Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-10-24
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troduce me, mention only my second
name May.
Very well. Bit Belle don't 20 Il
let this Odious uncle of yours make you
shorten your stay with u.s."
81 promise yon, Mr.. Delmer shall moi
frighten me away
On Wednesday eve of the following
week, too gentlemen called and Belle
knowing nothing Of their presence, en-
tered the parlor to behold the new cler-
gyman. Her cousin promptly presented
her, and they were soon engaged in en-
tertaining conversation. After they
had left Mr.. Warding teasingly asked:
"Beile, how do you like your uncle ~
80, my uncle. He is very agreeable
mot quite as dreadful as my fancy
painted him.
"Glad to hear it, for Ella has con-
sente,l TO board him, provided you have
no objections" s 's..
"NOne whatever. / see you want me
to form his acquaintance; but remem-
Der don't you betray my relationship"
So the Clergyman took up'ffs abode
at Warding's, and Belle and he were
soon friends. She found him different
from all the rest of his family. He had
not the black eyes and hair of her step
mother, but was blue-eyed and had
blonde hair. And mOre-he had not
the proud. naughty manners of her
stcp-mother, but was modest and re-
tired to excess almost; but when the
ice was once fairly broken, he spent the
short summer evenings with the family,
drawn there by the music and song.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warding often tormented
Belle about her uncle, saying they fear
ed that her step-mother's dreams would
be realized.
"But, don't know" said Ella, che
seems so timid, that he would be afraid
to confess his love to such a proud,
stately queen as Belle
Belle had at first intended to stay
only a month. but her cousin would not
consent to her leaving before another
month had passed. Her father wished
her at home, but her mother mentally
said, "the longer she stays the better"
When Henry had visited them, she told
him that Belle was in the country; and
he asked no further questions. She had
noticed that the letters bore the same
post mark, but, not knowing that Mr..
Warding's lived almost in the town, had
no thought that they would meet-much
less that they were living under the
same roof. Bellies last month passed
very rapidly and pleasantly. She was
standing on the portico on the last eve
Of her stay, taking farewell view of
the country.
Mr.. Delmer came and said:
"What beautiful evening""
every. feel sorry to leave this love-
ly place"
"Are you going to leave?"
Yes, tomorrow"
He looked surprised-grieved.
81 am sorry. We have spent many
pleasant hours together" ...
"But pleasant hours like all elsemust
have an end" replied Belle laughingly,
and changed the subject of CONVERSE
tion.
But Mr.. Delmer was very quiet and
did not go in ecstasies about the sunset.
When he did smile, it was such a sad
smile, and there was such yearning
look in his dreamy, blue eyes, that Belle
wondered whether it was because she
was going away; but then she thought
s'nonsense. what does he care for
me?"
The next day came and with it the
parting. The carriage drove away but
Delmer stood looking after it as long as
it was TO be seen.
Belle reached home safely and was
heartily welcomed by her father who
said, ''such a long stay;' while her
mother said. $50 soon"' She was lone
some, though it was not for want of
company, but the noisy city was so diff
ferent from the quiet country.
She missed the society of the minis
ter. OF all the young men who fiocked
around the heiress, none could take his
place. And she was still more lonely,
when cousin Ella wrote that the minis
ter was so down-cast and detected, since
her departure, that she really feared
that Belle had carried his heart with
her.
The holidays were approaching. 1t
was Il cold, dismal evening, and Belle
was alone at home, her father and
mother having gone to concert. The
servant entered her room and handed
her a card. "Henry Delmer." The
blood mounted to her cheeks. He would
discover the deceit, but there was no
help, and Belle went down to receive
him. There was only faint light in
tIle ToUi1, aHu W hCi Jos "S oiu hoo wv
ognize her; but after while he said:
"You remind Inc very much of a
friend, Miss May"
"DoI? 1 may as well con ess. am
Belle May Everton your friend. Par
don me, for deceiving you"
And he did pardon her fully, freely,
and neither was he too timid to confess
bis love; and Belle though she has no
great desire to please her step-mother
is willing that the air-castle which she
built at her expense, should stand and
not tumble down, as such structures
generally do.
Irish Negroes.