty but the
truth is, her weet artIessness of char
acter, engaging manner and disposi
ton, quite won the city-bred, aristo-
cratic Fred Lane There was a fresh,
ness about everything she said or did
She perpexed AS we'll as delighted him.
Often AZ he WAS wondering how
. some homely expression would be re-
ceived i'll good society, some beautiful
sentiment would suddenly drop like a
pearl from her lips, more remarkable
for originality than for briIliancy
If | should fall into the snare,
thought he, | can educate her; it viii
be worth trying
1t was useless to combat his passion,
- at last he fell Ut EIelen's feet G-g
ratively speaking, and confessed ID,
love for her
Il care not, Helen, only be mine,' was
his invariabe answer to her excIama-
would appear IN society.
They were married, had returned
fromtheir wedding tour and yet at the
expiration Of their honeymoon, Fred
was more in love than ever At a
grand entertainment, given by the rel
atives of the bridegroom, Helen look
ed most beautiful. Her husband did
not insist that she should depart from
simplicity and, indeed, without Jew
els or laces, with that fresh white robe,
simple sash of blue and ornaments Of
fair moss roses, she was by far the
most lovely creature in the room.
As she entered the great saloon,
blazing with light her heart failed her.
Shall / love him as dearly she ask
ed herself if find that be is asham-
ed of me? | cannot bear the thought;
but should he overcome all conven-
tional notions, then | have husband
to be honorcd, and then he shall be
proud Of his wife
How she watched him as be present
ed her TO one and another
Simple whispered n magnificent
girl, resplendent with diamonds, as she
curled her lips and passed by. The OBJ
servation escaped neither Helen nor
her husband She looked at him. He
smiled lovers smile, and only drew
her more closely to his side Many in
that brilliant gathering pitied poor
Fred and wondered why he had mar
tyred himself on the shrine OF ignorant
rusticity.
But he oh joy! he seemed only to
love her the more; as she clung to his
arm SO timidly, his noble face express
ed the pride he truly felt; he looked
as if he would have swept back the