The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-04-05

heu CuOuSH Dy the iOS6 OF HeF acquhIH-
tance. She asked an explanation; he
told her Of the action that had been
| commenced in her name, she gently
shrugged her shoulders, and said, "How
stupid they aret' Emboldened by this,
he begged to know whether or not life
of distant unpretending devotion wonld,
after lapse Of years. erase the memory
of his madness-his crime.
She did not know.
She must now bid him sdieu, as she
had some preparations TO make for ball
in the Crescent, where every body was to
be. They parted. and Dolignan deter
mined to attend the ball, where every
body was to be. He was there, end after
some time he obtained an Introduction
to Miss Haythorn, and he danced with
her. Her manner was gracious. With
the wonderful tact of her sex she seemed
to have commenced the acquaintance
that evening. That night. for the first,
time. Dolignan was in love. will spare
the reader all lovers arts, by which he
succeeded in dining where she dined,
in dancing where she danced, in overta-
king her by accident when she rode.
His devotion followed her even to
church, where onr dragoon was reward
ed by learning there is world where
they neither polk nor smoke-the two
capital abominations OF this one.
He made acquaintance with her uncle,
! who liked him, and he saw at last, with
JOY, that her eye loved 30 dwell upon
him, when she thought he did not OBJ
serve her.
1t was three months after the Box
Tunnel that Captain Dolignan called
one day upon Haythorn, r n, whom
hoh hol ,otf in 10
ly propitiated by violently listening to
cutting out expedition; he called, and
in the usual way asked permission to
pay his addresses to his daughter The
worthy straightway began doing quar-
ter deck, when suddenly he was summon.
ed from the apartment by mysterious
message. On his return Ire announced.
with a total change OF voice, that sit
was all right, and his visitor might run
alongside as soon as he chose NV
reader has OWNED the truth; this nau-
tical commander, terrible to the foe,
was in complete and happy subjugation
to his daughter, our heroine
AS he was taking leave, Dolignan saw
his divinity glide into the drawing room.
He followed her. observed a sweet con-
seriousness which encouraged him, that
consciousness deepened into confusion
she tried to laugh, she cried instead,
and then she smiled again, and when he
kissed her hand at the door, it was
George and Marian" instead of
Captain this, aad Miss the ether. A rea-
sonable time after this (for my tale is
merciful and skips formalities and tor
turing delays J, these Two were very hap
py-they were once more upon the rail-
road. going to enjoy their honeymoon
all by themselves. Marian Dolignan
was dressed just as before-duck. like,
and delicious; all bright except her
clothes, but George sat beside her this
time instead Of opposite; AMI she drank
him gently from under her long eye
lashes. .Marian,'' said George, '.mar-
ried people should tell each other all.
Will you ever forgive me if l own to
yOu-nO-.
"Yes, yes!' s.
'sWell then. you remember the Box
Tunnel (this was the first allusion he
had ventured to it, 81 am ashamed to
say had bet E3 to E1O with White, L
would kiss one of you two ladies' and
George, pathetic externally, chuckled
within.
81 know that, George; l overheard
you" was the demure reply
Oh, you overheard me! impossible.
And did you not hear me whisper to
my companion? l made a bet with her
You made bet? How singular,--
What was it?
Only pair of gloves, George.
Yes, I know, but what about it?
That if you did, you should be my
husband, dearest.
Oh!--but stay--then you could not
have been so very angry with me, love,
why, dearest. then, who brought that ac-
ton against me?
Mrs. Doiignan looked down.
1 was afraid you were forgetting me,
George. You will never forgive mer
Sweet angel! why, here is the Box
Tunnel!
Now reader--fie! no! no! no such
thing: You can't expect to be indulged
in this way every time we come to
dark place--besides, it is not the thing.
Consider, two sensible married people
no such phenomenon. assure you, took
place. No scream issued in hopeless ri
valry of the engine this time.--I Charles