Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1877-06-12

able sftef the frst nSertionsss assE1t r0islytzd
Libsr.l dsduesiess made i9r sasrtssr, S Hsii md
9pn5,erly AqysE.i..Esll ltE.. sis.asslIa.ai .....9
fsgags68 q ssoTTaI 70 75Fasa 'a71E
-alHs very soul Wasit his profsssitS6 Peers
taiuly he vas his Master sfo!lowefs.o
/ i, often wondereds did heisreslirer that shei
was learning TO love Edi,hrT Edith the prom.
ised wife OF Mark ChetWynd. 80 3,rl2
/ sI w6udsrsd, did Edith dream that the man
she was 20 marry, loved the pretty iittlej
childish girl who had eons to aoor home,
with all the strsngthlof hisDheartT Il leo 10
/ =. do mol. believe shs ever auspss'edois for,
save that one look with passionate love, Mark,
wssl More to ihin, ,ksu Rdith . S6usih!l'A 'e'
! That Edith was 1chshged rslwell andithersi
had come q look Of pain into her proud syesE
"Aupt Kate" .shessaid tonne ono day, I.cI,
am very fortunate girl, am | notf" am
aieoi6g to marry one Of the hahdsomest. az
well as swealthiest men. in The country. Z will
be queen ef society, wiIHI not, aAnn, Kate y"s
YES" 1 said, :. lark Gbetwynd's wife will
certainly Ge the most epvied womsn around,
a'Tt is great thing to be wealthy. Will
it bring me happiness, wonder 2
II ganced at her, faeegno ADO you doubt
that YourGuturs'wili bs happy Edithif"1f
said, ,r,.,,s bsss{ s.s1d -Eots,irsH1 ,71rgnUT T
sShe went oyer to the mirror 81 have
beautyI'oai % a'71's '4s''N.' 's'o'NI
"Edish, ~ said, after short silence "are
you not happy ipstbe thoughts Of the futureT I
darling 7" l.-.,r, -. &c..
'ssHai T charged ?" she said slowly '''1'1
osYcsprI answered, is'therc is something
wrong with you, sBdith. W ould you not feelv
bet,sr, dear, if you told me Whist troubles
you?" 80; -,;s-,-o -,lrrns,
fnstead Of ofausweripe me. she flung herself
down beside CHAR, aud gave wss'to . pas
sion of tears. bs-shJ royHrT ,EuUs tdHsE OF
For almost half on hour she sknelt there,
then she rose, coming over, aud kissed me. "
"T Tcanhot resign wealth and position and
she left me wondering what she meant
Mark aud shoIwas the Stfangest pair OF
lovers in NIL America, and tho nearer rho
Wedding day came, the more unhappy they
looked, ,.v rou ar bss
II wanted only Two weeks of the appointed
time, and I was in my room, when Edith
came to me- Erzu E.a y5 .a+7fu -" a7lH"
She sat down on a low seat beside me, and
laid her bead upon my, kpep DO 1ifl 20 ,a;si1q
Edith" said, making one more effort
to WIN het confidence, for my heart was ach-
ing for her pain, and longed TO comfort
her, ..Edith; my child, whyoson restless and
unhappy as ypuro Wedding day draws near 2" p
She raised her head, ,poyac, ss. bss ..ss.-
erabIe. "a, ! 80 miserable Do you uDderstand.
autItie por' must IIaez plain. must tell you
that EIrs weeks have tried to keep my faith
with Mark Chetwynd, but L have failed.
have longed for. wealth and position. said TO
myself, but-brt, aunt, love has conquered
n aIlH3nSubdc.- r. e+- ."' s'"'' -"'''
:In,rta,s instant knew that my proud,
queeuly, Edith, loved the humble young min~
ister--Wilson, Ford. d r.sigoHu.Eitalub '...
..It is Wilson Ford. Edithl''' ., s-y,,s
Eyes. sfie said softly. "and want 10 te
Marx, But I cannot. Ha0hI Aunt Kate, will
you tell MIN f'f '.It EaG soa-t'sal '1H 20
; i promiseds and tbe1paxt day 4 did .so sa-
%SY9q 5nqsP3" he said that /" Edith wishes
'.Yls, Marx. she asks you t to free her.
!. WilIse1 do soN'd oai a'f5! Ts7h b1it !'H'
! ii aImdst lfearedi .tlris.p he said. "Sts-
! knows tho truth and yyoui know lit as well.
You know that I lore Leslie, Gray, but lst
me tell you all, and perhaps you will pot
blame me. Did Edith ever tell you, Kate.
of my little sweetheart that loved and iost."
Yes" l said, ths,tru.h breaking over me,
,"snd Leslie Gray is"T -, 80. ...-..,sJ. .,. ....
'sMy littIs sweethesrt. 1''
I .iuthoueht somehow Ahat abe died. ~ y'i.s
No, "ihe esid, H-but yuu know cwfrnt hst
l7father was, apds Leslie, qlwayF n timid little,
thing, was coppletely; under his, control y7L,'
| dOnc day when |, went to seek her found
her dgohe!i ma h6E eieWa 70 Her whereabouts.
7 Herr father wished hertoimsrry smother. aud
+ so he took her q way and. eoWardlthsthew was.
used physical strength When she resisted him
L "Aftcr many months found her-foupd
her on the eve Of her marriage to another"
sHTheb sshe7is f5t Leslie 'Grsy 7''-
aYes. she IL Leslie Gray sin, for on the
day her marriage was 10 take place. urged ON
by despair, she fed from her homo, and
when l. believed her the wife of French
nobIemath, my poor IittTe love was alone and
friendIess. in the city Of Paris. ssiled for
home on whst.I believed to be her wedding
tfday, intending to bury my past in my future"
l. "Msrk," 1,said, after moments silence,
"you don't know how glad am that tho
noekery of sn engagement is over between
you and Edith" )" IyI 51' q 9.H m--s..
'Hdw long since she knew the truth I'ss.=
l smiled ..She does not know it yet."
said. "she thought not of you, Marx, when
she asked he. freedom"
| he saw at once how matters stood, and,
msn.like, one could scarcely tell il he were
pleased or not that Edith's reason for break
! ing her, engagement was that she loved
another. -
We decided 10 Keep the old wedding day.
only, that the bride be Leslie instead Of
Edith aud though Leslie demurIed = little
/ at FIRST, we won her consent At last. ...,. g..
They were msrried, and Mark took his
bride home, aud Edith bore the wondering
looks of our ueighbors with haughty indif@