The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-26

lutes. In fact, she would have done any
thing, except sacrifice her pride. But
she met the crisis bravely.
'EGOiugl Dear mel How sorry they'll
all be, especially Fanny"
The point of this was that Harry had
paid Fanny Livingstone more attention
than ne had paid any one except Kaie.
"But stay-I must not let you go with
out some remembrance. Here Is IL rose;
il is the last one, l suppose, you'll see
at Beechcrolt this year. Wen call it
the last rose of summer il you please.
| Only, pray, don't give it to Fanny. She
has no notion OF being left to pine on Inc
stem.' Tuaps the pnras., isn't it?"
81 promise yOu," said Harry, also
equal 10 the occasion, "that PIl not give
it TO Fanny. Pil keep it to remind me of
you. 'rne Last Rose OF Summern You
nave chosen your name capitaily. Good
By, Miss Murray"
The cutting tone, the mock courtesy
| with which this was said, the low bow,
were all iniml table. On the whole, l
think Harry had the best Of ii.
| Nevertheless, he was III no gentle
mood as he took the train that after
noon, and was whlrled off to London.
He mathematical, | nave no doubt, the
hole sex; we men generally do IL in
similar circumstances. He remained a
few days III London, Uut his mood did mol
improve. Now and then all insane no.
tion would seize him, as it has done
otuers I'he nlh, IhaI hate "ou'o re-
pent; and the pos tman never came round
| that Harry ala not nalt expect scented
| ttnree.Cornereu billet, the cOunterpdrL Of
| three or four oCAers which he had re-
celFeu lrom her AT uineFeht tllhes, anu
Wlieh he saeleu!y Cleneuteo' DuC NO
| ollle' calile' AZ 'le Gu" Vi w lSo''
as ne cams ouC vi nag Gluo' ne IA an
acquaintance, "ho ia" J"sU ie'' pSeou-
croit. ,,o.,,.
| I'VE missed you tuere' dfea"luiI!,
aIter you Ielt," salu ohatley ho 4" aru'
Fanny was q"lVe o'0se io' d u"y vi
TWO; none Oh US teAloWs oouIa geI MoLu
from hel. DUO n spIse ~ 'n1o' we WY
sorry YOU WehI, Sil Vi U.s. eAcep', pei
ups, ot""noPo' 20 mus' eAoep'
otahhope' MS ogen A"Aihs ms IN n
lhgs ever SINCE "l'h MISS MaFTaN. INC
taIN Is, IAey> te ehsasGu; ana l suppose
its Irue. pl"Ne civ" 10 0C"HnoHe
'or, between you an" uie, h3'e 10 wv
| "luNn VI " 'P'ii' 'o iio'' l"N.
Chafley haa no lued VI tue pun he was
nlcLlhG-ratt ike MIN never
nave. DuI marry, III consequence u
that cuahcs meeting, Went nome,
burned Tue thfee treasured notes, ana
started lot Tue NoItIheht Ihe next sat
uruay'
Meantime the summer months uassed
| and BeecucruIt. whIcu mad been crow dud
uuul September, began 10 empty, K.e
was now Lett comparatively alone. Al
| first she had trtel DESPERATELY wi h
| SLaunope, and mad almost made up hel
mind TO marry him. Ii ue mad ASK ed ner.
| the nlynt alter Harry mad departed for
| France, perhaps sue woulA have aC-
ceptcu hlm-plQue Will do much in such
cases. She was spared folly That sh,
Wvl.I have r. greLLeu ali her lie. Slan-
hope mad not yet summoned courage;
and when he did, her mood Hau
Changed.
BuL others came, and other fortunes
were laid at her feet, for never had X ,te
been so brilliant as durIrg tnut suAImer,
1t was TO no purpose, Kate was too
Dobl4, after all, to marry man she did
not love- A word would have done it;
D4t she would have died rather than
write that word; and we supyose
every other woman would have acted
Ike ner.
SO the summer went, and autumn
came. No" ana Iheh, aU hfsl' she " as
aIoO INSANE enough 10 tlIHN Harry would
WIte; puI thA9 u'lu'loh soon P"SseA
away sue le"H% ~ Us MIS- Auulstoh
nau toid hGl, Cn"V marry, oAc5 1851, was
lost forever.
October mad come. The leaves were
Deg h"lnA ~ hu'Coi w thG sio"h"' ool"
Wlhus W pIoN, even tAc laISSt roses tu
laI. me eu'l'ne' ueHts n"" az oe-
P"'' 'eo' eF0u ~ ''"i'-""" N"'e
was alohe. .,,.. a. ..
~ ""S '"Hh I" Ao'i'i w nNI' VI l"To' ~
hau olleu oecn "' nun as sne couiu oG
40 ATop up "PPo"i'NO'e' AA"o Ia" "leo
ouL long "So. ,,..,
o"e o%5 sac vas lu Ihe satuen, tnliN-
my VI a. a. 'uIe, an ~ @e WIN ultnculIs
sAT oVuI" heeP N"oA VIC 'e"ls. Sne le
c"llou thg lns oo" Eci e"Vlo'i oe wen ne'
ana Aei l"NGl' An WuaI G"F 'I"eHs
aau passion nay u'oeiAaln IL III nal
sung toAc' 10 nave pcea 1oFeA !"
tnat way, ana !eL 10 nave huhS con
temptu"u7ly aeloc!
suddenly shG stopped. A solitary rose
cAusHt her eye, the 0nIy o. she nad
setH llaI day-the last ohe, perhaps, OF
the season. She pIucNed 1t IN ch .ulcal-
J., Singing lii low, sad L.:
''TIs the last rose of SUNNI r,
Lelu blooming alone"
She was quite uucousc GUS OF wnat she
was doing. Leaning her head pensiyely
ON her hund, she regarded That solitary
rose, her tnougAt meantime far away.