Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-03-03
MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 3. 1878.

tOeetner ike a ulSSectcu map oEc hldue uut
the name "Erstace" and announced il trium-
phantly.
add he want you to elope with him before
your wedding clothes are done?' asked Havi-
laud Morton, our Naval cousin, who stayed
with us between voyages. 81 suppose you
would sooner give him up than tlo such thing
as that?"
Il should hope So, said mother severely, with
an eye To the younger girls. Secret marriages
never turn out we'll"
NJ am not so certain, saving your presence,
: aunlie." said Havlland. 1T seems to me all
that girls marry for In these latter days is the
fuss and new dresses. 1t would be delight
ful thought to take to sea with me that my
love and belonged wholly to each other, and
nobody knew it. would not have so much
as pair of white gloves to distract our at
tenLion from the beauty and glory of the main
fact"
We all made WY face at Haviland's ab-
surdity, and went up stairs TO try on my new
dresses.
said no more to Mr.. Eustaee of his daugh
ter thinking all the more; and the Wedding
day came like all days, ,ifyou wait long enough.
We were married ut noon and Mr.. Eustace
drove me in his carriage the ten miles that lay
between my old home and the new. As we
approached the lotter he grew absent and rest
less. l knew by a fellow feeling that he was
| thinking ef his daughter, but l would do moth
Ing to relieve him; he deserved half an hour of
misery.
Eleanor came to meet us as her father OPP
enc d the door, a girl who might have sat for
Tennyson's Isabel:
The world bath not another
OF such finished, chastencd purity
NV first feeling, as | stepped across the
threshold where another woman had ruled be-
fore me, was avery meek one. If that woman
had rcsembled her daughter, how could her
husband find anything to admire in Inc?
'My darling Eleanor said Mr. Ensl acc, ,anl
paused. 1t is mrzing how affecti mate penplc
become when in distress
"My dearest girl, this is"
"AIrs. Eustace, ! believe" said Eleanor,
holding out her hand to ms with faint sweet
smile. "Shall you like 10 gp to your room
first?
| followed her up stairs, leaving a very
dazcd husband in the hall below. In all the
appointments of the room saw the delicacy of
Eeanors taste. "You have been too good,
| said, taking up a vase Of tea-roses 10 hide my
| embarrassment.
"No at all. You will be my guest, you
know, until you can guide the house Tor your
self
81 will he anything, if you will not look so
terribly resigned. You may scold M every
day for marrying your father, II you Will llkc
me Il little at least
was in quite a little fush of emotion, but
the eneilable camness of her manner, as if she
had reduced everything to Its lowest terms and
left not superlative in the world, steaded me
In moment.
81 think shall like You very WE'LL she re-
marked as she left me.
When Mr.. Eustace came up stairs, he was
yey hIppy.
Don't you see lizzie" he salu, 'how much
better it was to let the thing pass naturally
than fol me TO have scene with Eleanor be-
torehand? She had probably heard OF the mar
rage from outside people"
~ suppose so," said allowing Mr.. Eustace
to plume himself OH his delusion, nee it alnls-
ed me and did not hurt him.
Eleanor not only submitted to M, as tJ
| Il necessary cvil, bit to the seven other spirit,
worse than myself, in the shape ofny brothers
| and sisters, who oycrran the house like an in
uudalion, carrying all before it,
1t never entered their honest heads that
they could be otherwise than heartily wei
come
They frlternzei at once with Hugh Eustace
AMI by dnt of sheer good-nature and stupidity
they sometimes made breach in Eleanor's le-
serve.
They dragged Havilanl in their traiu to see
the oldest girl in the world.
You will not like her." | said; shes not at
all your sort, but | VIII not have YOU tease
| her.
slow can you tell what Is my sort? Be
| cause you are lately married, you need not
take it upon you to know all men by these pre-
senis."
"Eea: or is very silent.-You must not ex-
prcl her to talk with you.
"Does she ever say 'Yes?' with an iutlrro-
CATION mark after III"
| "Never."
Then take me to her quickly lest be snatch
| ed away before mine eyes have looked upon
| this miracle of women
Haviland's manner was as perfectly sulji
gated by the yoke of Eleanor's serene quietae,s
as could desire.
| When we 'speered' at him for his opinion he
prciessed to be disappointed; but he came every
| day, with an excuse or without one and stud-
led her with the eye of All artist. A faint lit
| 'le flush sometimes rose TO her cheek when she
met his gaze.
lie was with us one day when my sister
Anna suddenly laid hands on E!canors hair
and with drxterous turn or two laid 1t in loos,,
waves about her head 1t was always "Marlon-
| nI-Nise' before.
"You have no idea" said Anna, 'how lovely
you look when your hair is loo.ened up this
way-more fluffy you know. Isn't it So
HWlland?
"Excuss me-" said Eleanor, drawing herself
gently but completely away from Anna.-
| .lt's weakness of mine that | cannot endure
to be handled in that way, except"
Except what" said Anna, bewdcred.
Except by those whom | love very, very
much"
"Would you not also make exception in favol
| Of those vino love you very mu:hp' asked 1as-
ilaud ia low voice, regarding her intenlly. -
| IL seemed tu M every Thing stOIl sill for
sn.l. instant, even the hand ot the clock
A burning blush spread over Eleanors face.
aslkeIc i, only my brother she burst Ou
with sort of cry, and went quickly out OF til,
room.
~ derlatc!" said sisiel Anna, looking afte
her with mouth open.
30 Haviland, how could you She will neNe
forgive y0u," said.
II ,lo no, want to be forgiven" he said light
": but he went away quick to the station, ant
did not come near us for three whole days
Eleanor repaired her Notifications and receive
him with the same dead calm of courtesy. ii
resumed his daily sittings with us, hut he thie,
no more stones into the deep waters OF Flea
nol's nature.
eNolhug could be more desirable than tia
these two should love each other. L longed L
beg Eelannr only to look into his eyes, nd SC
tie Interest written there, but the words wer
never spoken left them alone together when
ever dared, and forbade ANY otny tribe, oi
, peril Of banishnent, TO make the least appruac
, to ioke on my matchmaking | said u wor
or two of nv hope to Mr.. Euslace, but he WA
utterly skcptical. 'Eleanor is too cold an
calm to love any man, and too conscientious t
, marry without it, 1 should like 10 See the M,
who Should he bold enough Ia kiss her. Wall
ing up To the cannon month would be nothlh
8 to it,"
I [ wanted 10 see him, ton, but as the day
went on and lI.Nilind's departure began to h
i talked of, WIS forced u think that Ito W.
e not t. he that hold man.
! Eleanor was very busy ~ ilu.hs oatii; Il
hal breA at the Naval School, and inw Ia
) cnpspirud with II ,yil.tnd io sil ia ;ne sam
= ship.
= The Winona was hnier repairs at 81. 81