Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-27
lgfonl the st. jAiias &ataAlne.l
TRUE Low 4 Il.
IN THREE CHAPTERS.
CHAPTER ii.
CON WITH THE NEW"


.c,uib.uqi from Thursdays Commercial
nd Shafto at this moment, felt he c0Uki
sav "Amen." lie was subllmely, su-
,nnrly bappy. for many, many days. Nelly,
'iItil, conscious of the uitQr want of inspi-
E, E,,i,n and romance ON her side, was good,
anI sweet, and tolingly careful TO please him
as .he would never have been had she loved
Tim periectly She found no fancied causes
'f oticnce, She exacied no monopoly of at
toution. she 0beyed his wishes like Griselda
(which il was by no means her nature To be-
llpr father admired the change, and pointed
II out To Mrs Mroughton as proof OF how
'i..,,v she loved ElphinstOne, how, as he had
.,ij 9ll along, her fancy for that other man
,,. nnly a fancy. "Why, the fellow couldn't
n,aiutnin her!" said Mr.. Western, as If that
".r, an ullanswerable argument ON his side.
Bu Mrs Wroughton, shaking her head
on,iously, replied, Il wish she tOOutd quarrel
Nnh linn Il little more, poor ShattO! or that
Nj, dear ugly face didn look 50 perfectly
lappy and Conicnted. 1t positively shines,
ani he e0rs about as if he were in dream
HIS too happy for this world.
.Ncll, marriage will cure Mat," returned
Mr. Western, chuckling prosaically; ''for
tbnurh Nelly is good girl enough now she
m,s rot over that old nonsense of hers, she
i,n1 ouc so meek AS she looks.
Poor Nelly" sighed the lady, remember
Ing what pretty foolish, happy creature, all
bl1,hrs and smiles and dimples, half dew,
half sunshine, Nelly had been in the bright
days of "that old nonsense of hers
i.oye-making without quarrels, or disappro-
balion OF authorities is uninteresling to read
auolt, or witness, 80 l need not dwell on
Suatlu and Nellys.
Nuh thn
inc into summer, Il little before the whole
p4lly were to migrate 10 town, Shafto gave Il
mai dinner under the presidence OF Mrs
NrllghlOn. lie had taken II town house,
and was always having patterns and designs
hrils furniture sent down for his belrothed's
npproyu; for his faith in her taste was only
,lpalIed by his sense of his own incompe
81 tnr,, and he delighted to he Instructed about
Fl contrasts uf color, &c, and scOldcd for his
II htish extravaganza; unaware that this was
Fl on lis part only an unconscious expression
81 vi tine uneusiness Mrs. WrOughton lad felt
snl altered about Nclly's gentle Indifference
NtI set Nelly loved him as dearly as pos
III ,ilc, short Ot lovers love, and felt with him
ri ju,c ul that revolt against his claim of a
overs privileges man boldcr and more eX-
ptiug must have excited. lie was shy and
Incrnl, and self-contaned, never passionate
n rlWady though his voice and his eye were
II ac,cI the same to any other as to her
Sometimes she thought she was growing
4 touic him 'ddm0ur," but then some chance
II word, HE scent of IA leaf, the color of cloud
Il brought back II rush OF memories. And alas
past memories, with all their pain, were
hccucr, sNceer, more real than present truths
s.alu who had been up TO town the day
Inorr, came down in time for the dinner
Parry, and having resignedly led in chief
4 tpNu-cr, to whom he gravcly held forth on
& ur Virtues Of Miss W estern, and abslractedly
Giuulstd over his wine to two foX-hunting
squire, on the subject of pig sticking, jumped
# ~ ytully from his char, ran upstairs like
aslpOI-Duy, and dropping his big self intO
IL Gyely lille chair by Nellys side, said, with
u ID, honest face flushed with rapture al their
@ reunion,
And is my darling glad to see me after
# al TIL, lmeY'
Il ION, yes, DEAR" responded Nelly, very
" '54elIy and kindly but unc0nsciously using
NJ uc tome appropriate to an inConveniently at
II clonalc dog--a sort of down, there's a
.W'I fellow manner.
II SAiIo, not being thin-skinned, received it
NJ raInlIy, only saying to himself, as often be-
o'r, when disposed to repne, 81 must give
N Lel lmc Besides, she's like me, she doesn't
It show what She feels"
lie proceeded accordingly to dilatc, in a
NJ ow voice, ON the relation to her of all lie had
& 'rCu and done during his absence, which,
,''NS fruitful topic, was only ended by
A'Nl herself observing
9uallo, dear, won't you ask some of the
girls 10 sing 7"
lhtl II rather not. They're quite happy,
miNlng To those fellows. And I'm sure / am,
HHi a"ln,ly tired, too, my treasure"
IL won llre you much more to walk tC
TIT piano. Now please do"
but, my darling, they don't want me tc
N.r 'hcnl 10 sing! said ShaflO, plaintiyely
e'"'- UPhoWeNcr, going across with mourn
I'' 0Drirnce 10 the most prominent toilette
'U' room and mumbling u reluctant requcs
ior ra song
Hn'oI"yfs, and teeth, and twenty yards o.
l'0N sim rose up readily in answer, and wert
'oaiOr'rd to the piano
NNal shall sing?" asked their possessor
s|a' lNS up with cOquetries quite lost on him
"h' anything" said he abstractedly.
""d-hye, sweetheart, good bye?' That
iv"''9liel''ai, and would suit you, Captain
LIinluNlouu"
Al right. mean-I dare say it's yer,
y'! 'ous say, added Shafto, awakening
5V''e OF his awful responsibilities. g
@ ,'''. "'N al the words, or shan't be able Il
'"I ever properly"
ii'N "'Aiey kept him intent; hut his faith
X''''' hoif duty done, turned promptly Il
.m' V"ih'f, and what they saw sent hin
'',' '",S ,l', room to her, trampling recklessl,
'''" pools and ladies dresses.
..r r"V was sitting upright deadly pale, wit
. "aI',ls n rlasped tightly OH her knees, he
I1 "lal'' us II in pain, her eyes fixed an
J',, Nl'll look of wondering agony. Sh
" ,'i w." Know people were observing her no
,,.' '''''' ull the third repetition, ShaftD's an
Ir.' I."," Whisper. my own, what is it
.', ''' l9.'hed up ut last, with a dazcd, tremr
,i,u' ~ You, dear?' she said, slowly "Ye'
".y H. Doh't let her sing that song again
vlh,' in'p snail never sing again in this hous
n.n, "a'" IN master" returned Shafto, indil
ngi .%' ana puzzled. {" | say, my darling" Ii
N'' VnaAlngly, "COme out on to the TEL
il do you good.
sue rose and took his arm without word
III Svu1n,ally, She avoided such ete-a-tete, an
nH.", ,@ru, WIN an air of pride, led her ot
', "'U's' Ills guests, whose opinion of his Wi
,,H, ," anu pollleness was not increased by tn
,'', -" was a little heavy at heart as he place
5"i,tli chair for her and stood by her sid,
Ln nS looking across the duslly fields; fl
sn,,',d -"0SsGd the cause of her agitation to |
n'''I Wnder memory in which he could hay
n,,.i a." i'iare, and good as he was he was human
'''1 ~. lelt jealous pang.
l'ul her head rested AGAINST his arm h,
We a.asal..