Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1876-02-10
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BY MARY n. PRESCOTT.
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There, say anything that comes into
your head, Silvia-anything that's nice
and sentimental and sounds as if
knew all creation and had studied and
read and thought no end; anything Sc
that he won't guess what a miserable
little Ounce | am. Only don't bother
me about itv
And supposing he finds out?'
Finds out! How in the name OF
goodness is he going to find out unless
you up and tell him?'
Il shan't tell him. But it doesn't
seem right; my conscience rebukes me.
1 wake up sometimes at dead OF night
In a sort of nightmare, where see him
treading your letters under foot and
his eyes like javelinsu
It's high time a-day for you to sit
there and lecture uhe, Silvia, and prate
about your conscience. | know what
Pun about; write the letters and keep
the dreams to yourself. What busi-
uess-bad you to be dreaming about my
lover, let me ask? A pretty case OF
consciencev
The same business have to be wri-
ting to him, suppose
You write to him because | require
il; and father hires and pays you TO be
q companion to me and to do what
will. i don't see that you need trouble
yourself at all about it unless you want
TO throw up the situation and Cblige
me to get used to new companion
You might find the change of hand
writing embarrassing, TO be sure,
laughed Silvia.
Its very generous of you TO remind
me of that dilemma, now, isn't it? And
just to show me how dependent | am
upon you? Perhaps it's bid for 8
higher figure. i always mistrust sou
high and mighty conscientious folks
You know me BETTER answered Sill
via. i was only thinking that you
were laying up trouble for YOURSELF
That needn't trouble yOu.'
III anneys ne that should be obli-
ge'i TO aid and abet you in the under
taking.
.'Sweet sensibility! Oh, lar You
may resign your situation and find 4
better if you can. Pm almost afraid t.
keep such g saint in the house.
Situations don't grow on bushes, land
iaborerS are thicker that flies in Au.
gust; and Nine. Genesis would turn
the twins out of house and home if
omitted quarterly payment you
know
We'll, what's the need of SO much
bother: It's only matter OF choosing
between your conscience-which is on
ly another nsme for your own comfort
and the welfare of the twins. Wei
see which you love best, you goody
goody! And, after all, can't under
stand that your poor conscience ha;
anything to do in the matter. YOU'RE
always magnifying trifies-lookins
through your Puritan spectacles a
t1em.'
Silvia sat down at the davenport ant
took up the pen.
'Iou could write as good a letter a
! if you chose.'
But don'f choose to be bothered
1t wouldn't be any bother to me
began Silvia.
Then you'd better do it without an,
comments.
Il mean % write my own love-let
ters.'
That's because it would be such
novelty, perhaps
only thinking what pleasure yo,
!t,se.'
81 can afford it; and my loss Is you
gain
i know if you would only give lit
tie practice to it your handwriting
would he finer than mine. Let me be,
you to try. A half hour daily woul(
work magic
'Pshaw! wouldn't be hired t,
waste so much time on it. l hate e
write; and hat is money good for if i
can't relieve me OF doing things | hat
10 dc? The girls at school used tn writ
iny compositions, and were MT half a
fussy as you, though didn't pay them
And nobody found it out, either
But | ,hUuld ST. hate To deceive IN.
lover
Wait till you get one. Aud as t,
that, the deception has begun, anC
would only make things worse to con
fess.'
And when sou are married.
La, shall get my letters then-o
yours, rather-and burn them up, pro
xided he has not done so ALREADY. AnC
he'll forget whether wrote we'll or i'll
And are you in love with him"
Il call that an iinpertineLt question
Silvia. 1t implies a doubt. Most o
the girls are in love with him, let mt
tell yuu. Perhaps you'll experience 4
shock when you see him; he isn't Sc
stunningIy. handsome; but he has those
seductive. nIanhers that make mere
beautya bagatelle-I read that some
where-and he's rich, rich as mud, and
descended from the great Mogul, fpI
81, can tell. He knows enough to run
two or three colleges, | believe; and
when Pm Mrs. Prof Shale it wOn'i
signify whether write in Choctaw or
hieroglyphics, and nobody will ask
whether mg grandfather was SOAP
boiler or a cobbler. shall be at the
iop wave of society, doH't you see"
j confess that don't see with your
eyes
But don't you wish you could?
Sweetest eyes were ever seen so Max
calls them-nof that Fm bit proud of
them! Aren't those gloves a perfect
ht9 A philopena gift from Mr. Mush-