Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1874-04-23
ime watching, miserable and unhap-

time watching, miserable and unhap-
py.
Susie must have noticed the change
in us, but she was so preoccupied with
her love that she probably attributed it
to some other cause.
Harry was now constant visitor.
He came to my office one day, and with
an almost radiant face, told me of his
love for my wife's cousin. 81 hope you
do not object" he added, when 1 had
heard him through.
"Why should I?'' L inquired; she is
only Nelly's cousin.
"Hang it, man, you're cool enough
about it any way" he said.
"Can't you get up little enthusiasm
when a fellow is half beside himself
with happiness. You don't want her
to go, eh ~
81 am quite willing," 1 answered; ;
sbut | confess there's no accounting
for tastes. She is very far from the
person fancfed would be the choice of
my fastidious friend Harry Lonsdale.
"Ah, you are thinking of our old dis
cussions-but let me tell you, she is
perfectly beautiful in my sight, and lit
tie short OF divinity. Her eyes are GER
tainly glorious, and then her charming,
winning ways, and her perfect taste!
Jove! what exquisite tastet''
''That's true," said L.
''Well come old fellow, Pm glad to
hear you own up to something. I'll be
blessed if 1 shouldn't think, were you
single man, you were in love with her
yourself.
My answer satisfied him: "If l were
single and she the only woman in the
world, wouldn't marry her.
"Whew, well that's what 1 call u
trifle decided" he said, and went off
out of temper.
Several weeks passed. Susie had no.
titled my wife of her engagement. She
could not but be aware of the constraint
in our manner. Nelly and frequent
ly had conversations together over the
matter, in which we commented upon
the strange good fortune that had SEEM
ingly befallen Miss Susie. The disap-
pearance of my three thousand dollars,
and her sudden accession of costly |
dresses and jewelry did look, to say the
least, suspicious.
One day on my return home, my wife
informed me that Susie intended 70
leave us.
''She came to me this morning." con-
tinued Nelly, and told me Aunt Chey-
ney had written saying that she wished
her to return; and US she had great
deal to do, she thought it better to have
the wedding outfit made there. 1 said
to her, "We thought you would be mar
ried from here, SUSIE" She looked
strange for a moment, for she must
have seen how little heart was in my
words. Then she said Aunt Cheyney
expected the ceremony to take place
there, had, in fact, been making great
Besides, she quite wanted
to see Aunty's withered old face-and
there she stopped. She is going to-
morrow night, and is getting ready
now"
would have given the world to be
able to say that l was sorry, but the
truth is, her presence had become hate
full to me; wanted her to be gone.
We were very polite to the last.
saw Susie off in company with my wife.
Harry went with her, the happiest man
ever saw.
1t was relief to behold her vacant
chair, her place at the table, to miss her
gliding movements, and feel that we
could talk and do as we pleased, with
no spy or eaves-dropper in the way.
Nelly missed her for a time, and often
talked and wondered about her. She
her first letter and declined
10 attend her wedding, but the second
etter remained unanswered.
Not a great while after that Harry
procured house in the city, and 1 saw
him occasionally. Towards his wife 1
feeling Of strong aversion.
It was she who had destroyed the dear
Did intimacy, for Harry and 1 had been
famous friends, and now he never called
1t the office.
We often heard OF Mrs. Lonsdale's
her dinners, her perfect
,aste, her fascinating manner, but he
never called.
1t was late in the following season
,efere we prepared to go on our annual
lifting into the country. 1 had sent l
most of the household goods, which al
ways accompanied us, and gathered
,nough together for the final load. Nell
y came up to inspect them.
'Where in the world did you find that
I'D eap-box 2" she asked laughing, "and
Why have you installed it ON the top of
Ill the other bundles ?"
"Don't you remember the box, Nell
W" L replied, sit was grandmother
the very one in which she
lsed to put. her old cap. Why, can
zee her face in it this moment, and
what upon earthr' l exclaimed, cut
ing short my speech.
My wife had pulled off the deep COW
er of the box with some eXertion, and
there, snugly slowed together, staring
Is innocently in the face, were the
mis- ssing notes.
Nelly and stood dumb with dismay,
staring first at the box, and then at
each other.
"Oh, John! poor, dear, innocent SUI
lie !" was her first exclamation.
"What witchery is this? ?" | respon-
led; show under the sun did that
money get there?"
"John dear, how unjust we have
oeen!'
"Don't cause me to feel any more ,
neanly of myself" said L. 81 could
'ell John CarrIgan, money and all, for /,
'ixpence."
"John, what could she have thought I
Of us?''
"Suppose you go and inquire, dear?' I
81 will; I'll go right there, John. L I