Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1869-05-07

but perfume, aud at her approach the
place grew sweet as with the fragrance of
the roses Of Hebron.
She naturally turned to all sweet things,
and her love for music grew with her
growth. The murmur OF ripping rivulets,
and the solemn chorals Of the organ, were
dear to her She loved all instruments
that came in her way, from the fiddle which
had been used at her fathers wedding
down to the Iewshsrp on which her broth
er played.
SO manifest was her Inclination to all
"hsrmonies of sweet sounds that an in
dulgent father provided her with all the
means OF gratifying this taste. de ob.
tsiued the services of a music teacher
from this city, and her education was
begun.
The teacher was young, handsome, pas
sionate, aud an Irishmau When two
such persons met there could be but one
logical and satisfactory result He taught
her music, and she taught him leve.
Each gave of that which each was richest
in. she learned music, though, perhaps,
despite, her tutor, who could not school
himself to severity, and dared not rap the
knuckles that he had just covered with
kisses. They pledged a solemn love and
and faith Is found on earth. Full of their
new born happiness, they let II overflow
on others. He paid his tailor's bill and
ordered a new suit of clothes She at
tempted TO relieve her mother of house.
hold cares, and acted considerably to.
wards q poor moth Of sixteen, who was
singeing his wings in the light OF her eyes.
They found themselves in Paradise and
ancied that II was eternal.
Her mother, however, differed In nothing
from the prudent mothers of the past. She
had known poverty and its bitterness, and
desired that her daughter should avoid It.
She was ambitious for her, and the thought
of her wedding this young man, with his
handsome face, and his empty pocket, was
exceedingly distastoful to her, But not
only did she wish to thrust away one, but
was anxious to substitute another, and
that other her favorite physician.
Welth had brought her aches and pains,
and the neans of gratifying them. This
young doctor had won her heart by Civ
| ing her an aristocratic ailment, and by
turning homely rheumatism into wander.
ing gout. How could she better reward
him than by the gilt OF her daughter
handy
So when she saw the pretensions of the
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and at once ordered HIM to leave, and di
rected Julia to give up ell thoughts Of
him and to accept the doctor. There
were tears, expostulations aud threats
The lovers met by midnight and renewed
their VOWS. He counselled patience and
prudence, and she promised to practise
them Before she begun, however, she
appealed to her father, who admitted thai
she was right, and that their young hearts
should not be thus sundered, and also
stated that he was powerless to help her
So she made virtue of necessity, received
the doctor, listened to his VOWS and en-
dured his caresses. She suffered him t.
put on valuable diamond ring, the sigi
of her betrothal Her mother was reas
sured, and the physician was confden
that he had outbid his rival, and tina
music hal to abandon the field to dia
monds But Julia still saw her lover, VIII,
grew little desperate, let his beard grow
left his bills unpaid, and talked of joining
Bohemia. Still he did not lose his appe
tite.
Now if no extended mention has hereto
fore been made of Julia's brother, it
simply because she deserved priorit
since she was woman, and also becaus
she was the first to fall in love. He grey
in grace and years, and though he careC
nothing for music became an excellen
farmer, much admired by the girls in tn
vicinity, with whom he flirted, but neve
committed himself he lived at home
slept sufficiently, and digested admirably
But one day Cinderella came to hi
fathers house, and as she entered at th
door his piece of mind flew out at tn
window. Cinderella was born in tn
East, and was tenderly nurtured by loI
ing parents. She was admirably educated
and her features were as refined as he
, mind. Misfortune overlook her family
They lost their money and died. Sh
, came West with many virtues and accom-
. plishments, and with but little money
That she spent while trying to obtai
, some position for which her educatio
fitted her. Failing to find what she sough
! she took back what she found, and entel
ed the house of Julia's father as a servan
i She was proud, but she saw no dishono
in work. She had studied the catechisE
, Faithful in the discharge Of all her dt
: ties, utterly unassuming in her manner
never pretending to social equality wit
her employers, and never mentioning this
she came from Boston, she won the n
spect of all, and the love Of one. He
sweet ways and sweeter face gained he
! the heart of the son of the house, thoug
. he refrained from speaking of his atfe'
ton, fearing that her delicacy might mi
4. construe the nature of his feelings
y Sc he loved on, and made no sign; Gil
, derela worked on and was patient Jul
loved her music teacher and the doctt
loved Julia, who hated him. The moth,
!. planned and the father did nothing.
. Though Julia was thus troubled she d
\ not neglect her music, and importunedh
n father to buy her new piano, in ord
= that she might continue TO improve. I
a came to the city and ordered one to
4 specially constructed, costing $500. TT
= day after it reached the town party WI
y given in its honor, and all the young
E dies in the vicinity were invited. The
i was charming supper and the costum
a WeIe superb. Julia played, and the dc
q tor, who was present, turned over Il
q music. Whenever he did so, she thoug
h of the absent.
u She played as she had never played befol
q Her light hands swept the crisp keys, al
n she shOwered musical pearls on the auC
+. ence, who applauded in the parlor and b
4 gan to find fault on the porch. But whe
L after the supper, she started to play agai
v nothing resulted but discord. Somethil
), waA wrong, but what 1t was none of the
could discover. This saddened Julia Al
It gladdened her friends The party brol
Il up before it should, and she felt that h
n importance had been sadly lessened. 81
q wept for her piano and her lover.
s. The next morning there was fire.
grief The diamond ring which the do
tor had placed on an unwilling finger hi