Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-11-16
IStBEtLF,S TRIUMPH, +


JESSIE, l wish you would be little
more womanly-yOurc childish action an
nOy me eXceedenly.'
These words were spoken by Herbert
LiVingstone,a 3 handsome, naughty man,
and addressed to a graceful little crea-
ture with golden curls and sky-blue eyes,
his affiRneed wife. Te -
! Her Of1ense was, running gayIy down
| the path to meet him as he returned
from a two days absence, and throwing
her arms around his neck with q glad cry
at seeing him again.
| He would not have cared so nauce had
not Jessie's cousin, queenly Isabelle Les
/ lie, sat by the open window, apparently
reading; but he knew that she was
watching them, and that her proud lip
curled with sCOrn at Jessie's exhibition
of fOndness.
Forgive me, dear Herbert and the
sweet lips quivered and her blue eyes
! filled with tears. 4 did not mean to of
fend you; but have been very lonely
since you went away, and was so glad
1 to have yOu back again. .
Never mind, little one,' he said in a
milder tone. II will not speak SO harsh
ly again. but / dreaded Isabelle's ridi-
cule.'
By this time they had entered the
! house, and Miss Isabelle Eaton arose
and welcomed Herbert with an elegance
Of manner peculiarly her own, and
which caused his heart to throb a trifie
faster, and made him wish, as he had
often done before, that Jessie was more
like her regal cousin. e A- i .
As she resumed her seat, She remark
ed with a sarcastic smile upon her lips
and a tinge Of scOrn in her voice
7 am glad, for Jessie's sake, thai yoti
have returned, for she has pined for you
terribly, poor child
A little fash Of anger shot from Jes-
siels blue eyes, and Herbert crimsoned
with annoyance. eAg4
Isabelle then entirely ignored their
presence by resuming her reading.
Jessie soon forgot herself, and talked
and laughed as merily as only the innO-
cent can, now and then addressing Her
bert as dear not noticing Hefbert's
frOWn or Isabellels c6ntendptuOus smile,
but giving herself up entirely to the
enjoyment of his presence.
At last Isabelle rose abruptly and left
the room. This brought Jessie back to
every day life, for her Cousins manner
indicated her displeasure.
Herbert bit his lips in silence, and
leaving Jessie's side, he walked mOodily
to the window and stood looking out,
while the clouds grew thicker and dark
er upon his brow.
Jessie's first impulse was to 60 to him,
and again ask his forgiveness, and try
to please him in the future. Poor little
Jessie she was Of q gentle, affeetioDate
nature, and thought it no harm to show
her love for her betrOthed husband. She
fr1of f1no 10, Il
loving wife, to be o comfort and joy to
the man she loved through oil the trou-
bles and disappOintments of life. But
she was not without pride, and now she
said to herself:
I will say nothing to him. He is
ashamed of me, and admires cousin
| Belle,. because she is SO lady-like and
dignihed. am always offending them
BOTH Though I try hard not to be so.-
Belle Is more capable of rendering him
happy than ] ann and choking back
great sob, she caught up little blue
scarf, and throwing it over her golden
cuTls; ran out among the flowers, look
/ ing more like an angel than an earthly
| being, trying all the while to sing a gay
tune, but Ealing miserably.
Just as she was about to give up, and
have good cry, a cheerful voice spoke
her name, and, looking UP, she found
Ernest LinWOod, the young Village pas
tor, standing at her side. E .7HEl
| what, Jessie tears In your eyes = he
said, in a almost kind, tender voice
what troubles my little singing bird
Herbert has returned safe, has he nOtN
'0h, yes but he does pot love me as
he used to. am always saying or do
ing something childish, and it dlspIeas-
es them.'
Them Who, Jessie p
'Why, Herbert and Belle, You know
Belle is very quiet and lady-like, and
am not, and it angers him. Perhaps /
ought not to gay It..
Ernest sat, with compressed lips, az
he looked upon Jessie's sad, fearful face,
and said but Belle is a proud, heRrt-
less woman; and you, Jessie, are an an
gel Herbert Livingstone will some day
see his mistake Adding, mentally, i
fOresaw this; ] knew that Miss Eaton
would please his artistic eye. Would
that she had never como here; for she
has destroyed Jessie's peace forever-
Had I but been blessed with the dear
lave that he is learning 10 despisn-hut
that was not to he;' and then he sai,l, 4,
cheerfully:
Brush away your tears, Jessie, and
take q stroll with me in the garden, and
when you become yourself again, We
will 90 into the house, and yOu must try