The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-04-07

Half a year you have deceived us
then, Lucilla g Let me see-ffren
the frstm6ment he adored you,' ell
Nonsenseil l. People don't fall in low
in that manner. 1t takes years of ac
quaintanee. :. and respect, and attach
ment. With your smiles for his goal
he would win both fame and fortune
= poor asIhe is p. Fiddlesticks, Lucil
Ia :! "A man who had any common
sense would always wait till he had :
| fair commencement before he propes
| ed to any girl. :'The loveliest crea
! ture he ever saw !" Exageretion, m,
dear. You are not plain, but sucl
flattery is absurd Must hear. from
I you or die w hat nonsense 20 -
And Mr.. Richmond dropped the
first letter and took up another. 1a
'FThe same stuff" he continued. 81
hope you won't believe a word of it
A plain, earnest, upright sort of a man
would never go into such. .rhapsod dies,
l am sure All, now in No he
calls you an angelI1 He is romantic,
upon my word.it And WHAT'S all this
Those who would forbid me to see
you could find no fault with me but
my poverty. [ am honest Il am
earnest ill my efforts, / am by birth a
gentleman, and I love you from my
soul, Do not let them sell you for
gold, Lucilla. Great hearens, what
impertinence to your parents y
Il don't remember Fred's saying
anything of that kind" sobbed poor
little Lucilla. ''He never knew you
would object
Mr.. Richmond shook his head,
frowned and read in silence until the
sheet lay under his hand Then with
an ejaculation of rage he started to his
feet. 3. l.--- --. FITS .e 5--e
Infamous p he cried !; "I'll go to
him this instant. I'll horsewhip him
I'll murder him p As for you, by
Jove, I'll send you to conventl
Elope-elope with a music teacher !
Pm ashamed to call you my daughter
Where's my hat? Give my my boots!
Here, John, call a cabp' ..-s-=s
But here Lucilla took one arm and
Mrs. Richmond the other. -ns.
"Oh, papa, are YOU crazy ?'' said
Lucilla. ''Frederick never proposed
such thing. let me see the letter.
This is not Fred's-upon my word it
is not. DO look; papa, it is dated
twenty years back, and is signed
Charles. Papa, these are your love
letters to mamma, written long ago
Her name is Eucilla, you know ]"
Mr.. Richmond sat down in his arm
chair in silence, looking very red in
the face. ID.
How did this occur p" he ssid
sternly, and little Mrs. Richmond, re-
treating into corner, with her hand
kerChief to her eyes, sobbed out (:
81 did so on purpose" )" and paused
as though she expected a sudden judg;
ment; but hearing nothing she dared
at last to rise and creep up timidly.
"You know, Charles" she said, Its
SO long since, and l thought you might
not exactly remember how you fell in
love with me at first sight-how papa
and mama objected-and how at last
we ran away together-and it seemed
to me if we could bring it. all back
plainly to you as it was then, we
might let dear Lucilla marry the man
she likes, who is good, it, he is not
rich. l did not need it brought back
any palmer to myself-women have
more time to remember, you know.
And we have been very happy, have
we not % -j.
And certainly Mr.. Richmond could
not deny that. So Lucilla, feeling
that her interests might, safely be, left
in her mothers keeping, slipped out
of the room, and heard the result of
the ruse next morning. 1t was favor
able to the young music teacher, who
had really only been sentimental, and
in due course of time, the two were
married with all the pomp and grand
eur beftting the nuptials of a wealthy
merchants daughter. with the perfect
appreciation of Lucilla's father, and to
tie great Joy of Lucilla's mother, who
justly believed that her little ruse had
brought about her daughters happi-
ness