Wilmington journal., 1873-11-07
to understand that I am young lady,

your brown eyes and brown hair !; for
he admires blondes. and says my hair
is beautiful, threading one of her long
curls out through her fingers, where
the sunlight fell upon it, and made it
look like molten gold.
A pang shot through my heart.
''Yes," I said, half unconsciously,
sit is strange that Enpert loves me. "
Iwent down stairs again and pre-
sided at the table.
1t was fully nine O'Clock before / got
to see Rupert alone. / commenced by
saying that | must give him up.
He was silent for short time.
"Do as you think best, Virginia, he
observed, at last. ''Iou know your
own affairs"
I turned my face away. / had loved
this man, God only knows how well,
and it hurt me that he was 80 cold
about his release.
II must have cigar" lie said, i'll Il
few moments. 'Do v0t, obi. Ct to my
smoking here ??
81 answered that | did not and he
smoked rs though every fibre III nay
heart was about being torn apart.
The next day l was wrctchedly con-
luSSu. l. hUt" l. Iiot ~ AiNS0iS~N
myfarm- work if wished to accomplish
ANYTHING, and it was horrible for me
to 20 out before him-he who was al
waVs SO fastidious. But I went Days
passed, and vet he fingered at our
house. All the time he was with
Nellie, who played with him as if she
was a child, and never, by word or
deed alludinS to tic engagement that
had been between Us.
Six weeks went by, aud still he was
there. Every night ! cried rcg'liarl y
about my looks-foolish and weak,
you will say, but | could not help it
[ had been brought up lady, and my
hard work, my freckled and sum
burned face, my red hands, seemed so
hateful, that I almost hated myself. -
1 knew that it was that which had
turned Rupert from me, and though |
whispered to myself that [ was doing
my duty by thus earning bread for us
ali, and that man whose love would
go SO easy, was better lost than re-
tanned, I still wept bitterly over it.
Every day DR.. HaverhiIl came over
to see how | was progressing. He no.
ticed that / was growing thinner and
sadder.
docs your farm prosper as well as
YOU anticipated? he asked, rs ] leaned
on the fence to talk to him.
YES" | returned
"You are failiu@,' hc continued
''and I suspect the cause OF 1t. [ see
how that mas fingers around here; has
he accepted his release =
"IeS he made no objections what
ever, ! tried to say aS calmly IS pos
sible:
The villain lie calculated. "A1o
he and that mite ->t-t are AWAY to
9ether
les.
u sec how II is. he mattcrcd, a. he
turned away
kne" what ~ i''r''It-NHl'ef'
loved Nell.
L laid M ilea,! o'' thc fence, an.
rleI-crlcd until ! vas too sick 'n'
weak to stand. Iilen si't down De
meath the shade ii 4 tree, where | was
concealed from sl2Lt 5y tiic shrub
berry, and soon fell asleep,
Wien | swokc foam" 5oil"5"dy
iiad raI5C,- my lead up, &Ed d. 80
leaning against their breast.
drew back. Il VIZ hnicIt th.rl
ester.
How dare You CONC iict" as:i.r.i
If5lnla
OH nave 70 more IlGht 10 auplof'
m} mead "nell j am asleep than ahI
otner man, cohtiaHcu, ftci:!c@SitE
W ny ulo you nos wake ne NJ
lie opened HiS eyes.
- GU are III Il bad temper, It@ salC
Iaughlngiy. was atra1d you Won.
make your meek SliL- Eat seriously,
verge, What 90 yen mean ~ me hot
having the night
w hat dld mean:
e'-Whi1t did you nlcSn
nat L salG.
never dld say tH2b I WoH'I elEe
you up, lie responded. u 90 not see
now You can consider yourself Tree
L looked at HIM. L teit NY face
growing ghastly.
"Poor darllng'' he said, softly. Il
cannot carry this further. Virginia,
my love Tor you has never TaEefed for
one moment. LIVING III the city, ihe-
come d1sgusfcd with the fasnIonabie
young ladies' OF the day, having learned
Just how weak and VAIN they We're
was In constant dread OF my bctrothcd, !,
even though she was here, being like
them. ! came sa" you at work, J
listened 10 how you intended to sacrI-
hce yourself to what you considered
your duty. s.>W what an effort 1t cost
you, and' knowing that your ?nre
ieaft WAS rs irlhiy mihe as ever, dc
terhihcd 10 test NoH- L have Tatcfied
you struggling to overcome yo'ir pride
and your love tor mc--Watcled YOU,
III appatcnt cooihcS*, Wien III reality i
was AFRAID 10 tfust myself With You,
tor fear ! Wutlu bctray myself. Dear
love AIN 5atlSficd, would not cX-
change your heart ior u kingdom, or
accept q F"hr d!Nlnissi!, I" please
YOU , nave scce squire 5\cny"h, set
tieu "'''hf" WIN lam, ahd III Il little
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