The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1874-04-09
A SLIGHT ACQUAINTANCE.

A SLIGHT ACQUAINTANCE
Crossy Mitchell aud John Martin met al
little picnic party in country village,
where she was passing few weeks Of the
intolerablc hot summer, aud be-well, be
was reading law for the present with Es.
quiro Morgan, the village oracle, and
working about the squiro's farm 70, pay
bis board,
John Martin was q handsome young
man and as good as he was handsome :
50 said Mrs. Morgan and all the old la
dies Of the village, as also did the children,
who loved him dearly for bis kind acts and
the cheerful words which he had for every
one.
The young ladies all seemed to have
great deal of regard for him, for they each
and all foresaw that such a good young
man must make an excellent husband; and
besides, they felt assured that he would be.
come very rich, as wcllas influential; Tor
was be not reading law with Squire Nor.
gan, who had gained riches and influence
in the practice Of bis profession?
But, somehow, John bad failed to ap.
prcciato the regard of any young lady IN.
til he met Crossy Mitchell, and from that
time be felt that bis heart was no longer
his own.
Crqssy was beauty, and she kgew it
1t was passing strange that she should feel
willing to deprive herself ofrhe homage Of
her many tutors aud banish herself to a
country village, even for a limited period
But she bad planned on making her op
ycaraOcG at the summer resort fhcr fash.
ionablo friends, when the season wasoyor
Esoming;;rreah and hearty from her country
rctrcat, while the bellies Of the fashion
would have already worn and weary with
{, f,shionoi1c destination
/ This vas the reason Of her soclusiOn,
and, will.a swift, comprehensive glince,
she scanned the face and features ofJchu
! Martin. inrartlls rejoicing tbat such .
thaads6qe,and agreeable young man was
to be her comPauion datigg.hcr stay in the
village.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT sAalsas
would fail 10 prasnt himself as . candidate
for her favOr- She knew her power, ard
felt sure that John Martins love would
soon be hers.
1t was even as she had anticipated, :
AT every picnic, pleasure excursion orpqr.
ty gotten up in the village, John Martin
was her escort and companion, and ere The
tiMe she had allotted herself to stay had
passed, she was sure that she possessed all
;hc lose Of john Martins, generous, noble
heart.
She lad learned to love him also =
His superiority over all other men with
whom she bad associated, forced bcr to
yield to bin the respect which was due
him, and respect soon ripepcd into a warm.
or feeling, which Cressy Mitchell would NOT
acknowledge even to her own heart.
The time drew near for her to take her
departure from the village, and John Mar,
tin bad called 10 say good,by. Without
prcliminaries, and with no words of criOg,
Ing fattery such as her former spitor8 had
invariably made use of, he told her in a
straightforward mauly way, ofhis love for
her, and asked her to give him her hand
in marriage.
For time there was severe struggle
in the breast Of this beautiful creature Of
of fashion. She Io9cl John Martin, She
knew it, and he knew it, aud her better
nature cried loudly for hearing in this
case.
But pride and ambition whispered in
her car, "You must not thus fling away
all your bright hopes and prospects for the
future; you may form splendid alliance;
become the wife ofa millionaire; wear laceS
and diamonds and evelin wealth and luz
ury; do not listen to the prompting ofyOur
heart, but let reason guide you"
Thus importuncd by the voice Of selfish
ambition, she put the one love other heart
away from her, and, turning to the man
who stood with folded arms awaiting her
decision, she said;
MhLr. Mnriin. | cannot afford 10 indulge