The Morning herald., 1877-10-23
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. TIio1 HON Ey,o o"JENNY GRAY: Oh AsWONAA'S II
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y fsred to retain his belief that she was still
. Rosalie Rath borne that was all which Au
. W. gpsta had needsd. and it would not, matte,
iastO her nowif those two met not again unit
g that wedding day, which she was perfectly
determined should arrive, and before man
h more weeks had passed. d. H'
y" Clarence Hartley was well pleased with
= the result Of his meeting with Rosalie, be.
cause he attributed her emotion to the
knowledge he. of course supposed her to
posss possess, st*s that it. was her future husband
ey with whom she was consersing; and, be-
! sides, the delicate state Of her health, so
clearly evident IN Aer pale facerand falter-
Ing step. would have been ample excuse for
!, ,sny coldness in her manner towards him. il
such there had, been, But it was rather
the reverse with her, for Rosalie's heart had
warmed. to- him, y she had been glad to con-
verse with hin, for had he not been esteem
2 cd and loved BY Arthur Gresham had he
not been the, first and last, and best friend
Of her poor dead hGsbandp DIT '2sa
~ had greatly surprised Clarence Hart
Icy that Rosalie was clothed in rather deep
mourning attre, and he seized the first op-
portunity which offered to him to ask Of
: Mistress Came ford the cause Of her cousin 8
sombre habiliments.i a9 m n'"3 '.Et ,., ,.,@
"Oh =, said that lady in reply, "the death
o. young friend-a schoolmate Of Rosa
lies Ny poor, dear cousin is of a. very af-
fectionate nature, and took the loss Of her
young friend very much to heart-indeed,H
Augusta added confdentially and pityingly,
lit was that sad news, 1 am certain, which
was the first cause OF my cousins illness
even now prolonged + am equally certain,
by dwelling on the memory OF her young
friends death."ry ~ %IlG
Pity for Rosahe's asufferings, and admira-
stion for that tender affection which had
been their primary cause, together mingled
ia the breast Of Clarence Hartley. And he
thought, "She who oDcan so well love d friend
OF her youthful days, will not bel without
devotion tor the husband who will strive
INCREASINGLY to merit her affection.
70 "She will soon me,o cease to sorrow for
that which is past and irrepatable," Au-
gusta said. with 2 very significant look TO-
wards Clarence Hartley, and he was Aatter-
ed and smiled, and asked of Augusta if she |
were certain that her cousin had no aversion
to the lover who now offered himself for her.
acceptance. = "g,' q ~ i, r.. ,t.2t "or !
Il am perfectly copvvihced," Mistress
Camelford replied to that inquiry, "that |
Rosalie likes you very well indeed; in fact, |
long since, and more than once, she has said |
as much to me.'' 140k o. ,1 %
Hartley, as has been already said, was
never very demonstrative in his feelings
and his passions; SO he now merely took,
and gently pressed Augustus hand, in token
o. MS gratitude for that which she had Just
told hun but Mistress Camelford we'll un-
derstood that in his heart Rosalie's lover
was charmed and delighted. .r.i iHn..J
"fou must not expect that before her
marriage with you,'' Augusta prodeeded to
confession Of her love for you, she is as lit
Tie demonstrative as yourself, Mr. Hartley"
Ana Augusta laughed ;'and d very pleasant
laugh, thought the man with whom she was
now conyersing But she does love YOU
be satisfied that confess it for her and [
ask her not in her own person to say as
much, for you would in that case, drive her
from you, and it would, assure you, occt-
s slon some considerable trouble to coaxo hor
Clarence Hartley had known, he said;
cnat hOsalie was OF very tiniid and reserved
aispontaon, but had not been quite prepared
70 = jlea near AL that concerning her which Au-
gusta had just related. aHa ,,&&,7 rIt
A.. She 70 poor, sensitive flower" Augusta |
sald, With an apparent feeling, which high
y pleased Clarence Hartley, whose atlmira.
tlon tor this wicked hypocrite was every
80 9ment ln5 increasing - easily can skill
ttully tly Cunning woman battle the wisest
mans perspicacity. 70 "11,.N ~
~, Yes, q poor, sensitive flower" repeated !
n MISTRESS Cafnefnrd, '.is nv cousin, Rosalie, L
!. lou mNat be- Kind and forbearine with her.
Mr. HARTLEY, for she would shrink and with
or before q rude blast. She is wife for
sunshipy days, . and Augusta smiled once
, more, land you must take care, Mr.. Hart
NY, =, now you suffer clouds to darken your
Clarence Hartley promised everything. h
! lnd. as w have. heard, he was man who
kept the promises he made. o aI II "
Mistress Oalneford wished, she said, that r
Hartley should not return to see "
lis kosaGe until a few weeks had passed t
way, and his future wife had thrown aside
,er mourning dress, and had recovered en- n
arely from that illness, and from those re-
'rets for her lost friend, which had together a
@ shattered poor, fragile Rosaie. In the
uaantime, Augusta would write constantly,
very day, indeed, to her cousin y lover, and
very word would faithfully report that Ro-
ale should say respecting him. "ai d'it "
Augusta did write every day to Clarence Y
hartley, and as i would not have answered u u
ne laady's purpose to inform him Of that y
Vmch her cousin had really said in refer u u
nee !, TO him, Rosaie, was made to utter a J.
nouaand fond words, of which she had new
even dreamed; and certainly, II even it a. a.
ad beer, possible that she could think ~
mem, in no case would they have been /