The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-06-29

had to repress the feelings that kept
bubbling up worse than any eruption
of volcanic mountain, and to say
calmly think he is n very fine
young man, ma'am."
eyes," she answered mildly, and a
little disconnectedly, ga very fineyonng
man-so good-looking, and in love
with Nellie for two years. He is son
of Urling and Co.. at leaste.ef Urling
limself-the great jewellers in Oxford
street, you know retired, of course.
And large fortune; keep their own
carriage in nice place at Staines.
Alfred is the eldest, and is in an coil :
business, likely to become partner in
a few years. But Nellie, though am
her mother, and shouldn't say it, is q
very good girl, but $50 strongheaded."
Strong headed! What on earth did
that mean? Had Nellie determined
for or against the match with the oily
young man9
eff Miss Lister likes him, and he is
eligible, why doesn't she marry him ~
"That's tit she likes him; but
she doesn't seem to know more than
the babe unborn her own feelings.
You see, Mr.. Fleming, my husbands
health is not very good, and l am not
strong. 1t would be comfort to us
both to know Nellie had good kind
husband, who would take caro- Of her il
we were taken away. She has great
respect and liking for YOU"
O, how I WINGED at those words
They made me feel SO much as il wa
her god father.
"And if you would advise her t.
marry Mr.. Urling, she might think Sc
riously over it. Now, stay and have ;
cup of tea; and when she comes in II
leave you to do your BEST"
"Not to-day, Mrs. Lister. Ihave al
unavoidable engagement, which can
be put off. l will call again soon,"
managed to stammer out, as I shufflet
rather than walked ont of the room.
What tumult ragged in my breast a
I wendell my way back to town! ]
who worshiped the very earth that m,
darling trod OIL. to whom she wa
everything in the wide, wide world
was to use my influence to drive he
entirely out of my life into another
arms! I could have yelled aloud a
the preposterous notion of such self
sacrifice. True, / dared not dream tina
she could ever be mine; but why, il
the name of all the Don Quixotes
should I, against my own interest, co
cree her and coax her to become anoth
er mans wife?
The very thought of such an even
reused up thousand demons hammer
ing and knocking within my soul, an
plunged me into unutterable misery
:" But after dark the light will come,
as Boucicault tells us; and the recol
lection, that, if i" persuasion was ne
cessary to bring ON the match, it wa
positive that there was no love in he
heart for the sutton, pulled me u
again from the slough of despond.
| After fortnight I went again to tn
house. Twas ushered into an empt
room; but presently Nellie came il
Her cheeks were flushed and her eye
were heavy, and the lids swollen frol
reeently-shed tears. After shakin
hands with me, instead of our custom
ary chat, she turned away, a lit
brusquely, / fancied, and stood gain
out of the window. Now Spa-roa
though a charming spot in my en-;
mored fancy, had certainly no partic1
lar attractions in the way of scenel
or fashions; SO that I could only su
mise that she wanted to avoid our il
8 evitable tete-0-tete.
My wounded feelings prompted n
to malicious course of conversatio
of which, however, I was soon made
, be ashamed, coming off a crestfa1l,
wretch, instead of a victor with afyil
colOrs.
"Miss Lister" said going up to h
and pnttipg on highly jocular tor
and mastering up an extremely fac
tious expression on my physiognon
whilst my heart was humping o.
humping up and down beneath i
waistcoat with leviatian force, "yo
, mother asked me to use my persuasi
powers to induce you to reward \
9 Urling's attachment with your han,
And took the little white palm
: mine with Grandisonian grace Il
e ought to have been completely ov'
a towering; but it evidently missed.
a mark, for she snatched it away fir
= me with a strange vehemence in
manner, and with an angry fash
Y light in her violet orbs that gave gu
6 a new phase to her bcanty. As an .
e gel she was perfect; but the glimpse
u deviltry that sparkled momentarily
y her eye rendered her, if possible d;
d gerods to my poor peace of mind.
: $50 you advise me to marry Mr.. {
/ ing. whom I not olllu dislilcn hut Il.