Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-06
man grufily, with whom the young man
was by no means n fayorite

sure,n MIR. Wells responded quickly, the
suspicion entering his mind that the shrewd
old lawyer was trying to dodge the ques-
ton.
"Oh, ah, yes, l think i do understand
you. Well, what of il ?''
"Only this, sir, that deeply as l regret
the necessity, the high regard | cherish for
be unable at least for some years, TO offer
her such a home as she is accustomed to
and merit requires, demands the sundering
of our engagement"
THAT is to say, in plain English, my
ward, having lost her fortune, Mr.. Wells
no longer desires to marry her.n
In spite of all his efforts, Mr.. Wells felt
his cheeks tinglc beneath the quiet scorn
in the eyes that rested upon his counte-
nance.
"You put il rather harshly," he said
forcing smile but we won't quarrel
about terms"
Very good. All l have to say is, that
what you are pleased to term Miss Meals
misfortune, promises to be the best thing
that could happen her. Good morning."
When Mr.. Thornly saw his ward again,
in the evening, his countenancc Wore Il Gu
rious expression.
II have important news for you Ellen
one portion of it, rather bad, but the other
as good as to more than make up for ii.
Indeed, rs | told a certain young man this
morning, consider it the best thing that
could possibly happen to you. First, for
the bad the bank, in which your money
was invested, has gone up, and won't pro-
badly pay two cents on dollar. Now for
the good; in consequence Of this, Mr..
Frederick Wells called to express his re-
grcts, that he must rclnquish the honor
and happiness of making you his wife"
us it possiblc?" exclaimed Ellen. "lIow
l have been deceived in him. | thought
lie loved me for myself alone. O, Mr..
Thornly, how thankful ought to be that
| have discovered how false his heart is,
before it was too late"
Mr.. Hayden is in the parlor and wants
TO see Miss Ellen" said a servant opening
the door.
Ellen entered the par,or in FATHER per
turbcd state of mind much rs she reiOic-
ed at her escape, she could not but fee
deeply gricved mt this discovery Of the un-
worthinoss Of him, whom she had hitherto
esteemed so highly as to often reproacl
herself that she could not love him as he
deserved.
Mr.. Hayden's mind was, also, much
disturbed though from very different
cause.
1t was in vain that the young gentleman
tried to recall the neat little speech, that
he had conned over on his way to the
house as is usual in such cases, it com
pletely vanished from his mind as soon as
he found himself in the presence of the
lady, for whose benefit ii was intended.
At last, making Il desperate effort he
broke the rather embarrassing silence by
saying
My dear Miss Neal l have heard o
your loss of fortune, and cannot express
what great burthen 1t lifted from my
heart. | was So .ruly rcjoiced, as to quite
| forget
Here startled by the indignant astonish-
ment depicted upon Ellcn's countenancc
the poor fellow stammcred, and then stop
ped.
"Sir-Mr. Hayden, > faltered Ellen, deep
deeply wounded at language SO different
! from what she had anticipated. Il am II
! a loss to understand why you should re-
! iOicc over my misfortune.
Dear one. know it is very selfish il
me, and yet | was never half so happy il
my life as when | learned that l might
, without being accused of unworthy mo
tivcs. tell you what a privilege | SHOULD
! deem it to cherish and care for you, as maj
] CncrlSnCS ana CdTCS lOr llle uCiIeSl ODJcCl y
! his love-"
The sudden revolution caused by thes
words, sent warm, happy tears to Ellen
! eyes.
81 thank heaven for the reverse of for
! tune that has given me the rich treasur
of your love- she murmured, as she laiC
her hand softly in his.
! Half an hour later the lovers were rcceiv
! ing the congratulations, and the warm ap
| proval of Ellen's guardian.
! The old gentleman listened silently anC
with evident enjoyment TO the plans the
laid for the future.
Il am sorry to spoil your pretty romano
| of Love in Cottage and all that sort o
thing, he said at last, "but the fact is FL
| leu-though as | told you, your fortune
was invested in the Bolton bank-I hap
| pened to withdraw the money the week be
! fore ii failed. But don't be down-heartet
about it my young friends, you'll find plen
| ty of people who will gladly relieve You o
! its burthen. If you can't dispose of it il
any other way, you might donate it t,
! found mission school," for the 'Fege
Mermaids,' or some other equally as prac
| ticable missionary enterprise.n
We can't say as to whether our youn,
couple followed this suggestion, but thi
we know, that throughout her long ant
| happy married life, Ellen often had occa
sion to bless the iurtunate blunder.