Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-12
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MISCELLANE GUS.
20 % EDITH's,s ENGAGEMENT

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c,SsSH AT ifIIOwere pastlove dreams myself,
Sgyc was that any reason why L should not
feelipteresteds sinitheilorey of any uhe eise.-
Certainly, mot ). So i watched, half ssadiy
halt jogtully, the visits of. Mark 'Chetwynd
home. usaI YfI1ssai aiH -asGF -s.A7 'lf-' d.
ia loved Mark Ghetwynd.i j Do not misuu-
derstand me, and think Il loved him with a
wopsn's love; Oh, no for years before. my
heart had been given TO another Mark 0het,
wypd, one who lay sleeping the last long
sleep tor many Years. 3 syes.,s.Ir yaEai l.ss'
But for my own Marks sake. l. loved
Edith's Mark for that saw he was very
willing to be. .,gafoe Q.
One, evening she said to me. her dark eye
calm, and 20 t.f aush i staining her pure, proud
II have promised to tS13ih marty t4y'oM Marx Chef
WIND, aunt Kate. -" she said. 8. -, -,
I glanced at her with surprise, for. there
was no fove in her voice, no tenderness in
her eyes.
HDnsvous love him, Edith ?"i I asked.
'No,v,ahe 40 wered, ,A'T do not love him" 7"
.sYnu are deceiving' him. then, Edith, in
marrying s7hiin without love. You are
wronei6g him, as well as YOURSELF Vs.. -.
'tNo,'n n'she said slowly,"1 honor and respect
him ;gbe is wealthy; taientea and handsome,
aud T never saw any one I would sooner
marry. Honor and respect is all I give him,
aud that is enouetl for he cannot give mo
his love, that is. excepta man can efRice J;
forChe hiss lov ed dbefore"!aH! '72'47c iol o..
.rLovsd before. Edithl?" hasiiqseGa 10 Dos
"Yesy years. ago. he loved fair young
girb; she was little more than a child but
ho,IOsed sher with tho strength of his
heart3' shi q d fsH: iis'1' no s'A -,-'a
.'IIe. told you this 3"is97f e.oHa sds 10 %.
may, not the depth of his love, only | saw
shadow pass over his face. and Aoticed the
tremor Il n fi1is voice when he spoke of her.
His little sweetheart. he called her. 's.'d;
%And what. came between them l"l4g.as q
s'He only said he lost his little sweetheart,
J and I aid not ask him how, ! supposed she
diedneti irsqs ,"aEiI 'ial 10 pm 't'1'1
He txnsl very hahdsoms mao. this Mark
Chetgyud, with a rdasks naughty fncc.T pas
sioaale Spanish eyes and 'wsyy, bfpf' black
hair. -.r t-.t-T
, He7sud EditH werelwell matc1ied ID beauty,
as we'll as pride, for Edith was very beautiful.
, People called her proud and cold. haugiity
? and ,dbuts IuhO0 knew her.
p knew that under her proud manner there lay
p concealed a warm and generous heart, heart
that would love pnssionatcIy, if it ever loved
at all - pa - 1''-. S."
= But she had promised to marry Marx Chet
'wynd, and love had not come to her.
y About two months after Edith's engage
ment to Mark, Leslie Gray came to, live with
p Her father and 7 were cousins. aud when
after a. life of wandering Bohemis nIsm. he
left Leslie alone in, the world. L. offered to
take her to my home, and the offer was gladly
tod .=
/ Ityas fair June evening, that. Leslie
came, and Edith aud / waited for her on the
piazza . emo 3o i1-is Heg0 ~ .n -s a'l
. went down the path TO meet her! if.
She was slender little thing, with great,
chi hildish, blue eyes. and tTenulous, red lips.
She was very fragile. aud her pale. yellow
hair falling lo,seiy over her shoulders, added
to her childish appearance. uES az
Marx Ghetwynd was away on business
when Leslie came TO our home, and she had
beeuE with US almost week when he frst
came over.us, 2rlHci,Dt ofI % 80 rr..-.
We were all sitting in the deepening
shadows of twilight when be came in. -.---
He went over to Edith, Have you missed
me 2" he said, taking both her hands in his.
MARX. she said slightly embarrassed, my
cousin Leslie has come. Leslie this il" -
She stopped short, for Leslie had risen to
her feet sfi whi'e and trembling.
"What is the matter, dear ?" said cross
Ing over to her side. %, a1iza77g .zzf7-.-
"I-I am little faiut," aud then she sank
senseless in my. arms. ,-.z--.g-.ry -. -eal.
NV eyes had rested upon Marks face and
was mistaken, or did it no. grow dark with
pain. aas his eyes met Leslfe's. L' "
1 might have been mistskeu, Tor che next
moment he was himself again p ,7o.as. q =
After that evening noticed n change II
MARI 'Ghetrynd. and I knew there was
secret between him and Leslie Gray 'zf- d e.
One eveHiug L happened to look over :. a
7 him. and L saw shis eyes fixed upon Leslie
with look of passionate loFsB E93-sD 9'iEo
II We had an6tber visitor now at our our home I'm
] the nhea fiidi.ter OF our church. -. -
He vas Young man. pale snd srav9. mo- mo-
l. at All handsome, and very reserved In his
manner, yet there was power in ms oaIi
gray eye, and intellect stamped 0a n" ''0-S