The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-05-02

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ar;stt,eratic hearts. s yet there were
sundry outIving NE, obcrs who pre-
server the right to Ol, 'nicns oi =: the,r q,
own, and would have p, efefted Shit 8
bride being considerably younger ana
very much pret,ier. even If beAl pocA-
cts were not so well lined. O.
Now this hearsay against the nEh'
divine of gold Theodosia 81 scretly re-
sented, and again she had Visions OF
the baronet. and thought tn at :" Lady
McGrcgor" sounded quite sss well as
or better than the :. Hon. NJ RS. Kerr.
In short. having handled her 6sb, The
odosia was getting weary of it.
The pleasure 10 her was III the
catching, not the keeping. and Phil
WAS far too secure and ca.eless to
please her. . 1.j5
Courteous and gentlemanty he could
not fail to, be,rbut he was no actor.
He could not assume q virtue he had
not aad he could not look impassiop-
ed, and hecould not speak POLITICALLY,
when he was feeling particularly cool
aud Indifferent, t,ysa--,,,.l.. : ,s-ag.-s Hs
So The time went on,, tin, on the
morning. on which he was to leave, it
was Mrs. not Miss Richley that greet
ed him oil his entrance to the library.
1t is . very painful. task Captain
Kerr, that is imposed upon me, but j
have no recourse were her. opening
words. 81 cannot contrel my daugh-
ter's feelings; indeed in this instance
quite coincide in them so does her
father. We all feel that there does
not exist between yon the love which
| alone can render marriage q state of
blessing, and it is better at once to end
this hastily formed engagement"
Phil stared, but said nothing. ~ "a
a Mrs. Richley having applied flmy
| cket-handkerchief to her eyes, she
went on: ro.3 81. --fei-latG fs5s4 l
/, a" Do not answer me, Captain Kerr,
(Phil, by the way, had no idea of at
tempting iD; !" this decision is final;
yet, as an,interview with my daughter
| would be very painful TO her, and use,
less to yourself, l must beg that You
at once leave the house without urg-
ing.e pt,"H 9sn- ta-rtstlI f51
/ What could Phil say? A certain
sense. OF relief too, flashed over his
mind. He simply bowed, expressed
his, thanks for the hospitality and
kindness he had received, his regret
at the sudden. and he must observe,
unexplained termination of his en-
gage,neDt, and requested that cab
mig ht be called to convey himself and
his portmanteau TO. the club. vyo
So ended Phil's dream OF an heiresf.
Yet that heartIess young man was
actually heard to whistle 6 A te o
carap as he drove away from Mar
quis Square and Mrs. Richley would
have felt herself more than ever justi-
fed had she read his thoughts. {. Free
j md 7 "
think of you lovingly now"
Phil did not lament when he found
next morning that sudden orders had
come for the regiment to sail for Can
ada. !
One week later he was on board the
troop-ship, as it steamed down the
Mersey, and the band struck up "The
Girl left behind me-" A dear sweet
face seemed to hover before him with,
bright soft eyes, not cast up and down
and sideways like Theodosia's pale |
gray orbs. but vet which spoke of
basllful affection as pure and true as
ever throbbed in the heart of gently
born English maiden. Hs5g4} ess !
Yes the hackneyed old tune carried
his thoughts away to a bygone time
and southern land, aud Phil Kerr !
came to lhe conclusion that he was, as
he expressed it, "a BRUTE" and that
he had been a ''big fool"
Phil was the only patient passenger
on board !; for, strange to say, he had |
begun to think, and seriously, too.-
Perhaps the bracing sea air. affected |
his very easy-going ideas on many |
subjects, perhaps it was that he had |
nothing to do but to smoke, play |
whist and think; but certain it is, that |
the gallant, self-satisfied and careless |
Phil began to think his honorable self |
but doubtfully worthy of that true
love. Hs -i1-isitt dla.5uFl
1t might be too, that the last month |
had shown him more Of his better |
nature than he had ever known be-
fore ; that love was as necessary to his |
happiness as gold and that future |
stilllay before him far holier and |
truer than wealthy marriage would
give.n Phil Kerr was changed and |
better man.
80 A year has passed before we see
him again, and now it is in the capital
of the world-Romel; a salon in the 7
hotel Castarizi. scent of orange blos-
SONS, and lady and gentleman break
ing the seals of their English letters
Phillip and his bride, the Rosebud.
A sad and fatal boat accident had
ended the lives of his two elder
brothers, his father had died of bro
ken heart for the loss of 8. his bonny
boys" and Phillip Lord Kerr had re-
signed his commission and fastened
to Flo renee, where Rosie Amhurst
lived with her brave old soldier father
and her gentle mother.
He wooed and won the Rosebud of
his dreams, and there was no COM
plant this time of want of lover
like ardor and now they sat side by
side in an attitude good Mrs. Russell
would have highly approved OF, read
ing their letters. 1rs ..s
"Bv JoveI" exclaimed Phil, "Rosie,
look here. You know l told you l
was always getting anonymous pres
ents after that foolish affair was bro
ken otf-you know what affair, don't
you?" 81
Phil here twisted his moustaehe, af-
ter the fashion of embarrassed Eng
lishmen in general who possess such
an appendage.
= Z" / know all about it, you were a
very naughty boy to think of selling
yourself for gold. / only wonder
you did not go behind the counter to
qualify yourself for q junior partner
-Ricley, Alpaca s. Col How very
distinguished it would have sounded"
Rosie met her justly merited pun
ishnent for this bit of sarcasm, aud a
reconciliation having been established
including several pulls of Phils chest
nut locks, that much-tried individual
continued; 4sU
"Well. then, Rosebud, after that
sad accident, had letter from Mrs.
Richley, asking me to stay there when
returned to England. / came off SO
hurriedly that never answered, and
then, you see, started for Florence"
81 know all about that" replied
Rosie, shaking her head a la Bur-
leigh. 81 1.!a ab it
Now, you see. pet" Phil went on,
the paragraph in the Times and
lEa,:sss P.ass co h.a ra,,hIishad In