The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-10-03

'And my desire to make her my
wife, resumed Lawrence, coming to
the point, indeed. But l have not
thought it consonant with my ideas
of propriety and the usages of my
family to address her until l had spo-
ken with YOURSELF
Il am glad of that, SIR said Mr..
Marks, 'for when you have heard
what have got to say you may pos.
sibly prefer different course
Indeedr
Yesterday, sir, my daughter was
the heiress of an immense fortune
fortune in gaining which I have
strained every nerve and spent two
thirds of my lite. Tonight she has
agreed to surrender the whole of it,
and to be deprived of everything but
an annuity-sufficlent, indeed, for
comfort, but far from wealth. The
luxuries she now enjoys-horses,
liveries, splendid dress and Jewels
and opera stalls-she will have from
her husband, or not at all; for the
great body of this wealth which l
have accumulated for her is now to
60 toward making restitution to the
poor of the city tor the wrong her
father has done them. 1t has been
sweated out OF them, as gold is
sweated out of coin it is TO be re-
stored to them, SO far as it is posi-
BILE. Tenant houses are to be built
which shall heal where others have
hurt /; streets are to be purified, hos
pital.beds endowed, foundlings are
to be cared for, and score Of such
atonements made to the new genera
ton for the suffering of the last-suf-
fering that the gathering together of
this money has caused them, and
which it needed some miracle, some
blaze of a burning tenement-house
and many victims in it, to let me rec.
ognize. But, please God, sir, my
life will be given to undo what ]
have done and my daughter stands
by me-
'Mr. Marks said Lawrence then,
Il can hardly believe that I under.
stand-that I hear you rightly
you understand me perfectly,
said Mr.. Marks.
sAnd this decision of yours is ire
vocable p
'Irrevocsble =
Il cannot tell you how this aston
ishes me-astonishes and pains me.
I am not regardless Of your daugh.
ter, believe me. / am attached to
her. / an--I am-in-love with
her l should not have married her
for her money hut I could not mar,
ry her without money. What you
say-in fact my-my income as a
cav airy officer, and a man whose
father is yet living and will be,
hope, this many year, forbids me
to pursue this affair, since it takes so
unfortunate a turn. And, to be
| frank
DO you withdraw your PROPOSE
ton p
Il see no alternative
you are at liberty to do so. /
like your candor. Good evening,
Sir
AS Lawrence Burbridge left the
room, he met a gentleman in the pas
sage. 1t was young Farren.
'Burbridge,' said Mr.. Farren, link.
ing his arm in his. Il don't want any
misunderstanding with you, of all fel
lows in the world. And so am 60.
ing to ask you outright Is the way
clear for me liz certain direction, OF
not p
you mean with Miss Rose p sale
Burbridge, with bitter and unpleas
ant laugh. Il wish you joy, my dea
boy, if you fellow that line. l dom
know a pleasanter person to spend ,
summer with than the little Rose
and l am sure she must be pleasant
to spend all the summers with, ifone
wants to spend, all the summers with
anybody. But as for me, l can't af
ford 1t
and then 1 may coun. you out
eh p
But said Lawrence, and sough
his room by another passage.
Meanwhile, Rose and Mr.. Dunlap
had strolled along the hall to thu
porch, and then had slipped dow1
the gravel walk, and were sitting OF
the big rock at the edge of the little
mountain lake, now talking and now
silent-always skirting the secret il
either heart, but never touching it.
i suppose you know what pap.
and I have been talking about, sale
she, at last, twisting the end Of /;
scarf around her throat, for the dew
was glittering all about them.
Il suppose so,' said Roger.
sAnd what do you think of it
asked Rose.
4 think it is a magnificent ant
heroic sacrifice, he answered impet
uously.
and then you are going to sta,
and help US p shyly.
81? Do you suppose it possible
that l could leave? And now p
Il didn't know you were so fond o
papa said the demure little wretch
1T is not papa, Miss Rose sale
Mr.. Dunlap, looking straight ahead
and then pausing abruptly. Did b.
pause to note how the dusky waite
was swelling sweetly and softly be
fore him, she wondered (; how tn
mirrored stars were shaking in tn
cool, dark depths how the gres
mountain lifted its shadows into tn
shadowy violet of the heavens, Will
the fragrant wind came stealing roun
him, rich with the honey Of the hill
side blossoms I? Indeed, he was nc
ting nothing of any of it. He onl
thought: Should he speak, and ris
and lose everything or should b
wait till years of service had won tn
prize And he sat there wrappe,
in spell of silence, neither able t
speak nor move, in the stress of tn
strong emotion that his heart wa
beating out, as if it were telling tn
hours of his life. And then a ligh
breath, more fragrant than the win
from the mountain flowers, was stea
ing across his lips and little ros
face, rosy through all the dusk, wa
looking into his and a voice wa
whispering: is it I?' And ther
followed the long, passionate silenc
Of two new lovers in each other
arms.
Miss Marks = voice came calm
down the gravel-walk and close be
side them. where is Miss Marks
Is that you, Miss Rose ? Oh, don