The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-02
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and grieie of every nature IN the exciting
contest Of business or ambition. 10 ap-
ply these principles TO the case OF DR..
Duval. He will at first, after his separa.
tion from Miss Marlowe, imagine that he
loves her dearer than ever, but by-and'
by new occupations will insensibly di
vert his mind from the contemplation oil
his betrothed, and then new persons
will cross his path, in whom quite
as insensibly he will learn to take an in.
terest--and so, In the end, he will find
himself brought to think SO little of Miss
Marlowe that he will gladly surrender
her tor some newer intimate. And all
this will be brought about 50 insensibly
to himself that he will be totally ignorant
OF the ten thousand immeasurably fine
links in the chain which led to this re.
suit. / have seen this case so often, and
it is so natural consequence OF the
active life led by your sex, that teaf
for the fature happiness of Miss Mar
lowe. But yet, as said before, Dr.
Duval may prove an exception TO the
general rule"
Sand these are the reasons why you
always oppose long courtshipsW
"Thev are. Often long cOurtship Is
a benefit rather than an injury, but l
fear In general the reverse is the case."
"WelI, l scarcely know what to say.
You certainly have argued your opin.
ions in clear and masterly style. But
I'm afraid my vanity in my sex will not
suffer me TO adopt your conclusions.
But mere we are AZ your door, and find
the time has come for me to ful1ll an en-
gagement."
'1Good-by, then; but don't forget, if we
live to see the end of this betrothal, to
come to me and tell me what you then
think Of long courtships."
Mrs. Alton was one OF the most sensi-
BILE women in the city. She had a tinge
OF romance in her disposition, but she
never suffered this to interfere with her
plain, common sense views of the duties
and situations of life. A keen observer,
she had accumulated large store OF
facts from which to deduce her opinions.
In no one did her nephew, Charles IT.
vine, place such reliance, especially on
points in which her sex's opinions were
generally sought for. He was staggered
by her arguments on the present occa-
sion, and as he thought on the subject he
inclined more to her opinions. But yet
he would not wholly ADMIT the force OF
the reasoning.
Time passed on. Horace, or rather DR..
Duval, had left the city, according TO his
and was now settled In a
thriving town in one of the Western
States. His letters to Esther Marlowe
were at first frequent, and filed with
hope aud glowing pictures of the happi.
ness that was in store for them. His
business slowly increased, and he wrote
to her that in eighteen months or two
years at fu Obest, he would be able to
to the East and claim her for his
bride. At length his letters became less
frequent, and often contained passages
which Esther feared were cold, although
she tried TO persuade herself that they
were not. Then came an interval OF
he had been sick, but was now wholly
recovered. How the tears fell from Es.
sher's eyes as she read; how she wished
that she had known of his danger, and
could have flown to his side. Alas! lit
tie was she aware of the change in her
lovers affections.
He had indeed been sick, and to the
kindness of Others he had perhaps been
indebted for his life. He had learned to
think less Of Esther, and more of her who
had tended him with such constant care.
New scenes, as Mrs. Alton said, had col
ored his mind--new friendships had
struck their roots into his heart, insen.
sibly pushing out the old occupants of the
soil. He no longer thought hourly OF
Esther He had begun to dream of an
other face than hers. There was new
voice sweeter to him than that OF his aft
anced bride Gradually his letters to
her became less frequent and more for
NAL Miss Marlowe at length could shut
her eyes no longer to the GOODNESS OF his
Perhaps he noticed it in her
she suffered in silence.
We Willingly draw vail over the sad
story 1t soon came to be known that
the long engagement between DR.. Duval
and Miss Marl0we was at an end. How
the rumor became public no one knew,
for the lady herself never alluded to such
d. thing, but there needed no other con.
firmation to it beyond the pale, detected
air and hollow cough Of the suffering
victim.
"Poor Miss Marlowe," said Charles
Irvine to his aunt, "she is failing fast
Consumption, they say, has fastened his
tooth of poison on her vitals, but alas
fear broken heart would be the better
name for her disease"
Il fear SO too," said Mrs. Alton. "Dc
you recollect our conversation some
eighteen months ago on Esther and Doc
tor Duval~
IL do" said Irvine, Sand 1 confess
am now convert to your opinion"
While this conversation was transpir.
ing, the object of it was sitting in an
easy chair, propped up by pillows, in the
last stage OF her fell disease. Every few
a racking cough would seize
her frame. Her eye was sunken, hei
voice was feeble, her cheek burned with
the titful hectic Of consumption. Her
mother and sister sat with fearful eyes
gazing on the invalid
A servant entered the room bringing Q
phial which she LAID on the little stanC
before the sufferer Her mother, with a
trembling hand, took up the phial, anC
unrolling it from the envelope, turned
away to prepare the portion for hel
daughter The newspaper in which the
paIal had been wrapped still lay ON the
stand A word in the torn envelope
attracted the attention of the sufferer
and she took it up. She had scarcely
run her eye over the paragraph which
first attracted her notice, when fain
shrek burst from her lips, the paper
dropped from her nerveless grasp, ant
she tell back apparently in fainting tit
The mother let fall the phial, ane
sprang to her daughters side Alasl i
was only to grasp the hand Of the dead
The paper which had fallen from the
hand OF the invalid was picked up. /
the following announcement
under the head Of marriages.:
son Sunday. the 23d inst. by Rev