The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-04-20
VOLUME 46.

! What makes the difference. John ."
She stood looking up nj him with eager
eyes and flushed checks. She had motion
ed, meantime. to y slave to bring hcl
shawl, and stood with the costly fabric
hanging across her arm and trailing upon
the oaken floor
MIR. Wentworth looked down at her witt
gentle eyes, in which lurkrd. in spite o
! himself, something OF amusement strug
| Cling with gratified lanilV, and, with ;
smile that was infinitely kind and reassur
| ing, only said, "Dont mind them, Fanny
lie took the shawl. and wrapping i
around her shoulders. offered his arm, an,
they went out Of doors Ladies and gentle
men in groups We're promenading up ant
down the avenues. and sitting on rustic
benches under the trees. Ihe nj ght was
| intensely sultry like July than May
My head aches,' said Frances, land
m tired OF these people Everybody i,
tirescme and diSagreeahle tonight excep
You You never are. What 5 the reason
| John r.
I'm too fond OF pleasing, | suspect, III
replied. with quiet amusement
Are you fond of pleasing people yon
haIc Pr
II don, think | hrtle anybody. Fanny
| 1t j. TOP treat a waste OF time and tenn
per"
NV hat do Nou do, then. Ahcn Nou fac
people 50 di,agreeable and e<aspelatina
that you'd Ike. to snap their heads off ?"
I'm sorry for them, vita al! my heart
| because know that they Hlt much more
un,onf,,tahln fhon th.v non n,.,ie me
There isu.t mnch snhet9,tre after nlI Fan
nv. in any Of the unIin,j tl,;uY- neopl. ear
SAY 10 ms ,nd ut' ms Ifwn..n ,nI,- honest
and !, vh,t wn haIiav, T., hn Iiohr ~,
| don't b,v,..,,ueh y,,,j tr,nl,l,. H. NE iuno
rpu
| They were ,noyinu away from the law,
In the ',liractin,, ot. ,fn o,.,,,.n. ,s h. MI
tered These last words t6rv entered il The
Air VA, laden Win fine troranrc of liIacs
, few earh r,.n, and other old-flshioned d
ttu,y.rs 4 iich ana s,... nu,y occasionally
/ and which recall tradition, of Thai by.oonf
fine ,s ,,owrrfIlljv as an olJ nortrait o1
.,I,ara ,tarlsed brorad,. ,I,nss Thav sty,vnd
down the bath to the ~nmmcr-i.onse Which
n,.arIoot,ad five 1v.,ta,
..I ANN thinl, Il !. hnst ia ,,o il, dc
Won FANNY.
~ as coma ,lnn., ,,Ic..a ,nnIi,,l Fran
,.., in,pprativelv and coavjnoh
So thav wont IN tnrntha,, .91i ,.o,,..,...l
,, many snI,;ooIs tf'l.,. s,,a, ,'f ,I1
haon, t,,.. ,ha, h,d .,,.,,t ftano,na, ''l1 ~,
III. ii,,,to,,,f..I Jo,1a,.trra r.. E,,rIa,,'I
nfb;.,.,,,,.,. in Fam, ,-oa,s MI, l,,'
cree, Frances recovered her euuanimity.
This is better than the crowd, isn't it.
john ?" sald she. presently. Its very
queer, john: | Ike people and prett y
dresses and dancing and music and games
r,el. SO much but don't think that all OF
ii ptlt together is rs pleasant as Lpariuy
yoil talk and being out here in the dark
with you in the garden"
- innocence of childhood +" exclaimed
Mi Wentworth. laughing outright. Fran
ce,. You're we'll named. Be careful how
yuu make such speeches when you're :.
few wears older"
Here they were infcrrllptea hy footsteps
crunching over the gravel.
1t is cousin Theodore" 4" said Frances.
peeling out "Thcodore, suppose von're
looking for me Next time 60 70 a party,
III 90 labeled"
II ~ sorry +" interrupt Nnu, answered
hGodorr, n"ehl y but Miss Elizabeth
/ 'aid YOU It1t the house lh hour ago, and
asked me u LOOK You np, a. she Wa7 afraid
you Woui1 take r"id,
lou 9" bach ana lell Miss Elizabeth
th'f my 'oo''h ]"iih "a lh'h@ very good
care OF me
III
John " MentWorh 3allrd for England
Many an eye was wet at the parting for
he had not a few warm friends. and a vov-
a@e to Europe was a hazardous undertake
ing IN those days Perhaps among all the
crowd of friends and acQuuntances assem-
bIrd on the wharf to bid him godspeed.
none bore Il heavier heart than his little
cousin Frances She lnncied she should
not see another happy day until his return
She had yet TO learn that lime meIciIullv
lessons all erlels If ii were not SO, how
many of us would live to GROW Old ? The
accumulation Of dolorous Lurdens would
cause the most OF us to sink down ex-
haustcd before middle age. The fact that
in a little time we accu~tom ourselves ia
think resgneilv of the death and absence
of friends is not fact to rcarrt or lie
ashamed OF, but thankful for
Frances vontvo,th o,fnr tam, ,...,,.
Lift cchool ana Locan,o ,l,n ,,na.n H. tLa
c;rrln i, which shnn nnrnd ,in,a ,,a.sol
and She rinnned into y hean,;fnl Ion,an' oo
hona ehn liza p,anr of..rs ~ ,,,'',,.;aara
cided ia favor OF her cousin Theodore Az
kinson. That She had been as much in
love with her cousin john as she could
ever be with any one. She did not once
doubt but be, perhaps. had forgotten
her. He had been several wears in Eng
land. and there was no prospect of his re-
turn. Her family were anxious for the
match Theodore was As much attached
to her as was possible to person of his
nature, and in a moment of weakness.
acting against her true, pure instincts of
right and wrong, Frances gave her con
sent She led the same kind of life with
him, l suppose. that other women lead
with husbands to whom they are mditfer-
ent, and season succeeded season.
Ia the year l76G Governor Bcnning
| " WentWorth who had been in office twen.
tv-iye years, was removed in favor of his
nephew, john. The Province had long
groaned under his iron rule, and the Stamp
Act caused an open revolt John Went