The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-09-26

!. cars caught the name of Aramn'a, and then
y bccam" all attention,
r.. You have inlUcncc-grcat influence a
l. any one can see, with her mother. loG nigh
e put in word Ton me-
i "Why>" | inquired mechanically.
-, "BccaV,c YOU !ght bc enabled 10 cain ael
Il consent 10 oar marriage
It 70 your marriage: our marriage will
/. whom
c "Why, with Aramlnta, Of course Dpu0
f YOU know that if the girl marrics withou. hci
y mothers approval She Loses $500 a year"
+ "What, have you proposed TO her"
: Not yet, but mean to shortly That's
/ why want you TO talk about i. to the Old wo.
t man
What" observed, as filthy lucrc when
e weighed against true iOrc!'
t "EXactly,' said he, but don't care about
/ the girl without the money
l This, then, was the mean, contemplate
| creature who hat been held up to me as a
/ paragon among men. He could not disassocl.
ate Araminta from her yearly income, The
wO must come together or she should never
bear his name. Oh, paltry scoundre! Had
:. he been short and tall, would have crush
ed the life out of him as he stood before me.
But nature has made me short man, and
Smith towers Il foot above my head. 50 pru-
dcnce rcpresscd all my bellicose inclination.
We had now arrived at a road where he
had to take one direction and the other He
wrung from me half promise that would
say what could in his favor, and then we
parted. | was glad to quit him, for | now
knew that he had entered the lists for Ara
minta; and | wanted % mature my own plan
Of action. resolved TO declare nv passion
the next night.
The resolution with which retired 10 res,
was strengthened when arose and from the
srst hour of business TO the time when | re-
turcl to my lodging my purpose remained
unalcrcd, When and under what Circum.
stances was it best to proitcr my suit? Twl.
/ light? Yes, in the twilIghtS holy calm
| in that romantic hoyr when the shadows deep.
en-, and all around gives token OF the ap.
proach of night, would address 20 her words
/ of love.
| saw it all, and dressing myself with scru.
pulous care, strobe forth upon my MISSION.
As paced the strip Of path which led to the
portal of my beloved, | saw through the par.
Tor window, in the cleaning, hand wave a
welcome to me \ thrill Of delight passed
through me is | iclt that 1t must be her--my
beloved.
So well Ia ad become known at the little
villa that il was not necessary should be an.
nounccd by the servant. She, with a know.
ing smile, motioning with her finger toward
the parOr door, gave me to understand that
the object Of my search was within and
alone.
Quickly turning the handle of the door, |
entered the apartment sanctiiicd by her pres
CnCC AS had anticipated, she was alone.
Seated in front Of the window, she had evi.
IDENTITY been expecting my approach, and, be.
trayed by the eXuItatIon of the moment had
waved her hand as she saw my form emerge
from the shadow cast upon the path by the
tall hollyhocks, | knew that her face was
bcaming with smiles, although in the gloom
vi the apartment could not see Il feature.
could picture the rosy flush upon her check
her bright glance toward me, the pouting OF
her lips that would murmur, "Jriah, dear
love YOU" knew all this was expressed on
my Araminta's face, by the RIGHTEOUSNESS of
her hand and the qulverIng accents in which
she said how delighted she was 10 see me.
| did not ask my beloved the usual qucS. I,
ton relative to the state OF her mammals
health, as | feared this would lead to the |
Medusc herself being summoned to pay her /
respects to me, but went straight to the cause /
Of my visit. drcadng lest Smith should fore |
stall me Drawing my chair closer and
closer to hers, we rang the usual changes up. |
on the topic OF the weather, and then with the
exhaustion of the subject came an interval Of
nearer to her approached; then, taking her
willing hand in mine, | mUrmugcd, dear
est"
She had evidently been expecting the ayow.
al of love, for, without drawing back her
hand, she Whispered, "Uri, dear, 20 ON, do
50 like To hear You talk
Thus encouraged, proceeded: Sweetest
you bid me talk. All, love, had ten thous-
and tongues they could lisp no name 50 trca
Surcd rs your own. Dearest, love yUu-yOu
know it, Long has my heart been yours, Why
have my visits teen SO frequent Because,
dearest, you were the magnet that attracted
me. Tel me, may not call you mine" /
"Oh. | ri dear, th, is so sudden, - uncN- 4
pCCtcd--giyC me time to consider
Not an hour, not Il momcnt,' exclaimed,
in the mad enthusiasm ofmy love. II would /.
have my answer at ouCc-thIs anxiety can
not hruok'
"Thcn, ri dear, ,rW b, g"."., and your,
alone
In a moment had ca,pcd her waist, and
imprinted k.,S upon her check "That rat
flies our compact Now tell me, dearest
how long Is it since vuu knew loved YOU
oh, a long time, Urn dcar--A very long
VERY long time, almost rs long rs | have
known you. But You have not yC' told me
how We are to live, Iri You SNOW have
small income, lul il is not sufficient len lis
BOTH
Three hundred pounds per onmum q small .
income Twas thu, ~li-htingIy she spoke of
wealth Oh, how loved the girl felt /
the inlrrioriIy OF my position at once" but | .
summoned nay courage and told her OF my
income and prospects
ooh. tri dear, she mumurp. her head /
resting upon my shoulder and her face up
turned lp MINI " am more than satisfied. T