Connecticut western news., 1871-10-13

as does that of all finely organized natures, and she turned to him bright and brave at once, though he had grown to be very dear to her, and though she knew that he was suffering horribly on her account. "It seems to me,' she said, "that we're all very weak and wrong to let shadow set tie over the last visit you'll have with us, until I am an old married woman, with household cares on my shoulders, that will crush down my love of visits"
 t.This will be my last visit with you Miss Dundee."i .. -.... -.a l..+.- .
 "Theo!' She threw such world of re- proachful tenderness into the tone in which she uttered that one word, that the man she addressed trembled visibly. His re- solve, when spoken coldly and harshly, shocked and surprised her out of the brightly prudential tone she had fully intended to adopt. Why had MT. Bligh gone away, leaving them the prey of this mischicvous opportunity?
 "Yes'; for Heavens sake, don't speak to me in that way, or you'll drive me mad ]" and then he got up and went to the win dow; and poor Madge saw that his face had grown very pale, and that an expres- sion of hopelessness had settled upon it. She could not bear it. He had been so thoughtful for her always so gentle, and devoted, and sympathetic-t that she felt as if she must comfort him, let what might come of it. <k aspH
 aTheo,n she said again, with that same pathetic cadence in her voice, "you have been so kind to me always; can't bear to see you so Can't make you happier: Theo 2'' -+Y.r.az...-s E sts4sz,... ..-..-..
 He turned round quickly and caught her hands, as she was standing near to him.
 E., {: Madge, do you love my uncle P' ,~ Half frightened, she drew back from him, and Il am engaged to him." she stammered. T ..-......! ga s..s-,.
 ".Yes, but you have made me. love you; j; you knew your chance, and you have used it. If you love him, let me go without another of those appeals that you know how to make so. maddening if not Madge, Madge ?'' 1f,e ii SeH".r. ..'
 He had taken her hands again, and was looking down into her face with gleam of such intense pleading affection that for a moment he was the world to her.
 {" If had known you frst," she sobbed, "but didn't, you see; and we Dundees never break our word And-oh you had better go alter all but forgive me"
 Forgive her. It was easy enough to say he would, and to make an end of this mis- erable scene, but it was very hard to do it.. Had she not spoken his name with all her heart in her voice only a minute ago, lead ing him on by the tone she used to tell his secret to her in the hope that she would be brave, and avert eventful misery from them all !? And now she was telling him that if she had known him first she would have loved him best, and that she could not for her names sake break her word to his uncle! .as z7a. -sa .;..Ea- .tl.r |. .>.
 It was a ghastly state of affairs, and as soon as he could, Theo Bligh made an end of it, by going away. The two men had DO verbal explanation on leave-taking, but they parted as comrades who had been wounded in the same fight might part And then Theo found that, though exis- tence was not embittered to him, the savor had gone from the old pleasures. :. ....
 It was decidedly not worth while now, he felt, to try and do anything good or definite for he could never find a woman to share bis glory or smile upon his success, who could put Bonnie Dundee out of his mind after her other women did and would always appear to be wanting in something. She had the trick of making others appear tame, and pale, and insufficient, and we'll, the man who has been shown upon by star, never feels that there is much warmth in a taper: '" zs.' - a7ta+
 He banished himself so efectually that he heard no tidings from. the Chase for six months, and then he ventured to send his address to his banker, and to have letters | forwarded to him but before these letters are read, retrospective glance at the Bon- nie Dundee must be given.
 She bore his departure very bravely Remember how many other interests were claiming her attention at the time, and re- member the ardent, impressionable, change able nature of the girl. There was good deal of the woman. She had the faculty of feeling intensely for the time, and o1 getting over things. Is not that last char acteristic the secret of many women keep ing right, and of many others going wrong It brushed the bloom of tho peach roughly when he went away, for that vailed idolatry of his bad been very pleas ant to her; nevertheless she bore it bravely and made the best of that which remained to her. "I am so sorry, for 1 was so fonC of him,' she said to her lover, with that disarming frankness which women of hel calibre know so well how to use. AnC MT. Bligh, hearing her, did not wonder that his nephew had been scorched by tht fiery ordeal through which he had beer passed. m t-.. s.f .s s.. ..
 There was this about it, too, that it wa: such clean fire that even her own sex coult not despise, and condemn and prophecy evil things concerning Miss Dundeea warmth. Just as she loved light, ano dancing, and flowers, and sweet sounds, SC cid she love to be loved; and though i made her dangerous, it never made hel despicable. And somehow men understood this, and so fostered her other foibles because of their gladness that she was fret from greater ones. .--f'' s---.'"-
 It was only about week before the day fixed for their marriage, that Mir. Bligl ventured to speak decisively to her. Very earnestly and gently he spoke, beseechins her to open all her heart to him, and tt tell him if any other image had ever dis placed his. And Madge listened to hin thoughtfully, and analysed her own emo tions, and finally answered him.
 ''If he had come first, should have loved
 Iheo desperately as it was, didn't dar' let myself. You're not afraid, are you"
 Only for your happiness, my poo child," he said, not for my own honor"
 "l like you so much, you know," sh
 said, energetically-" it does seems so hare that one can't express all ones little grada !; tions of feeling in words-I like you s
 much-but it's dark to me now withou !, him,o she added, with sudden passion that carried her out of herself, and con [ vinced him that she could never be hi
 wife. .
 He is the younger man-and-you ar right" He tried to say it calmly, but was an awful blow; and again, as th ; strength of his manhood was shaken, Madg , wavered, and strove to comfort him.
 "Let things go on and I shall forge him or rpoU indifferent to him I knoy