The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-18

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part, I'd take care that my wife did no
, come to want. | undertook TO insure mr.
life for large amount, and to assign thu
, policy to trustees for her benefit, In case 0
= her death, covenanting, Of course to pay
the premiums regularly, and to keep up the
! insurance in the regular way. | though
: that fair arrangement euough; but il
didn't content him He wanted to tie my
hands completely. He hadn't a ha'portE
Iof confidence in me. lie gave me credit fol-
no sort of affection for his daughter. He
insisted that any money | might in future
become possessed Of l should covenant tC
bring into the settlement. 1t was most alb
surd OF course | couldn't consent to it.
had my business to consider 1t may be
very desirable by and by to invest further
capital in it. Why should | be hiudered
from investing my own money in the way
| mi CHIT deem best? Of course my wife
and chiidren--if / ever have any-wili reap
the benefit of it Just as much as | shall
However, he wouldn't listen, so there was
nothing more TO be said. He wouldn't give
lin; and | wouldn't, | told GeorgiaDa ex
actly how the matte stood She's Of age.
| ask l.er whether she would marry me
without the old mans consent. Poor girl
she was in q dreadful way. But she didn't
dare do that. She shrunk from offending
her father; so there's no help for 1.-THE
things broken off, and I'm not to be mar
ried it seems--this time at any rate"
He spoke rather sorrowfully, but still
without the slghtast trace Of temper.
endeavored to console him in q common
place sort Of way. 1t was a difficult mat
ter to know what to say upon such an occa-
sion, and consolation at all times is apt to
run into rather commonplace forms,
He opened the small packet he had been
holding in his hand
This is pleasant" he said. ''Here are
all my letters to Georgiana, And here's a
little present gave to her, sent back to
me.
There were not many letters They were
written, l could see in my friends usual
bold, plain, legibe hand, Their contents
| could guess little enough like conven-
tional love letters probabIy- unecstatic
compositions yet simple aud to the pur-
pose, and unmistakabIe enough. The pres
ent was ring large diamond, heavily
set in plain gold-just the valuable, sub
stantiaI, simple present | could have fancied
Ned Stone selecting for his bethrothed
81 suppose they'll expect me to send
back Georgianas letters he said
Undoubtedly"
OTIS the usual way when engagements
come to an end like this j.
Certainly it's the usual way"
He rubbed his chin and seemed to reflect
a little.
Have cigar" he said presently, land
let's talk about something else; this is not
the most agreeable subject in the world. -
Tell us what you have been doing with
yourself lately"
So we fell to talking again about This,
that and the other Presently | left him.
AS went away he said quieyly Il think
shall try and see Georgaua once more, for a
particular reason"
did not ask him what the particular
reason was and he did not tell me.
A few nights afterwards saw him again.
de was at no time subject much to change
of mood or at any rate seldom betrayed
any variation of that kind. Yet it struck
me that if anything, he was in rather better
spirits than usual
"You didn't MENTION he said, ''what | /
told you the other uight-that my engage
ment was broken off ?"
| explained that [ had not mentioned it
for a particular good reason. had not
seen any person whom it would interest to
be informed Of the fact.
Its just as well, he said, because, as it |
happens, the engagement isn's broken off !;
or rather it's on again"
Indeed Pm sure I'm very glad to hear
it,
81 told you should try and see Geor-
giana again. Well, | knew that she often
went with her father and other relatives
and friends to the Geological Gardens on
Sunday. | couldn't call at old Warrens
house. you know, because | understood that
| was as good as kicked out of that, So |
went to the Geological. pve friend who's
4 Fellow, who gives me a ticket for Sun
days Wnenever | ask him,-and | looked
about for GeorgiaDa. soon discovered her
with Warren and lot Of other people, She
saw me and understood by my s. gns that
wanted to speak to her on the quiet Well,
she fingered behind little and when the
rest of the party went to look at the l1anga-
roos, she slipped with me into the snake
house. She looked rather frightened, and
the tears stood in her eyes; 50 | put my
arm round her-it didn't matter to me who
nothing to be alarmed at, and that | only
wanted to say word or two then told
her that | was sorry had not sent her back
her letters as | ought to have; but the plain
fact of the matter was couldn't do it
GU love me still then, Ned?' she said of
course | do, Georgia, | said, who's been
telling you | don't p Then she began cry
ing terribly. Come, Georgy,' | said, let's
be married whether papa likes it or not;
only say the word She didn't say the
word. Poor child don't think she could
speak for crying; but she looked at me, and
she gave ever such little nod, and then
she began Iau ghing through her tears It
was the prettiest thing you ever saw, Of
course l kissed her, aud then I turned, and
who should be standing close at my side
but old Warren! Georgy gave a little
scream, and then tried to make believe that
we were only looking at the boa-constrictor.
But of course that didn't do; so | said to old
Warren in a CHEEKY sort of way, putting
out my hand Mr. WARREN Georgy and |
are going 10 be married-that's quite set
tied But you and | may as well be friends
all the same. We'd much rather have your
consent than not. Suppose you give it US
lie was so astonished, that before, | think,
he quite knew what he was doing. he'd ia.
ken my hand, with all his friends standing
round and looking on Of course he couldn't
go back after that; and so-and So the
/ thing was settled
1 congratulated him heartily Presently
I said by chance "How lucky it was /
didn't send back Miss Wanen'8 letters"
My dear fellow, that was what wanted
to explain to her; l couldn't send them
back.
''You found them too dear to you p
At last, then, he'd been betrayed into
feeling of romance.
''Not at all, he explained. 81 couldn't
send them back BECAUSE hadn't kent
them I'd destroyed Them
destroyed them"
eyes what was the good of them ? l on
iy keep business letters; they are all regu-