, 1870-05-22

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nusb. .imfs BE- ch.suing =" sho sid TO hes ssoo !,
s,Do you think so rephea ah''' VI
graaied and ba4 anxious. thought 1t il
"t really Iiks.bis accent now IL
1idinlous 1t FIST" FL
'..Shss does she mean'" Gneriea Nenh' "nh' +
marelling It this dI{ness ana o,n' ,nd I'm moor,
sns e mustn't-dirt. Well suppose "e i
% S. vent 10 the gla.s, looked 1t hcr ny sfn, hn,
xiabaa her nose weto longer, nHa1seo, s ,;Esd :
fs1a hair, and wondered "0e'ne' Nv .
n: Il 10 you know how yon could hatsof "''
af.e ssid. before long. TO Ernst. 4an,rtad :
eni INV = le asked coony, fot she tampie4t
him d 5 distressing manner, ana 10 l''N 'A''
he TIT allow ,anf h,gis9 sane e to do she replied
viii .1;tfle sunny pout which she hsd' anu
u s,u suro I wish to pleaso you, 70 asssa ss.a,
unab1s to bear her pout. do" ca" : A"'
s'a 2lo, coula put me- INTO one Of your p''S
'"ef' should 10 charmed to do it, admitted
the oser-ternpted artist x,1,;o,a
bcuitenc face, drawn aud colorcd with ~
the fe,yor Of an art which loves SMILING 1tom
FrnsfH canyaa. The younger h!uAhed ana
bridled With Joy to see herself there ana 80
beautiful he elder s,x voIs n1SqI WhI,t AZ ezcei
'eii iie A1 hsd never put J.nets taee INTO h,s
| c,.i,s;ons @ She aid not blame him for that'
she believed that lie could do nothing asree.
able with it.; che su1veFea q, ns111 sn nc1v,"
Int @ e'ao' to SEQ SEQ SeiIs on that e.sei,
painted by his hand, and painted SO well"
WAS driving dagger into her oeahng he3n.
That very day Ernst, 10 " q ss aoG.e ~. e.
morse and self sacrifice SAD 10 91, SaneI Taii;c
Of our t1oth-pEght. think it would po
she grew go flint, under the terrible revGls-
tion which he Ind nninteutionaly rosde, thas
for moment she could not answer MIN; and
even when she spoke, it was only to ask for
aStop." aho said, pressing her hands upon
I her eyes. "Let ns think. must cona:der
lie offered to slide his am around her waist,
e gently " stopped ~ hin, looked earnestly in
lis face, smiled with sn nuspeakablo
pite9usness and gently Eaod dsr,;g5 swI5 1ep per
don't wish to do it, and why do you do it ? -,
isIs it possible th3t she comprehends me?
; thought Ernst, folding his aru1s snd shaking
, 1is head with the air OF man who is Ig1pg to
| stand firm against himself. He appreciated
fully the eelf-abnegatiou and heroism Of Ja,
nctt character: he knew il he once confessed
) to l;cr that be did not love her, abe would in
: stantly free him from big engagement; And
: ! there was the image OF Nellie pieauns Win
: him for his sake, i not for hers also, to make
r the corfesaion. He shook his head and set
lis teeth until be had faced down the tonpta-
: ton and had decided that, whether Janet per-
!, nitted it OF not, lfe would INFORM her COUSIN
o | of the betrothal.
a 4 her c1a4scs with her usual conscientious thor
}. | ouchncss 3!iss Holcum also came to do
: | cisiou. On reaching homo in the Afternoon
!, I che rent Nellie out on some distant esrand
+ and then walked slowly up to Ernet's ROOM :.
"AIy tear Chanet! atn 20 glad to zee you:
h be said, coming towards her With e1tendet
n l,ands.and lis sweetest smile. MY poor child
Il you look ti1cd, he added, glanclng pityingly a
Ia l:er unusually pals face. "Ihere, sit down uni
t, take some rebose. Do yon sea my bicturc?
g. have made some changes"
Il Raising her patient eyes to the canvas, Jane
a. perceived that the portrait Of Nellie had bee
L. 10 altered as to be no longer recognizable
o. | T1lrobting with admiration for this man, "h
Z, could Divine her heart 70 perfectly. and VII
1e could do what must have been hateful to hit
Nv ut the mere bidding OF his sensitive conscience
il | she rose up with suddenly flushed cheek
h. seized both bis hands, printed one hot kiss Q
" LIS smooth, wl,ite forehead, aud then Dire
re- back, holdiug him at arms length, in order
d. "Errust, / know what you have DONE" 81
n aaia, firmly. ~ tl,apk you for your noblo il
a. tentions. But sacrifice for sacrifice! It ia 4
NJ, turn now. Ernst, my own darling, VIC Hl1
:. separate. Twas born for yo'1, but you was n n
le- must end it, or dcspiso myself l do end
ri | break it. You arc free. There"
est She tore herself away from him and attemE
cd to rush out OF the ROOM,
H. | "Chsnett ChaneEe he called, EpHn61nE ait
mt her and seizi,g l,er in lis arms s Ii must
20 20. You arc the norlcst woman on cart
worship you- I cannot lose You,
,eu 4tOll. dont!" i1nplored Janet, looking
At him in despair. for he Was taxing her almS !,
at iug all tue power Of her soul, she adde
"Sce lere Ernst! let us speak tletr11th
cr- you love nc better than you love any
'up else" -,
in | answer her So:" lie did what most gent
hearted men would have doue-he told her
the plying. self-Hacriiting falsehood. Lie 81
md II do"
nd She wsa too elear-siehted to be aeeeiy!
