National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-11-15
Six Love Letters.
Are there any more of those lei

ton in an awful tone, Lucilla Rich
mond could not say NO. and dared
not say yes but as an intermedi-
ate course, burst into tears, and sob
bed behind her handk erchief.
Bring them to me, Lucilla,' said
her father, as if she had answered
him, as, indeed, she had !; and the
girl, trembling and weeping, arose
to obey him.
Then Mrs. Richmond, her daugh-
ter's very self grown older, came be-
hind her husbands chair and patted
him on the shoulder.
please don't be hard with her,
my dear,' she said cOaxingly. He's
a nice young man, and it's our FAULT
after all as much as hers, and you
won't break her heart, Pm sure.
Then yon take up for her, do your
I-no-that is, ] Oply--'gasped
the little woman and, hearing Lu-
ella coming, she sank into a chair,
blaming herself dreadfully for not
having been present at all her
daughters music lessons during the
past year. .-..
All this disturbance arose from
music teacher who had given les
sons to Lucilla Richmond TOR twelve
months, and who had taken the lib
erty of falling in love with her,
knowing well that she was the
danyn,.or OF one of the richest men
in Boston.
1T is inexcusable in a poor music
teacher. who should have known his
place. Mr.. Richmond declared, and
he clutched the little pertumed bill
let which had fallen into his hand
as ho might a scorpion, and waited
for the others with a look upon his
face which told of no softenng.-
They came at last, six little white
env velo2es, tied together with a blue
ribbon, and were laid on his elbow
by his dispairing daughter.
Lock these up until return home
this evening" he said to his wife, Il
will read them. Meanwhile, Lucilla
is not to see this music master on
any pretence.'
And then Lucilla went down up
on her knees:
sOh, dear papa" she cried, dear
est papa, please don't say | must
never see him again. l couldn't
bear it. Indeed | could not. He's
noor. | know, but he's gentleman
and II like him so much, papa
NO more of this absurdity my
dear said Mt. Richmond. lie has
been artful enough to make yol
think him perfect, ! suppose. You
parents know what is best for you
Happiness. A music teachef Is no
match for Miss RicL ond.
With this remark III. hichmon'
pnt on his hat and oyercoat, ana dt
parted. o,
Then LMeilla and her mother TOO
the opportunity Of falling into eac
others arms.
It's so naughty Of you,' SAID Mr.
Richmond. But, ola dear, / can
blame YOU. 1t was exactly SO VIII
|. me. ran away with your father
t YOU know, and my parents obJecte'
a because he was poor. | feel III
It greatest Dathy for y0h, and Fred
J. erick has such fine eyes, and IS S
pleasing. | wish ] could Gofte
your papa
when he has seen the letter
there will be no hope, I'm All aid
\ sobbed Lncilla. Fired is so romal
d tic
so was your father i'll those ol
ne ,s times. said Mrs. Richmond. Sue
letters as he wrote me! lhave the
1n1 in nv desk yet. HIS said he shoul
die if | refused HIM
- 80 does Fred said Lucilla.
y and that life would be worthle
without me and about my ben
- beautiful, (he thought so you know
rm sure he ought to spmpathize
little,' said Mrs. Richmond. j
she dared not promise that he woul
She coaxed her darling to st'
CRYING, and made her lie down th'
went up to her own room to put Il
letters in her desk and as she plac
them in one pigeon-hole, she saw
another bundle, tied exactly
those were, and drew it out.
These letters were to Lucllla al
the One who had received them twen
wears ago-and she was now mi
ron old enough to have a daughl
who had heart troubles--unioldl
les them one by one, wondering no.,
Ior: came to pass that lovers lett
/; IN IN were all so much alike. Halfa-d
/, ep--iust the same number, a
: much more romantic than those I
,blo music teacher had written to
r daughter. A strange idea came
to the mind of Mrs Richmond. !
- dared not oppose her husband; b
ND look or word she dared not attep
such a thing.
But she was very fond of
daughter. When she left the d
she looked guilty and frighten
and something in her pocket rust
os she moved. But she said NJ
ing to any one on the subject III
the dinner hour arrived, and wit
came her husband, angrier and IN
determined than ever. The n
passed in silence; then, MIR. Il
mond seated himself In q great a
eelc. chair, and demanded, ~
|r". = a., .The letters in q voice Of thun.
stra. Mrs. Richmond put her hand
same , A.. .,ooL ~ aud nulled IL out III
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