The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-03-16
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Aileen's Love-
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BY FRANCES uENsHAyY BADEN.
- ALF Livingston was one of
- fortunes most favored chill
~ dren; young, in good health,
TEz23 handsome and rich.
Ralf was the only child of wid-
owed mother and the last represen-
tative of an old and proud race
He was q universal fayerite.
Mrs. Livingston knew the time
was coming when her son would
marry and SO she thought to antie-
ipate his choice hv selecting a wife
for him; fearing his heart might
settle on one not agreeable to her
She feltjealous or every one right
at home. But then Aileep was not
beautiful and of cours she had no
idea of the girl who was friendless
and dependent on her bounty as
Onete connect ever, in thought with
her son.
! No, Aileen, poor child! was not
to be feared. She waited on Ralf.
read to him, learned difficult songs
that he might easily catch the air
and sing them to other girls, listen
ed to his eulogies on the beauty,
| grace and sweetness Of Lilly, Rose
or Violet, whichever he chanced to
be the best pleased with at the time.
Before Aileen knew Ralf' S nature
so well she would steal away toh her
room and weep as if her little
heart would bgeak-Ehy, she would
never acknowledge even to herself
when he would talk to her of the
girl he admired so much. But af-
ter time Aileen could listen and
smile, for she felt mis- heart knew
not the mighty power.
Ada Whiting, the daughter other
dearest friend, was the choice Of
Mrs. Livingston, and so she set her
self about to have it as she wished.
Mrs. Writings health being very
feeble, her physicians advised her
to winter South. Ada was much
averse to going, and so it was an
easy task for Mrs. Livingston to
persuade the parents to leave their
daughter to her love and care
And so the beautiful Ada became
one of Mrs. Livingston's family. 4
Ada was beautiful, truly; perfect
in form and features, with a shower
of golden ringlets; a complexion
fair and as delicately tinted as the
pearly sea-shel; eyes as blue as the
summer sky-shy and languishing
eyes, that ever glowed with the
same soft, sweet light.
Never were two women more dis
similar than Ada Whiting and All
leen Wild. And when Mrs. Liv-
ingston SAW them standing near to-
gether she thought how much Ada's
beauty was enhanced by the con
trast; for Aileen was a pale, sallow
little thing whom no one had
ever thought pretty, and beside the
fair beauty that Mrs, Livingston
had determined should be her
daughter the poor protegs appeared
very plain looking.
But Aileen had eyes that would
have won for any woman who had
little, and with the aid of art, the
reputation of a beauty-eyes SO
large and dark, with world oflove
and passion glowing away down in
their depths.
Mrs. Livingston was wen salts
fed with the prospect of affairs. =
She had but little doubt of the final
success of her plan.
There was one thing. however,
that Mrs. Livingston did not like,
and felt the necessity Of warning
Ralf against it. 1t was this, that
whenever he would intend to read
for the entertainment of Ada and
his mother he would invariably ask,
"Where is AileenY' and wait until
she was sent for and came.
''Why do you do so, Ralf2'' she
asked; 'Ada viii think you rather
more attentive to Aileen than is
necessary under the circumstances.
In fact, it looks as if you read more
particularly for Aileen's benefit
And last night ] noticed, and so
must Ada, that YOU commenced
your reading with only one auditor,
and that was neither your mother
nor her guest.
oDid 1? Well, mother, really ]
was very remiss; but Well the
truth is, Aileen not only appreciates
the subject but shows it. Ada
hears all sentiments, no matter how
varied. with the same sweet expires
! sion of eve and tongue. Why, mo-
! ther. the most glowing dcscrip-
tions. passionate and pathetic ap-
4 peals that ever flowed from an In
| spired poets brain, fail to draw
! forth from her an expression Other
than, Its pretty, is it notf while
| Aleen's dark face lights up, her
/ glorious eyes sparkle and glow with
| inspiration caught from the poem
and she expresses her appreciation
| m words that would satisfy the am
/ E;t5~,, ~ faa 44ooet .oS-acfiracr author.