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

some cornmoh place remarks the oil
lady said in a quiet way: :Ga nWo =
Your mother told me that yo
/ would like to hear q little story of M,
( life history 4h 5-ls4fa an l4'g5fe
ba.If YOU would please tell it, L Ger
/ fainty should, for AM thing which yol
may deem worthy OF, telling must b,
Interesting replied E6uisa! !o1lqa 3
Then let us walk in the garden
the moon is nP, and the i air is warn war
They Went Went out. and when they haG
reached the. grapery they went into
the arbor aud sat down. i'5s ''t'- ~.
There Is mo- need that / should
make ANY preliminary remarks, con.
tinued PellYs flor i have come out on
purpose to teIlsKou a story, aud shall
teHitto you as plainly and simply as
possible, aud when, / have done,,you
may know why your mother wished
that1you should hear it.l 9fl sa1ai OH
When I was saourgage peopIe9ca
me handsomes| but still, with all my
faults do not think IWas very proud
OF yain.uI kueWo rthateI was good
lo0Eing,aHd / meant; to be good.
| tried to do right, as l understood it,
and when i failed, it was from lack
of judgment and prOneness to be
thoughtless where should have been
directly the oppositesin When d was
eighteen years, ofage George. Ashmun
asked me If 1 would be his wife. He
was a 3uoble-hearted, generous, up
right man, and lneVer experienced 3
sense of more hlissful Joy than when
| became thus assured his hearts best
love W as mine. II told him yes, and
ourivo VS. WeFe eplighteda9sWe were to
wait year. and thenlif we continued
to hold the same purpose. we were to
be married. Il don't know as any
one enYied me ; but L do know that
in all the country around there was
not a better man than he who loved
me- nor was there one whose pros
peGts.in hteaWere more promising gsas
To@Ffom my girlhood up j had been
a sort of pet and faFoFite in our sos
eial circle, aud eonsiderable attention
was ashownd me from all qHarteEsy
George was one of those honest-mind-
ed practical meR, who cannot appear
different from what they are, who 1el-
low q true andsj Just cause. straightfor-
ward and frankly. When he had pro-
posed for my hand aud had promised
to be his wife, he devoted his entire
toime.3s 1t almost seemed as
though fheafeoahs not d be attentive
Whensont nponh our social
pienies and excursions he was con-
by myo side santicipating my
every want, and ever ready. to guard
and assist me. II gaIlOWed myself to
feel that I would like little more of
N y iolds iberty; / even went so far as
to feel annoyed by his close, undiFid-
ed 'attenti on.oH was a tthoughtless,
notion on my part, but was
foolish enough to give it a place in
my d bosom. iis Some of my female
friends joked me on the subject, and
inallysdetermined that I would not
be tied so close to my lover, did
not stop to ask myself how 1 would
feel if he were less attentive to me-
[ did not reflect that Iamight have
been very unhappy had he bestowed
his social favors upon others of my
sex, in short, / did not reflect at all. |
WAS oHty siiyzed with a reckless deter
mination to be q little. more free and
.,sss.l4 +-gi ss5 ss.,1 NJ
g g We had q picnic in the grove near
our. village, / was buoyant and happy
and laughed and lchatted with all who
came in my way, We had a dance
before dinner, and George asked me
II / intended to, join, in = the amuse-
ment. / told him certainly. He. took
my hand and said, he Wonld bear me
but i broke. from hun with
] laugh, telling him at the, same time
that / was engaged to dance with an
other, lie was. disappointed-but he
5ook 1T in good nature. Before the
second dance he came again but again
told him / was engaged. lie be-
.rayed no i'll feeling at all, only / |
could see his ldisappointment. In a
little while 1 was among a, company
Of laughing, jOHng,Y merry making
friends Of both sexes, s., who had been
for years, and, one of the
with; him. / knew that George had
made arrangements to take me to din
ler but what of that? Should / be
De free-and told the man that made
aim. l must, have been blind, as / |
1ut 4 did not stop to think When the
Inner hour arriVedGeorge came with |
! happy, smiling, hopeful countenanee |
md offered me his arm. 80. -.
':For what r. said So s'ff $. ~.
t"For dinner, my dear" he replied. |
Then j told him / was engaged with |
mother, and before. his very face | |
,ook the profered arm OF the man to |
whom 1 had given my promise, re- |
marking to- my lover as / tripped |
lwaY, that he, would have to find |
some. one else. I saw the look. he |
gave me--a look of pain, of mortif-
,ation and reproach-and as / called |
t to mind after had reached the ta-
1Ie, Isfelt a little. uneasy; but | said |
% myself ssHe will come around all !
light, and thus / tried to pass it Off.
towards the latter part of the after
loon George came to me again. He
lsked me what [ meant by my treat
nent of him. He was earnest and !
anxious. told him, he must not ques-
ion me in that manner
.'@sBut,1 he urged, "only tell me if
Fou mean anything by it. - - ..t-'
!. ts.sY es, do, said /. p - -,
!. And he asked me what it, was, /
old him ]. ] meant q TO learn him les
!, x lesson in = what ?" he asked.
!, t"sOf good, manners" said I. 81
want. TO teach you not to be too atten-
i've to me. And, ! added thought
essly, you annoy me"
: He did not. answer me. I saw his
ip, culver and his manly bosom heave
md as be turned away the sunbeams
hat came through the branches rested !
lpon the big tears that rolled down |
IFS, cheeks. The impulse of my heart |
hen was to spring. forward and de-
ain him to ask his forgiveness and |
make him happy But a foolish,
ghim steal pride restrained me. let
him 60 and tried to content myself
With the reflection that it would come |
out all right. ,.s75,P ''' = l9t'i
! when the party was breaking up
he came to me and asked if he should |
see me home. He was, very cool, and |
seemed only to mean that he felt
bound to make the. offer, seeing he
had brought me there. | was not GO
inc to ncceft snch an Offer as that and |