The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-07-02

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l In each lie, however lowlys sagnf 1e5i
t4f There are seeds of mighty good f.,,,o, /,
Still we shrink from souls appealing -.
With timid :. If we couId;'' 49,
But God who judges all things
Knows the truth is s.if we would', 'h-
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Trifling; With a. Heart!
sHE I3ia>Et aLll zaaEE2l ga1iQ 3d
IiaG0stt e1iql5d ts8nIie sxob19d
%Lonisao who was that gentleman
that came home with you ~ = sfsfdua
"Oh--zit was one of my friends. Yrd
fsIt was not Henry Southron2yI 5ai
d HNo. 1t was notp aa5 trHI tsgo 4
4BuL I thought Henry waited on
you to the party ?pis4sbBa sIslqmo3 e
$50 he did, a liia 8ais .ssd3o
& HAnd did he not remain until the
party closed?p a3gass Ii ID .aeau
10y es-I believe e.'Ys}su.) laasu9s) D
A cloud came over Mrs. BuFnetis
face, and She seemed troubleds She
gazed upon her daughter for osome
moments without speaking. os Louisa
was nineteen years of age; a bright
eyed, happy, merEy-making girl, pos
sessing a true and loving heart. but a
little inclined to be thoughtless in her
moments of social joy. She was the
only child and had been. the pet in the
family but her love was not confined
to the circle that met around her. own
hearthstone. More than a year, be-
fore she had promised Henry South
ron that she would be his wife as soon
as the time and circumstances, would
render such a step pFoper.S Henry
was an orphan, and had just gone into
business, on his. own account He was
q young man of whose friendship any
sensible maiden. might be proud, a
generous; upright, industrit n3 you'll,
fixed firmly in his moral courage. and
of a fair, manly, personal appearance,
''tMy child said the mother. after
rejecting awhile, .SWhat have yon
been, doingI?j. Why did not Henry
come home with you f2p'11 5.se b44f,.,,.a
: "Because he didn't choose to, sup
pose," replied Louisa = .,I-fe. - s
''That's not the reason" said, Mrs,
Burnett, with assurance. Something
that you have. done has caused this"
Now tell me what it is,"2 y,,s =; ..iIf5rsa
.'You are too anxious altogether,
mother fi,hfere IS no danger assure sure
you," a.@f f.....a.f S,.fd..Es..r.sas1i3
:'Still, my child, | would Ike to
know what you have been doingfI'ol3
"Well, l viii tell you,'"g returned
Louisa. giving herself a rock IN the
chair. 'sHenry is altogether too at
tentiye. One would think to see him
at a party, that [ was his wife already
and about the only female present"
"And now you have become tired
of so TOuch attention 2h $500
"Of course have .D'.l,..f...f ..' -
"And you have thrown it off ?''if-' -,
eyes, / look occasion this evening
to show him that didn't like so much
overseeing. l talked with everybody
else, and suffered Mr.. Pingree to wait
upon me down to supper Poor Hen
ry looked as though he. had LOST his
last friend. 1t will give him a lesson,
l guess, and in future hope he win
make little less. love in public II
My child, said Mrs. Burnett with
much feeling, '..you are trying q dan
gerous experiment. The time, viii
come, if you ever marry Henry South
ron when you will be proud of his
Individual attention. .....,.e..,.,.s -
1T will be time enough for that
when we are married = replied Louisa
with toss of her head. ssBut don't
give yourself any uneasiness. He
will come around all right"
"Did he offer to wait upon you
home this. evening 2" ss.i -0ss.,ii,s,,gIs,l
+ NO. He was rather shy of nae .af-
ter supper; and when the party broke
up ran off alone. Mr.. Pfngree over
took me on the way and accompanied
me to the door," 81 .,.k,.s sfs,f, ssot,l'.
ssI think, my child" remarked the
mother, after another season of re-
Election, ''that you have not only. been
very wick ed-stop-list 10 me. You
know that Henry-loVes you most trnr
ly, that his whole soul is devoted to
you, and that his attention is but the
result of his Affections demonstra-
ton of which you should feel proud,
for, let me tell you, an undivided, an
sWering love is something not al
ways to be secured. Now you, have
been trifing with Henry's. love, you
have both panied and mortified him
and it so happens that those, whose
hearts love the most deeply and truly
are the ones which suffer the most
from slight neglect, and which
shrink the most quickly from eoldness
and trifing. Believe me Louisa, you
are entering upon dangerous ground.
If you care for Henry's love i advise
you to ask his pardon as soon as You
have the opportunity p IfyI ss.gstsIrs5 \
''Ask his pardon II repeated the |
thoughtless girl, with an expression
of surprise, "Mercy on me what are
you thinking of? = You shall see him
at my feet before the week is oatla ~
= ftAh, my dear one, you don't know
so much about the human heart as you |
think you do. A heart ma ~ feRoIEe
steadily around its center of affection
for long time-for SO long q time
that it seems fixed in its course like a
planet around the isun---but a sudden
strain may snap the cord asuHder, and
the stricken heart 'fiy off ats d tangent,
and never come back. off you must
trife, triAe with anything rather than
the heart. We are going to Mr., VIM
throp's to. MORO W, and / hope / may
induce Polly to tell you a little story
of her experiences in life.n ao4 11oa
Louisa said she would be very glad
to hear it; then she tried to laugh, and
then, having told her mother once
more that she was neediessly anxious,
she went to her chamber % 5aI 51E8a
q On the following morning Mrs.
Burnet met her daughter as usual,
making no allusion to the circumstan-
ces of the previous evening. In the
afternoon they walked out to call at
Mrs. Winthrop's, having an urgent in
vitation to visit them. They remained
to tea, and spent the evening. ata
Polly, of whom Mrs. Burnet had
spoken, was Mrs. Winthrop's sister.
She was a maiden lady, past three
scores, and had for many years found
a home with her brother, Her head
was now silvered, and time had drawn
her face. During the evening she
came to q seat near Louisa, and after