The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1874-02-13

tated state OF his teellnSs. lie did no
regard Miss Warren as an angel or
goddess
Probably he would have been The
! first to contradict an allegation tha
might have been to the effect that sh,
was anything of the kind. Miss War
rem appeared to him what she seemed
to everybody else-a nice, sensible
English girl. Tdalled upon Stone one
evening. He was alone. He looked
a little grave, and held small sealed
packet. We discussed various indif
fereht subjects; then 1 inquired con
corning Miss Georgiana.
"Oh, you haven't heard?" he ans
wered. 'fBut of eourseyou couldn't
have heard. The affair is off. Oul
engagement has come to sn end"
"You don't mean that?' / asked
in surprise.
"Yes, the things broken of, as
people say"
sits a bad job, and I'm sorry fol
it, but it can't be helped"
@Had the lady resented his sincere
ity and discharged himP" I asked
myself.
As though he had heard the
question, he. went on: Sits the old
mans deings. hope he ia satisfied
now. He's the most unreasonable
and disagreeabIe old fellow l ever
had the misfortune to meet with
"But what did he do"
"Well, we fell out about the settle
ment; that was where the hitch
arose. I'm sure l did all 1 could to
please him. I gave up condition af-
ter condition, quite in opposition to
the advice of my solicitor. 1 told
him to settle what money he propos-
ed to settle on his daug6ter-it
wasn't much after all just as he pleas
ed; l didn't want to touch a penny
of it. He might settle it, 1 told him,
Just as he pleased, or he might set
tie nothing at all upon her, if be
liked that better. Il was his daugh-
teri wanted, and not his money
/ undertook to insure my life for a
large amount, and to assign the pol
Icy to trustees for her benefit in case
ofmy death; eoVenanting, of course,
to pay up the insurance in the regu-
lar way. I thought that fair agree
men but it did not content him.
He wanted to tie my hands com
pletely. He han't a hap'orth oiconfi-
dence in me. He gave me no cred
it for any sort Of affection for his
He insisted that any mon
ey that l might in future come in
of / should convert into
settlements. Of course I could not
consent to it. had my business to
consider. OF course my wife and
children-if I have any-will reap
the benefit as ] shall. However be
wouldn't t listen 70 me. | told Georg-
lana exactly how the matter stood.
She's of age. / asked her if she
would marry me without her fathers
consent. Poor girl vas in an awful
way, But she did not care to do that.
She don't like 70 offend her father
So there's no help for it--the affairs
broken of, and I'm not to be mar
ried, it seems-not this this time at
any rate
He spoke rather sorrowfully, but
still without the slightest trace OF
anger. I endeavored to console him
in a commonplace sort of a way.
He opened a small packet he had
in his hand,
"This is pleasant" he said quietly,
"here all my letters sent back to me.
All, here is little present l gave he1
sent back to me"
There are not many letters. Their
contents, l guessed were little
enough like conventional love letters,
probably unecstatic composition, yet
manly and to the point, and the pres
ent was q ring-a large diamond
heavily set in pure gold, just the val
liable, simple substantial present ]
would have expected Ned Stone to
select for his bride. h (
"And now 1 suppose Georgiana
will expect me to send back all the
letters she sent me-"
"Undoubtedly."
"That is usual when engagements
come to an end"
"Certainly it is the usual way"
He rubbed his chin and seemed to
reflect a little. s4ss
cigar" he said presently,
"And let US talk about something
else. This is not the most agreeable
subject in the world. Tell me what
you have been doing with yourself
lately"
& So We fell to talking about this,
that and the other. Presently when
1 WentaWay he said quietly:
81 think Ishall try to see Georg.
lana once more for a particular rea-
son." o. leFisS
Ibid not ask for his particular rea
son, and he did not tell me.
A few nights afterWard saw hin
again. He was at nc time subject tc
much variation of mood, or at any
rate seldom betrayed any variation
of the kind. But he seemed in bet
spirits than usual.
@You did not MENTION" he said,
"what / told you the other night
that engagement was broken of"
Iexplained l that I had not men
toned it for a good reason. ! had
not seen any one whom it would in
terest to be informed of the fact.
at is just as we'll" he said, tbe.
cause it isn't broken of, or l had
better say it is ON again"
Indeed! l am glad of it."
81 told you 1 should try to ee
her again. Well, l knew she often,
with her father and other relatives
and friends, went to the Geological
Gardens on Sunday. So / went tC
the Geological Gardens. I soon dis
covered her with Warren and a lot
of people. She saw me and under
stood by my signs that | wanted tC
speak with her on the quiet. Well,
she fingered behind q little and wher
the rest of the party went to see tbs
kangaroos, she slipped back with mi
into the snake-house. She looked
a little frightened, and tears stood
in her eyes.
So 1 put my arm around her-i
didn't matter to me who saw yOl
know and fold her there was moth