Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1874-04-03

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giving Oakhill to Augusta.
The rich had become poor and the poo
had become rich.
Mr.. Ashton put his hand in his pocket
not offering further to take Annie's-ant
soon afterwards retired. The news spread
On that evening seven different acquaint
an es told Jack Temple about it.
In consequence of this intelligence Jacl
Temples face glowed,Na lghted-hearted
laugh came from his lips, and on the very
next morning he went over to Oakhill.
He talked with Annie in the drawing
room for an hour. Anybody who might
have been listening would have heard these
words spoken at the end of the interview
81 love you more than words can tel
you try to care q little for me-omly q
little if only after awhile, and do not send
me away forever - s
Having said this, Jack Temple broke
down. He saw through asort of haze a
face fun of bushes. and heard a voice with
IL tremor in it murmur:
Il can not-I do not care for you as
ought TOTO eyour wife. And-no will
not say that. / know that rich or paor
am the same to you
! Then the maiden broke down also, shed.
ding few tears. When he went away
Jack Temple was in a more hopeless con-
dition than before-the second discardal
Was worse than the first.
| Annie Heath was going slowly to he1
room when Miss Jemmit who, for some
reason cordially disliked her, met her on
the steps and stopped her.
so your fine adnirer has proposed !!
she said -snarlng.
Please let me go, aunt
| Madam is grand y
L am annoyed, aunt
Annoyed! You will please learn, miss
that you are no longer mistress here.'
L know it very WELL
you are nobody-nobody!
Il know it, Annie said coldly, her an
ger rising little.
Then please behave yourself as such.''
The girl turned and looked at her.
Alas and alas 1t was true, too true !
the report, namely, a few weeks af er this
that Mr.. Ashton was engaged to be mar
ried to Mss augusta Westley
1t was currently reported that, when
pressed to name the happy day, the fair
Augusta, blushing deeply, named day SO
very near that Mr.. Ashton ungallantly eX-
pressed a doubt whether even he could b
ready in so short time. But he reflected
chat women were uncertain raised some
noneyat sixty per cent. to purchase gloves
md for other little expenses and one
| month afterwards had the satisfaction of
standing in a graceful attitude with Miss
| augusta on his arm in front of clergy
nan who declared that they were man and
wife
| Kisses, congratulations, change of CO.'S
ume for brown travelling dress; the hap
| ~ pair borne away in IL chariot to the sta
! ton where the snorting train received
| them. Three weeks afterwards they were
in dear, delightful Paris, walking arm in
Urn in the Tuleries gardens-the manly,
Elegantly gloved Tom Ashton, and his
blushing, happy bride!
| Jack Temple made a last attempt. He
,ane one evening and, finding Annie
Heath strolling over the grounds where
| the great trees were now touched by the
niger OF autumn, joined her, and they
vent and sat down on rustic seat. TIE
youth then poured forth his love. He was
I act worthy Of her-she was an angelic
[ was nobody-what was he to look so far
above him-but he loved her-loved her
,learly he was poor, but he would work
| ior her, give his life to her-if only-onIy-
You will probably laugh at all this wor
| thy reader, if you have the misfortune t.
De over forty -fve-but that is the way a
young man talks when he is very much in
| love.
Unluckily for Jack Temple, he had ut
tered Just one sentence too much and
lsed al unfortunate Word-the word
| poor" Miss Jemima had more than once
! denounced him to Annie as a fortune
! lunter,' and Annie was conscious of hav.
ing suspected him-as heiresses will. Now
d great flush Of shame came to her face
She had treated him coldly when she was
rich, now when she was poor he came to
offer his heart and his life, and shame par
alyZed her. She said. No, no =; | can not!
and hurried back to The house Just at dusk
A week afterwards she left O.tkhill and
went to begin her duties as 20 ung ladies'
teacher in the house Of an old gentleman,
d tenderly attached friend, all hundred
miles distant. Six months afterwards
Jack Temple, who had visited Annie three
limes, and each time had been discarded
with perfect distincJness, sold his little es.
tate, packed his trunks, and was making
MS last arrangements for taking the tran
on the next morning for Arizona, where
ne intended to rough it, and try, if he
could. to forget Annie Heath.
lie stood at the window looking across
the valley toward Oakhill
Il can't go without telling the old place
good-by.' he said with gruan; Il mus
look at the window Of her room-the seal
tshe sat on-the path he- little feet press
1ed-!'
There he choked.
Jack Temple Walked down the hill, cross
ed in his little boat, cast Il glance towards
the spot where Annie had fallen in 0 thu
water, aud went up the winding path il
the Oaknill grounds.
He had seen us he left his own door,
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