The Worthington advance., 1876-08-31

Pardon me, Miss Dfosene, I thought
I recognized All old friend il you,'' ;; fal-
tered Chester !; for this grand ,air and
distant manner some what cooled his
rising ;ardorl; t.si!, 81. 81! 1,,;., .fs4zs,l,
4 sttNou sea lin me: no one tbut, Vlyiola
.Diosend syfaus9eredi aho swdotly ,:ssssthe
victim ofambition uIfyou recognize
meas one Of your past trieads, please
f6tE6t 4tss ssHsI,am none other than Mad.
em0iselle .Diosene.'' :uE ,TSf::s.s
This remark, 'coldly.5sapoke bit a
sudden check I'd the pleading 81 1Ches-
.:But I hoped to o.see!!;zthat:ts- = ~;o
'.''Stop !! I can ilm$$eEine What your in
tentlons are. You como ,kie5Ife kki5I L to to find
Dora Allen, the sweet, copfiin9 child
OF nature ruled BY the most potent Sc
rulers, loves. instead, you find her
changed into woman q being Of am
bition, who has risen even higher than
she expected ,s,rs ri, ,'s.,;c.f,
:..rhen you do not deny being. Dora
A1len.' |: r.: . j 1iE..-}.::, :....t.
II deny nothing; still less do ad-
init anything. I have buried my past,
with. its disappointments, woes and
troubles I only exist for future Of.
forts. May I inquire how your scheme
has matured-Whether Dame Fortune
has smiled upon you e.. g - = =.
:. 81 must admit that fortune has been
capricious with me! ~ have but par.-
ly realized what SO. fondly dreamed
of. Last night l saw you, recognized
you, and was seized with wretchedness
for having cast you aside; 1 deter
mined to re-establish myself in your fa-
'vor and if .perchance, you yet loved me,
1would still be a happy mortal. May l
hope that I have not been mistaken
that your generosity will make me
again happy and joyous!' p
'And you come and ask this of me !!
You must have failed in your under
taking, for had you been successful in
obtaining, what you desired you could
scarcely desire, such favor. With
me it has been different. !. At one time
I loved and was guided by love, and
not by foolish passion for fame.
My love, however, was cast aside for
a base mans caprice, and it awakened
within me what I had never before
ssed-ambition. l sought fame,
succeeded in my effort, and to day you
see before you one who has buried
love, and won the fame she merited.
Had you not cast me aside at one time
l would have been a true and loyal
wife to you. You have made me what
l am you sowed the seed of ambition
in my heart; I live now for fame,
which l grasp every moment of my
life. am adorned, beloved, honored
and respected by all, and I shall never
forget that you are the cause of it all.
Go hence, and bury your love, for
passion can never be awakened in my
breast. "a.
Chester Vane was overwhelmed with
grief. He sank at her~feet, and plead
ed, besought her love, his life, bu:
alas the woman was iminovable.
$50, she said with commanding au.
thority. I can never forget that you
laid the foundation Of my fame, and
that it overwhelms you in the end is
not my fault. Goodbye it is best we
part.
"Oh, will nothing move you?" cried
Chester in despair.
Nothing!'' And cold smile spread
over her face, which was as pale as
marble. - r.s
He rushed from the apartment, his
hope forever buried, and feeling that
he had lost all hope of happiness by
his one great fault.
He buried himself in his rooms and
did not appear until a fortnight had
passed, and then he came out a chang
ed man, whose purposes in life seemed
ended. From that day he was never
at rest. He followed the idol of his
affection into strange countries, and
never failed to catch the first glance
mademoiselle CHANGED to cast over her
audience. 1t became customary for
her to see him near the stage, and she
grew to expect him.
But all things have an end. One
evening Viviola did not meet the usual
glances of admiration from her ever
present admirer; and she suspected
something had happened.
The next night she again missed him
the next and the next, until she be-.
came fretful and uneasy until at last
she made inquiries, and found to- he1
great discontinue that he was ILL.,
seriously ill, the doctors said, and
needed a careful nurse. He raved con
stantly about Dora Allen and Mademoi
selle Diosene, and ever were these two
names uppermost in his mind. The
proud spirit of Vivioia gave way al
this information, and she herself de-
voted part of her time in administer.
ing to the sick mans wants, unknown
to any save the doctor and her servant
The crisis was over at last, and when
consciousness returned to the invalid
she tenderly placed her hand in his
weak, and wasted one, and murmured
Take me, Chester I am yours and
forever yours!''' And the tears stole
softly from her eyes, and she mingled
her sobs with his. r~t'i
II never dreamed that such happiness
and joy would be mine again on this
earth, said. Chester, as he wound hi:
weak arms about D0ra's neck and kiss
ed her rapturously.
1--WE will live only for each other in
FUTURE" replied Dora sweetly.
So the world lost a bright, particu
lar star.
| Who will say that love is not the
ruling passion of mankind! In this
case it was so, was it not, dear reader
Drunken Templar.
Hon. j. j. Talbot, late the grant
worthy chief Templar of Indiana, ant
principal expounder of temperance il
Indiana, was roaring drunk at th'
house of friend in South Bend, Ind.
all night of the 2lst. Next morning
the patience of his host became ex