red and too hish.souied to accept IN nn"'ll'
lis heart
Of look at this Bible, Ernst" che eontinu
drawing from her pocket little Testsm'
pt a that neTer auitted her "Tut your band
4: o. #" and here sslzing hjs aagsEs, she - Ela
rcd whether you love me better than any other.
10y, a,t;st ri.couslv, s'Welj, l swear. sw
'sed that fesbect und atmire you moro than
'esd other human being: Isit not onough?"
she 100 you love SelGcs"
Old "She is no Nike" lie stznInered.
aee, Swell. ehe will soon bc IN love with e
ale said Janet, with last anprerne e0oEt. ~
her Make her happy"
am She had been leaning awAy from him, =,
now turned, with the reyulsion Of bi!
red, threw her arms around his neck, covered
any face with kisses and tears, and thou once Il
! my leaned back from him to look at him.
"Ihat il the end Of al between us
M? said, in hoaFse, deep voice, totally unlike
waist usual utterancc. "' Hcnceforward shal
nv duty, and you must help nc do it..
she thinE-neye1 feA Nellie of this it would.
that ken her happiness And now-:Good'tye.
ense She 5rzgGed herself AWAY from Lin.
can- down staiIs, md locked herself in her Koo1
L. I "Mein Gott" mutmured Ernst, loft to
sed self. '>I EhaN lose heart worth 3en tou
Of mine. Drt it il peter. Sho ID wisOs. lc
essa- not lofe her. I should end b. making her
amt habby az now-una more CO. sho II Mis'
very US poth-"
he1p The next day, to the astouishmcnt and
make 5ictaf;on of Jauet No|cuu. tic two wo1ne
you. moved from their lodgings to cheap b
'1shlp inr houee. There va, however, Que
Thing about the change; tho boarding I
conf had ) parlor whore BIZ, Hartmann could
ouded cciyed with sense OF Spotess propllety
n, re- what was delightful, le always had to
With ! ceiyed ~ Miss Fisher, the elder cousin 9
be- ! ing herrelf on pretence OF business. III
he re- etc. One can easily rec tlat al tais hsd
th1t | in second trotl.plight, and that the p
10 OF to il could not be otner than Ernst and
eTorr II was "pettcr;" youth must have =
work loye must have love. In these
him: gains mere respect and gratitude ar
4 tee fair exchange for the un1easoning
leuded ttipctiyc, potent impulse Of the heart,
E, and Almost the first use that Nellie made (
ed tho bet1othal was to ruu down to EEnst's At
found / entizelY, al size declared, to look at th
er. 4 picture; but mainly, no doubt. 10 look
Q. An a1tist. She, too. like Janet before Ii
kea to served change in tie petsonages ol III
moving | drama. She Lad never known that ne
ed this ness had been oblitetated, md she did n
From cover it now, for it had been restored in
ON an beauty. Bat in the face Of one OF tho
pal female figures, face which, thou
that | alsolutely handsome, wns sublime with
,dsone | nressiou OF noble and tender zesienati
ly cure tllis face, which looked mp to heaveu
,achinE | had descended from tMther, Nellie Teco
, happy tbe counteuance Of Janet Holcutn.
,ct sat, sWly! you have got in Cousin Jennie
watch c.claimcd The delighted girl, "Ob, 20
: under turo you have made her liner than me
Ny lit ~ T'ntsa nt to tie13 'hd Tue e'psns; nolfi:
sgsSPE sS {sss sss II sass tfS so:s ss
face gratefully against his shoulder.
Sho is so e,Ad you do her justice. Lows her
in sur tie wosla sa1.r, having been sold to Nom
school. the large sum Of aeven hundred and III
ust be- lars. it was decided that Ernst's prosp
SUCCESS were good enough to Justify m.
"Te and Janet ruled that Nellie must 50 10
that purpose 10 TUG 1ea'aeuce u AZ u
:" hesi- in Connecticut.
E about Tie Girl paving departed, Janet felt
int is, I hare one interview with Hartmann, 4
akes no I the object OF indulging in Any weak rep
or bemoanipgs, but 70 bid him last =
ing his sha xas going to Ce!lon: sIe M mloen ehnesa