The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-30


! Clarence, the younger, TO be a tho
= ough man OF business and n gentl
man. He drove his handsome bay
with grace and ease, but never wit
{ reckIessness.. He gave u supper. no
y and then, when champagne and M,
deira flowed like water; but he wer
: : to his chamber with u, clear eye. an
steady hand, and without even tn
faintest breath OF tobacco perfumin
his elegant clothes Men found i,ii
always at his post, with his iair fac
: flushed with health, and not q trac
| of dissipation wrinkliag in singI
feature. 80 -ilE -1'-7si-i-s! ~ -.'-i
| It was hard 10 choose betwee
them. Perhaps Ruth could choose
$50 he spoke aefsaiBoiHs nR - ,-.7=y
o"Rnthie, come herea"ia7,i h s''zf ~
/ -she caine, with her welibred, grace
| tful; step, and leaned over his chair, q
Y aNeiE, papa 2niob a-fhhy1 Wy;
I "Isssd these.ycDd hua reTed I'D E
T He gave her the letters and sh'
read them carefully over. A. blusf
stole up, smantfing brow and scheel
when she concluded West Harley
letter, and at the end Of Hillsdaie.
q delighted exclamation escaped her.
I "You cannot marry both Which
shall it beP li.,--N Yc.ys9aG- n Gf-
/ ,tPapa, L don't know. i used Il
| really love West, until Clarence came
but now-+HeIlg 9 Cia-ehce ~ rich AND
| s,ilish! and yet West Is egood and
| trueautY ON shall decidepia % ! ~
T. ga nd yon will abide, with 61myrsde
Icisio1Y oz:. as! 1s1T. - II III I'D
I.With all my heart. papas" T1if :
/ Rathie went rack to hereasyschair,
and gave the matter up Sentire.yyitu
Il lpapa,s 81 perior judgment, o and he,
with quite as niach it not q degreelor
SO more anxiety than he had telt al
his .own matrimonial settling, sal
back aad reelected saaelrr .s i,5la. o.
Honestyzsnd truth were jewels sci.
dom found, but with money and pow.
err on the other side of the scale g he
was little airaid they would sink in
to- sn6thingness.o III IT. .aaiafoL. H."
"Rcn, T VIII wait. wait somewny ]
shall, receive the truth Of the matter,
Land know into whose hand To-, place
Iithe happiness of my little Ruth. n III
s do you know young Harley p
l,e axked a 1,eigi,tor. uA ',',-2@''' .'..'''
.'Yes, Bless !, on, who dcn't?. He
is one Of our soli.t Young men: ;, -. /,
= ltDs you know Hiltsdale 7" ,-rt
Z 10 yes, He is another. One Of
the best, fellows in the city, = - -
So ther. it was. Both were per.
fectinn. Ruth liked both, and so did
He could not choose between
them. H., --:........ .,---, ,
I" These letters arrived on the. second
Of December. On the, fourth each
gentleman received brief not from
Mr, norIml, with few pleasant bui
rnsatisfactprr lines, He would con
sider,s he said, Spd give them his an
!; se!r,iiiiii if thfsssZ thfsss would wait e. with pa,
1Vehceo Sgurq 4dt tstl {. .1-,y .s..-,t, II
On the twensy7fourth, there, was q
fair atl,he CHURCH. It. was fgaynif,
cent, from lis Japndation, and its OBJ
ject. was to decorate. with great er
splendor the already splendid edifiee.
Fair. young girls, with cohfectione,
ry at len dollars per bite, and dainty
useless knick7knaeks, PRICED at FIVE
times their real yalgc, rbesieged every
visitor, and he was "a hard hearted
creature. who, Gould not resist the
touch f.the white hands, and plead
ing glances from soft eyes, aud, sweet
cntreaties ct "do buy this. you need
it.;dPtsasee do?fo siilao $ saw Oh IL
Mr. Dorian Ewaslthere, and his little
Ruth theIPedprietor al q table we'll
filled with worsted nonsense, silken
cushions, .beasi-work, ,Jc smokiug=caps
aud slippers, and many az close-fisted
fellow laid n bill upon lherotabie and
carried away a trinket, AZ satisfied rs
though he had got double his mon,
eys worth. ra'7.et -, Ho7s 1sIsl
Clarence Hilisdale was there, and
so was West Harley, aud Papa Dor
Ian whispered s n'''-5 II ." -
..Ruthies yed'il never have d better
chance, study these lovers of YOUR
And Ruth studied. J" IHn.il ,>pi5! .,!
They did not stay away u b moment
longer than etiquette demanded As
soon as they Uotild frame aans excuse,
they sauntered toward her table. OF
course they were not jealoas5 tor each
others ruo;ives were unkno wn, and.
they met as wellibred niea do. and nj.
t,-r offering their saiutat,ons TO Ruth
fell into an easy ION efsallon. " : s,f-
9"These are pretty articles, - said
Clarence, taking up pair of velvet
slippers .o7t.Dld you make them Miss
Dorian 2',iia,"1 Eid 1oi COG - J..-I ~
-%Yes, Il have but those two pair
left won't you take a pair They
must be exactly your size" sbeG q. /
N"Yes / believe they are. What do
you expect in return /" 81 io,GTe sll' y
"My price as you seeti Is ten dollars,
but IN a case ikeothis, we trust more
to the generosity of the purchaser.
She said this with charming smile
and he placed a little roll of bills in
ner hand.lsTf > "i.i z-e7Z..'s.-' 50
lo.You will take the remaining pair,
will you not, Mr. Harley ?" she ask,
ed, while doing up the bundle. -
asYes1n and West Harley tender
ed his offering!h ha1''sl,e9' hsidm"
Some one else came up just then
and they turned away. leaving Ruth
for a moment with her father. .c-l
30 pap!" -'ooi . &C &
"What is it Y'Ia12Ho2 sovai l. l5sh
1"See what "a generous soul Clar
enee H alsdale has. . Five3shundfed
dollars for a palr Of slipperst- And
AVasf q hayv ,naa,,fn lsIEg Hfst9d fG9G
i'Ho@ahisich did he give yoa7"N
l,.Ten dollars only.nlo inS1rT.;z 1: =;
5.'WeH that was your price, and q