The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-10-24

lblltn llIII.
It was at the dinner table that the young
gentleman noticed 4 new face added To the
CorDs of buardrrS-twO new faces, indeed, but
only one attracted his notice.
This was that of young lady. She was
tall and slender, yet not 50 thin. Every
movement was graceful, and the small, cX
ouisircly shaped head was poised upon per
feet shoulders.
Her complexion was dcliCately far, and
raintlv colorcd at The cheeks her eyes were
of soft dark hazel, and her hair was profus.
ion Of short cnrls of deep chestnut brown.
It was not often that the busy young law,
yer found time TO saunter into the parlor but
The attraction of that face for once put his
business quite ont of his mind, and he found
himself bowling, upon his landlady's intro
Iducton to
Miss Clarice Harding and her niece, Miss
Margaret harding
Cupid fired his first arrow as the soft brown
eyes were raised to meet Mr.. IIllls and a
blush manllcd on the fair young face.
A second shot told upon the lawyers
heart when Miss Margaret Harding sang for
him.
Music led to conversation, and the young
man adroitly won the goodwill Of the mai
den aun, by few games of backgammon.
From that time Cupid lett the field, secure
Of his victory,
Parties OF threc visited the opera, theatre,
concerts anu, Us VIC PiIhS opeh,u' VIC uii,oo
IN 'he PARK ueVtlopeu new anu ASTOUNDING
! beauties Wheh ViG"cu ny 7'cPhch III 'i,G ~
cIc'y oi hISscS 'I"l'0c an" MAI S"'et H""-
! ing
The dear old lady had Il most delightful
habit of becoming weary and inclined to rest
when the party left the carriage for a walk,
and executed most astonishing intrcGceS
WIN hhIt'!hE hcGuleS anu Tn,ocLct hoohS
ana bright co'VIGu WooIS' "li'lc inc young
loiNS s"uhlcIeu Slowly "!DnS lnc pains
me conversation anu 'ilc iliu'uai pIcasulc
81 'he'r II'eIcouLSo must n"Ic oPcu uiilI VI,
lAiiy footsteps Tor 'lic olu jaGy rcaIiy nau
iHll opportunity lor IL sh9l"usn resi- peiotc
Shc was reused from her fancy WORK. ny 'hc
returning footsteps o. RGl young cohpi!nlohs'
Inc "paItlheht ol Mss y, llafulnG a.So W
came Pcr'cc, oTWc' VI rloIa, WIZ NV II.' TA
qu'Sl'c oVquc'' Io'' ""''y Will WI I'm
card
summer was SpGeulh9 "1ohS' WhTH one
morning MISS ii"lulnS iu"uc 'ne io''o"l"S
mysterious uccIar"ti'Il W AIci nun'' ~.
i think, aunile, that we may prepare |" re-
turn home next week, IL ! am not greatly
mistaken 'here Will DC "eu"I'g III o"c"'
we between MI iil'i anu
'DoIiyE
,hXac'iy' ,,.,,
nat same evening, "hch MI HlIi caiIcu'
Margaret said,
We are ullHN'iS VI lVh' 'h7 'hc Guy
Leaving the city, echoed The gentleman
IN voice Oh cohSttIhaHoh'
lcrtainly' Is mere any'hIDg "ohueriui
IN the ucsire 10 eNchahSc lheSe s,rec'S ior inc
green fIcldS ana shauy lanes OF Inc country
but you VIII soon return
On no. we are only 'isi'ins III Ao,ioh'
My nome Is IN Il, ana shHH pfooa0Iy
reside there IN the future may WISH the
city OCCASIONAL y, however
In moment stephen I'M rea'izea tne
mischief OF cupld arrows haa wrought III
the heart he liad tIp,ught ihVuincraoie'
lie knew that aA nope OF happiness ior
him IN the fulure was III me llt'ie bahu Oh
TINS dark eyeo glfl 10 give or "lthholu'
lie toId his rove mHhinllV, IN inc irahh yet
quiet manner 'hat was natural 10 hi"' ana
Margaret aAswerea hsM
~ GU ask me II can return your io'ei Il
tell you frankly DO relHrn It, Stay II is
out iair 10 Tell you II marry you, VIII
loose nan my fortune;
i never knew you h@@ fortune, was the
reply. i loYe yon aud would ask no Wo-
man 10 DC my wlle were not my own means
sufficient 10 support her I'D comfort. AS IL Is
Can promise you more than that. If You
have n fortune II VIII be erhiEcly your own;
but the fact has never Influenced me.
she laughed lhen, merry, 10" iauSi' and
i believe you, Tor you h'Jectcu II utterly
hve years agO-reJecttu Drlh me anu my tor-
tune
!" cried stephen.
the han OF ny money mat lose upon my
wedding day VIII be yours, stephen Ter, IN
spite OF all your heroic resolves, when You
marry me you will be husband OF that red
headed irsp, Dolly Cover.
ia I wos nrostrotcd nv tynhoil fever I was
very dangerously Ill, ANA when recovered,
every spear OF my merry hair had been shaven