The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-06-30

few moments. She then said firmly
but with a strange, suppressed energy
lie might have n nice place, anC
plenty in it of the best rs long as HI
lived, if he would only once spake th,
word but he didn't spallc it yet ano
now | suppose he never will. Well
let him go; I'd sooner die than H(
tell him p ss.-.,
Passion was in her countenance and
resolution in her manner as she sai6
this; and, without another word, Oh
even motion of farewell to me, she
suddenly left the room.
L could not but see exactly how
fmatters stood but I did not know how
to remedy the case unless by reveal
ing the young lady's feelings to the
object of her affections. And this
did not think it fair to do, as they had
certainly been inadvertently betrayed
to me. Iresolved, however, on my
next interview with Patsy, to try if ]
could not give him hint as to how
matters really were. I made inqui.
RES, accordingly, about the girl, and
found that her father was owner OF
some eight or nine acres of land, on
which he had comfortable house
that he was comparatively rich, and
had saved some money, and was, on
the whole, well to do in the world. -
He had only one child. his daughter
Catherine. Her mother had died soon
after her birth, and he, having been
much attached to his wife, had never
married again. Catherine, according
| y, was sole mistress of the establish
ment. Her father dearly loved her,
| and in some respects she was n spoilt
child. But she also loved her father (;
and though wayward and quick-tem-
pcred towards others, she was always
kind and gentle towards him. She
| felt he had no female companion but
herself; and that perhaps it was part
Iy for her sake that in after iife-when
his grief for his wife had worn Off
he had not married another, lest he
should bring in one who must neces-
sarily be Put over her in the house.
Accordingly, with the quick wit of
her race-mainly on her fathers ac-
count and in repayment for his self
denial, and partly on her own account,
lest if he should become lonesome he
might supersede her-she did her ut
most to render her father happy; and
when this is truly done towards man
what woman can ever fail Z"
But Catherine soon began to have
| other objects, hopes and aspirations
besides those of attending on her faith
er. She never neglected him or his
household for q moment, and the lat
ter was well known as a model OF
neatness, comfort and thrill but as
| she grew up to womanhood, and her
beauty and engaging qualities became
developed, she naturally attracted!
many snitors among the young men
of the district. She was considered
in the country rs an hc;ress Of much
wealth; and happy would the "boy'
be considered who could secure her
afect;o ons and her farm.
But Catherine knew her good looks
and her position quite rs well, and val
lIed them quite as highly as her lovers.
| Her chief amusement was satire
| When her work was over, on a sum
mer's evening, she would so out 'jusI
fer little walk" in the green lane
near her house; and, strange to say
she generally met one or two of ."the
boys of the neighborhood, who hap
pened to come out about the same
time, and to walk in the same place.
It was near her fathers house, so al
was right in point of propriety; and
Catherine enjoyed playing off hel
country lovers against each other, and
hitting them right. and left in hel
quick-witted and vivacious manner.
| Amongst these wanderers afte,
Catherine, Patsy used sometimes te
come. But he did not care to be sc
often with her as others, The faet
was, Patsy was not marrying man
He found his course of life so pleas
ant as bachelor, that he had JUS
then no inclination to change it. He
WAS known to have ''nice little place
of his own," and Patsy prudently kep
his own council about not having PAID
amy rent, and the consequent accumu
lation of arrears. He was handsome
and always pleasant; and, like many
a bachelor in high lie, under not very
dissimilar financial circumstances, liz
was capital dilner-out in his owI
more humble way and he lived mos
ijoyously on the fruits of his good
looks. Under those peculiar circum
stances, and for private reasons, be
sides which Patsy did not choose tc
disclose, he had no desire W whatever tc
Hay siege to the affections of the heir
lesa, but contented himself with sucl
"a modest amount of attentions a.
would secure him a welcome wheney.
er any amusement was on foot a
GATHERINGS hospitable home.
1 But it sometime happens that those
who show least attention to an heiress
attract her special observation and
Catherine being naturally of quick
and Jealous nature, became quite an,
noyed at the easy way in which the
chief beau amongst the young men OF
the country treated her. She set her
self accordingly to win him. In un.
dertaking Il task of the kind-which
in the first instance was done purely
from pique-she soon became iutre-
ested beyond what she had originally
intended; and, observing tho better
manners, quiet department. and adj
mitted good, looks of Patsy McDer-
mot, she was unintentionally caught
by the very man whom she had intend
ed to capture. Patsy saw all this,
and knew it quite as well, or far bet.
ter than she did. With all his appa-
| rently careless habits. he was n SliroWd