Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1878-11-01

Filtration, she <alls 1t, saws I am
naughty and you ire wicked, and all
N, sort Of thing rust stop"
. That is all shf, knows about it, my
lear little girl. Filtration, indeedl As
{ we were cap4Dle of such a thing" he
:eplied with the jolliest of laughter.
Then bending down lower, screened
~ the roses, and holding both her hands
sped tightly within his own, he COM
-nenced very earnest conversation and
succeeded in not only convincing the
happy girl of his sincere attachment, but
in believing that he completely filled up
her own little, loving heart. And then
out came the secret of Aunt Alice and
the determination that her niece should
never marry one of the Seldom blood.
"We will see about that" ;" returned the
joyous Paul, as he kissed away the
gathering drops from the eyes of Clara.
Il have not another moment to stav.''
whisnered Clara. "auntv is calling me-'
Il shall speak to uncle at once. and
thtn to Miss Alice" ne answered. still
clnging to her hand.
But she is very firm, Paul, dear, and
will not relent, fear"
Ihen shall run away with you, de-
pend upon that, for you are my promised
"Oh! Paul, that would be dreadfulE"
! Oh! Clara, it would be glorious! Upon
second thought, L fancy It would be the
best thing we could do, leaving the two
old lovers to settle the matter while we
are honey-moOning."
Il will not listen to another word.'
laughed Clara, and snatching away ner
hands ran into her aunt, the happiest
| girl in the world.
The result of Paul's speaking to his |
uncle of his attachment for Clara, was a
most terrible scene, and notice from |
the elder Seldom that madam's rooms !
would be vacated upon the following |
| day. The note to his landlady also con- !
tanned a very scathing allusion to the |
fact of both herself and niece being |
very designing women, and expressed a |
determination to protect his nephew |
against their arts by all the influence he |
possessed. FEt
The second result was to send Aunt
Alice to bed with a miserable headache, )
while poor Clara nearly cried her ewes
out in the seclusion of her own room,
though presently she received a long |
and comforting letter from her 'adoring
Paul.
The next morning Miss Amesbury
went down stairs fully determined %
end all intercourse with the Seldons,
and to send them forever adrift, bag
and baggage, as far as her niece and her
self were concerned. But when she
rang the breakfast bell Paul and Clara
fingered beyond reason, and the maid
she dispatched for them returned with
the announcement that the young people
were not in the house, and that Mr..
Charles Seldom was hobbling up and
down his room like a Gagged bear and
raving over letter just received from
Mr.. Paul.
"There," exclaimed Nora, (the maid),
"it's the young masther that has run off
wild the purity Miss Clara, an it's meself
will pitch the ould one out ov the house,
neck and crop, if yell spake the worrod
jist, Miss AmesburY."
mora, be quiet" sobbed Aunt Alice.
"I wish knew what to do"
- "Fwat to do? In troth am We may
that same. But shure an it's yerself as
oughter be above takin' the sass ov the
-ould one along Hid the young ones i'm
pertinence Jest hear till him aOw.
Shure an it's afther brakin' the bell cord
he'll be-" and the irate damsel hastened
to answer the imperative summons.
But almost instantly she returned and
announced:
"It's yersilf, Miss Amesbury, he would
be afther spakin' wild. Bad luck till him. |
An We look loike it's faintin' We would
be. But don't be afther givin' in till
him. Shure if he sinds mud Jest give
him shtenes" 81
Aunt Alice was in reality plucIy lit
tie woman, and even if she was, as Nora
said, pale as death and looked like faint
ing, she walked very firmly up the stairs
and into the presence of Mr.. Seldom.
Madam p' he exclaimed, "read that! |
Just read thatp and he rudely thrust
the letter of his nephew into her hands.
Itcontained the simple announcement
that he PAUL and Clara had been mar
ued that morning at an early hour, and
mad gone to New York and taken rooms
ut the Fifth Avenue, where they would !
await the forgiveness of the uncle and
aunt, believing them both too generous
to withhold that which would make |
them all perfectly happy.
@Whatdo you think of that ~ snarled
the incensed old man. "What do YOU |
think of that, madam ?" 49, /
Il am shocked and grieved more than
l can express" returned the lady in a
faltering voice, and sinking into the
nearest chair.
'IndeedP' sneered he, "after permit
ting the girl to dawdle away her whole !
time In the company of that young dog,
IN door and out, you are surprised and
grieved, forsoothp
81 looked upon your nephew as
gentleman, sir, and though l had re-
monstrated with Clara, and even forbid
den further intimacy, thought him
incapable Of actually stealing the girl p
returned Miss Amesbury firmly, his
taunts having aroused all the dignity of
her nature. IrHumph All 1 have to say
is that If you did not actually plan the
match, madam, you must be a some
what blind guardian of young girl. !:
But have sent for YOU, madam, to give
you distinctly to understand that
wash my hands entirely of the young
couple"
"As if l would give your selfish nature
credit for anything else" she answered
tartly.
"And, madam, permit me to add that =
Paul Seldom, the husband of your man !
aging niece, has nothing in the world
independent of me, and though l may !
still choose to keep him in my EMPLOY,
/ will never see his wife or permit her : :
name mentioned, and you may as well !
comprehend that I despise all flesh IN =
woman form. They are nothing but Z
apples of discord, and ever have been, =
from Eve down to the present time
"And permit me-" responded Miss =
Amesbury, springing to her feet and =
drawing her fine form TO its fullest 1
height, ''to say that should hate all Of '
mankind through you, Charles Seldom! :
But cannot, for ] am satisfied there
are very few, who like him, are capable :
of winning the affections of a Young
girl, only to cast her off and trample I
upon them, upon the slightest proyoca- !
ton; and that though you, Charles Sell
don, were capable Of all that, was treach- :
erous and mean, I am led to believe that i
Paul Seldom possesses a generous, affec-
tionate heart, and that he truly loves
Clara. So 1 shall go to them and at once 1
install them in the room you now occu- :
py, and which you will much obEge me
by vacating Immediately" ~
While she was speaking the gentle is
man sat as one transformed, never taking E
his eyes from the flushed face that was
pretty despite her five and thirty years. v
When she had concluded and was about /
TO leave the room, he managed to artic- d
ulate, but in a voice so changed as o
scarcely to be recognized: v
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