The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-05

The truth was, she did not want 10 talk
that night. She even made up her mind
10 pretend " be sound asleep when her
aunt should come in to kiss her. The
dreadful hypocritc rchearsed q little before
I hand, and did It very well-so naturally,
indeed, that she had done the real thing
long before Mrs. Rivers came in with her
careluly:shAdcd candle. H
4 All this happened in May, md It was
now nearly the end OF September. Every
one in DfnyfOrd knew the result Of that
evenings inspection Of the moon. The
NIannerings had been ten weeks at Brigh.
ton, and were Just home again. bella
looked better for her change" tho goSsips
said, She was statelier then ever, but had
4 a tired look about her eyes, and her tenn
per was little unccrtNin,- sometimes very
gentle, so that its sad humility seemed out
Of harmony with her QueCnly bearing
sometimes trctful and sullcn. r.,
Mrs. Rivers was sorry for the disAppOint'
cd girl, and Bella seemed TO bear no NAL.
ice, but came and went us Of old. To
Mllly she was less variable thNn to Others
almost always kind, but with certain
GOODNESS, keeping her, md, still more,
Matthew ut arms length.
Mrs. Rivers might be sorry for Bella,
but she could moi help feeling glad that
her niece was provided for She could
leave the child something when she died,
but the larger part Of her income would
revert to her husbands family, and blilly
was her sisters daughter. So l0part from
her liking for Mr.. Warburton, she was
naturally pleased that her little girl should
have secured the best match In Drayt0rd.
Nevertheless she had Mt first objected to
q positive engagement. She hoped AIiliy
knew her own mind, and would not
change; still she had feeling that the
helpless mothcrlcss girl ought TO have a
certain amount Of freedom secured 10 her.
"She Is too young" argued Mrs. Rivers to
the imperious and impatient w00cr-
"Only seventeen last Fcbruary-Slle Is too
young TO be married-toO young to pledge
herself fually, you must give her time"
Mr. 'Ayafb1rt6n did not see that. and
tried to put Mrs. Rivers down with q
strong hand. But the placid lady proved
surprisingly obstinate. Then he changed
bis tactics, and made concessions with an
immense amount Ottuiss and parade. Mrs.
Rivers accepted them gratefully, and dis.
covered, too late, that lie had hardly yield
cd anything at I'LL. 7ssp
AIilly's birthday was the 18Th. Mr..
Warburtnn suggested that there could be
| no possible objection TO their marriage
then. "Lcnt," said Mrs. Rivers. Mat
thew GUIDED downs strong word about
Lent. "Wcll, then" he said, "as soon af-
ter Easter as could be managed" Amer
a prolonged debate, Mrs. Rivers yielded.
II, when the New Year came, Dlllly had
not changed hcrsmfnd, st might betcO
slcrc(l o settled thing. &AndifshadOes,
I'm to grin and bear 1t, CHI" sAid Mr..
Warburton. %YCs,n5 said Mrs Rivers,
[o6Iingup with q smile ut thcjolly hand.
/ some face; YOU must grin, and bear il"
Matthew said it was very hard.
Mtlly thought 1t was extremely absurd
whom sIo was told Of it, and was rather
indignant on Matthew's account AS u
1 could ever change" she had whispered
-"'as u, l could ever change !!
And Mr.. Warburton tossed his head
slightly bnck, with broad smile Of pleas
tire at her words, and amusement ut Mrs.
Rivers folly. "NIy dear girl, do you
suppose was alraid?" l never will"
she persisted; Matthew, I never will"
And that was how they settled the ques-
ton Of Milly's freedom. l..,.tsJ
Mrs. Rivers had gathered up all her en-.
ergy for one protest, and that being made,
she drilled on her usually placid, pensive
way. AS she sincerely wished for the
match, and as she thought her niece really
did seem to be sure Of herself, she only
family demonstrated when MIR. Warhur-
ton altogether ignored their covenant, and
behaved on every occasion Us i itworc
already a settled and positive thing. In
deed, liter a few weeks tho original treaty
was almost forgotten. Bella perhaps re-
membcred ii. And AIilly used merftly TO
1 threaten her big lover now and then, that
In he wasn'tvcry good she would change
her mind before New Years day. At
which capital Joke. they 10th invariably
laughed. ,.......g.. 18Th.
As l have said, the summer was ebbinE
FIST. Itwas the end Of September, and
straysleOves rhGgan to flicker softly from
the trees, tile lfeshness,of all vcrdire,wns
gone, and1tlle fields were grey stubble
which had Been golden corn. Wien next
summer Hcan1o rOrlnd, Milly thought, US
she looked out, mt the warm, rich, yet
mourntul autumn landsCape-when next
the leaves came out and the flowers
doomed she would he married, Before
the little COpses were blue with hya.
cinths-but she would have time to go
and pick some primroses as Milly Hope,
and then-dld married ladies' ever, 60 and
nick primroscs, she wondered She
rather thought not, And OF course she
would 70 out Tor walks with Matthew then
and she did not think he ever pickcu wild
flowers. We'll, she would have Inst
scramble in The Drayford woods, get Il
Inst n0segay from the Indigenous, and from
tho height Oflierlapproacl dignity and
happiness look back with that mixture Of
sGorn and pity and ycarning to the simple
childhood which had passed away for!
ever. NTilly thought OF 1t rs ifit were
some Old.ElslltOned frock or ornament,
once dearly prizetl, now altogether out
grown, absurd, impossible to put on, yet
regarded little sadly and tenderly by the
Young Eashionably dressed ladyY who felt
with 4 curious kind Of pain that, though
Tho world was before her and o thousand
changes might come, there was one that
could never be. Never could she change
4 again into the simple, artlcss little crcH.
ture who knew no passion either Of joy or
sorrow, who loved her aunt and nurse.
maid, aud later, her governess, and liked
to have breadaHd .trcacIc Tor her tea. No,
ATiIlyrcfIected, 'half smiling, half signing,
all that was over forever. ,l4-
She had been very happy through the
past summer-passionNtely, triumphantly,
excitedly happy. Mr.. WarburtOn's future
wife was an important parsonage in Dray-
ford. Iilly had been caresSed and made
! much Of where Of old she had been ignor-
L "a 3 aAnd Nfntilh t,,n nnnfl tnninnr Ind been