Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1871-03-24
SELECTED STORY.
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A WRIGHT AND A WRONG.
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A very pretty, very young and thought
full looking lady sat in a very cosy comfor.
table room in small house just outside Of
Paris. She was attired in deep mourning
without an ornament of any description with
! the exception of heavy mourning ring on
hes left hand, and very large solitaire dia.
mond on the third finger of her right hand
On her lap she had a huge pile Of letters,
among which she appeared to be seeking fol-
one in particular, Almost opposite to her
sat her brother, her only living relative
He was man Of about forty, with an air OF
aristocracy about him that would have
graced any court. He was reading, or ap.
parently reading, newspaper, but his
thoughts were far from the journal in his
hand. He was thinking how two years ago
his sisters were brought home from school
not to enter into life Of gayety and happi.
ness, but to attend the funeral of their faith
er and to hear that the fortune they had
thought would come to them did not exist.
except in the mind of their father, who since
the death Of his wife had been at times
childish al
Then came the breaking up of their resi-.
dence in Paris, and the removal to their
present humble abode, which Annetta, had
converted into paradise by her cheerful
disposition and excellent management. All
this passed through the mind of Maurice
Drone as he peered over his paper at his
sister. Her occupation seemed to cause him
unpleasant thoughts for his brow knit, and
he commenced to bite the newspaper. The
rattle Of the paper attracted the notice of his
sister. She ceased her employment and
said in an alarmed tone, looking at hel
brother: E
what is it, Maurice p a.+,'.1.
5ai Those are the letters of Carl, are they
Yes. Maurice bashfully replied Annet
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You take too deep an interest in them
your entire heart is in them, and no woman
should give her entire heart except to hsl
husband
But Carl will be that soon, with youl
approval, I thought, Maurice o5og
My approval was given to your marriage
not to the neglect of CARL
Something may detaln him.
Nothing can. Annette-nothing shoulo
detain him from your side two weeks within
your marriage-you know it, Annette, re
piled her brother, with emphasis iH
oh! brother, don't be harsh to me.
know you are right, and the thought tina
Carl has grown careless has been torture t.
my mind ~ @
A burst Of tears followed this appeal, ani
in an instant the paper was flung aside, ane
Maurice took Annette in his arms and wip
ed and kissed away the tears.
4 am iend to cause you grief, but il
was partly your fault-you should have tols
me Of your doubt and would have consol
ed you, and endeavored to ascertain wha
cause there were for such doubts" tl
I know; but we are over anxious to de
fend those We love, especially from the baG
opinion Of other loved ones,' sobbed Annet
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Quite right, Annette; now tell me wha
you think z Is a. os -sErea a.
CARTS last letter, dated two weeks ago
said he would he home FIVE days after BIZ
letter. He never told me anything SO pos
itively without it came to pass did thinl
might have made mistake, but I hav,
just looked at his letter, and it is as | say
five days from the receipt of his letter. z
Then something has happened to detail
him. i will 60 at once to his club and tt
his lodgings, and if they know nothing, b.
must be at least fckle.'l ss3 $50 E1.F97
Hush, brother, We will not think of sucl
thing adj 2o or3 81
eWe will see, and at once And with
goodbye kiss, Maurice left his sister to he
thoughts and letters
/ Carl Won Stein was by birth German
but be had been bred in France, and beyon'
his name and perfect pronunciation Of tn
German language, there was nothing Ger
man about him. He was young and had n
occupation besides the management Of
large estate to which he attended entirel
himself, until it became too much for him
and lie engaged the services of Mauric
Drone just at the time Maurice was withou
employment, after the death Of his father
I The business transactions between Car
and Maurice led to social intercourse, which
Of cours included Annette, who was de
lighted with her brothers friend in fact
SO delighted, that when, through her broth
err, be asked for her hand, she gave it freely
with her heart The solitaire diamond seal
ed the compact, and the intimacy between
Carl and Maurice convinced the world tina
Carl was really going to be guilty Of such
mesaliiance as to marry Annetta Drone
| though thu world did not stnn 10 nhserY