The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1876-03-22
Thanks! If you assure me I am

81 can assure you that. Besides l
shall generally be busy when you are
about the house. / must go, now to
help mamma with the supper.
With little nod of farewell, which
Seymour returned with a polite bow,
she went toward the house. He took
her seat and began to wander why he
had not heard that Mrs. Mortimer had
two daughters.
"Though / d never mistake this one
for the dashing beauty. She is hardly
pretty, but, somehow, she has the most
attractive face ever saw anywhere"
So ran his thoughts until the tea
bell smmoned him to the dining-room.
Here he met Miss Lizzie again.
"My youngest daughter, Mr.. Bow
en-" said Mrs. Mortimer, indicating
Lizzie with an Indifferent nod.
Before Seymour could speak the
young girl said hastily, 81 met Mr..
Bowen in the garden, mamma"
And Seymour fancied that there
was something of entreaty in her
glance toward himself 1t certainly
made him forbear to make the remark
he was beginning, about having sur
| prised her iI her favorite retreat.
Before many days it became 6ey-
mours retreat, too. But he did not
meet Lizzie there again, or anywhere
else, for that matter, except at the ta-
BILE, where nothing more than a brief
word was ever exchanged.
On Thursday Miss Augusta returned
from the city. And as she swept into
the room to be introduced, in a cos
tune which was faultless, Mr.. Bowen
acknowledged that she was q royal
beauty, as far as the outside went, any.
way.
But he met so many Of that sort in
his circle that it was almost refreshing
TO turn to the simple freshness of Liz
zie, who could not make the smallest
preteusions to "styie," or to the ele-
CANT self.possession which would have
aided Miss Augusta to meet the Prcsi-
dent himself, with entire GOODNESS,
while Lizzie would have blushed, fut.
tered, and probably been unable to
speak at all.
After trying to pursue the bellies
acquaintance for few days, Mr.. Bow.
en- decided that she was hardly so we'll
informed upon general subjects as
even his brief acquaintance had shown
Lizzie to be. But he readily saw that
Miss Mortimer's time was fully occu.
pied with fashionable society and its
amusements, while Lizzie who seldom
went anywhere except to church, had
time for reading and study.
One evening, about a laonth after
he went to Mrs. Mortimer's, Mr.. Bow
en- sought his retreat in Llzzie's arbor.
Some whim prompted him to seek the
inner seat, and when. shortly after,
Lizzie herself came into the arbor,
singing low song as she sat at her
, work, he concluded not to disturb
her.
1t was rather pleasant to have her
setting so near, singing so softly, and
: Mr.. Bowen was rather enjoying it,
, when the sweet voice of Miss Augusta
J was heard. not quite so dulcet &c US
ual, as she said:
ooh, you are here, Miss Lizl Has
/. ANYBODY been with youf"
"Nobody but my thoughts" answer
> ed Lizzie.
, "Mamma thought she saw Mr.. Bow
, en- come down this walk" said Miss
Augusta.
, 'It must have been with the spirit
ual eyes, then. l haven't seen hin
with my bodily Ones" laughed Lizzie
"Oh, we'll, it's no matter since b.
: isn't here. But warn you Missy,
3 won't allow you to get up firtatior
e with Mr.. Bowen"
al shouldn't know how. You nev
i er gave me lessons" returned Lizzie
with some spirit.
at will be time enough for you af
= ter am settled" continued Augusta
o not condescending TO notice Lizzie
remark. "And l mean TO get settled
e this time, for Mr.. Bowen is immensel,
= rich, and ! may not have many NOR
chances. am determined not TO le
+ such fortune slip"
= 81 would never marry him for tina
: il / did not love him. said Lizzie
with more fire than usual in her.
v "Well, | would and perhaps
j. shall only mind you keep we'll out q
,. my way." returned Miss Augusta, loft
4 ily. and with that she walked away
4 leaving Lizzie quite silent, and MI
E, Bowen utterly amazed at what h
}. could not hel p hearing. IL IL ha
not been for sparing Lizzie's feelings
It he would have stepped out and con
IT fronted Miss Augusts-he felt jus
D. like doing 80. But he was beginnin
4 to learn some things. aud he resolve
a to keep quiet little longer and &c