Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-09-08
SELECTED STORY
THE TEST OF. TRUE LOVE.

.Eustacia !" said Mr.. Glenburne, a little
petulently, chow you delight in teasing"
The scene was pretty little room, hung
with apple-green silk, with shade light,
casting pale green radiance through the
room, like moonlight shining through the
translucency of sea waves; bright coal
fire burned in the polished CRATE, and Miss
Evelyn sat in low sewing chair, busy at
some delicate needle work. She was
pretty girl, with soft hazel eyes, hair of
beautiful black, a radiant expression, skin
tinted with carmine, while her full scarlet
lips we're mischievously dimpled at the cor
ners. ErL@
eyes," said Eustacia, II don't deny it,
Charles. But if you would only put those
scissors down should feel SO much easier
about their POINTS, and it's only the shorp
pair l have"
"But do you really mean to say. Eusta-
cia, that you would not marry me if [ were
poor man?'
81 didn't say any such thing, and you
will only please tax your memory little as
to the accuracy Of the quotation.
cat least you asserted that you never
would have become engaged to me if were
not wealthy" ~. s*.s-,s
81 think it extremely probable said
Eustacia, threading her needle with rose
colored silk "Dear me, Charles, you need
not look so astonished-in society, girls
are brought up to consider these matters
from common sense point of view"
But, Eustacia-"
But, Charles, if had been your wash
erwoman's daughter you might have thought
I was tolerably decent looking girl, but
you never would have allowed yourself to
entertain the idea Of proposing marriage to
me-" -rur.F .
"Most certainly I should asserted Mr.
Glenburne, stoutly ~
'Thep, sir" said Eustacia, elevating
her pretty eyebrows, you would have been
a sentimental idiot. Fer if you had been
the upholdster's journeyman, on salary Of
twenty-five dollars month. never should
have given you second thought"
'That is very worldly doctrine, Eu-
stacia," said Glenburne. with contracted
brow. "to be married merely for the unmean-
ing accessory of wealth"
"Oh, dear, dear, there you go again, at
worse tangent than ever. | never said |
was going to marry you because you hap
pened to be rich Isn't old Mr.. Beckerson
worth twice as much as you are and do
you suppose there would be any earthly in
ducement strong enough to make me marry
him? You're cross, unreasonable bear, and
hardly deserve that girl should take the
trouble of reasoning with you"
Mr. Glenburne's countenance relaxed a
little. 'Then you ought not say such
things, Eustacia." q
II was only speaking the truth. We
live in worldly world, Charles, and you
can hardly expect but that we should be
swayed in some degree by circumstances
You might have been second Rothschild
and I would not perhaps, have cared fol
you, but as I did happen to take fancy te
your black eyes and frowning brow-there
is no use to try to straighten them out now
Il was rather gratifed than otherwise thai
you was worth hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars. Mamma never would have al
lowed me to marry poor man IN any event
so you see what treasure you have galneo
by the triAing circumstance Of wealth"
She looked at him with an arch glitter il
her eyes, He could not but smile.
$50 you own up that you are a fortune
hunter after ALL" he said, half laughing
ri did not hunt the fortune, sir, the for
tune came to me and asked me to be goot
enough to take it, together with the accom-
panying circumstances of a nice young man
Was | to say no ?
"1'm to have private box of my OWL
when we are married, am not ? said Eu
stacia. | dote on music we never coul'
afford abox out Of papa's income. Anothe
| advantage of marrying rich a
s'Eustacia!' AMI
} g2"Does it really tease you, dear Well
!. then I won't say another word about it tn
:, whole evening long. +a
And with this promise, given with tn
scarlet lips very close to his face, and th
; melting hazel eyes fixed beseechingly upo
). his, Mr.. Glenburne could not but be salts
fed.
Yet the pretty girls words haunted hil
for days afterward. Charles Glenburne'
= nature had the fault Of being over sensitiv