The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1869-05-01

that had been made to her.
10 one resolution she came very quick
ly.. The period Of her aunt's illness
could not be q proper time for marriage
vows or the amenities of love-making.
She did not feel that he, being q mau,
bad offended; but she'was- quite sure
that were she, a woman, the.biece of SO
kind an aunt, the nurse at the bedside of
suchua an invalid,-were she-at such a
would never deserve to have q lover.
And from this resolve she got great COM
fort. 1t would give her an excuse for
making no more assured answer stPres-
emit, and Yonld enable her to reject o.
leisure aste the reply she'wOuld give
him. should he -everT,by any cp@uoe5;
renew his offer. e IF he did no',-S
probably he would not.-ther ~ w So not
have been very we'll that 20 snoulu ~
have been made the victim OF a mo niSad
tary generosity. She had cenPia nn,n.
of the dpIlpess of Der life, and tnat cEI
nlaint from her lad produced ms noTio'
lind ganerors, dear, enthusiastic De
,,avolsnce towards her. As she tnouSn.
IS - all land by degrees she TOOK greaS
,iassnre in thinking Of it,-her mlnu
estowed men him all manner OF eulo.
les She could not persuade herseI
shat be really loved her, and yet she
was full at heart of gratitude TO MIN toI
tbe expression of his love. ana as Ler
herself, could she love him. we "so
are looking on of course know that sne
loved him,-that from this moment
there was nothing belonging to MIN,
down to his shoe-tie, that would not DC
dear to her heart aud an emblem so ten,
der as to force tear from her. lie hsd
Already become her god, though she
did not know it. She made compare
sons between him and Mr.. Gibson, ana
tried to coz vince herself that the Judg-
mept, which was ALWAYS pronounced
yery clearly in Brooke's favor, came
from ANYTHING but her heart. And thus
through the long watches of the night
she became very happy, feeling but not
that the whole aspect OF the
world was changed to her by those few.
words which her lover had spoken to
her. She thought now that itwould be
consolation enough to her in future to.
know that such man as Brooke Burgess
had once asked her to be the partner OF
his life, and that it would be almost
ungenerous in her to push her advan-
tage further and attempt to take him at
his word. Besides, there would be OBJ
stacles. Her aunt would dislike such a
marriage for him, and he would be
bound to obey her aunt in such matter.
She would not allow herself to think
that she could ever become Brooke's
wife, but nothing could Teb her of the
treasure of the offer which he had made
her. Then Martha came to her at five
O'clock, and she went to her bed to
CESS and her future life.
On the next morning she met him 1T
breakfast. She went down stairs later
than usual, lot till ten, having hung
about her aunt's room, thinking that
thus she would escape him for the pres
ent. She would want till he was gone
out, aud then she would 60 down. She
did wait; but she could not hear the
front door, and then her aunt murmured
about Brooke's breakfast.
She was told to 90 down, and she went.
But when. on the stairs, she skunk back
to her own room, and stood there for a
while, aimless, m Itienless, not knowing
what to do. Then one of the girls came
10 her, and told her that Mr.. Burgess
was waiting breakfast for her She
lnew not what excuse to make, and al
asst descended slowly to the parlor. She
was very happy, but had it been posi-
BILE for her to have run away, she would
have gone.
Dear Dorothy" he said at once. 81
may call you so; may l notp
20 yes"
'And you will love me,-and be my
own, own wife ~
"No, Mr.. Burgess"
"Nep
az mean-that is to say"
"Do you love me, Dorothy ~
"Only think how i'll Aunt Stanbury is,
Mr.. Burgess dying! How can
l have any thought now except about
heri 1t wouldn't be right; would it ="
"You may say that you love me-"
"Mr. Burgess, pray, pray don't speak
of it now. II you do, | must 60 away"
"But do you love mel"
"Pray,Spray don't, Mr.. Burgess "
There was nothing more to be got
from her during the whole day than
that. He told her in the evening that
as soon as Miss Stanbury was well, he
would come again,--that in any case he
would come again. She sat quite still
as he said this, with q solemn face, but
smiling at heart, laughing at heart, so
happy! When she got up to leave him,
and was forced to give him her hand,
he seized heEin his arms and kissed her.
That is very, very wrong" she said,
and then ran to her room,
the happiest girl in all Exeter. He
was to start early on the following
and she knew that she would
not be forced to see him again. Think
ing of him was so much pleasanteT than
seeing him!
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