The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-05-20

YOU, OF course I WAS in earnest
I have neither gold nor jewels t
lay on the shrine of the cause; bu
I have q daughter, and I intend t.
show the world what a woman, III
shackled and unfettered, can be ca
pable o.! You, Elizabeth, shoul'
glory in thus becoming All Offer
ing!"
But Lizzy, apparently unappre
ciativc of the great lot i'll store TO
her, cried more piteously than ever
Tears will not melt me, saic
Mrs. Dewsford, calmly resumins
the Encyclopedia. Il only re
gret to be the mother of so degene
rate Il daughter"
Mamma, ventured poor Liz,
after a few minutes of silent griev
ing, II promised Charley K
ride out with him this afternoon :.
! You must give him up, Elizabeth
Upon such subject I can accep
no COMPROMISED"
But I promised, mamma"
: Mrs. Dewsford gravelv rubbed
the end of her nose.
A promise is promise, Eliza
beth; nor shall 1 require of yor
to break it. Here Lizzy visibly
frightened. But I shall accom-
pany YOU The pretty face be-
came clcuded and overcast once
more. Where are you going!'
To the woods beyond the glen
mamma. Charley is going to gel
some wood solrel for my herbari
um.
Nor will the expedition be un
profitable to me, said Mrs. Dews
ford, gravely. There are many
choice varieties of Adiantum anc
Asplenium to be found in these
woods. and my collection of native
ferns is as yet incomplete.
And Lizzy went away in great
consternation-not toread reports,
nor to study paleontology, but tc
slip out in the garden: where 8
great rose tree carpeted the velvet
grass with showers Of soft pink pc
tails at every passing breath of air
and where Charley Everett was
busy cutt ng ont sticks for earna
tons.
oh, Charley-Charley. I an
SO miserable
'Lizzy, what is the matter?'
He dropped knife, sticks and al
in dismav at her woful counte
nance and Lizzy told him: to the
/ best of her ability, what the mat
ter was.
is that ALL he asked, quietly
when the recital was concluded.
Isn't that enough! she rejoined
piteously. When we were going
to have such a nice drive all by our
selves, and then come homo by
moonlight, and
Don't fret, cara mia; it will bf
all right, So she won't consent t(
our marriage, eh:'
She says most positively thar
| she will not.
What shall we do, Lizzy! Shal
we elope quietly!'
! oh, Charley, you know I woule
never marry without her consent.
And are two lives to be made
miserable just because she think:
matrimony is mistake 2 be asked
grayely.
I suppose so, Charley.
Lizzy Dewsford's pretty heat
dropped like q rose in the rain
! Charley watched her qrivering liE
! and tesr-wet eye-lashes, and sait
no more.
Mrs. Dewsford was ready with {
preposterous green umbrella t.
keep off the sun, d tin case to pu
the ferns in. on extra pair of boots
in The event of swampy walking
when Mr.. Everetts light phatol
drove up to the door. The spring
creaked ominously as she steppe'
in: and Lizzy, meekly following
was nearly overwhelmed by he
mothers roluminous drape,ies.
I lad better sit in the middle
It preserves the equilibrium Of tn
vehicle better, said Mrs. Dewsford
wedging herself in between Liz
and Mr.. Everett with a smile Q
great complacency.
And she Immediately began dis
coursing on the properties an
habits of the fern, with unpausin
volubility, while Lizzy, perched O.
the extreme outer edge Of the sea-
had all she could do to keep in th
Vehicle, and Mr.. Everett's eyes wer
in extreme danger with the point