Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-30

poor dear husband" and intimating,
firstly, that he had never understood her
nature, aud, secondly, that lie had lett
her every well of, but to neither init
nation did Mr.. Devine respond with |
sympathy of interest. In his sudden re-
vulsion OF feeling. he hardly knew |
whether 10 he most disguised with him
self or with his companion. The w0r-
shippers who came to the temple in the |
the morning aud fomd that only the lishy |
part Of DigOn was left to him, could |
hardly have been pioie startled than sgd |
ncy Dcvlue in the presence Of his once |
adorable Anna. lie took her into supper,
attended her with polite cure, AID shortly |
after found out his sister, and asked her |
if she wero ready to 90 home.
Mrs. llassan was more than ready. |
Her whole soul was stirred within her, |
and she longed TO utter her whole opinion |
of the fair widow, but rcfraincd, fearing
to do more harm than gOoi.
Neither brother nor sister spoke till
wrrn they half way home, and then Mr.
Dcyine reused himself from his silence,
and said:
s'By JOve -
II lid not seem as il this appeal to a
heather deity was dictated either by de-
votion ur by renewed passion, and Mrs.
llasstn yenturcd to ask him what he
wanted Of Jupiter.
''l.ruk here, Cpssy," said sydney, with
sudden carncstue-s. "DO tell M was
she always Ike tlif p
Mrs. lla san drew suhlued long
breath of intense relief. aud answer, d,
sitn studied quieinossi
{ ~ ln not see much change in her. She
! . Ha. IL N...F A.
mu.h the same when used to sec her."
"Cussy," said MIR. Dcviuc, after an-
] o'htrsllcnce," have been tremendous
lool.n
'.Indecd," said Mrs. IIassan. "Weare
ali that, more or less, suppose. Doesn't
Mrs. Armcr strike you ns unchanged ~
"As the same; ANA yet there is the
wouder. Classy; if you saw her rs do
NOW. why didn't you tell me I"
~ tried to Sydney; but you said was
Jealous of her beauty" said Mrs. Has
san hetraying little thorn that had
prcl5ed her at intervals for years.
"Well, well, can not sec what was
thinking Of" Aud then came another
sigh as of mingled relief and regret, and
then he discovered that his sister was
crying a little.
NWhy, Casey, what ia that for 2" he
said gently,
81 am so glad. was so afraid you
would fancy her again.
"Cassy," said MIR. Devine, speaking
with great dcliheralion, as the carriage
drove up to the door, 81 shouldn't fancy
her if there wasn't another woman in
/, the world"
MIR. llassau had come home on the late
train, ard his mother had little supper
, ready for him, and I'M tead Of going back
to his solitary den brhind his Office, sgd
nty stayed to partaltc of the little repast
.. for neither he nor his sister had taker
+, supper at the presidnt's.
A cloud seemed. in some mysterious
: manner, to have lifted from the face a
creation, and to have dispersed itself il
, empty air.
How pretty his sister looked in her blu'
silk. Classy was an unooinmOnly eleGan
woman he wondered he had never no
! ticcd it before. What an excellent fel
r low was his hrother-m law; what charm
y ing old lady Mrs. Ha-san the elder
~ What delightful, well ordered, home
. like was the NOISE Where had his wit
\ been that hitherto all these things has
never seemed TO claim from him NOR
. than listess, hslf-weary interest : lie
o mad not talked SO niuch peioIe ~ ye"is
c aud he made goou supper, anu Inn .S'
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