The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-12

"NoeomOuos 4 tSii you sest ""
can never psrsy Harry Csmmiags,
ssl As ssssef you break ycur engage
r,sns with him. the BETTER
"Oh. father. how can you tell me
this, wksA I lovs him sof"
Love him. indeed I should think
that . yNng eisay Nike yoa. and 10
your circumstances. would have
enough sepss V want TO marry man
nearer your squsl, ia,tesd Of oDs With.
cot . Esd M. Rossnond, ! tsll you
- Sass and Tor ell. that ron esssot mar
y Harry Cummiass.' ~ -,
20 hthsr!- and Rssamond buried
a kss hcs in lsr hands and wsp' bit
tssly.
'How, Roamosd. 10 wcaknesr. Tell
Harry. the rex, time you see him,
thst you must break your engagement.
Thsn EAgar Thrne'e oacr for you
must Be accepted; you will Be his
~ist." 50 ssying, the speaker leit the
Cv66o.a 90 4A2s-Fr'- - q
Mr.. Lewis lived in q large. elegant
msusion Just outside Of a fourishing
village. containing about two thousand
p iuhshi4ants. He wss the wealthiest
man in the county. and was consider.
I'd . man Of great popularity. He
had only tSo children. his sOn. Sid.
,nsy. asd Vie daughter. Rosamoad.
Both posesssd considerable beauty.
Eosamsnd was engaged to Harry
Cummings. who was q young lawyer
. ia tlp plaec. and q gentleman in eye
y sense Of the word. even though he
wss poor; and % he and Sidney were
great friends. Harry was often at the
2 hsuo Of Mr.. Lewis. asd consequently
IN IN love with Rosamonj.
Harry bed Arrival. hswevsr. By the
name Of Edgar Thorns; and as said
Thorne was considered rich % well d
good looking. ROsamond's father wal
in favor Of Der marrying him. Edgar
Thorne had come to town about q year
prsvious to tho commencement Of our
ssory. with plenty Of money, and had
lived in great style ever sinee; he was
slways talking about some property
= NJ had in the West. although come
ID did not believe that be owned any,and
lad their doubts as 10 whether the
money that he used 70 freely Was hon
stly obtained. No one knew any
thing about his antecedents. and 81
could tell little about him, except tina,
4 - wss . hns appearing young man.
Although Rossmoud was engaged
to Harry Cumuinga. Edgar Thorn'
= w0 not aware Of the tact. and hat
just proposed for her. Mr.. Lewis
wbos was . psoudspirited man, val
unwilling that bis daughter shopl.
marry poor man whes she had |
=. chases to marry n wealthy one; there
- ~ b had called her into the library
and commanded her 10 break her Gu
-. eagsnent with Harry. and accep
: Edgar.
:. Amer M. Lewis had leh the libra
", Rnsamond sat there for Q lou1
time. thinking over tho past in which
{ sts sdbsen 20 joyfulIy in thinking
how happy she would Be when sh,
and Harry wero married. even If hsl
hone we're 70 b ever 20 humble; bu,
aow all The bright hops we're broken,
and 80 must give up her love; bul
- mas dsterninsd that she would
Aosves marry Edgar Thorne.
-, At hast she heard some one coming.
and. looking up. saw her brother. who.
observing that she had been crying.
unisquirsds the causs. Upon learning
how matters stood. he frowned angri.
:. y. and declared that be would do all
he could 70 prevent her from marry.
ing Edgar Thorps. even il she gave
up Harry. which he declared shs was
wrong 10 doing even il her father did
say shs must.
81 That evening Harry came to ses
Resamond, and che told him every
thing that her father had ssid. sddius
that much - abe loved him she could
ses b bis wife. although IL nearly
bsoks Der hsast 70 say 20.
whss Harry left Raanond thai
night his face was sshy pale. for h
loved her dsvotsdly. and this had bees
hsavy blow to him.
A for Rosamond, from that time
there vas great change In her. She
did not 70 out into society As she had
done. hut went around the house in I
dreamy kind Of way, apparently no
iicing but little Of what WAS going on,
sH Afssr Edgar ThOrne had ascertained
how matters stood. he began to make
his vista more frequent at the house
Of Mr.. Lewis, and urged Rosamond to
marry him. At last. wearied almost
r. beyond endurance by his constant ur'
ging, and by her fathers approaches,