The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-20

Win, er in s0ceJy, too, and auute prom
ises an unlimited amount ofparties."
Things looked brighter the next MORN
ing, Ior The arlve 10 Mr.. Scuifs residence
was through lovely part Of the coun
try, and wnen, they stopped Kitty could
not repress, an exclamation OF delight
The house, a large, beautifully built
mansion, was nestied at the end OF The
avenue OF tall trees, ami at the base of i
wooued hill which rose behind 1t. o.
the porch stood their host, and still 8
hanu some man, but with the shy look O.
4 a student.
"rnis 10 kind" he said. grasping MIR
HowelPs hand; land this" He
stopped and looked at Kitty, saying
sollly, 'sVery like, very like. am glad
to see you, my chlld."
4 Kitty, in al her LIE had never heard a
sweeter voice than the one that wei.
coined her. and she followed the fat,
Igood-natureu nousekeeper 10 her room,
thinking the visit might not prove 81
great a bore after all. The two GENTLE
men stood on the porch looking alter
ner. r .,-..s,.. ...... ..'
"Kittyl You call her after her them %
saiu Mr.. Soul, in a low tune.
| Yes, she is very like, is she notr'
| "EXactlyp
| 'Just the age, eighteen, poor Kitty
was when we were married. We are
old boys now, EDeu." .,s
| KiLty was soon at home at Moorsyille.
Now, in her pretty habit and hat, scour-
my over tue country on horseback, or
riding demurely beside her father
through the towp; now knocking at the
library door, where Mr.. iScul spent the
most OF his time, and under pretense
Of finding a book, winning her host from
| nis studies TO exp, ain to her the oi
styne;on tue man.ei-pioce, or the snells
un the table, .s,
| "Do / pulher you very much coming
| rom her low seal to the kind lace benu-
ing over her.
"Bo,her me? No, dear. l am glad to
| have yvu." -..-
II like to come in; 1t is 30 cozy and
| nome-lIke, and, don't be angry, 1 Lhi NIX
you stay here alone too, mucu. You are
so wise and good, why do you shut your
| self up sop
He made no answer, but his pale
cneek flushed; and here the conyersa-
tIon stopped.
They had been at Moorsville nearly
six weeks when this conversation TOOK
place, and KITTY had been tue object oil
The most tender care durlng all that
time. But the pleasant visit was des-
LIned to come 10 sudden end. That
evening her father tol,i her that Mr..
5cull had made her an offer OF mar
riage.
"Wny, he's OLD enough to be my grand
lathtr J" cried K.tty.
mot quite as bad as that, seeing he
is younger than l am. And he is very
wealthy"
but you wouldn't have me marry for
muney?' s.r -s a-r-. i.',.
M dear; but it's only right to tell you
all Jne advantages. You've been happy!
nere." - ..u-.-
Yes; but l can't marry that old man
OF iorty. Pm sorry he asked me, 1or We
musL now 60 home."
"Of course"
That night Kitty went up stairs feel
ing as if she would like to cry. Sill size
rather prided herself upon re1ec ing The
rich owner of Moorsyille. Like other
girls oil her age, she had her dreams o.
Urue love with an immaculate hero.
young and handsome, poor perhaps, but i
perfect certainly. Yst Kitty, spiLe oil
all This, cried herself 10 sleep.
The parting next day was brief, But
as Kitty stouu on tne steps, wal ing lor
the Lrunks to be strapped to the car
riage, a nand fell gent,y on her shoulder.
and Mr.. Soul said gently:
II am sorry l panied you my child.
But remember. II you ever want friend. !.
call ou me-" Kitty burst into tears Ior
reply, and ran hulrisdly down the
steps.
In the whirl and tumult of a gay win
| ter, KITTY looked III vain for ner beau
| ideal. Beaux there were plenty, for M :.
uo~eli was wealthy, and Kitty his only
child, but no one was exactly what she
wanted. She found herself contrasting
shallow compliments with the earnest,
deep Thought which Mr.. ScuiPs words
betrayed; she missed his voice, his
gentle, kind watcniulness, and she won
uered il next summer her father would
| go to Moorsyille.
EARLY III the spring an uncle died.
leaving Kitty "a large fortune. Yet rest
less anu at times sad, Kitty seemed to
nave lett her girlh0od benind her when
she lett MoorsvIlle. a-
"Dear, dear, this is badlp said Mr..
Howell, laying asiue a letter one day b I
breakfast.
What, fatherf"
"a cousin OF Eben's has come home
from India, aud claims the property at
MoOrsvIlle. EUen's uncle was a bache-
l0r, at least they all thought so, anu
EDen succeeded as next oi kin; but
nere's private marriage proved, and
| ais cousin is the only child. Eben says
that, as the claim is just, he will not go
70 law, but give up the property. u
"What, the house and all-ohi father,
how can he live away from all thaL he
loves?"
"He writes to me TO know II can get
him any thing to do"
"Hel SO sny, so refned-oh, father 70
| and here Katy burst Into a food Of tears
and ran away. .sa-.;t.-s..,
Mr.. Soul had lett Moorsville to come
10 New York, had gone 10 an obscure
Rotel, and from there had written his
note 10 MIR. Howell. He was sitting,
silently waiting, when there came i
knock at the door, and Mr.. Howell en-
| tered, anu with, min Kttty. 1858
Before he could speak, Kitty was be-
side him, and had grasped mis- hands in
botn OF hers, laughing and crying at
once. s....5 - ,ss
"Yuu will come home with us-Ididn,t
know i loved you'll i'll try to W a good
vie, indeed l will-and you must nell,
me il 20 wrong. We will be 80 happy .
and here she broke down in subs.
"Ay wif.-you--klGtyp was all the
bew iidered man could say.