The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1868-01-09
'The Iel!ers," In o voice Of AM

Airs. Richmond put her la nd 10.
10 her pocket, and pulled it out
again with a frightened look.
Mr. Richmond repeated, still
more sterrIy:
"Ihoso absnrd letters, If you
please, my dear ma'am."
And then the lilue woman lal.
tered
"l-thst i4--l believe yea. dear
Il be'iovo | have them" and gave
him a white phe Of envelopes, en-.
circled with blue ribbon, with n
hand tnat t'embIcd ike All aspen ieaf
As for LucilIa, she began to
weep as though tho end Of all
things had come at last, and felt
sure that If papa should provo cru.
el she shoulI dis. ..
Six letters six shameful pieces
Of deception, LuciIIa," said the in.
dlgnant pareut. l an shocked that
a chiId OF mine should practice
such dupficity. Hem let me see
Number one, / believe. June, and
this is December. Halfa gear you
have deceived us then, Lncillu
Let me see-ah ! 'From the first
moment he adOred yoU, Oh! Non.
sense. People don't fall in love in
that absurd manner. /. takes
years Of acquaintance and respect
and attachment. 'With your smiles
for his goal, he would win bo,t
fame aud fortune, poor as be is !
Flddlcsticks, Lucilial A man who
has common sense would alwayt
wait until he had fair com mencc
ment before he proposed 10 any
girl. Praise Of ' our beauty. III,
iove!lest creature he ever rsaw.' tx
Aggeration my dear. You arc moi
PAIN, but such ilattery is absurd
'M1st hear from you or die + Dear
dear--how absurd = a
And Mr. Richmond dropped tho
first letter, and took up auother.
The same staff, be commented
i hope you don't believe a word he
says. A plain, earnest, upright
sort oil man would never 70 intc
such rhapsoiies, am sure. An
now number three he calls you al
angel lie is romantic. upon my
word And what is all this?'
Those who would forbid me Il
see you can find no fault with mt
but my poverty. l an honest--l
am earnest in ny etf9rls. am b,
birth a gentleman, and / love you
from my soul. Do not let them sell
you for gold, Lucila."<
Great heavens, what imperti
nence TO your pareu,sI'
Il don't remember Frod's sayin:
anything Of that kind said pool
little Lucilla. He never knew
you wou d object.
Mr.. Richmond shook his head
frowned, and read on In silcnc,
unit! the last Sheet lay under hi
hand. Then, with an eiacuIatior
OF rage, he started to his ieet.
Infamous The cried ; III O. {.
him this inslant-I'li horsewbil
him ! / Il murder him! AZ for yui
by joTe. III send you to q convent
Eiope, elope With q music teacher
m ashamed to call you my dauch
teri Where's my hat? Give M
my boots, Hero, John, call Q cab
="
But here Lucilla caught one arm
and Mrs. Richmond the other.
"Oh, papa, ere yon crazy p sal,
LueIIla% "iredcricli never propos
ed such 8 thing. Let me see tht
lettrrs o. ro0o lis ia7o: Fred'
upon my word it is not. Do .oos
papa, it is dated twenty gear
back, and Frederick's name is no
Char'esI Papa, these are you
ioveietters 20 mamma written lonI
ago. Her name is Lacilla. yoI
know"
Mr. Richmond 50. down In hi
arm chair IL silence. very rod /,
,he face.
How d;d this ocour?" he s.i,
sternly; and little Mrs. Richmond
retreated into a corner, with he
handkerchief 10 her eyos, an
sobbed:
Il did iton purposeI' and pause,
as though she expected . sudder
Judgment. But, hearing nothing
she dared q: last to rise and creej
up to her husband timidly.
You know, Charles" shs said
Its SO long since, and l though
you might not exactly remembe
how you tell in love with ME q
first sight, how papa and MANN,
objected, and how at last we rar
away together; and itseemed TO IN,
that if we could bring it alI bach
plainly to you, as it was then, W,
might let dear Lucilla marry th,
man she likes, who is good if he il
not itch. | did not need i. to b,
brought back any palmer myself
women have more time to relnem
Der, you know. And we'vo beer
happy-havo we not?" .'
And ccrtaiuly Mr.. Richmohc
could not deny that. so LuciIla
feeling that her interests nigh
safely be left in her mothers keep
ing, slipped cut Of the room, an,
heard the result of the little rus
next morning. 1t WAS favorabl,
TO tho. music teacher, who hac
really only been sentimental, aut
had not gone halt 50 far as an e
lopement; and, in due course o
time, the two were married witt
all tho pomp and grandeur beattinl
the nuptiais of wealthy mer
chants daughter, with the periec
appreciation of LuciIla's father, AN
10 the great. Joy of Ducilla's nam
ma. who instlY believed that be