The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-03

make me believe he was sorry. smiled
at the idea, and he caught me at 1t, anu
blu shed like u girl.
"Are you really sorry, Blanchew
mo. Why should be?"
81 don't know, only l thought per-
haps-"
Tne rest of the sentence may have
been unpleasant TO him. for he never
finished it; and l was thankful, for
could hardly have evaded the truth, and
could not have told falsehood for the
world.
81 Just sought you out to have this
little talk, Blanche; for Pm going away,
and may be it'll be long time before I'll
see you again."
"You going awayi Where tor"
$40 college. You see, Uncle Ben has
come home from California, and he
offered to educate me If my father would
give me my time; and father SAID mad
staid with him until l was nineteen,
and in all that time had never DISC
beyed him, and 80, il pleased, should
co." ~
"Shall you like to go to school%
HI hope SO. | have always wanted to
90. It'll be very lonesome there for a
fellow who has never been out in the
world. Won't you write me tiny note
once in while, just to keep the blues
otf%
"Yes; if don't grow too lazy"
And SO it was our first acquaintance
ended; and though his letters grew bet
ter and better as the years went out,
and the round scholarly hand grew into
fine, bold, beautiful one, yet never
thought of him but as big, awkward
Abram Ware, nor dreamed that grace
could ever cling about his uncoutn
| figure.
wound of my first love had healed up
and left no soar. Aunt Hetty was de-
batting one evening, on the probability
of NV being an old maid and lecturing
me for refusing certain of the village
swains who had seen lit to offer them
| selves. when the mail was brought in.
There were papers and magazines the
usual number, and one or Two brown
covered letters; put the chief Wondel
was a tiny white one, which glance
told me was from no one of my school
acouaintances, nor yet from Apram'
broke it open, and read. Aunt M'rlami
who had married merchant, and moVeu
to the city twenty-odd years before
having heard through lrlena OF my
1ipnified arrival at young ladyhood, mac
|
the winter with her daughter.
tJust the thing" said aunt Hett1e
assuming her perpendicular with
hounce, "It will tame you down lit
lie. aud then, perhaps, you'll find some
body who'll save you from hopeless
, spinsterhood." ~
What DO you say to it, motherW
, GO, by all means, my daughter. Mil
lam was good girl, and you Will EMO
Yourself, az least"
And SO l packed up the old silk
i and made hasty addition OF some ne
n ones. and started Wlthlnth week.
q s.Just in time," said Aunt Miriam
d as l seated myself IN an armchair alI'
v the salutaJions were over. 1--WE are
f have party tonight. I'm so glad yo
y nave comeV 49,.
n Glad had come, indeed! to be bore
v to death by stupid party, when hs
3 neen iolted all day in That old stage, II
q iii I felt as if ! never wanted to see an
q ona again. Well, 1t had to be born,
common with the rest of the evils of LII
, az gathered up my iortitude and skirt
n and Went up stairs to get ready Ior u
s. worst. 1900, - 4ho roo
nt lbas been inQuirlng about you," sa
X Aunt Miriam, stealing up to my 81
I'd during the evening. lie askeu 70
re introduced" -,, .h4
70 veritied. And l snapped my fingers
H. triumph. -.
re "Wno is he?"
re- .sMr, Wayne. He is a widowar, e
wife died aboutfour years ago-one ye
ty after he married her. See. he is lookl
o. his way," And my aunt Indicated
II. ~arson in a distant corner OF the roo
ut Thare was no mistaking that bro
rv hair and those blue eyes. 1t could
s. No other than the Charlie Wayne us
H. 10 know. 49,, H.;
Vn nameW -..., >,
I'd s.Veiry well. Now introduce me
to Miss Blanche. have reasons Oh
IN, own for requesting IT," =.
= "Why, Blanche, what a queer ch
"Hush, auntl He's coming!"
ad $50 he is. Mr.. Wayne, my niece, M
A "Will Miss Blanche waltz?' And
he offered his arm.
ed mad not forgotten the accompli
'e- ment since the five years past win
fe- that | was thinking of, aud he WasI
Ter SO l took it.
i Tnen we had walk on the piaz
lg. then a stroll in the garden.
NE s.Does Miss Blanche believe in love
INT first sightw asked he, as we stood :
gazing at the lull, round moon.
Il believe in attraction at first sis
,rd which by and by may ripen into 10
ow but If the parties naturally attrac
never meet again, think The attract
ION will fade. think the story of the /
VS., who stood on the corner of cert
ide street, where he had once for MON
encountered beautiful lace every nj
ed, ing for fifty years, until he at last q
led old and died in waiting, is more rom
ok tic tnan true"
of yet it would be many, many days
vas 1 could forget the beauty of your II
ow Miss Blanche, even though l sho
,le- never behold it after Tonight"
He "Flattery comes natural to you,
orn Wayne"
ted "on the contrary, I never fla
as Miss Blanche, l could love you
the never have loved. Your face haunti
rm- like an old memory. l nave never {
ast such eyes but once"
cool ..Tnen am almost as prepossess
in N nl in