Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-11-12

asDAt 4'O ' hbhDiLie ~
was gentleman in every respect.
but, as she had concluded to adopt
June, she was not going to have any
horrid man around to persuade her
into foolishly getting married when
she intended her to be the comfort
and nurse of her declining years.
Henceforth June, with all her life,
and youth, and loveliness, was to be "
sort of prisoner-neyer going out save
to ride i'm the old barouche of the
Griswalds when the weather was
pleasant, with the stern, yellow face
|of Miss Prudence, looking older and
more ugly by contrast with the bright,
dove-eyed, golden-haired girl who ac-
companied her. Occasionally they
met Eva Buswell and her brother
dashing along i'm their neat phRton,
surrounded by party of friends, and
June turned away signing, and with
difficulty keeping back the tears
But she dared not give expression to
her thoughts.
1.-THE Buswells are nothing to you,
my child-never can be-" said Aunt
Prudence, when they CHANGED to be
discoursing one day upon the manner
of her coming. "Tkey did only what
was proper under the circumstances
Just what your uncle Nathan and /
would have done; but they are srivo-
lous, fashionable people, and the SOON
er you cease to even recognize them
the better"
June thought with q smile of how
| Uncle Nathan would look and feel
hugging and kissing blooming girl
like herself. But she only gave u
sigh, thought of what might have
been, and answered.:
"rhey were very kind, aunt"
"Yes, | know, and your uncle and
/ wrote them formal letter OF
thanks. That balanced the obliga-
tion."
1t was the last time the subject was
mentioned between them, and at
length they passed each other as al
most strangers. Not that Eva and
her brother did so until they found it
impossible to keep up the acquain-
tance. They reasoned correctly that
such state of affairs was not accord
ing to the wishes of June, to whom
they had taken great fancy, espec-
tally Fred.
"rhe Devil take that old ogress OF
an aunt" he muttered, as he saw
June passing, looking even more
lovely than on the night of their first
meeting. ~ wish the house would
take fire, or the horses run away and
upset them, and she nearly break hel
neck, or something happen so that
could gain the entree of the house,
He wouldn't have confessed even
to himself that he had fallen in love
with the girl at first sight. No
nothing of the kind. He only pitied
her on account of her close confine.
ment, when like other girls of hel
age and beauty, she ought to have
been enjoying life as bird does sun
shine and liberty to fit among flow
ers. But try rs he would to think OF
: some plan of visiting her, he coulc
: determine on nothing, and was about
to give up in despair when accident
came to his relief.
In returning home one evening
from ride, he saw u crowd gathered
in front of the door, and upon inquiry
was told that an old man had faller
from stroke. One glance revealed
to him who the man was, and he in
stantly ordered him to be carried into
!, the house, and dispatched his siste
for Prudence Griswald and her neice
, They came. Physicians were called
but all in vain. Nathan GriswalC
, never reused from his sleep-was new
er moved until he was taken to hi
last earthly resting place.
Dark days followed. The blow wa
n terrible one to his sister. He haC
been to her husband, children
: brother, everything. All her low,
: was centered in him, and she wa
, completely Frustrated. She coult
not endure the thought of returning
| TO the lonely house. at is home nC
t longer" she said, "Now that Nathan
is gOne.n
, Fred. Buswell pitied her suffcrings
and did all tina a son could have dom
!, to relieve them. He attended to al
her business, would not listen to he
, leaving the house until every thinl
} had been arranged to her satisfaction
f and then he and Eva accompanied
) her and June to a little cottage hi
t hired and seen furnished for her upol
| the banks of the river where she hal
Ia,
: been born.
"You will not leave me?" said tn,
old lady, whose entire character ap
peared to have changed since th,
death of her brother. 81 have no
) long to stay on earth, and poor June
what will become of her when l an
r gone"
She glanced up quickly, saw tn,
/, lauas pf thpgn sh a had m ion nH m aat
understood their meaning, and wa,
satisfied All through the summer
months she fingered, tended by hel
aiiectionate niece, and when thu
leaves began to fade and fall she died
During the last few weeks of hel
, life, Eva Buswell took up her abode
. at the cottage, and cheered June in
the dark trying hours. And wher
Aunt Prudence found she was dying,
she looked from the grave face o
Fred. Buswell to the weeping June
and endeavored to speak, but th5
palsied tongue refused to articulate a
werd. Then she took June's hand
and placed il i'm that of her lover
who pressed it to his lips, and stoop-
ing, breathed into her dull ears his
thanks.
~ will tenderly cherish and care
for her while | live" he said, wiping
his eyes.
Thus they were betrothed in the
I solemn presence of death, and when
the days of mourning We're passed for
IJune-when the air was freshest and
sweetest, and the flowers the bright
est-in that month for which she
was named, June, she became his
wife. They live in the old Griswald
mansion, remodeled and refitted Ia
suit the times and their taste, and
the happy young wife does not regret
that she made the embarrassing mis-
take that gained her so good hus-
band.
] THE brandon Miss \ Rppublican.