The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-04-04

TO comply with an oner which she Tore
saw would soon be forthcoming. Mr..
Stone, delighted with the freshness Of
Mays spirits and her simple frankness
had taken no pains to conceal his ad.
miration, but like most old bachelors
when wounded by the blind god, sur
rendered instantly.
In few months Mrs. Crawford had
so far won over her daughter as to be
able to gain her attention, sometimes,
while she detailed to her the many ad
vantages she would derive from such a
settlement, and spoke in glowing terms
of the elegance and ease she would en-
Joy, the rank she would hold, the re.
speot she would command, and the envy
she would excite as the wife of such an
individual. But Mays love of mirth
aud liberty, for to tell the truth, child
that she was, she thought of little else /;
was SO strong, that it was long before
she would be persuaded to sacrifice them
to vanity; on this same girlish giddi
ness, did her mother adroitly manage to
throw the blame of all her apparent
GOODNESS and indifference in the presence
of her sutton, while she fattercd him,
with the assurance that he was gradually
winning his way into her affection.
As Mays heart had never been
touched by a tenderer sentiment than
friendship or respect for any gentleman,
except her near relatives, whom she
dearly loved she could not be expected
30 disbelieve her mother when she told
her these were all that was required be-
fore marriage, and that if she esteemed
Mr. Stone as friend as husband she
would love him. But it is sufficient TO
say that in this case, as in most others,
perseverance accomplished is object
and thus by the maneuvering of moth
er, was an innocent daughter induced to
form the hottest and most important OF
all compacts, with man more than
twice her own age and that, too, with
out having first been taught by that
mother to scan and understand the Ca
liabilities of her own nature True,
all the better feelings of mrs. Craw'
ford would sometimes array themselves
against the merccnary course she was
pursuing, but she resolutely shut her
senses from conviction, and strove to
quiet all uneasiness by thinking, ~ am
but seeking the greatest good for my
child" but the result proves how sure
~ retrbution will oyertake the wilful
offender.
v" 't will anticipate the fight of time
little, and at the end of two years take
\ peep at our heroine. \ splendid man
sion has been erected for her abode,
suites of elegant rooms, embellIshed with
all that taste can ask, or gold purchase,
are hers: she is robed in the costliest
attire and an oquipage that princess
might envy awaits her bidding to give
her refreshing drive, or bear her in
state 70 the resorts of fashion. She has
passed one year in that round of amuse-
ment, excitement, indulgence and tri-
fling which generally attends the young
aud idoized bride of rich old groom
but the second, now near its close, has
borueht safety, and a restless longing
for something else, shc knows not what,
cares moi so it but fills the emptiness of
SOU that haunts her like spirit from
The realm OF discomfort. Come with
me into one of the apartments in Mr..
Stones palace, where in the recess of
that superbly curtained bay.window,
crouched on low ottoman, her cheek
bowed on her hand sits the once glee
some May, and though there is no tear
to be detected, yet the look of WEAKNESS
on her countenance is too painful not to
be apparent. An expensive annual has
fallen from her lap on the rich carpet,
and lies UNDECIDED with Its delicate leaves
and beautiful engravings crumpled and
folded under its weight.
Languidly she raises her dropping
figure, her eyes wander vacantly over
the luxuries that surround her, all of
which have failed to make her happy
then with movement of contemptuous
disgust, she lifts the neglected volume,
throws it carelessly on the center table,
and turns hstlessly from window to win.
dow as if wishing, yet not expecting to
find something without to interest her,
and help to while away the tardy mo.
ments till the hour arrives when she
must dress for dinner. Now footsteps
are heard, and as the massive door
swings back, MIR. Stone appears usher
ing in a stranger. Cautiously lie bowed
to his lady and introduced his guest as
Mr.. Al an from New York, and added
"this gentleman, my dear, like myself
sickened of town business, has decided
on changing his location for our beauti
full village, and as one of its citizens
being DESTROYS of many such acquisitions
/ have taken the liberty of being the
first to extend to him It's hospitality, and
have brought him il to social dinner
with us With the ease and graceful
bearing of lady, our once rude little
May, has long been accustomed to dc
the honors of her princeIy home, no.
does she fail now; then why is there
that peachy tioge suddenly fitting over
her pale CHI, Elk and that slight iremoI