Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-02-07

well, at all events. I must see her be-
fore leave = :
why so9. To grieve her, torture her,
break her heart? Brother, you shall
not. You men have no more feeling
than stone. I would give the world
if you had never exchanged q word
with that poor child
.Charlotte.'
DO you know what has come of it,
your waunderings up to the farm, your
Italian readings, your wafks In green
lanes, looking at the moonf l feared
how it would end-I saw it coming
weeks ago.
Sister Charlotte (angrily) don't be
fooii' l-Sa-z
Il wish to Heaven l were! Would it
were all my fancy, aud no one were to
blamei She is not-poor, ford darling!
don't know that you are either. You
could not help it, Alwyn. But you have
done cruel thing. You have broken
girls heart
sNow don't look SO astonished and in
noceut. You know it too-or 1t is high
time you did. I have spoken the simple
truth. Her friends asked me to-day
how long my brother had been court
ing Marjory"'
| Il protest, never said a word of love
| to her in my life!
Foolish boy, do you think that love is
expressed and won only by words?'
He hung his
But, whatever you did, or whatever
you said, the case stands thus-yot have
made that poor girls life miserable, "a nd
now you are going away and taking her
peace with you.a See loves you to the
very bottom of her SOUL -
| Loves me? Oh. Charlotte!'
His head dropped on the table; he
turned pale as death. -als
| We remained silent for many minutes.
I sewed on fast till / could not see for
crying. - ss :, sa@93' = p sk
God forgive me- he said at last, q
meant no harm. What am / that she
should care for me? Poor Marjory!77
Sweet, gentle aigelr
He actually wept.
| charlotte, first tell me all that wa'
said.'
told him, Disgusting nothing. Ht
was greatly affected. SO Il!
'Oh, my nnworthiness, my unworthi
ness to make SO many people misera.
bte. What wretch l must have been.
Il tried to comfort him. but the cas-,
was too clear. He must have erred il
some degree, perhaps more than Iknew
or a modest, shy maiden IKE Aarjorl
would never have SO blindly thrown he
heart away. Also, other observers
would never have been SO deceived a,
to the relation existing between them.
Still he had done no more, in fac
,nvch less, than hundreds of young mel
do, and pass unbalanced through tn,
world, while the foolish young Womei
are only laughed at. But his SENSITIVE
cosiscience exaggerated the folly int
the biaekestcrime. He was overwhelln
ed with remorse.
Charlotte, tell me, what must do
How canI atone? If the most complies
heart-broken-'
Your broken heart will not exactl.
heal hers.'
DO you think hers will never heal
Do women never get over these-thes
] things?' .9-4z s&sEzs
Get over it? as a horse leaps a hedge
either falls staked in the middle or limp
for life sfterward. OH, yes, certainl,
they get over it. 1t is a case of kill o.
cure, according to the PATIENTS strength
, For nay part, think poor little Martor,
will be returned among the killed .
7sOh. hush! Sister, you ought not t.
speak in that light, unfeeling mann ner'-
funfeeling? III what should l.
what can I do? Ought I Toto MARI.
her - sI . = .s eet1 .z .:.sz "a.
ja..Ask your own heart that question:
/ left him, went to lock the house anG
dismiss our maid Mary's 10, who wa
courting assiduoasly by the kitchen fire
How much simpler and happier thes
/ affairs are often carried on in kitchen
than parlors. S-il'' = %ea e!. ~
: sAlwyn, take your candle; it is tim
il for bed. y.se-sa 81 za4
i Sister, come here. Give me som
l 1 help-advice., feel half crazy
. l. T od hi 1Ioff fCr
: kissed him. My poor boy! He wa
} paying dearly for all his follies.
= Tell me, Alwyn, did you ever TO
/ any moment feel a spark of love, nc
i. mere sentimental friendship, but down
right love. .aifor that gentle creature
Il whom many men would really adore
Ell sWould they? Yes I know It.. A
| times, even have fancied-but then
: smottered the feeling down. dare
i not love, you know. And to think Q
? her loving meme. that ann not worthy
t not half worthy, Of a girl like her,
t You might grow worthier. She nigh
; help you TO conquer your faults and be
t come a noble man. You may never i
{ your whole life find such love again
and from such a woman sss
= Il feel that sai'z4-sa+.t
8 Are you quite sure that, honorin,
s. and liking her, you do notin some vagu
r fashion love her?'
T 'As friend, a companion, comfort
1 er, yes; as my wife, NOT i., .aa
Then she had better, ay, and If sh
r knew it, she would rather a thousan
i, times suffer any anguish-struggle wit
i IiG-beat it down--outlive it--or, If tina
: may not--die of it--than live and
= married to you.' z.7s :.
/ 1 took upm my candle and went to bed
{ 1t was two o'clock before I heard Al