The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-11

at least not till she gave me her
card"
"You seem very much confused I
| asked you who she was"
"Her name is Constance Farley"
"Why didn't you say so at onceI L
wish you to understand now and for
ever that | don't choose to have you
pay atten tiOns to any young lady but
my SELL"
"But, my dear Pauline, L"
"No excuse, sir; l have told you this
before"
"But you are unjust"
IAN IY'
81 think so."
"Then you had better abandon me,
and go to Miss Farley, or some other
creature"
"Really, you are too severe. Who
toldyou was attentive to her"
81 saw you, sir, with my'Own eyes and
| l think it is real mean of you"
With this the spoiled beauty began to
pout, and directly to cry little.
| tried pacify her all could, but she
grew worse and worse. She upbraiaed
me with being false to her-witn having
tampered with her feelings, and worked
herself up into such state Of indigna-
nation tnat began to get little vexed
| in turn.
The upshot of the matter was, that
she saiu was a monster, and said she
was too unreasonable to be needed,
| founced out Of The room in passion,
ana cooly took my hat and LETT, VOW
ing inwardly that l would never return
until she sent for me.
AS turned the corner, towards Mad
ison Square, VINO should l meet but
| Constance Farley, smiling and pretty
| as eVer-dresseu with the same neat
ness and taste,
The contrast between the proud, in
tolerant woman l had Just lett, and this
cheerful, sunshining little being was so
great that l stopped aud entered into
conversation Win her. She charmed
me more and more, and | was made eX-
ceedlngy glad, when we parted, by re-
ceiving an luvl alton to call upon her.
1t is, perhaps, needless to state that
did call, and had a very pleasant time.
Then called again.
AS ill-luck would have it, Constance
Farley was an inveterate walker, and
spent a part OF every day in the open
air-.o which iact doubtless, she owed
her appearance Of roseate health and
freshness. All very well for her, to be
sure, but unfortunate for me, because l
kept continually meeting her on Broad
way, and could not tinu it N my heart to
resist frequent invitations 10 walk with
her. And while tluS engaged l me- Pau.
line IphigCnie three times IN one week ill
consequence OF which l received pack
age from her one morning, containing
my photograph, bracelet L had given
her, and Two or three letters l wrote hel
wnile she was in the country. Accom-
panying this was note, requesting mt
TO return her letters and photograpn
and announcing the unpleasant TACT tina
, she had "casL my image out from hel
heart foreverW
After this, OF course, l began to pay
attention to Cons stance Far. .ey in gool
earnest. L found that she was the young
est OF large family of sisters, all mar
red, except herself. She had beel
splendiGly educated, and was endoWe,
with fine mind by nature, SO that she
made most charming and spirltuellC
companion.
For two months l continued my ad
dresses, until favorable moment al
: rived, when l popped the question.
recol.ect it rs well as if IL were only
yesterday. II WAS one cold, winter eve
ming, and Cons .ance's fIIenIs, witt
/ whom she was staying, had all gone tt
{ the opera. | Went 10 Lne house, expect
l lub w phhC hCi, Du hSI buuCIlne
: from cold, which prevented her from
) going out in such a penetrating aLmos
l puere, 80 We stayed at nome aud mad /
= roZy time. | didu't do the melodramati(
3 stvle OF thing, as l had with Paulin,
4 IpnIgenie-Qulte the contrary-l was
/, very commonplace, and dldn't even g
Il down on my knees. We were talkln,
a about boarding, and expressed mysel
i, as being very tired OF that style of liy
ling.
"Why don't you keep house, then?
said sue.
> ut would be too lones ONE, for bache
> lor."
"Are you always going to be bache
y lorW
: | took hold of her hand.
\ "Constance," said l, "that depend
: entirely upon you. II you will consen
> to make my house home, instead of -.
q habltation, l will cease boarding as 500
as oeslblew And she said she would
So mucn for my proposal.
Now comes the queer part of my story
Uu to this time, mad known nothing o
my intendeu's pecuniary pOsitiun-nor
in truth, had l cared to, especially.
. was doing a very good business myseli
and, with me, as with those eXtraord
narily dlsinterested gentlemen WHO al
. vertise Tor wives, "mohey was no vi
d ject:"
) learned, however, shortly after th
V event above described, that my Iutur
+ wife was put down as "a large heiress, i
the will oil d very benevolent old gentle
7 man, whose kindly ieeling for her we
: lare dated back TO the time when sh
| lay in her cradle. | was very muc
obliged to the old gen Lleman.
! One day, when l called upon Con
i stance, L found her pretty face radian
+ with amlles.
'I'm SO glad!' she cried, as soon a
a she saw me.
.What about, dearie~
i "My good, dear old mother is comm
!, to the city, and you shall see her."
/ II shall be most happy"
| "YOu will be more than that-you wi
d like her immensely. She is such dear
/, good, old-tashioned LADY, shouldn'
y Wonder if you would tall in love wit
d ner, and neglect me! Never mind,
', shan't be jealous OF. her. You woul
: make pretty nice tather-in-law,
t guess"