The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-08-22

without the bother of . husband
always about the house."
| But Norris wanted . speedy
marriage. His term Of sea-service
would soon begin, and he was anx.
ious to leave he. his ,cife. Mysie
was frightened when things began
to look serious. She was ashamed
to break her word to the man who
had chosen her as the one love Of
his life, and her own heart took part
with him. In short, poor Mysie
was at that point when . woman
feels she cannot be happy in giving
mp her lover, and yet does not love
him quite well enough to be ready
to resign herself unreservedly to
him. She took what she called d
middle course; she wrote that she
fhad no money, as what she had
saved must be for her grandmother.
He wrote hack that he had saved
enough to Justify them in beginning
housekeeping; and should he come
to her home to marry her, or would
she prefer to be married from her
friend Mrs Duncan's. His money
was in the bank, and he asked her
to name the sum she would like
him to draw for furnishing their
house. She wrote in reply that if
she was married at all, she would
come to Mrs. Duncan's, and men
toned . round sum o. necessary.
"There," thought Mysie, ss she
sealed her letter; "now Jack will
think he's going to get an extrava-
CANT wife, and he won't be in such
q hurry"
But she was wrong in her calcu-
lationr. Norris took her letters in
good faith, and his very next dis.
patch informed her that the money
WA withdrawn from slle bank and
in readiness for her use, and he
begged that their marriage might
take place as soon as possible.
Mysie went to Mrs. Duncan's per
verse in her first interview with her
lover, when he laid before her the
money and asked her to accompany
him to choose a house she told him
she did not love him, and he had |
letter take back his money. He
looked at her flushed face in silence,
and then said slowly:
sand do you think, Mysie, that
| could let you 60 out into the
world again without . penny? i'll
you won't have q husband to keep
YOU, you will peed the money all
the more."
He turned TO 60, when Mysie
exclaimed.
"l'ake your money, M. Norris,
or perhaps you'll hear tomorrow
thst I'm gone, and the money too"
Mf you go, | hope you aOiN take
the money!" he answered. "It ia
useleSs TO me without you," and
he left the room without another
word.
Our willfnl little coquette was
thoroughly frightened now; and
when Norris came next day as if
nothing had happened, he found
his lady-love in . very humble
frame Of mind. She had found
Ter master.
The wedding came off, and Mysie
never tlirted again, except with her
own husband. The gay, laughing
,oquette was, hencetorth, before the
world, an irreproachably faithful
wife; but when alone with her hus-
land she was at once the delight
nd the torment Of his lite. AT /;
ength came tile order for ses-serv.
CO, Mysie parted faom him atfec-
but calmly, while his
org passionate kiss as she stood in
he boat to say good-by," told Of
lie strong mans heart-wring. She |
ould have thrown herself on his J
'east, and shrieked ii agony Of !
orrow, but her shy pride kept Z
Ter back; and Norris lett her for
he long separation not knowing
hat the eager passion Of that way y
yard, loving girl was folding itself !
Oul,d him IN Clinging devotion. {
1t first, to her friends, she laughed I
# the parting; but when . year Of s