Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-12-27

her gentle eyes to the speaker, do yoi
think in time she will pardon-she vii
forget?
Ny dear child, replied Mrs. Lyle
kindly taking her hands, no. Excuse
me speaking, Alma, Of your mother
|recoIlect she is also my sister.in law and
one have known from girl. 1t is moi
in her ladyship's nature 10 forgive AZ
injury done This marriage will hc
never forgiven.
\ cloud passed over Annals face,
| tears rose to her eyes; but the BarOnet,
drawing her TO him, speedily kissed the
diamond drops away and brou ght back
the beaming smiles.
so, after the most quiet of quiet mar
riages, (none the less happy for that,
though the bride and bridegroom
started to the north on theis wedding
tour; while lirs. Lyle excessively elatedr
it must be confessed, at having check
mated her sister-in-law, departed for
London.
To recount infinitely lie events OF
that marriage trip, when days passed a.
hours, would prove too tar monotonouS
a proceeding TO give satisfaction. IPe
will merely state that, rs the readers
fertile imagination may readily con-
ceive, it was as happy a. happy could
be, and take up the thread of our story
fully a month after, when the young
husband and wife are seated at break
fast at an hotel near the shores of Loch
Lomond.
Alma-the palor caused by her captiv-
1 ity having long given place to the rose
ate hue of health and smiles devoid Of
care-presided over the tea-urn, the pic
ture of most charming wife, and leis-
urely scanning some newspapers for
warded from home; while the Baronet
was engaged with letters, the large blue
envelopes of which unmistakabIy de-
clared their nature to be business.
Suddenly, the Iistless expression Oh
Alma's countenance gave place to one
Unmarked attention. It was a Hamp-
shire paper she was reading, and OH
ending the article that had so interested
her, rising and leaning over the back of
her husbands chair, she said Are you
very busy, Gerard, dear Shall dis
turb you, ifI show you anylhing3
Disturb him As if She ever could
Decidedly not yet, in these early days
His eyes spoke that meaning as he
lifted them to hers, though his lips
merely replied, Disturb me, love? No
at all. What is ito
Rewarding him with kiss for his
ready compliance, she gave him the
paper, indicating certain paragraph.
Read that, dear. Her ladyship, you
will perceive, is determined to keep her
word.
He took it in his hand, and, with an
amused expression on his handsome
features, read; while Alma, resting upon
his shoulder, fondly drew the curIs of
his brown hair through her slender
fingers.
The paragraph ran;
1t will, we know, be matter of great
satisfaction to many of our readers to
learn that the much required Green
wich Orphan Asylum, which has been
standing still 50 long for want of funds,
is at last to be completed owing to the
munilicenee of one of our neighboring
gentry. We refer to Lady Penderleith,
of Penderleith. We are also indebted
to this most estimable lady for the pay
ing off of the debts Of the Greenwich
Infrmary, and the building of a new
wingI for which her ladyship has al
ready advanced large sum-as also
for the erection Of a new church. In
deed her charity is unbounded. We
trust Hampshire viii know how to ap-
preciate such Unprecedented benevo-
lGnce. He who giveth to the poor lend
eth to the Lord
The BaFOnet burst into a laugh.
Charity! bcnevo'ence! he caclaimed.
AIr.Editor should take peep behind
the scenes.
Then, the next Paragraph catching
his eye, seeing it referred to the same
person, he read :.
We understand the ball given by
Lady Penderleitll went off with i'm
mense eclttt. Titled and influential per-
sonages thrOnged the handsome rooms.
No expense had been spared, and the
scene was brilliant i'll the extreme. Wei
are informed, on perfect reliable author
ity, that it is but the first of series.
The nobility and gentry Of Hampshire
assuredly must rejoice at the reappear-
ance among them of Lady Penderleith,
who, though heloning TO one of its oldest
families, has so long lived in seclusion.
Her ladyship is Keeping her word ,cer-
tainly, said the Baronet, casting aside
the paper Well, let her. What does
it matter tous? Why, how is this? In
tears he continued, in surprised con-
cern, as his eyes rested on the sweet
face bending over his shoulder What
is the matter, darling?
am very strong; 1 know il is foolish,
replied Alma, dropping her head, as he
placed his arm about her; because you
are too good, too noble, to mind it,
Gerard. But to think that you should
take me, poor, penniless girl, an out
cast from her home, a heggar who ought
to have been rich. Even my Welding
clothes owe to YOU. You give me all;
l give you nothing.
Nothing, Alma /! hc rejoincd Have
I not your love? All, dearest, did you
but half know how prize that, you
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