The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-23

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i'd She gould not bear to, think of eve
e be,eming known to the world,as Mr.
- Bob, Sykes, and it must be lconfesse
that this appellation, was by no mean
sc so romantic as the one which sh
8, hoped her hero would bear, namely
ID Fitz We're de We're Lacy, = lid
: ',-., So she waited patiently for her he
:, 70, who in due course of time mad
:, his appearan e. .rg5d ,-zt = +. 5se
q L. He was q young man.. fresh fron
:, the city OF New York, who was re
,.puted to be immensely wealthy, ant
who came to Logtown for the purpos
of examining some quartz leads, j,
> which the company for which he wa.
acting as agent proposed to invest
He realized Ruih's ideal in every re
:, spect, with the slight exception tina
= his name was not Fitz We're; de We're
Lacy, but Reginald Mortimer. '5ai
Ruth first saw him at ball given
fby the proprietor of. the Wobbletrar
Hotel, at which ,Logtown had gather
I ed all; its beauty and chivalry. He
was Introduced to her; they danced
together two or, three times, and fell
mltually in; foYe.t At the supper-ta-
tble he occupied seat directly oppo-
site Ruth, and while investigating the
mysteries Of roast turkey, mince pie,
sandwiches and pound-cake, he took
tfreqient occasion to feast his eyes up.
on her beauty, From, the way in
which he .scowled at a waitor WHO was
dilatoEy in responding, to his request
| for a turkey leg, Ruth felt convinced
in her inliost soul that he was man
who feared no earthly peril. ,s,, "3i
When she retired that pight-or
rather mornihg-she lay awakea a long
time, and sighed frequently as she
thought of Reginald. Reginald also
lay awake, and sighed and groaned as
though. he were experiencing intense
agony. His sighs, however, were not
caused so rauch by the tender passion
as by the fact. that while abstracted:-
| ly gazing at Ruth he had consumed
entirely too much turkey and cake
for young man of a dyspeptic turn,
Twill not dwell upon the manner
in which their acquaintance ripened
and their mutuel passion increased,
but will merely state that before the
expiration oftwe weeks, matters had
approached focus, and a proposal
was imminent.
The ladies of Logtown were very
much shocked, and Sykes was sorely
grieved at the facility with which this
stranger secured the affections of
Ruth; the former pronounced it scam
dalous, and the latter gave vent to
many wicked and profane expires
sions, and finally sought sympathy
and consolation in the society of Fan
ny Myrtle-a young lady who had
been ,endeavoring to captivate him for
some time. .. -..t b.. ....|
One Saturday evening Reginald and
Ruth were alone together in the moon
light that Illuminated the scene in
the rear of the paternal Fosters man.
sion They were not seated among
the flowers, for there were no flowers
there, but'upon a pine log which lay
a short distance from the house. Near
at hand were thick clumps of bushes,
and not far away the pine forest
spread its dark mantle along the
hill. a- ,.7" -.ar.r .rr3-H
Reginald had just made known his
love, and received for his answer
whispered Eyes, that sounded more
s~eetly to his ears than the chime OF
silver bells. With arms that clasped
aud lips that met with thrilling touch
they sat, their souls stepped in the
wild ecstacy Of loves first young
dream. The night breeze swept by
them with gentle caress, the moon
beams 'streamed around them IN sill
every spiendor, and from far-off
tree solitary owl hooted derisively;
but, engrossed with one another's So
ciety, they heard none of these things.
D As Reginald was assuring her for
the fiftieth time that he would cheer.
fully die for her sake, Ruth suddenly
grasped his arm with shrek of ter
ror, and exclaimed: "a 80 |
'' Look there!?' i'.4 -" i
Gazing in the direction OF her point
ing finger, he saw something that fill
ed his soul with horror. From q
thick cIump of bushes, not more than
twenty yards from where they sat, a
large animal issues, and comes rapid
ly toward them with crouching, sham
bling motitions, and giving vent in
the mean time to fearful growls.
Reginald Mortimer saw at once
that the approaching animal was eth
er a grizzly or the ghost of one. As
he did not believe in ghosts, he con-
cluded that it was'a bona fde grizzly;
n