The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-01

something very different from this /
never caught Mr.. Forbes giving Jane
any of those looks which made me 80
dreadfully ridiculous in those days, ]
never saw him raised TO bliss or sunk
10 despair by anything my little cousin
said or did and what was very signih
cant, never once saw him try to be
alone with her. | drew the pltiless
conclusion that Mr.. Forbes, though
one Of the cleEerast men ! knew, had
nothing TO say TO Jane.
] was alone with her on the
evening before the wedding-day. We
sat in theJ paflor, by one of the
open windows, and we looked out at
the garden, ! could not help think
ing that this garden would seem
very dull and lonely when my little
cousin Jenny was gone. No more
should i hear her fgayly carOlhng in
the morning, as She ran down the
alleys, light aud blithe as bird on the
wing No more would see her read
ing in one of the arbors as intent as a
young Muse No more would the wav
lingo her muslin dress or the pattering
of her little feet on the gravel give
me pleasant thoughts of youth and
girlhood. She was going off TO Paris
with that cold Mr., Forbes, and after
their honeymoon trip he would take
her TO his house and keep her there
forever. These were dismal thoughts; ;
so, with groan, ] said 5I
,a You are going away Tomorrow,
Jane2 n,HHIs5 n aaH sie,
I" Yes" she answered, in a low
voice. I DO you know, L can scarcely
believe ID, cousin William s -
Nonsense ] said little GROSSLY.
~ You like il. L have no doubt you
are desperately in love with Mr..
Forbes by this time iai ltit''' tt'
fNo, 4 am not she replied, with
one Of her little solemn ways; 1T is
very odd, butt am not in love with
Mr.. Forbes, in spite Of all bis deyo-
ton TO me. $1,000.
Mr.. Forbes settlements had been
very liberal indeed, but other devotion
I IL ~ very WRONG continued poor
Jenny in q tone Of keen remorse;. but
! il is. no fault Of mine, you know
Nevertheless, ! spoke to MIR. Forbes
about it the other day. va fai afl 4
/" Did You, thought" exclaimed
rather startled at this unnecessary
piece of eandorl bsdan-lD li11ApTii |
Yes and he said il did not matter
that we should be very happy together
and that Iwould be, he knew, d good
mother to his little boy.'i 81 ''t 7'
james simplicity and Mr.. Forbes
GOODNESS both COMPOUNDED me. II
was plain he was no more ia
love with Jane than Jane was with
him. Only, why on earth did he want
to marry her? How did he know
that she would make a good mother
to his little boy? Jane had no sort
of experience concerning children
and was not even4very fond Of them
| She liked them to be sure: but ! had
never seen her go baby mad like
Grace Anley Miscellaneous little flirt,
she knew it became her, suppose.
Well well / have had my revenge.
| saw Grace the other day,-she Is
now Mrs Grant and Grace, my
nymph, my sylph has grown stout
r | don't exactly know what reply !
gave little Jane; / dare say some tru-
ism about the non necessity Of ardent
love on her part; for she said, in her
serious way; +.,.... .....a.s.ft la
So | think, cousin William be-
sides, You know, feeling that def
cheney, / must. Of course, make it up
by being ever SO much better than /
might have been if had returned all
Mr.. Eorbe feelings" u,<t hm
But she sighed; perhaps the pros
pect Of being so very good seemed a
little austere to my young cousin.
Aunt Mary came in aud put an end to
the conversation. went out to smoke
a cigar, and did not see Jane till the
next morning. NV .'..#'. ' .'4.-',' ''5
7 A pleasant blushing bride myeousin
looked, almost pretty, and quite hap
py, Mr. Forbes was, as usual, very
handsome; q little pale perhaps, but
\ | am bound to say that he went
through tho trying marriage ceremony
with manly ffortitude. When IL was
over, he seemed to have east q weight
of'care away, and accepted our con-
gratulations and good wishes with
something like happy smile, The
wedding breakfast was late, and I did
not see much of him before we all sat
down; but, when we did so, | thought
Mr. Forbes looked , very excitable
| bridegroom, and that even quiet little
Jane Ind very ftfuI spirits for a bride,
j drew no GoncluslQps until jane en-
tered the library, where j stood alone,
to bid me good byea We had spent
many pleasant houfsl in that library,
and did not wouderthat Jane show
B ed some emotion on finding me there.
4 But when she came up to me, and jim
stead Of taking my hand threw her
arms around my neck aud laid her
cold cheek to nine, AID burst into
sobs and tears, felt wonder verge
ing on alarm. ai '.ti4. i'H
/" Jane, my dear girl, my darling,
what ails your j said, anxiously.
Z" am going away" she sobbed /: