The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-05-08

Silently the truth revealing.
Real love is something more.
Chamber Journal
AUNT ELINOR'S EASTER OFFERING
Such sconssernaas66 as the news Of
Nell Earle's runaway marriage caused
the staid inhabitants of Newton to be
likened only unto the shock of severe
earthquake. It was social earth
quake, shaking to the very foundation
all the old-timed theories aud beliefs in
the wisdom of Solomon even, for does
he not say, "Train mp a child in the
way he should go, and when he Is old
he shall not depart from it?" There
fore, when everybody in the whole
town of Newton knew that, from little
child, Nell Earle had been not only
trained but drilled to march through
the straight and decorous paths young
ladies' are expected to promenade, and
with the sternest of captains at her head
in the person of her Aunt Elinor-when
everJ body knew this, aud then heard
suddenly that Nell had "broken ranks"
uugracefully (disgracefully some put
it), and that just on fhe eve of her
marriage to the grave, to the dignifed
old Professor of mathematics of the uni
versity she had started of one bright
May morning in q simple buff linen
sui4 md taken the train for New York,
where she was met by the Professors
young son, and then and there married
him instead of his father, and sailed
for Europe the next day-this was the
terrible shock that made the New
> tonians tremble. II Nell Earle, whom
everybody thought the "prettiest be-
haved" and best brought mp +" girl in
that part of the country, would act in
this outrageous way, what were they to
fear from their own wild, wilful daugh-
tors?
Aunt Elinor was almost distracted
when she read the letter that reached
her the morning after Nell's departure.
am sorry dear auntie," it ran,
that I have been obliged to do, in
going away from you in this manner,
what feel to be a wrong toward one
who has filled for me the place of
mother. 1t is undatiful and unkind,
but, auntie, you have wronged me as
we'll Was it not undutiful and un-
kind, In you to insist upon my marry
ing man for whom felt only a filial
respect? I told Won did not love Pro-
fessor Roder. 1 begged you to let me
say no to his repeated solicitations for
1 answered him, you remember, Give
me time to consider You both took
it for granted that in time would an.
swer affirmatively, and Won then,
auntie, announced my ENLARGEMENT and
ordered my trotfsseGu without one word
of encouragement or acquiescence from
my lips. thought sometimes would
just let things go OMIT would please
you, and do owe you a great deal, and
L wish could please You as well in the
different choice have made. thought
1 would let things go on the Professor
was good and kind, and I would try to
make him happy, and I would strive to
let respect crowd out and kill the tiny
Feeds Of love that lay in my heart, only
waiting for word from the rightfnl
lips to make them take root and bios
SON. And, auntie, the words were
spoken at last, and last night when
Karl Roder met me ON the rustic bridge
down by the brook, and told me all
and asked me all-then answered all.
How could consent to become a
mother to the man whose wife 1 gladly
am?
81 hope in time Won will forgive me.
1 ask your pardon for leaving you in
this way. 1 saw no other. had not
the courage, after all the preparations
you had made for my marriage with the
Professor, to announce to you my deter
minis ao1 to marry bis son. We sail for
Europe at noon to day. Dare I hope
that, II ever return, You will meet me
with kiss OF forgiveness? We have
forwarded letter of explanation to the
Professor, which. trust, will be re-
ceived IN the spirit with which it was
ELINoR EARLE RoDER."
When she had finished reading the
epIssie, Miss Elinor took of her glasses,
folded up her letter into four folds, 1
then tore 1T up into four times four,
and threw the pieces out of the window,
where the fresh May breeze caught
them up and whirled them down fhe
garden walk.
Il will never receive her into INV
house again. I cast her out of nv
heart, as T toss her letter to the wind !"
and Aunt Elinor sank back into the
chair, and went TO rocking furiously.
Professor Roder was walking slowly
up the village street, about that time,
his head bent down in study, as usual,
and a letter which he had Just gotten
at the postofice still unopened in mis-
hand. just az he reached Miss Elinor's
gate one of the little white squares of
Nell's torn letter lighted on his black
gloved hand. He looked at il closely
and read, ~ did not ever say yes > I
answered him, you remember, Give
me time"
The Professor recognized the writing
and the words. He stopped then and
picked up one or two other bits that Law
his feet. Il told you I did not love
Professor -" waiting only for a
word from the rightful lips" "Could |
consent to become a mother to the |
man whose wife gladly am p
All. Professor, only tiny bits of the |
mosaic, but the whole tablet of mys-
teries is understood now.
Very slowly walked the grave Pro |
lessor up the garden path. Miss Elinor
saw his approach; and met himsat the |
door, her face afame with shame and |
indignation.
Before any explanations. madam"
said he, "sllow me to read this letter
from my SOD, received this morning :"
and then he seated himself, and read
through twice the announcement of his
sons marriage, and the little plea of
love and duplication for forgiveness
signed by both.
After long silence, in which the
song of the young robins in the cherry
trees outside sounded very sweet and
near, the Professor arose, and with his
hat in his hand, said MADAM, / |
think we have both forgotten that
spring time and young love go together
I remember IL now. j congratulate |
ron upon the gain of nephew. Karl
g a good boy. / in turn await your
l have a daughter,
md one whom 1 shall always love dearly
'e such. Good mornine !" and taking