The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-08-19

admitted. Ny lover also was poor, ox
isting at present on an officers pay, but
with fabulous riches shining in the fu
ture qsg =
His mother was a very rich woman,
and we had always supposed she meant
to provide for her only child; but II
had lately been rumored that she would
not do so, unless, said report, he mar
ried to please her.
And son my lover showed Inc let
ter, where the rumor turned to threat
To inherit her money. he must iu-
deed marry to tease her, and she ap-
peare1 to have selected his wife.
rUh. Bernard, how unfortunate y
1t did seem unfortunate But ! vas
so happy in the possession OF lover,
and So proud of that lover being Ber-
Dard, that L don't at all think realiz
the extent of the misfortune. B.r-
nard, however, WIS filed with indigna.
tion against his mother. g1
My OWL dear. dear, little Maggie !!
Maybe, you do not doubt me You
are not in the least afraid-this letter,
1 mean 2" esa s-rs
"Why, Bernard, ro'' ros..
! You do mt think it could ever in
fdence e,'he went on, excitedly (;
That I would ever marry auy Ole
any one-bu you, Madga?"
! AS have said before, did not at
all admire my sr;Ds. but that was no
reason why they should not be made Of
use They were of use now, for they
crept around his neck, and Bernard be-
came quiet
We said so little in the course of the
next few minutes that am not going
TO repeat it Besides, we had said it
So often before. How happy we were
in the month that succeeded! Bernard
and I threw the threat to the winds
Such lovely long walks in the Stafford
shire lanes, such reckless plucking of
the Staffordshire roses. 4s
All! how easily 1 conjure up the
lanes and the fields Cool and fresh.
The smell of grass in the air, and the
drone of insects The heat uf the day
passing in Vap"r. the flower cups filling
with dew. A lark soaring upward. like
speck in the light. A golden rain of
sun beams falling warm from heaven to
earth,
.:At present, Madge," said Bernard.
with his arm around my waist, 81 am
he happiest pauper that breaihes on
Ihe earth.
This would be, perhaps at the top
of gate. a quicksst hedge just before
Us, a speculative COW lookup over. /
would reply, coutentedly. --fr
"Dear. we are very happy so.'
This could not last forever. 1 don't
mean sitting On the sate, because that
would have been very undesirable, bur
he peace, the quiet, the sense of being
q one.
Esen the gods had to come down
from Olympus, and found that my
presence was requested on earth.
Madse," said my father, at break
fast one morning, thrnwing me lette,
across the table, "read this. Maze
Hill is quite IulI, and Florence has ask
ed 10 cuu here
He bad q newspaper before him,
which he pretended o be reading while
rea ly he waited for my answer,
20 my dear papa J, l demonstrated
IL know, l know, my dear" he said
hurredly "but il can't be helped
Just tell Flo that you and Bernard are
in fact that yuu nike sometimes to be
alone, and I am sure she will be too
good uarured to worry you. You car
give her bo"k, you know, or an ant
mscasSar TO do,
But | did not at all think she would
work anIimacassars, and l felt my brown
skin flush up angrily. - .f
Write TO her nicely, Madge," my
father hinted, "an3 be snre that your
letter is pnsted befure five " .r.a
Alter which little speech compliance
ON my part was expected .. u-
All, Staffprdshire Statf.rdshire thai
till now l had So loved Iwished nov
we were all in a'.y other Country. For
in Staffordshrre there lived Miss Fln1
ence Burnand. SO at least said Staf-
fordshire but Staff ,rdshire was mis-
taken. Going to Paris at the height
OF the season, you sat at the Louvr.
next MISS Florence Burnand If you
leaned on the rails of the drive in Hyde
Park. the prrttiest face was Miss Flor
ence Burnand's. On the top Of Mont
Blanc, with a long crooked stick, there |
had once been seen Mis- Floreoce Bur |
Dard. In iaet, Florence was every
where and did every thing. st j, in |
there did exist certain |
Maze Hill, and at the T. p Of Flo's epis-
ties; posted perhaps, from come place
up the Nile, there always appeared an
impossible monogram, with Maze Hill |
very fine and large in gilt letters un
ierneath 9t' "'
Ga the strength of which Stafford |
shire put forth Its claims to Florence
hat young lady dancIug the whIlo in
London bail rooms, or admirlng the sea
rom the chain pier at Brighton.
. Said the fashionable paper:
"Suddenly she disappeared from the
World'ot fashion. Tue capIlcious little
ady grew tired Of incense. She drop
ped the laurels that were uffercd her at
l.r pretty feet, and took the train for
Statfurdshlre.
"And 1 wish that the tram had car
lied her pasu,' L gruubled to Bernard
put Bernard for unce did not heed me.
"BurnuLd," he said, ''Burnand,
Burnaud Now where have L heard
hat name Z"
That evening I wrote to Florence, /
telling her how intensely stupid size
would fad Us, aud hoping she would |
ind US, and hoping she would not al
ow it TO keep her away.
Florence wrote back. She would