Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-08-25

did not permit hin, to accompany you to
Mrs. Major Wards last evening ,"
t'Of course not, +" returned Ettie, "but
I must tell you a good joke. When
Charley came round to apologize for not
going with me, 7 told him a little white
lie: that I had received several cards
from different young men asking the
pleasure of my company when I had
not. I just wanted to excite his jeal-
ousy! wasn't that rich ."
"Pray? inquired her companion
" Who did 20 With you >"
"I got a boy whois bound toamt Mat,
Mas sister to walkround to Mrs. Wards
with me, and I came back with the
Jones' girls"
al wonder you were not afraid Of Of
Tending Mr.. Sheridan, after telling him
you were not going"
"How do you know I told him %"
asked Ettie
"I do not know it-T only inferred
from all you have said that you fooled
him, as you call it."
"WelI I did tell Charley, could not
enjoy the party without his company,
but was glad he could not go, for
wanted to feel free, once in my life"
"You cannot promise yourself much
happiness, Ettie, entertaining such
views. If I loved a man well enough
to marry him, could not help respect
ing his opinions, and could not find it
in my heart to deceive him, as you have
deceived Charles Sheridan. IF he is as
noble as his mother and sisters he de-
serves a true, devoted wife. 7 know
them and I assure you they are high
minded people"
"I suppose by that" replied Ettie
with an air of offended pride, You
think will not make a true wife: I
thank you for the compIiment-and as
to Charles Sheridan's mother, and sis
tiers, I know they are very proper peo-
pie but they will never lord it over me ;
for ma says, she can manage them, and
make them keep their place.
''I did not say, Ettie, that you would
not make a true wife, nor did intimate
that Mrs. Sheridan, and her daughters,
would try to rule you. I only meant
that man of high toned honor, such as
I believe Mr.. Sheridan to be, deserves a
wife who can appreciate him properly,
and after all you have said I am afraid
you do not prize sufficiently the gener-
GUS heart you have won, and what is
more, if you are not very cautious he
will find out sooner or later that you
have deceived him-then -
''I tell you now Lucille Herbemonte''
answered Ettie excitedly. "Charles
Sheridan loves me too well to see a sin
gle fault I possess, and afterwe are mar.
ried it will be too late to help him.
self even if he discovers that 7 am moi
the angel he now thinks I am-But see
It is growing dark, we must go. Char
ley will be sure to call round this eve.
ming and must be ready to receive
him."
The two girls paid their bill and left
the Saloon.
Charles Sheridan had become master
of knowledge that was to change the
entire tide of his destiny. He had dis
covered the utter heartIessness of Elite
Raymond, and also that her mother
sewed for living "a fact that had been
studiousIy concealed from him and
which would not have had the weight
of a feather on his mind, if her daugh-
ter had proved herself worthy Of the
love he had wasted upon herr He had
also learned the further fact that Lucille
Herbemonte was exactly what his moth
er had represented her: noble self sac
rifcing true woman, and he determin-
ed to win her if he could.
1t is almost needless to say that the
attentions of our hero suddenly ceased
toward Miss Raymond and all her wiIes
to win him back were fruitless; anxious
Iy she listened for the well known foot
step, but it never came and bitterly she
regretted the mprincipIed and heartIess
part she had acted.
A few months later tears of shame
and vexation dropped upon the daily
paper as Ettie Raymond read the follow
ing announcement.
Sheridan -Herbemontc. Married, at
Chrfst's Church, on the 18th inst by the
Rev. Mr. Craig, Mr.. Charles Sheridan
and Miss Lucille HerbemOntc.
We understand the happy couple will
start Immediately upon bridal tour to
France where a brilliant reception
awaits them, as the bride is connected
with one of the oldest, and most distin-
guished families in Paris. We congratu-
late our friend Charley upon his success
in winning so peerless prize None
but the brave deserve the fair"