The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-05-29

nospllal minslon JUST n0wss Here lie comes
10 speak for himself-the Chevalier Stan
ton !"
Agatha turned calmly to welcome the
e,oner, and the keeaest eye could scarcely
discern the deeper shade of color that glow.
81 on her delicate cheek, as he quietly
came up TO greet her.
Fiil your glasses. gentlemen" exclaim.
cd Fltz Aubyn. holding high above his
head tiny chalice of ensrayen Bohemian
glass, brimmins with crimson wine, lei
us drink to the health Of our fair hostess.
Miss Agatha Milne"
The inproRptu toast was received with
acclamation of satisfaction, aud fitz Au-
byn glanced around to see IL all had follow
ed hi, lijun ctions, ere he touched his lin.
to the glass.
+" Come. Stanton-no lack Of chiyaIry
here where's your glass.
will drink Miss MiIine's health IN
clear iced water with the greatest plea.
sure" said Stanton. smiling :. but never
touch wine."
/" Never touch wine. AMI pray why
not :"
!" IS against my principles" said STAN
ton. with quiet frinness.
Fiz Aubyn curled his lip in contemptu
Gus silence, that was several degrees har-
der 10 bear than spoken obluquy bat then
another young man leaned forward TO inter-
pose his word.
"Oier the wine to him yourself, Miss
Milne; surely he cannot be so lost to all
sense OF gallantry as to refuse it from pour
fair hand =
Agatha had grown yery pale. but without
speaking. she filed one Of the goblets and
held II towards Stanton.
VIII you take il iron me ~
stanton looked Al her with calm gravity
as be replied:
!" Miss Milne, | should be coward in.
deed dad allos your persuasions 10 sway
me from the liked principles which are the
guiding stars Of nv Iife."
tie bowed aid withdrew. The glass fell
from Agatha's hand, and shiyereG into
thousand sparkling fragments she bit her
scarlet lip until the blood started, with
strange sympathetic thrill Of exuItation.
Had he waserrd for an instant in his deter
'nlnation. she would have despsed him.
/" A very pnor investment, those horses
nf mine aud all this good behaviour a la |
sonl boy 10 story bouks," mnttereI Fitz
Anbyn, about four weeks subsequently, As
he strode into III. brilliantly illuminated
saloon of the club house.
" What's the matter, Fitz you look as
black a. thunder cloud" observed by
slander.
The matter: D. YOU remember that
magnificent Agatha Milne. he queen Of all
tue beauties 20
0f course do; she hasn't lost all her
wits or her property, hope y
No; bui have lost the latter item
pretty eiiectually. Who do you suppose
she is going to marry:"
am sure cannot guess, DO tell your
news AZ once, and doa't .eep fellow in
suspense"
" Well she is going to become Mrs. Char.
ley Stanton actually going 10 marry man
with a fossil aunt. and prin ciples that
won't allow him to drink glass 81 wine
Bah! the palpabIe hnnbug that passes cur.
rent in the world.n
= could have phophesied that before.
my dear boy, il ,ou would only have done
me The honor IL listen u me" observed the
other. /" fou gay and dashing young fel-
lows are all very well so long as girl wants
TO amuse herself; but when il comes TO
lifelong question, she is apt to prefer q
safe man for husband"
Meanwhile, litlle Ruth Ellenwood was al
busy as bee working at her cousins we'd
ding robe. and asking ten thousand ques-
lions, the finale of which always was: (" But
Agatha, you never would tell me Why you
didn't like him. aud now you are just as
bad. rell me, that's . darling, why you