The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-07

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nize him fully, and then it was toe
late, even had she wished to let the
opportunity go by.
CHAPTER II.
"Assured that He, whose presence fills
With light, the space of these fair hills,
Noevil to his creatures Wills"
Sang Brace Clifton softly, to him
SELF and the sudden upsetting of his
dream-castle by the appariti0n of a
blue-eyed girl with tossing curls
beekOning to him, well nigh caused
him to forget his usual courtesy OF
demeanOr:-but not quite-and in an
other instant, he drew rein before
the gate of the white house, and
waited; with a Jlightly surprised air,
but wholly assuring one, as he saw
the confusion which the little lady's
pretty air, could not wholly hide,
for her to speak to him. But, as she
still hesitated, he bowed, and said.
"Can / serve you, in my way?"
Excuse me, SIR she replied, but
are you going to Benton?'
L am on my way thither, Brace
said :-then, seeing the letter in her
hand, and quickly surmising that
which she still hesitated to ask, adj
ded.
"And, if 1 can oblige you, be be-
coming, for the time, the mail boy"
| shall be most happy, and find it no
Inconvenience, as 1 am going direct
ly to the post Office for my own pa
pers,"
"If you will kindly take charge of
this, which L am extremely anxious
should reach my friend at the earIi-
est time" she said. 81 shall esteem
it, indeed favor: though l do not
know how to apologize for thus
troubling you with it-only-only-pa-
pa is gone; Joe is gone; and 1 am
Soinglp
Blushing, and laughing, she dis
within the house, assudden-
ly as she had emerged therefrom:
and Mr., Brace Clifton had nothing
left but to drive on, which he, at
once, proceeded to do. But his
were too efectually broken
in upon to be resumed.
''How pretty, and confused, she
was, he thought.
Il wonder who she is,"! Then,
involuntaFily, glancing at the dainty
which he still held in his
hand, he experienced a singular
emotion of pleasure, as he read the
name subscribed there.
Miss. LEILA LAWRENCE.
Abingdon
Wisconsin.
'Leila," he repeated:-"a sweet
name, and one 1 like" Leila Law
renee. They are friends, l suppose,
she and the golden haired, laughing
girl, yonder. She could not be cal
led by any name so stately. Fanny,
or HATTIE, or Mary, would better be-
come her:-but her friend, this Liela,
is proud and reserved, if her name
tells any thing"
Then he put the missive safely in
his pocket, chiding himself, for thus
thoughtlessly, and when alone, ex-
curiosity, in regard to the
affairs of another:-for this man had
that high sense of honor, which
would impel him to avoid hearing
not intended for his ear;
and to endeavOr not to see, that
which was not meant for his
eye. But this had been involuntary.
He had glanced at the address with
out realizing that he did so, while
wondering, confusedly, who the Civ
er was, and not until he had made
the running commentary given above
on the name, did he remember, that
even that was not meant for him to
read.
Strangely enough, he no longer
took note of the beautiful day; but
relapsed into a thoughtfulness, little
resembling in it's nature, the musings
ofthe earlier morning.
Why a nsadness settled over the
handsome face, sometimes, and the
sweet tirlnness of the lips, was dis
turbed, ! cannot tell, nor why this
little incident should have brought,
so wildly, to his mind, his own
lonely condition, motherless-sister-
Observation-Disclosures save the
circle OF warm friends, such an one
cannot fail to gather around him.
Nor do, l know why the new name
Leila Lawrence, should, resolutelv,
take place in his memory, and refuse
to be driven OUT nor why she, the
owner of the name, took form and
substance" in his imagination, and
was, to him, henceforth, the embodi-
ment of all he deemed best and love-
iest in woman.
Yet, so it was. Try, as he might,
the one name was ever in his thought
and it was in vain that he attempt
ed to shake off the strange feeling
that had arisen; and to dispel the
vision which ever rose before his
sight, at the magic utterance of, the
word.
1t was, as if an enchanter's wand,
drew out from the realm of dreams,
a spirit, wondrous fair:-the wand he
used,-a single name, Leila: and the
spirit that appeared:-the ideal of
his manhood.
He deposited the letter in the lit
tie Office at Benton in time for its
departure on the first train; and de
MED himself the pleasure of looking
again at the delicate characters in
scribed on its polished surface, as
punishment for the folly ofwhich he