Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-09-19

in, to confess her sins, TO light her lamp,
and nouiish weak flame for the remainder
of a rccuse, airless life of peace and sccuri-
Is.
You made Anna Wynyard your prisoner
last night, Godfrey. hope she found you
amusing" Mrs. LeI,,vrc said 10 her cousin,
when they met the next day
Made her my prisoner.." echoed the Earl
bewildcrcd.
Yes; kept her TO yourself III the win-
dow; gave no one else n chance of speaking
TO her.
You knew how absent am, Julia; you
should have warned me at the time. Who
wanted to speak 10 her? She made no sign
of wishing TO he anywhere but where she
was
" Perhaps she did not. II you don't
mind my rcverling to my old Office of a'lvis
ing you, have something 10 say
The Earl looked at her and shook his
head. Say ON. know what you are
coming TO, but it is of no use
Mrs Lettyrc chose to pass over both
gesture and assertion and to plunge straight
at her point,a if they had never been made.
"If you know what am coming to, it will
he no shock to hear that Anna Wynyard is
the very woman have been longing TO find;
the very woman TO suit you for Il wife; and
that have set my heart on your marrying
her.
He shook his head again, but as She
thought less dccisivcly. "My dear Julia,
she is young enough to be my daughter
"My dear Godfrey, she is sage and sensi-
bic enough to be your mother. She is ten
good years graver than her age. She is not
n girl in her ways-and am quite sure She
likes you.
''She may have II kind soul, and may pity
me, but doubt the tikiag, Julia. She will
fall in love with some gay, airy, young iel-
low, such as Mabcrs husband, and she had
much better to that than--likc me"
"Don't be sarcastic, Godfrey. There are
some girls TO whom gay, airy, young fellows
never take, and she is one Of them. Let
that be encouragement for you. knoW.
She has not the sunny fascination of my
girls, but she has great beauty she has
temper, sense, patience, principlc-and be
li.ve she would dcyclope a deep and tender
devotcdncss in married life. She has mother
ly instincts, and would take care Of you as
well as l have done. cannot live for ever,
Godfrey; and think how lonely you arc
| ,uttnp 7 an, f,r a 1ftt1p xvltilp
| should be twice as happy if she were your
wifc-shc,o or some one as nearly as possible
like her.
g / ,lo moi believe there is another like
her anywhere mice, placid thing 'mulered
the Earl rellcclivcly.
Mrs. Ieievle saw that her suggestion had
penetrated deeper than any former sugges
tion had ever done and Judging il cxpcdi
ent to let il work in his mind quietly, sht
said no more at that moment, but determined
to seek an opportunity Of sitting Anna, fol
the purpose of discovering how she stood
affected towards the common end and aim o.
a woman's life. She really meant TO be kind
and to make two rather isolated people happy
if they would let her.
The opportunity of learning Anna's senti
mcnts was not long retarded Mrs. Lcfcyr,
.lan.cu 10 cali on Mrs. Wynyard one after
noon. Bell and Minnie Ferguson were will
Anna, giving her an account of Il marriage
that had just taken place at Nice, between ;
young Norminster lady who had gone thithe
for her health, and a famous old sduant,
baronet, and member of dozen scientific
societies.
81 am so amazed | could not have be
lievcd Lucy Hutchinson would marry for
name and II position" said Bell, indignan
for her whole sex, when the story had becl
detailed in full.
but perhaps she has married Sir Patrcl
Stewart because she likes him, suggestc
Anna. Mrs. lelcvrc was convcrsing wit
Mrs. Wynyard at the opposite side of til
, room, but she lent an car to The girls tai
as well.
Like him. calculated Minnie " II
, has daughters older than herself, and mai
ricd And besides, we happen to know VIII
she really did like" Sinking her voice.
! "M,'. Scropc-but he never cared for her
> bit"
'.Thcn don't blame her. said Ann'
. with an audiablc UNCONSCIOUS sight. 81 81
;. missed love where she sought for it, and 5
she took it where she found it. PerhaI
: she could not bear to live without, an
thought any better than none"
!, "Shc always used TO protest against
;, single life, and TO declare she had no VOC
ton that way" rejoincd Minnie. But
. lovcless marriage must be, oh out Of =
: comparison, worsc."
!. "But how do you know hers is loycle
: marriage! There is love and love-" sa
. Anna. 'sWhat do you know of Sir PA
. rick Stewart? From his portrait, in one
:, his books printed last year, he is very fl
!" and kind-looking man--not so old either
. perhaps sixty"
. "And she is not twcnty-six. cam
!, think it right No, cannot It may
~ very delightful to be called my lady, to ha
" :. Il house in London, and the society of Gle,
~ ~ men, but should not like to pay her pr
!, = for it," Thus far Minnie; then Bell.
Id 81 can fancy her turning all the old grt
nj boards heads. You do not know her, A
a. na, but she is graceful and nice to look al
o. what people call interesting She can II
nj well, for she is quite exceptionally guilty
,g ed, and she Is sure TO be popular. WI
her father was alive it used to be said Il
m the Hutchinsons' house was the pleasant
in Normnster.
th "What will Mr.. Scropc think about it
,is wonder?' speculated Minnie. tShc '
,g not fit for a poor curatcs wife, even if
II had liked her. Poor Lucy! let us all W
he her good luck with her old Sir Patrick"
10 Anna felt there was dash of envy in I
20 blessing, and she thought her own thong
,ot about it. She had begun to consider of
iii world no longer as n place where hopes
N to come true, and visions are to be rcaliz
nj but as place to be made the best of patio
:. ly; where one should strive to be as hal
NJ as one may, if one cannot he as happy
one would. A favourable disposition