The Ottawa free trader., 1876-07-08

ton of doing so, with no idea OF changing
my happy state of single bIessedness anu
peace, had become an engaged man-ah
other persons property-and that other per
son young woman.
| went TO bed and dreamed that had
successfully emigraed 10 'he Sandwlch Is
lands. There I had just wooed and won q
dusky bride. when her features changed into
Miss Cilly Busse, who, grasping me by the
hair. and bearing a parchment inscribed
"hreach of PROMISE hurried me again into
wakefulness and misery.
When one has been particularly happy the
night before the probability is that the next
morning will bring with it vague sense OF
misery; but there is the conclusion, that II
you go to bed particularly wretched, you are
pretty certain TO wake in tolerab!y good
spirits the morning after. When l opened
my ewes and looked my sorrows full IN the
face did not feel so thoroughly dismayed
AS before, and was further encouraged by
receiving a summons to leave Lillyvile at
once, on important business. 1 would be
out of the way, at any rate, and who could
tell what might turn up? At any rate, |
ought to 90 and bid goodby to Clily Busse-
Miss Cilly opened the door for me herself.
She looked very flesh aud blooming, and,
though her nose did turn up, her eyes were
pretty, and | stopped at them ana did not
examine further Her lips were round and
sott-se were her cheeks So strongly was
impressed with her beauty that | involun-
tarily kissed Miss Cily Busse, and after had
done so, found that liked il. Miss Cilly
did not struggle very hard, so | did 1t again
Miss Cilly said that was enough; so we went
in and SAT-, side by side, on the parlor sofa
If gentleman does not want to make imme-
dia,e and desperate love to young woman,
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| larly a small sofa-crede erpertO. | had not
been IN that position five minutes, and had
not told half my future intentions, when /
discovered that my arm was around Miss
| Cllly's waist, and her head on my shoulder.
| Consequently, | began to feel very bitterly at
the necessity of parting, and to express my.
self so enthusiastically that Miss Cilly was
absolutely moved to tears. Yet, oh! the
fckleness of youth No sooner had ! got
out of the house, where | had just been
swearing eternal constancy, than | fervently
hoped never to enter 1t again. Once out of
sight of Miss Cllly, my feelings toward her
began to cool; and, by the time that / was
seated in the stage which was to bear me
away | was as impatient OF the chain that
bound me to her as had ever been before.
sat in the stage unmndful OF my fellow
passengers, and weighed down by gloomy
became nervously aware of the fact that my
opposite neighbor was looking ut me. BE.
Ing naturally reused by this 10 return the
gaze, a sudden elevation Of my eyes brought
them in contact with the glance Of two soft,
dark orbs cleaning timidly from the recess
of travelling hat. From that instant felt
that was gone-that was madly in love
that naught on earth should separate me from
the proprietress Of those heavenly eyes. l
cast Miss Cilly Busse from my recollection.
was soon in easy conversation with Rose
Mayand-such she informed me was her
name. found out that we were both going
to remain some time, and that l might call
and see her if liked. | did not find the
slightest difficulty in visiting Miss Rose May
land. After repeated calls became convinc-
cd that Rose reciprocated my sentiments; for
she did not appear bored by my visits, and |
thought that no humanity could stand two
visits day, of indefinite length each, with.
out being either bored or in love with the
visitor. l would have cast myself at Roses
feet and declared my affection; but there was
that horrid engagement with Cilly Busse-l
how to get released from ii? Reduced to de-
spair, tried the very last resort left me. |
unbosomed myself TO Harry Sinclair. Harry
Sinclair was very handsome fellow, and
perfectly at home everywhere and in every
emergency. He used to visit Miss Maryland,
in company with me, pretty often, though
Rose and he did not seem to talk great deal
to each other. When told him my unhappy
predlcament, he pulled his cigar very VIC
lently--so much so, that the smoke made him
wink and cough violently. He had quite
recovered by the time | had got through, |
however, and he gave me the result of his
meditations.
lAar IA Az ne
Greenc-"I must admit that you are IN a fix |
II Is not so strange TO be in love with one
girl and marry anOther-that occurs rather
oftener than you imagine. But TO get engag.
ed without meaning to, on one evening, fall
in love with somebody else the next day, and
get out of the first engagement the next week |
that last will require generalship. We will
see, however | am going down to Lil.yville |
tomorrow, and will examine the state of the
premises. You hold yourself ready to come
down when write for you; that's all By
the.way, Greene, you hadn't better commit
yourself with Miss Maryland until you are
clear of this scrape. If | were you, would
not even call there just now.'
AS Harry was going to act form me so disin-
terestedIy, Of course | could do nothing less
than take his advice IN this respect, rs well
as other things, though II went sorely against
my inclination. The impatlence with which
awaited a dispatch from Harry was much
augmented by my usual daily occupation
being taken away. A week passed with no
news; two more days of anxiety dragged
their heightened hours along; but, on the
TENTH received a note which reused me at
once. II SAID:
"Dcar Greene: Come down at once, and
quietly; all is right SO far. When you ar.
slve | will give you your instructions.
HIS"
Harry was waiting for me, and carried me
straightway to his lodgings, where he gave
me an insight into the state of affairs.
That evening Harry went again To the
Buses | gave him half an hour to gctith
eldest out of the room, and 10 get fairly under
way, and then followed. The hall door was
open; passed silently into the parlor, and
there, in that very window where Miss Cllly
had owned herself mine, discovered her in
the arms of Harry Sinclair.
Though this was exactly what lwiShed and