Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-14
NUMBER 49,.
stationery line to let, me-, serge il. her

amt eApOSLuldL6Q, DuC L was
frmi and two days after the pretended
arrival of my lawyer sl1etter was in
stalled in the business. sI
.noqThe shopwas in respectable street,
through which 1 knew my, friends used
to go to the parks, while Herbert Col
bert used to ride down it on horseback
every morning to business But now 1
found they selected another road.
"Herbert Colbert, however, did not
change SO rapidIy,aso that I thought he
might be true after all. To try himya
! few days after, /, was, purposely outside
the shop as he passed. On seeing me
he stopped, shook hands, spoke up0n
some trivial subject, then gallopped off,
excusing himself as being in a hurry
The' following morning he passedDwith
bow, the next he .ssomethingscht
Is tile other side of sthenstreet to engage
his attention, and after that to, my
slknowledge,s he never appearsd inT-
e That this rendered dfae IN me 'ss very ! ssa1
do not mind owning4-I do not mean
I Herbert Colbert's behavior alone, but
that q of all my ffriends.!s Ffiendsl 1
now laughed at the word asthe greatest
omisanthroperwohld have dones1 I.fslt a
friendsaraIesgift Iindeed.w tnsnim9 sdt
IL t.The foFtpight bad nearly passed that
I had given myself to try the sincerity
of my acquaintances, and sitting alone
in the. shop, I was contemplating my
speedy return to riches and the surprise
Of my circle Of former friends, when
purchaser entered -''e 1o 1s5Rq
Raising my eyes,I got up with al start
and blush, but the next moment quick
uly resumed my calmness. q ifgflly1
"The one who had entered was Ed
ward Bracken.,z ~, ,s,,y5,,, IT, .,yr
Er "Adyancing .nerTously, he extended
his hand, tremblingly touched mine, then
dropped it, saying b. aait.,.o g,,C
rtGood morning, Miss Giridin! III
was not aware til this morning that you
had left - Square.
-ni .s.That's false. And I wonder What
YOU have come for .nnow?s 9 Curiosity. per-
haps,' I reflected; then added aloud:
[ Indeed! L have been here nearly a
fortnight Mr. Braeken.'Tis Of gnio2 sIs
"a fornight!' he exclaimedaqIo ed1
= e..ii".Y es.j Fortunes has ochangedHwith
a Iume III even in debt; s. and tthe, only
way I cam honorably liquidste hthabeis
o by working at an honest business. '.sIsi
n B1,z z"sIhat. is very noble on our part,
;. Miss Giridin,' he said, fdgeting with bis
t cane. 'But-buti those are very; pretty
S penknives.' ,,sa,
d ".They are. Can serve you With
one Va dat ala 1il : not s,s,a come for
it that But please go on. I will take
: it. 'k9sAA
o zis id!Why did the fellow come at all 2
j. I thought He is only anxious forget
It away again 'siI 70 7ao ''.s.f2 -,oiF's
10 81 handed him the knife, when,fin-
Of stead of taking it, he caught my hand,
d and in much agitation spoke:sa ewos
IN Die ..rMisss Giridin,i you. think this visit
rt strange, but 1 have come to- say 5yeu
a. have no right to be here, that you T'ust
E. not be, that You never shoald have been
r had not been too overcome at; the
4r news on on the night Of your party, out Of
st sympathy for you, to speak then. The
i. next morning Twas telegraplied. for by
If f my father, and have only 1justireturned.
v + But want to say now what had not
ir the courage to say when you had soma,
J. ny more worthy suitors,O about you
< which is, that j love yous Miss Giridin
d l--Emily-yes love you with my whole
soul Can you ever love me2 lido not
% bias your answer by saying that Iwill
,r give you what you have lostywealth7
for l know your character too well TO
d think for moment that you would
marry, one you did not love for that. l
only say love you, Emily. Can, you
e ever love me and make me the happisst
man in the world p - 20 - ~,
. q" Somehow, he had got round the
q counter, and was now standing by my
side What could l say? I trembltd
\, like leaf There was one true, then,
o after all-the one,a too, whose desertion
: would have destroyed my life forever.
e, All could say was Hifi soiz3eT arr
n 6.z IS Oh! thank Heaven, for the sakeaof
human nature, one remains true! All
v are not sordid--selfsh. sIa3s sd5 al
IS "'True, Emily. Do you think poy-
:. erty or riches could detract from or add
', to the passion ] feel for you? Emily
can you love me-if not at once, per
to haps at some future time. Is aoliif ca
= ".Not at once, Edward Bracken Fl l
1s said, palpitating with joy. 'Oh have l
T. not loved you all along? Was not my
of heart breaking at your absence Had
= you kept away I should have died: 5r
IL Here, customer entering, we fed in
8, confusion to the back parlor. ''7 l's-1
n gra 81 have a little more to tellsTSSuffice
it thatI confessed all to Edward. who,
/ to do him honor, seemed disappointed
t. that it was not his lot to give me wealth
as we'll as happiness. l was married
u from my own house; but, as 8 felt for
s the shame my former friends o. would
Ii feel, left it afterwards. loo sa3 81 %
:. edward and took up our residence
in New York, where, having a true
$ friend and husband, no longer cared
to test the sincerity of my acquain-
? tances, but took them as they seemed"