The Morning herald., 1878-07-04

mrs. aoruen So enrlch ron, there are for
gtnnssi In the world still toi be made by tha
adventurous and, the Industrious"
S"aiye me Amotive,"' cried ], suddenly,
sand I will both dare and sufferl I can.
not do 1t for SO poor need as fortune; but
place in the distance something worthy oi
my efforts, something rich enough to re.
! ward them, something--"g ..l, aaH
io4l "'What ?" said she, innocently. 5g.g
.ss "Lovel" cried !, In desperation; and
before she could prevent me, ! had caught
hold Of her hand, and smothered it with
kisses. tI'gp etfr l@i5aua ~ tpd
spent several hours with the lovely
widow, anI saw clearly saw-that only q
little time was wanting to enable me to
gain her affections; and then I bade her
an adieu, extorting a promise that she
would not communicate my arrival to Mrs.
Gorden, and that, when I called at the
Court she would see me alone, that
might have m opportunity of telling her
what had passed between my uncle and
myself.
When I arrived at my uncle's, I found
him in very bad temper, as he had ex-
pected me the day before; and matters
were not mended when mentioned frank
ly the misgiyinge I had on the score Of do
mestic happiness. a s
Domestic fiddlesticks!" cried he. "What
more would you have than good estate
and q good wife-a healthy woman to
boot, come Of long-winded race, and as
likely % not to lay you beside my old
friend Gorden9 She is a grandmother
already. Doesn't that look we'll? You do
not think her too young9" And the old
gentleman grinned, while gave vent to a
spasmodic exclamation. "Then what dis
turbs you about her-more especially since
you tell me that there is q vacancy in your
hearth But here comes letter from the
Court and tearing open large, old
fashioned looking missive, presented to
him BY aseryant, he read as followG--
-m1 I1EAR SIR: II am told that your
nephew has arrived, and as he has been
reported upon favofabiy by ons who saw
him yesterday, and on whose taste and
Judgment I can rely, ] am tempted to
say, with the frankness Of my character,
that I shall be happy to make his acquaint-
ance. am truly grateful for the many oblig-
ing things am told he said of me, and I
hope one day or other he will find them all
realized. MY dearest grandchild sends q
kiss to you both, with best regards, re-
main as usual,
fA 'GRANDMoTHEB ,GoRpEN."
s"There!" cried the old gentleman. wit.
an odious triumph. '""There is spirit for
youl Why, YOU dog, you will be as hap
py as the day is longl" .r,
Iscarcely heard him, for my thoughts
were brooding over the treachery of the
beautiful widow. She had broken her
promise, and she had rendered my position
q Thousand times more embarrassing, by
persuading the wretched grandmother that
[ had been such an ass as to say compli-
things about her age, ugliness
and infrmities. II was clear that she was
\ jill, and that she had only been laughing
1t my admiration, and that she was now
determined to extract further amusement
from my calamities. resolved, however,
o die game; and, telling my uncle that,
hough we'll acquainted with Mrs. Gorden
rom report, desired to see her person
lily before deciding, I threw myself on
horseback and galloped straightway to the
Court. IF
IT had been my intention to ask for Mrs.
5orden, but the willy widow was on her
guard, for, as the door opened, I heard her
;all to the servant in her silvery tones,
SHOW the gentleman in here" and in an
'ther minute I stood once more In the
presence of the unknown of the forest.
ound her more beautiful, better dressed
nd younger than she had appeared the
lay before; and, as saw with keen ap-
recitation the treasure, Iwas about to lose
orever, my resentment died away, and
eep grief TOOK its place. Ii
"You forget your promise" said I; ''you
aake a sport of my misery"
"What could have said when ques-
ioned ?" inquired she, sweetly. "But
That misery do you allude to-the misery
f marrying grandmother p II
@"Yes--when my heart is devoted to an
ther. But it is needless to talk to you;
ou are as incapable of passion as statue.
ou could never have loved your hus-
and |"