The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-09-20
BIDDEFORD, ME-. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20 1867.
Richmond. .Bu, oh, dear, { can. blaml,

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kho"' anu my pa'ens oo)ec'ed oecauSc o'
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!o"' anu r'e"e',eA na' suoi nno oJ'''
a"u S % P'oa''"g' WIS" cou'u '''''"
Jo'r paP". an,
no hope, I'm very much niraid'' sobbed
Lucilla. "fred Is 30 romantic, anu papa
hates romance. I.t. a.u-
"lio used to be very romantic himself IN
those old times," said Mrs. Richmond
"Such letters rs no wrote me- have them
In my desk yet. lie said no SHOULD d'o u
felusca "'". -,
So aoos riea' S''u .'''"". :,
"ahd .hat '''e "ou'u oo ''o'''' "'"o.'
moi an" aooa. my 'e,.s ''"u''''' Nao
uoush' so' you Ano"' :" SUI. ~ 1.e"'
to sympa'h'ze u nue. OH" WIS ''"
mond' Hv .f.m 80 - =
But she dared not PROMISE '"a' nc
would. -.--.---.-.
.sho coax'd her dar''"g 10 STOP c'''"s'
and made her I've down then went up u'
to her room TO put the le''efS 'n'o ner
desk; and rs she placed ''om 'h one
pgeon'ho'e' sho "a" j" a"o'ner o'n''e'
tied exactly Us 'hose wero' a"o uro". "'e'''
out. ,,,.,,,. ,,., o,o
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'o'o-a''' ','0 ""' w" 49,,
enough 10 nave '""s"''' WV "a'
heart ro""'eS-o'''o'"'" "0'" oao 80; .
"o''e,""B wv" 49, -
were o'' 30 mu'" """''
Half dozcn-)ust tue sa'ho hu''''e''
and much more romantic than those the
music master hal written 10 her """gn'er
Lccilla. A strange idea came INTO Mrs
Richmond's mind. She dared not oppose
her husband; by a look or word she had
never attempted such thing. 81
hut she was very fond OF her daughter
When she 'eit INC acSh S"o 'ooHo' s"''
and frightened, and something IN her pock.
ct r,istled rs she moved. but she said
nothing to any one on the subject until the
dinner hour arrived, ami win u came her
husband, more angry anu determined 'hah
over The meal was passed in silence ;
then having adjourned to the parlor, Mr..
Richmond seated himsclf in n great arm
chair. and demanded,
"The letters" in voice OF thunder.
Mrs. Richmond put her mana INTO her
pocket, and pulled It out aga'n WIN a
frightened look
MIR. Richmond asu'h repea'c"' s'''' ''o''
sternIy:
"rhose absurd letters u you P'easc' my
dear madam"
And then the little woman ia'tercd
"l-that ISL belieVe-yes denr-i DO.
lieve have 'hem'' and gave INN p''e OF
white envelopes, cncircled with blue rib
bon, with a hand that trcmblcd like an
aspen leaf
As for Lucilla, she began to weep as
though the emu o' a'' uh'hgs """ eo'"o ~
last, and felt sure that It papa should prove
cruel she should die.
"Six lc,ters-six shameful pieces of de-
ception, Lucilla," said the indignant parent.
al am shocked tl'at n child oi m'no sho"'"
pralticc such duplicity. Hem! let me see'
Number one believe. June and tins Is
December. Halfa year you have deceived
us then. Lucilla. Let mo see-ah FROM
the first moment he adored you, oh ? Nom
sense. People don't fall in love in that ab'
sum manner. 1t takes years Of attach
mcnt. "Wi,h your smiles for his goal, he
would win both fame and fortune, poor rs
he isl" Fiddlessicks, Lucllla! man VINO
has common sense would always wait un'
till he had 'a'r commencement. 'e'o'o "'
proposed to any girl. "Pra'se oi your ocau.
~. The love'est creature no ever saw
Exaggerat'on' my dear 10" arc ho' P'a'"
but auch fattery is n''sur'i'-"must near
from you or dio' DEAR dear-how ao-
sunl "
And MIR. Richmond droPPed inc hrs' 'e''
ter, and took up another.
"The same stuii'' no commented. ~
hope you don't believe word no says n
plain, earnest, upright sort Of man wou'd
never go into such rhapsod'cs' ! am sura'
All now in number three no calls you "ah
angel !" he is romantic upon my word.