The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-12-11

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absence had cured her Of Little, and bid
turn was come again. The most expe-
rlenced men sometimes mistake a
woman In this way. The real fact was
that Grace, being happy herself, thanks
to daily letter from the man Ahe ador.
ed, had not the heart to be unkind Ia
another, whose only fault was loving
her, and 10 whom she feared she had
not behaved very well. However, Mr.,
Coventry did not mistake her. He was
detained In town, by business but be
wrote Mr.. Garden o charming letter,
and proposed formally for his daugh.
ter'a hand.
Mr.. Garden had seen the proposal
coming this year and more; so he was
not surprised but was gratlGed. The
letter was put into his hand while be
was dressing for dinner. OF course be
did not open the subject before the SER
wants but as soon az they had retired,
he said, 'Grace, I want your attention
on a matter OF Importance sI..Iar.
Grace stared little, but said family,
yes. papa;' and all manner Of vague
maIdenly mlsgivings crowded through
her rain. .' POI
my child. you are my only one, and
the Joy OF the house; and need say /
shall feel your loss bitterly whenever
your time comes to leave me2
Then never will leave yon,' cried
Grace, and came and wreaLhed her
arms round bis neck.
He kissed her, and parting her hair,
looked with parental fondness at her
Whita brow and deep, clear eyes.
You shall never leave me for the
wOrse = said he: but you are sure 10
marry some day, and therefore II Is my
duty to look tRvorably on downright
good match. Well, my dear, such q
match offers itself. i have q proposal
for you.' ... ....t, ..' 49,.
4 am sorry 10 hear IT,
Wait TIL you hear who Il In. II Il
Mr.. Coventry, Of Bolllnghope.'
Grace sighed, and looked very un.
comfortable.
why. what Ia the natter You al
ways used TO like him. -s ...l
so l do now; but not Tor q husband. .
u see no one 10 whom could resign
you so willingly. He Is well born and
connected has good estate, not too ial
from your poor father
Dear papa!'
He sp AXIS pure English: now ihesG
Marlborough manufacturers, witt
their provincial twang, are hardly pre-
Bentable In London society,"
Dear papa, Mr. Coventry is an ac
compllshed gentleman, who has done
me the highest honor he can. You
must decline him very politely; but
between ourselves, am little angry
with him, because he knows 1 do moi
love him: and am afraid he has mad
his offer TO you, thinking you might be
tempted to constrain my affections; bui
you won't do that, my own papa, will
yonH You will not make your child
unhappy, who loves you.' .......
mo, no. Will never let you make
an lmprudent match; but won't force
you into good one.'
And You know IBhall never marry
without your consent, papa. But Pm
only nineteen, and don't want 10 be
driven away to Bolllnghope.'
And Pm sure don't want 10 drive
you away anywhere. Mine will be q
dull, miserable home without you,
Only please tell me what 10 say TO him.
'Oh. leave that 10 you. have oiteu
admired the way you soften your re-
fusals. 10 8eigIlelIr Jupiter salt dover
Ia pitInLe'-there, that's MolIere.'
We'll, suppose must say
Let me see what ha says nrst.'
She scanned the letter closely, to see
whether there was anything that conld
point 10 Henry Little. But there was
not word 10 indicate he feared rival,
though the letter was anything bni
presumpluous. agf ID .l
Then Grace coaxed her father, and
told him she feared her lnexperience
had made her indlscreet. She had liked
Mr. Coventry's conversation, and per
haps had, inadvently, given him more
encouragement than she Intended ;
would he be a good, kind papa, and
get her out Of the sorape, az creditably
as he could? She relied on his supe-
rlor wisdom. SO then he kissed her
and said he would do his best.
he wrote kind, smooth letter, gild.
Ing and double-gilding the pill. He
said, amongst the rest, that there APP
peRrad 10 be no ground OF refusal, ex-
cept a strong dlsiuolination TO enter the
welded state. 4 believe there IL no
one she likes as well as you; and "a
for myself, know no gentleman 10
whom l would 80 gladly confide my
daughters happinesS,' etc., etc.
He handed this letter 10 bis daughter
To read, but she refused. Il have Inn
pliclt confidence IN you.' said she.
Mr.. Coventry acknowledged the re-
celpL OF the letter, thanking Mr., Car.
den for the kind and feeling way in
which he had inflicted the wound, and
said that he had verbal communities
tion 10 make before he could quite drop
the matter; would be down In about q
fortnight. OIL. %
Soon after this Grace dIned with Mrs.
Little; and, the week after that, Henry
contriVed 10 meet her ut ball, and
after waiting patiently some time, he
waltZed with her. ~. .. ..,.....
This waltz was another era In their
love. II was an inspired whIrl OF two
lovers, whose feet hardly felt the ground
and whose hearts bounded and thrilled,
and their chseks glowed, and their eyes
shot hre: and when Grace was Obliged
TO stop, because the others stopped, her
elastic and tense frame turned supple
and soft directly, and she still let her
eyes linRer on his, and her hand nestle
In his a moment this, and q faint Sigh
OF pleasure and tenderness, revealed
how Aweet her partner was 10 her.
Need say the frat waltz was not the
last and that evening they were more
In love than ever, II possible.