Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-11
Vol. XXXIXT..9 {. bah e. !, ,sssT s..9 e.

cnaracLer. sBu6 WAtc0 OF BneSc, aGCracLlOnS
hasIdfayn 2AFthurs MeiwyI toward YOU?
/ ask you in allrsincenisys IL the exchanged
Of q few stereetyp ped roQmp mpHmentss a few
chance, meetings I'M the whirl and glarerQfl
fashionable sOciety; perhaps a few nopH7 4
| light prone adess OF sgaslight dances, arel
q strong foundation enough on which to
build up love for the main stay of al life
timeP / do not think, as You do, that You
loRe GArthnrz Melwyn.T KDu sare5 dazzledxI
bewildered,. cheated sinteEsuchs belief by
the most delicate hattsry man can offer
woman. You are Young, iriexpeffenced,
and, If / mistake not excited BY, the pleas
ing novelty of your, first, offer. Wait s.
year or SO, and your heart VIII o6tgroW
this romantic dream, as easily as it has ac1
ceptei ft''a sasaqs oil . .viofhesZd aa0d1lsld
esq do love him. and will marry him;
t6Os in spite Of you,'s / exelaimedf fpassieAsi
4sely ;"'soHe souls slrec0ghize their mates
a6s the flrst sglahoey oand1 If We have hnoti
1 kn0Wn each other years ineteadtof weeks
| louB10Ne has q Ion GerIekeEnity before itsYgnfs
sstiDO yOn know that IN ncases you smarFgS
Iagainstmy pleasures yOur prOpertgoreyeE
TO me- EHmaei II j understand Mr, Nell
llyYn5S character rightly, this, fact Sw0uld
greatly diminish the ardor of his Wooingsn1
II 81 in that case. TatheE answered thaug gh7
tily rising to- ny feetD Il comprehend The
ldriftI Of al y0qF arguments. Possibly you
would prefer e, have mSmsrry against your
advice and action, and Understand my dis
llpoeition sufficiently well to 'kHow that de2
cided opposition would soonest drive meto
such coufseH M0a9 g8kJ \
\ gtEnmal Emma StfawlY q 6.asa4Rs
white with suppressed indignation, and
lquailed before the fame of anger kindled
in his eyes. ~ ~ All flaw
Emma, if have ever been kind to you
In the past; IL haye,eyeH served you in
any way ever so humble; If have seemed
"a nj Of orf fn fha
slightest degree; for the sake of that kind
ness, however trivial, take back those cruel
words you have Just uttered, or child that
you are. shall hate you more strongly
than ever loved you ?''ls o. bioa ssaol4 ~ d
basL0Yed mefs T echoed his words scorn-
fully, scarcely noticing the Quick flush
that le&ped to my listeners face, a"hired
services are not the natural fruit of love!
Il Ny gratitude, if i had any to spare, would
hardly be- appreciated by the side of the
more material compensation you receives
/ Ifnyours salary is not sufficient to gnatify
Il yOus remind me of It. Whend am of age. and
voar loss shall be- madeaup to youso But i
forget myself-ifa 4asmarry against your
Ipleasure-as 1most certainly shall /. have
| no fortune from w hichi to remedy such q
deficiency :ssI cong gratulate you on your
coming inheritanee, Mr., Barry sssst ,gg
a He sprang forward and caught me al
most fiercely by the arm I'D "a su,a y,,s t,;v,
ssStop or you will tempt me To. curse you.
I did not speak OF this because I Wished to
take advantage OF it. With MY consent
Iyod win never marry Arthur Melwyn, but
even ifo you do, aadnweEe heia demon from
the pitIOf darkness, know that would not
touch assfBglee penny 0f1yours possessions
to Save the 6eshg from whitening on my
b0nesN You may gol'ssrissigzailsib tBsfa sai
zdL LWent frem his pfesenee with a. tamult
offs bitter, excited feelings 3snFging across
my heart. In that short and passionate 1in=
IterView, J. had learned what satnapY other
time would have started me out OF self
the man / had al ways thought cold hearted
apd stern, and proud. loUeq mall And this
} knowledge had come to- me, not, through
any, of those natural, Manifestations BY
which love delights to 81 ghify its presence;
! not by any open declaration, or outward
tenderness. ! nag torn IL, as u were, IN
! lspasmodic utter noes, from his very heart
by1my cruel, tarihtfng IuilwomaHly words.
