The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-02

her boy.
Men desire ofEspring-when they deslr
It at all-from vanity alone. Women dc
sire It from pure love Of 1t.
This instinct had probably It's share II
Withholding Grace from making up he
mind never to marry; and so operated
negatively, though not positively, In Gov
entry's favor.
And SO, by degrees and in course Of time
afler saying 'nO" dozen times, she sale
Eyes" once In moment Of utter lassitude
and afterward shG cried and wished t
withdraw her consent, but they were two
to one, and had right on their side, she
thought. 5HmH
They got her TO say she would marry
him some day or other.
Coventry intercepted several letters, but
lie took care not 10 read them with Grace's
sad face in sight. lie would not give CON
science such u power 10 torment him. The
earlier letters gave him q cruel satlstac.
ton. They were written each from diff
icrent city in the United Suites, and all
tended TO show that the writer had year
or two to travel yet, before he could hope
to return home in triumph and marry his
Grace. #.laJ.,...'Ug-@ ....
In all these letters she was requested to
send her answers to Now York land, now
l think oft, there was postscript to that
effect in that very letter have given in
erteHSO.) u..-r
But ut last came letter that disturbed
this delightful dream. II was written
from the western extremity OF tho Suites,
but tho writer was in high spirits; he had
sold his patent in two great cities, and had
established 1t In two more on royalty.
he had also met with IN unexpected piece
Of good fortune; this railway clip had been
appreciated, q man Of large capital and
enterprise had taken it up with spirit, and
was about to purchase tho American and
Canadian right for large sum down and
q percentage. As soon as this contract
should be signed hG should come home
and claim Mr.. Gardens promise. Hc com.
planned little that he got no letters, but
concluded the post-oiilCe authorities were
in iault, for he had written to New York
tn have them forwarded; however, he
should soon DO in that city and revel In
them.
This troubled Coventry, and drove him
to eXtremitiCs. lie went on his knees to
Grace, and implored her to ndnle the day.
She drew back with horror and 'repug-
nance; said, with burst Of tears, she was
n widow, and would not marry till de-
cent time Ind elapsed since; then,
with sudden doggOdncss, II will never
marry nj all."
And so she lcil him to repent his pre-.
cipitation. ...
He was ut his wits end, and could do
nothing but look unhappy, and tempOrize,
and hope the wind might change.
The wind did not change, and he piss
cd q week or two Of outward sorrow, but
inward rage. lE t '
He fell I'll, and Mr. Garden pitiel him
openly.
Grace maintained sullen silence
/ One dbl. she WIS in bed, an envelope
WIS brought him, with alarge VI" He
opened 1t slowly, fearing the worst.
The letter was full Of love, and Joy, and
triumph, that made the readers heart
faint within him, till he cArnG to this SCH
tenCe:
"The gentleman who treats with me for
the railway clip, makes it an express slip
ulation that ! shall spend month in his
works at Chicago, experimenting the fOrg-
ing and periecting Of the clip. As he In
tends to be there himself, ind to buy 1t
out and out if it answers Ills expectations
IshaIl certainly go, and wear Il smiths
apron once more Tor your sakc. lie Is
even half inclined TO so into another OF
my projects-thC forging Of large axes by
machinery. 1t was tried as Hillsborough
two years ngo, but the Union sent q bullet
through tho manufacturers hat, and he
dropped it."
The letter from which give this OK
tract was repricvC. He had five or six
weeks before him still.
Soon after this, his faithful ally, Mr..
Garden, worked on Cruces pity; and as
Coventry never complained, nor irrttated
her in any way, she softcned to him. Then
Mll the battery Of imploring looks was
brought 10 bear on her by Coventry, and
Of kind admonition and entrcNty by her
father; aud so, between them, they gently
thrust her down the slope.
stop all their. tongues" said Mr.. Car
den. "Come back to Hillsborough wife.
Igave up my choice to yours once. Now
give INC my way. l am touched TO the
heart by this young mans devotion; lie III
vitcs nc 10 live with him when you are
married. What other young fellow would
show me so much mcrCy|
''Does hey" said Grace. n will try and
reyvNrd him tor that. and for speaking