The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-05-24
VOL, " il. !. ,x,V,II--No. XIV 80.

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begun to think, and seriously too. Per-
haps the bracing sea-air affected his
very easy-going ideas on many subjects;
lperhaps; itwas that he had nothing to
do bat to smoke, play whist, and
think but certain it is that the gallant,
seif-satisfied, and careless Phil began
to think his honorable self but doubt
fully worthy of that true love.
T." II might De, too, that the last month
had shown him more of his better ma
ture than he ever knew before that
1-fove was rs necessary to his happines
as gold : and that future yet lay be-
fore him far helier. and truer than
wealthy marriage could give. Phil
Kerr was a changed and better man.
| A year has passed before we see him
/ again, and now it is in the capital of
the world-ROme; salon In the
.hotel Constanzi, scent of orange bios
SONS, and lady and gentleman break
ing the seals of their English letters;
Philip and his bride, the Rosebud.
/ A sad and fatal boat accident had
ended the lives Of bis two elder BROTH
! ers, his father had died of broken
heart for the loss of " his bonny boys.u
and Philip Lord Kerr had resigned his
commission and hastened to Florence,
! where Rosie Amherst lived with her
brave old soldier-father and her gentle
mother. as fa ,f-f
He wooed and won the Rose bud of
his dreams, and there was no COM
plafnt tiSfs time OF want of love-like
odOr; and now they sat side by side,
I'm an attitude good Mrs. Russell would
have highly approved of, reading their
fetterS. sf E.tt. tElt 4 80.
81 BY yovep exclaimed Phil, Rosie,
look here. You know told you I was
always getting anonymous presents
after that foolish affair was brOken n off
lyon know what affair, don't you,
dearT
+. Phil here twisted his mustache, after
the fashion OF embarrassed English
men in general who possess such ap-
pendage.
,tI 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 auali- |
fly yourself for > n Junior partner
'Rfchley, Alpaca, Kerr & Col How |
very distinguished it would have
sounded y = .
Rosie met her justly merited punish.
ment for this bit of sarcasm, and re- |
conciiiaiion having been established, |
which included sundry pulls of Phil's |
chestnut locks, that much-tried jndi- |
vidual continued-- -. .
Well then, Rosebud, after that sad |
accident l had q letter from old Mrs. |
Rlchley, asking me to stay there when |
returned TO England. / came OIL so
hurriedly that never answered; and |
then, you see, j started for Florence
O.. L know all about that replied
Rosie, nodding her head la Bur-
leigh. .u
'NOw you see, pet,' Phil went on,
the paragraph IN the Times and
morning Post can not be published i'm
England till to day; but it is more than
a fortnight since wrote to my agent,
giving him my address here, and he has
forwarded the letter. Read it, Rosie,
will you%
Rosie took the letter. The perfume
of patchOuly chung about it yet, and
the mGnOgran was gorgeous in green
and mauve and gold. An irresistible
smile broke over her bright ysung face
as she read it - ,.- -.
g Ny DEAR PHIIIP,- or rather, / sup
pose / must forget the past and call you
Lord Kerr-I do indeed congratulate
you On your new honers, and they
could fall to no, one more worthy.
Your extended views of life, your
liberal ideas on every point, render you
peculiarly fitted to hold high place
in this age Ofprogress. My father, too,
has met with unexampled success
since we parted, and ne3rly doubled
his fortune. But what is wealth to
me? 1t is intellect look for, and that
| find in you. After you left refused
Sir M'Gregor. He has persevered for
sOme months, but in vain. Could /
bury myself III that Highland castle
with has dreadful sisters three con-
firmed spipsters), and his dog and
hOIses? No. Though he offered mag ,
nificent settlements, what were they
to me? Nothing to what my father .
could have given me, less than nothing
with one memory of the
past! You know me. | could not live
without intellectual society-intelIect-
IaI and devoid of bigotry; a society in 8
which you shine. 1t was my parents
hat parted US; L yielded to their will .
Forgive me, and at least let us be
Triends ssen Il weare nevtr to be more
han friends to each other. Write to
me that you are and happy. All,
would that your happiness still de
on me! 1t would be the hourly
study of your devoted. c
THEODOSIA. s
Rosie fairly laughed aloud.
Poor old thingr she said; what a
queer jumble of strong-mindedness
md sentimentality! But Phil you
never loved her?'
Never, darling, darling, never; and
should have given the same answer
:" Much obliged, but otherwise dis '
Dosed Of'-even if this precious /
.pistle had not come too late. She
you'd have bought me with gold; little r
you bought me with smiles, '
,luslies and priceless love. Heaven be b
praised for that Scotch baronet, for /
eally believe that he came to the
escue just i'm tine; and, thanks to :
lint, have lost ali heiress and won q =
l u