had surprised him our of his calm and se4
rene manner, into a perfect passion cofnin-
Idiguant reproach, Wand 30 then 70 when he
| thought.my eyes were blindeds sI saw with
qEick visions into his deep heartE 1efIis bio,
! edThat instant sObered me from child into
aw0man.igI j went 10 him like a, passionate,
rebellious little girl, tretlpg because her
favorite. will was thwarted. II went from
, him, a. deeprthinking II woman, strong
Weaponed with knowledge of Imyp9WEeeri
l Thought of it with a. sort o, savage tri7
: umph. Hershould repent putting Such a
though both our hearts froze in the stfugd
gle.Sl =. 10 ynSa0oo sas 'sHa2s semij lis is 0oos
That day. before his words had done ring
ing In Rmylears, i promised TO marry Arthur
Melwyn clandestinely, in spite Of all oppo-
I sitiUn tn eiUpe with him In direct, defiant
contradiction to my guardians authority,
that very evening. To such rashness dc
. anger and pride sometimes spur one on
The night game, moonlight and lovely
/ and looking out upon its Serene beauty
: my heart for the first time vmisgaveu me
The stars seemed Ike tile shining fingers o.
50 many angels pointed aecusingIy at me
The moon, iswiiHlning & .upfnto the blue, hac
! ashadow, as of fepr0aeh, on her fair face
!. and the foam white roses that / w0unt
with trembling fingers in my braided hair
were FiFalled by the CHASTITY pallors of M
Z face. .sstBaS Ho7i Isls -
Restlessly wandered'fromF one room t,
8 anOthers bidding them q long farewell ID
my thoughts. and only crowding back witt
a mighty effort the tears my hear
S choked to she'd. The clock struckltens a
lastsh 1tGWas the signal for my departure
5 An involuntary cry of pain broke from IN
! hRsfas 4 heard it. but It, was too late TO
TsPsatanee E., Or %isgiyi9gs M and hastil sStt
: was to take With me ia my flight, astol
g nofselesslS down stairs 81 .s71soo 70 aoaiq q
5 ssThedFawibg room door was opened as
I passed through the shalf, and, lying asleeI
on7sa sofa by the open window, with th
3 long lace curtains irippling ileeeily sabou
hlmGI saw my guardian.s .. e 2 S sts2T 81
p 1sssWe had parted in sanger,c but thoughi
y as I FstDod there watching hims thatI IwOuI
q give everything but life to know ,thatehi
e heart held no bitteEness1toward me.uiLi Lik,
ell .aIdrunken sman, sobered by some terEibl
!, eal amity, Iafelt as IT, waking from a lon
deliriums q The entaturesI which a few hour
q before had seemed rich and warm for m
'tl hands to grasp. was suddenly 1disenchaHtef
81 and stretched out before me blank and col
Ell and dreafy. il could see q stroDgs stru
If heartmade, desola5e by my desertion, an
ell for the time, the Image of Arthur Melwy
: was obscured and dim. An tlhaccounta
e BILE -foreboding weighed down my spirit
I'll mad act everyJ golden thread Of sm
lrH destiny; as ifTIwereT going away frol
I'll light and happiness, out into a vague, I'm
s- tried and uncertain future.
g, / crept like guilty creature into the PAL
I, lor and up to the sofa. Never before ha
ID my guardian looked so proud and hant
some as then, when / was about to leay
b him forever. 2 All atonce he moved restless
rtH ly in his sleep and stretched out his ara
l-l towards me, His lips moved, and bendin
lell eagerly forward to listen, / caught tt
! nf6rIaaf of my ihame.9 How my hea
lOlI smote me at that tImoment, for my ingrat
81 tqde and selfshness! ., ,s.dt 40 a,ssazifI
L ALI the past, in which he had been to n
like 'carefnE tender elder brother, ro
It. tipbfaidingly before me, contrasting wit
ael my ungenerous taunts, my obstinate rebe
! 4 lion, and the selfishness with whicl
through my whole life, 1 had made my oW
1t, Individual happiness, the first and foremo
inl object of existence regardless of the we
er fare of others How / Ionged to- be take
.a in his arm like q aspoiled, disobedient chill
th to be first reproved, and then forgiven, al
at drawn all the closer for my Temporal