The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1878-01-23

taEOrlte Ola OallaQS, neE fQlce heo
q harsh, strained ring, and sud-
denly, in the midst of the conclud-
inc verse of "Auld Robin Gray, "
she broke down completely and
burst into tears.
"Why, Jcnnio child, are you not
we'll? Is anything the matter,
dear ?" exclaimed her father.
"I-my head aches. | will 90
to bed, I think. Goodnight,
papa"
Once in her room the pent-up
feelings 80 long repressed had
their way Now that it was too
late, she would havo given herright
hand to have been able to retract
her decision. Position and COM
fort, dresses and diamonds ofwhat
value would they be to her with
out hlm2
A sleepless night passed, and she
arose tired and heavy-eyed. Every
knock at the door, every ring at
the bell, caused her to tremble
with fear and apprehension. She
must except an early visit from
her favored suitor; she must ex-
pect him to arrive radiant with
triumph, and how should she meet
him?
1t was evening, but he had not
come. Her father had been called
to a patient at some distance, her
brothers had gone to attend a lec-
ture on vivisection, and Jennie
was alone in the drawing-room.
She could not sit still; so out
through the open French window
she stepped, and across the
smooth-cut grass.
At the end Of the lawn was a
moss-grown path, and up and
down this she paced; her dress OF
grey making her moving figure
distinctly visible against the SOM
bre background Of an iVy-colored
wall.
The sunset hour was past, the
opal hues Of the sky were darken-
ing, when q step on the gravel
startled her, and a mans figure
came Fastening toward her.
Instinctively she recoiled and
would have fed but in a moment
she was folded in strong arms and
hot kisses fell on checks, and lips,
and brow.
"I-I-" she began trying 10
release herself.
The waning light revealed who
it was that held her in such close
embrace. Resistance was at an end
then.
She forgot that her troth was
plighted elsewhere-forgot every
thing but the preseut rapture, as
she let her head droop forward on
Guys breast.
"Ob my darling-my dar'ing!"
he murmured in passionate ac-
cents, "what have [ done to de-
serve such happiness? l scarcely
dared to hope that you would be
mine, and when l had your sweet
little letter. l think I was nearly
delirious with JOY for time"
my letter? Why, it-why,
T."
You expected me before, dear
est? You thought me a tardy
wooer, did you not? But l
have strange and wonderful news
to tell you, only now I can think
Of nothing but you, my beautiful
oner'
"Oh! Guy, stay-stay. Have
you my letter with you? Let me
see it, please ?"
Reluctantly, and with many
fond endearments, he withdrew
hisarms and produced the precious
epistle.
She read it and her bushes
were succeeded by deadly pallor,
as she discovered that she must
have put the notes in the wrong
envelopes, so that the letter Of ac-
ceptance had reached &c. Morley,
Esq, care Of Mrs. Prott, Laburnum
Cottage" and the letter frejec-
tion had gone to &c. Morley, ESQ.,,
Petterwood Hail." Their initials
and surnmes being the same had
rendered such a miscarriage per-
fectly easy and undetectable.
Unwittingly she had obeyed the
dictates Of the heart. Should she
now let things be as they were ?
Should she say no word, but
allow her lover to remain in bliss.