The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-03-18


own SORROWS" said, as | quietly
LETT the room.
The next morning there wcrt
two arrivals at the Sandy Beach
hotel. Ono was Mr.. Blriggs anc
the other Mr.. Nogglestone, botf
! Of London.
When I appeared Oil the piazza
they were both talking with Grog
star. The latter badc me good
morning as passed.
as that him p asked Bluggs in
asuppressed voice.
= "Fortunate man !" exclaimed
! Nogglestonc, when Grogstar an.
swered in the affirmative.
Did they refer to me-! lfso, then
my friend must have told them
that was Delia's accepted lover
Perhaps they had seen her, and
perhaps they were both charmed
with her beauty and poor fel
lows, how they must have envicd
me!
I was thinking Of this, my bos-
ON swelling with pride and joy, as
l quietly smoked my morning
cigar, when my bcautcous Della
appeared at the door. Grogstar,
Bluggs, and Nogglestonc raised
their hats simultaneously. Della
bowed and smi!ed-oh, 50 swcetly!
All, she was so happy in my love
that she could not look coldly up
on any one. Then she came for
ward and took my arm, and VIC
! walked down toward the beach.
! "Iou know them, it seems, my
dear? | questioned.
"What, Mr.. Bluggs-Mr. Nog-
glestone ?"
Eyes, sweet"
"Oh, they were old lovers of
mine," replied Della, with that
chiIdlil,e smile; then, noticing that
her answer did not seem TO in
crease my happiness, she added
shut that isn't my fault, Corno.
! Illus. | wasn't TO blame for their
loving me, didn't ask them to. l
never asked anybody to love me
! but you Cornelius, dear"
"Rut they can't help it, said |
you arc So beautiful aud SO good.
It's wonder to me that Grogstar
never loved YOU"
"Oh, he did," cried Della. He
was my third lover"
4Ha!" I caught her in my arms
rs we stood on the sandy shore,
and pressed her to my bosom.
"Oh, Della, if you love me:
name the day-quick y cried.-
"'Twould break my heart to lose
! you; and here you arc, surround
ed by three Of your old lovers,
| who are undoubtedly waiting to
snatch you from ny arms at the
arst favorable opportunity. Name
the day, darling. and let it besoon.
The suspense will be terrible un-
til l can call you really, truly ny
own. All, now, too we'll [ know
the cause Of Grogstar's emotion,
! which he vainly tried to conceal,
when I told him you had promised
to be mine. Name the day.
"Will next Thursday do, Cor
; neIius ?" she asked in her musical
voice, while & tender blush sut'
fused her beautiful countenance sS
she timidly raised her dove-llkc
eyes to my face.
"Yes, Thursday will do. l think
l can survive 4 week." answer
ed.
awe will be married here, then
in my little parlor at the hotel"
eyes"
"And if you have no cbjeotion
| should like to have 4 few friend:
present"
II have already invited Grog
STAR" saidI.
Yes, and l should like to have
Mr.. BIuggs and Mr.. No ggleston'
! there"
"Do you think they will be ablt
to bear it, my dear? Won't it b
too much for their delicate or
ganizations?"
"They will bear up for my sake,
said Della.
"Thcn let them come" | an
swcred, turning my eyes towar'
the hotel. But imagine my sur
prise and alarm to discover Bluggs
Nogglestone and Grogstar, al
seated ut the lattcr's window, eacl
man holding q large telescope il
! his hands, and each telescope be
49, rointcd directly at Mrs. Frog
sham and :. "vsclf'
"DcIia." said "S Inc c0'a pei
spiration broke out all l.. :"
nose-"Delia, we arc watched.
"They always do just So" shf
answered. "They watched Mr.
Frogsham the same way, but they
don't mean anything wrong"