The Morning herald., 1876-10-27

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chance ia given them, as they did st the
party last night. I'd have fuss with him
abt ut it, were I you"
"a fuss!" Eta raised her brrid-crowned
head like little queen. II never have
fuses with my friends. Mr.. Curtis is free
to 70 and come whenever and with whom
be pleases. II makes no difference to me,
and would not, were I already his wife"
"Well, you're cool little boldly" COM
merted Ellen; ''but just tell me this: did
Montgomery let you know that his invita-
tion 10 the party included that of his lady
aIso?"
Eta would not have made a negative re-
ply at that moment for millions Of money
So instead Of answering at all, she fixed
her eyes on an expensive chain that her
companion wore, and borrowing little o'
that lady's double dealing, remarked N it,
beauty, together with the fact that she had
never seen it before.
Ellen Gibbon was sufficiently answered;
yet adept a. she was at deceiving, she red
dened slightly herself as she explained
that the chain had been given her by a
friend.
They hade each other goodbye with this;
and Miss Gibbon, hastenning back to the
Office, just gave one exultant laugh over
E,ta's annoyance, and then dismissed tht
subject from her mind. r.tta went hon,.,
uncommunicative and decidedly eros.
though her youthful love Of the rom .ntie
would not permit her to recognize the fact,
and in this state held council with be'
disorderly thoughts. "Tell him all sbou,
it as haughtily as you can, and let him 90
his way" said angry pride; and Eta in
imagination beheld herself in the charac-
ter Of dignifed maiden, dismissing rec.
reant lover, who had richly earned her
stinging repremand. Wonder questioned:
"How will he take it?" and romantic Egg
tism answered: "Wi h b)anched cheek and
quiveIing lip, yet with princely bearing y
How will you teel after that" questioned
staunch Commonsense.
"Oh, wretched! wretched" meaned poor
Eta, suddenly breaking up the conference
with a good had cry.
Now, when woman gets to that point.
the bubble is burst, and the storm exhausts
itself in refreshing the moral atmosphere.
Happy the woman that under overwhelm-
ing sorrow can weed-.iot in hard, choking
sobs, which rend, instead Of healing the
soul, but in plenteous rain Of tears can
weep away her own weakness, and then
arise refreshed, to do battle with her trials.
The weman that never weaps is as much to
be dreaded as the ever-ready ''sniveller."
Eta began to ask herself what her lover
had really done to merit such bitter feel.
ings as she had entertained against him,
and she found herself hard pressed to make
out case. He had certainly withheld her
invisation to the party, made another his
confident in the cashier business, and enjoy
ed himself with that other while she was
sick. All, that was lump to stick in the
throat! Yet what good would she do by
objecting TO that act? 1t was over now,
and quarreliing about it might estrange
them forever, whi4h picture SO overwheln.
ed poor Eta that she was threatened with
renewal of the former storm. So the
quiet girl made up her mind to let it all
pass by without any outward demonstration
on her part, though deep in her heart the
separate complaints ranked discordantly,
needinw only some uew grievance to bring
them to light. Eta did not recognize this
fact, never having thoroughly sludid her
own nature, but was persuaded that she was
doing something rather noble in avoiding
any ou.spoken explanation with her lover
when he should come that evening.
But he did not come. Instead. he sent a
note by boy, stating that he had been re
quested to remain in the eountlng-room
tnat evening, in company with Miss Glib
bon, whom business had detained; but tha,
he would call some other time. The letter
was cool and business-like, evidently scrib'
bled in hurry, and meant so Eta i'm
pulsiveIy concluded-to let her see how in
conseq uential she was to HIM. She told the
boy to wqit minute. and sitting down at
her desk, rapidly scribbled off note, to
The effect that Mr.. Curtis might call when.
ever he pleased, but never again with the
hope of finding her at home-that she
wished him no iIl-had no explanation to
make, etc., and bade him adieu after the
most approved style of nonsensical young
ladies.
fro BE CONCLUDED.