The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-06-23
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'sEo Charles, /: cannot be. As Il friend
shall respect aud esteem you; but cannot
be your wife Have compassion on me, and
90 not press me further
Mary Granville stood before me she
spoke, with her hand. clasped and her head
bowed, trembling Ike an aspen, and as
fancicd there were some tears in her eyes.
She was beautiful girl and had thought
her as good and pure as she was beautiful ;
and further than this, had believed that she
loved me.
She was all orphan, and had been engaged
duriug the past year in teaching one Of our
village schools.
OF her early life knew nothing, save that
she had been educated AMI moved in good
society aGd l had reason to believe that at
some time her parents had been wealthy, bat
her father had failed in business, and 1t had
been told TO me that the sad reverse killed
him. had known that Mary was poor
that she was dependent on her daily labor
fer support aud the thought that | could offer
her !. cn,n Portable home. with the advantage
of moderate wealth.. had given increase to
NV prospective happiness.
But tins unexpected answer dashed all II
bright hopes 10 The ground.
Do you mean, | cried vehementiy, d" that
yo1 dismiss me? Am | cast off,
y cannst be yprr wife. was the rcp'y.
Then ta;d !, with more warmth thaa
might have bstrayel Cnder other Circumstance
es, leave yoU to yourself, and while try
TO shake off the irge that has bound he 10
YOU, | will ouly hope that ere you lead anotL-
er into your net you viii couclu-e beforehand
whether you viii keep Eim.
Size looked into .Gy fac with painful
frightened glance, ju diG not stop to hear
her spea!; further. ] tu-aed aud left the
house
req arl,ei tha, under other circumstances
I might have been more cool and collected IN
nv speech: and what d. YOU sup. ose, dear
readers, the attending circumstances were
Ill tell YOU caudI5ly.
| was ii;te heated with wine. ! had
drank Just enough to warm ny blood and
give mr brain an extra impulse, and my
word. were not chosen as | should have chJ-
Sen them had the sp.ri! Of wine be-n absent
AS walked toward IA home | sought 10
puIsuaie mrself that ] had fortunately es~
capped III. snare Of Z cogUeite, and thai
night l.. The batter enabled thus to reason |
stopEed &: the hotel, where ! found = few OF
M com mpanioas aud helped to dispose OF
half dozen bottles Of wine.
Ga the follow NJ morning ! avoke with
the h-adachs, and when | called to mind the
events of the proceeding e7eninS, was any
thing but happy
began to re..l,ze how much had loved
Mary Granville. There was AN aching void
in NV heart. aud wept a | contemplated
INV loss. 1t was my frst love. and is int!H-
ence had penc,ra' e every fiber Of my bsirg.
The beautiful girl Lad become more dear TO
me than could tell and gcoaneI IN bitter
=. !
ne for,yer.
| resolved that | shoulI feel very angry
and'indi5uant, but when the sweet face was
called up to mental view, such feelings melt
Cd away, leaving me sad and Gesolate.
Onthe following Sabbath attended cl urch
where saw Mary once more. She played
the organ as she had done the past year, and
as her fingers s~ept over the keys | fame ed
that | could dctec; = trsmuloUsueas which
had ne-er noticed before. Was it imsgiua>
ton, or WI: it really T. PlainJiveness-a sad
hess in expression OF her music.
To me 1t seemed at times as though the
organ noauei and wept. l. was like the
~ailing OF tie daughters Ct Zion by the
rivers Of Bah, ,'un.
When tie services werc oyer, AID we went
out of the church. saw MARI face. it WAS
pale AID van. rs though sh. had been sick.
had suffered? The thought flashed upon NE
that seme one had tylI Lcr something 10 my
disadvantage. ! I'D eaen;es who euvied
me because had Inherited some wealth.
and | fancicd enemies who cnviei me the
Iove Of Mary Granville.
Another week passed and | became more
and more sad. and lonesome. My business
was irksome TO NE. aud my books ald papers
afforded me no respite. In fact | could not
read. for my mind was aever on the page be-
fore me. An othcr Sabbath at church and
saw Merry gain. She was paer than before,
and her eyes looked 81 i,ouga she had been
weeping.
Daring the succeeding week receir ired a
visit from mr college chum Jack Stanton,
who Lad Just opened law office at Berryvils
After supper, We sat in our cosy parlor
smoking our cigars, suggested that a botte
Of wine would 40; bc an!iss. Jack shock his
head.
40 Charley" lie sail 'we1l leave tie
wine to those who need H."
- Y gu used 10 drink, Jack
Yes. bat il never did me any good"
''Aad DO you think that il ever did you any
s,,rm?1
''-As to that Will not say; it never shall
DO me harm. l know it has harmed others
rs strong as l am. By the way. Charlie
asn't Mary Granville here ~
L. Yes said i.
turned away my face and pretended tc
lave heard something at the window.
- | have seen her." | replied, when / had
,conposel myself I" She plays the organ in
tha church
''She aaI we're schooImates," pursued
Stanton: ''and spea':Ing Of wine brings her
80 my mind. Do you know anything OF her
early lie
:. Nothing" answered.
- Poor Mary. ! never think of her With
out feeling my resolutions Of total aIIstenance
grow stronger. When We we're school chil>
dren together her father was the wealthest
man in Berryville, and she and her bcother
were among tee happiest of the happy.
- Mr. Granville was il the habit Of drink,
lag wine, and the habit grew uron him until
he felt be could rot do without his brandy.
He was Of 4 social disposition, and in
time 1t came TO pass that he was often gross
intoxicated. Of course, under such eircum
stances, one OF two things must happen-ihe
man must reform Or Le must siuk. Mr. Gran
vile did not reform, and ere many years he
.iIed drankard'S death, leaving his family
in poverty and suffering
Thomas, the sou-four years older th IN
iary-3eca;ne dissi pated, and at the age o.
eighteen was killed III street fight in New
ierk. Mrs. Granville survived her son but
few Elon,hs-absoutely dying, the doctor
said, of broken heart.
. Poor Mary thus left latherles. and moth
er.ess3 without brother or sister. at the age O