The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-03-08

/ THAT brother j. familiar win every Pug
of my outward l.te-hi,tory. II was III GU
family he spent his vacation, while yoU ah'
your father were travelling in Europe.
well, then, that will do about yourself
I Now about hcr?'
The door.bell was rung; the wafer an
nounced-well, my obliging brother has al
ready given enough OF his name hr'J d.
Nv Contessor withdrew.
The next morning, As ! was bringing tn
frc,Lcned tlowcr.vascs into the sitting room
he brought on, my bag, saying, Now aoou
her"
| opened the piano, repeated his iavoritc
kept my seat and cultivated my roses viGor
IOusly.
Mis-, -" he began, Il would not know
/ ingly give pain to human creature les
terlay. when your visitor found me by your
side. / observed frown on his face. dctes
"reminiscences, but if there is anything i'll tho
relation im which YOU stand to each othci
which will make my attentions obJectionapi,
to either of you, they shall cease this moment
You are at perfect liberty to repeat to hlm
every word have said to YOU
II thank you sincerely for your consider
ateness," | said. II am under no Obligations
of the kind 10 him or any other gentleman.
He introduced his topic by saying: Il am
clad that shall have to say little more oi
myself Oh, what IL strange joy II Is to bt
able to speak unrescrycdly OF her, ana OF inc
long pent-up hopes and fears Of the past
wears! And now, if you will help me to IN
ierpret her conduct towards mc-it you will
inspire me with even Il faint hope OF success
if YOU will advise me H. you would broth
cr how to proceed-gratiludc viii he too weak
a word for my feeling towards you for tn,
remainder Of my life
II have not vet sufficient light on her part
of the affair % aid You by advice answer
led. In these slowly dcycloping love affairs
there i, usually but one great hindcrlng cause
Do you know" | said, laughing Is much rs
dared, looking into his Woe-begonc face, that
YOU have not told me what has passed be,
tween youE'
Ills moment or two Of death silence made
me almost grct ny las, words.
an the first of our acquaintance | was
much tortured 10y her indifference. Ny first
attentions were Quictly received, never en-
Coumgcl Then came the still more tortur-
Ing tcar-agony let me call it-lcsJ she was
Thank God! That burden was
iired from my poor heart but only, Is ii
seemed, to make room for the very one OF all
in the catalogue of CAUSES by which Il lover :
hope die, beyond the possibility of rcsur.
rection II is the ruck-np, ! fear the placid
water Of friendship into which my trcighted
bark is now dritIing-whch may lie between
il and the bright isle of love the safe harbor,
The shuddercd considerably not the blisstul
POSSESSION
Reader. the roses were not growing under
my needle my sympathics were at last fully
enlisted
you have well said" answered. Friend
shin i, the nine notch in which Il lover
makes no count in the game of hearts But
steer braycly past these dark CULTS of despair,
Have you ever had recourse to jealousy in
your desperation ~ | inquired.
Il scoln such base ally. Your brother
can tell you am here partly because would
avoid increasing an affection in another which
| cannot return"
Does she know Of that?" asked, not At
all prepared in my own mind to yield the pc.
tency of the ally in my sincere desire to aid
him by this test OF woman's affection.
Eyes; | havcn no reason, however, for think
ing that the fact has raised her estimation of
the article he said, making poor attempt
to smile
| felt ashamed of my suggestion, and said
quickly; You correspond, of course; how
are her letters" Now | was sure Of my safest
clue in finding her out
1T was through the medium of her letters
that ! first obtained my knowledge OF her
mind her temperament, her disposition, her
admirable domestic virtues; for they were
written without reserve. They excited my
highest admiration they stimulated my de
sire to know more of her; but they contain
no word of love for me-
His want of bOldncss almost excited my
contempt My skill was baitled ON every
side, and, not caring much to conceal my I'M
| said, you have asked me To ad-
wise you as l would my brother. She is cold
md selfish; give her up
GIVE her upn he said, with measured and
.mphalc sioWncss-"give her up, when |
have sought her beneath every cline on which
the sun shincs-not for months, bat for years
Give her up, when her presence gives me all
| have ever known Of happiness? Give her
:" and be leaned his head on the back OF
his chair and closed his eyes.
had imagined him gifted with wonderful
sclfcunlrol, but when | looked up from my
work. all color had faded from his checks,
the lin, seemed ready to yield the little blood
LETT there 10y the clinch of the white teeth up
on them, while every muscle OF his face quly-
cred with spasmodic efforts to control emo.
ton. When the eyes were opened and fixed
va NV 'NiiIlI | SAW III tlNlll nv 'A't'N W 'Hi'
ger, revenge, or even Of wounded pride. They
were full of tears, ready to gush in one last
iluod.tidc OF feeling over subducd, ChaSt'
cned, hut breaking heart
! II was very evident that my treatment was
not adding much comfort to my patient how
ever salutary it might prove in the end. |
| knew of his intention to leave the next day
there was little time left me to aid him, and
had come to regard the unknown woman's
mysterious nature or strategic warfare as
Fitted against my superior penetration. That
| he might be victorious, she must he yanQuish.
cd. She was then, my antagonist
The deepening twilight was producing
chillncSs. flooded the room with brilliant
| light stirred the CRATE into glowing warmth,
and invited him TO IA seat near the fire.
You will not leave me, will YOU Thi.
may bet ,rW bc-my last demand on YOU
Il, a confdant How Is the bouquet progress
| ingy" he asked
See" | said, holding my embroidery VI
before me; I'VE must hurry. | have but ON
more tcndril to add"
"Tcndrls are clinging things, like hope, ar
L., ,..t, Ian el.al