The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-06-19
HEART-TRUE.

"It is such a bother to be poorP
There had been o long interval Of
silence in Mrs. Jameson's sitting
room, when Gertie made this excla-
nation.
"What is the new bother, Gertie?''
The pleased voice and tone OF
kindly inquiry made the young girl
blush deeply as she replied;S
go, mamma, never mind; I was
only thinking aloud"
"Thinking of what?"
"Of some velvet flowers I saw yes
terday, which just matched this rib
bon, and Gertie held up bonnet
she was trimming. "Velvet flowers
are SO lovely for winter bonnet,
and this one needs something"
81 am sure it looks very nice, Ger
tie"
'Nice," said the girl, scornfully
emphasizing the word; Eyes, it is
very nice, and that turned silk is nice,
and the short sack make out of your
old coat is nice, and cleaned gloves
are nice, and"
"Why, Gertiep cried her mother,
in voice of amazement.
"But there is nothing stylish OF
handsome in cleaned gloves and re-
trimmed bonnets, and old cloaks
turned into sacks, and so 1 say pow
erty is a bother"
"Gertie, put away that bonnet and
come here. Now, little daughter, .
said the widow, gently, "tell me the
meaning Of this sudden TRADE against
povetry; of the restless tossing I
heard from your room last night; of
the nervous unquiet''of my contented
little girl since yesterday"
There was no reply.
"Gertie, what did Leon Payne say
to you Last EVENING"
"He asked me to be his wife. !"
The words were jerked out hastily.
"And you answered."
"Jane came in to shut up the par
lor, not knowing he was there, and
she stayed; SO he got no answer at
ALL"
"But he must be answered, Gertie.
He has spoken to me and 1 told him
it must rest with you"
"Mamma!" this after a long, deep
silence.
"He is very rich, When he mar
ries, his wife can have every luxury.
If-ifit is I, we can have you with
us, and Jane need not teach that hor-
rid school any longer. We ware on
the other day, and stopped
to look into a jewelers. window and
he pointed out the kind of jewels he
would wish his wife to wear. I need
not wear old silks then, mamma"
"Then you intend to accept his Of
fer?"
81 don't know; you see, there IS
Harry"
"But Harry cannot offer you
Jewels"
"No, poor Harry! If he had only
three thousand dollars, Mr.. In
graham would take him into the
firm. He told me all about it last
week. But think how long it will
take to save three thousand dollars,
and Of course his wife must save, and
pinch, and economic till he is able to
spend more freely"
eyes, dear, there would be no va
riations on turned cloth and re-
trimmed bonnets; no velvet flowers,
no jewels
dBut such noble, true heart; such
tender lover'
"Leon Payne loves you"
GAS much as, he loves anything be-
vond his own pleasure and comfort.
BE is so thoroughly selfish, so hard,
and thinks SO much Of himself. It is
his wife that must be handsomely
ride in her carriage, and re-
fleet credit upon his choice. Mamma,
he loves me because 1 am pretty and
can sing we'll, and can manage his
house nicely. Harry loves me because
it is l."
There was a violent jerk at the
door-bell at that instant that called
her to the door. She came back with
flying feet, !,
"Two valentines, mamma! I had
forgotten it was the fourteenth"
"Two?"
eyes, oh, mamma, lookP'
She had torn the cover from a
dainty package in her hand and open
ed a morocco case inside. Upon the
black velvet lining lay o parure OF
diamonds, flashing up,
where a stray sunbeam fell upon
them, into a glorious sea Of color.
"Leon PayneF credGertle. ARE
they not exqusite?"
Mrs. Jameson's lips quivered a lit
tie as she looked at her daughters
flushed face and bright eyes, and her
heart sent up silent prayer for the
future, trembling before her eyes.
"Iook at the other" she said quiz
"Only a copy Of verses said Ger
tie. "Yiolet eyes and all that sort
of thing. But are not these dia-
monds magnificent? It is the very
set I admired go much when we were
out the other day."
"Gertie, it is II o'clock, and ]
must go to Mrs. Lewis. Little
daughter, you may have callers while
| am out. She drew her child into
her arms, and looked with anxious
love into her eyes.
"Gertie, my daughter, be true to
your own heart" And SO she left
her.
True TO her own heart. Gertie
Jameson sat down to ponder over
those words. The diamonds flashed
out their glorious waves of light be-
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