Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-07-20

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their parts and get all the household ma
chinery in order, and then the gentlemen
arrived at Ryebsnk.
Fan and Clementine were quite ready
for their first call the latter in rich and
exquisite morning costume, tho former
in q simple dress OF spotted lawn. Glenn
entine went through the introduction with
consummate ease and manner, and in half
an hour they were very pleasant party.
Johns cousinshipn afforded an excel.
lent basis for informal companionship,
and Clementine gave it full prominence.
Indeed, in a few days John began to find
the relationship tiresome it had been,
"Cousin John, do this" and Cousin
John, come here" continually and one
night when Cleve and he sat down to
smoke their final cigar, he was irritable
enough to give his objections in the form
of speech.
"Cleve, to tell you the honest truth,
do not like Mrs. Glare"
think she is very lovely woman,
john"
Al say nothing against her beauty,
Cleve /; don't like her, and | have no
mind to occupy the place that beautiful,
| ill-used Miss Marat fills. The way cou-
sin Glare ignores or snubs woman to
whom she is in every way inferior makes
mo angry enough, | assure YOU"
Don't fall in love with the wrong
woman, john"
Your advice is too late, Ceve am
in love. There is no use in deceiving
ourselves or each other. You seem to
like the widow-why not marry her l
am quite willing you should"
"Thank you, John l have already
made some advances that way. They
have been favorsbiy received, | think )"
You are so handsome, q fellow has
no chance against you. But we shall
hardly quarrel, if you do not interfere be-
tween lovely little Clement and myself"
81 could not afford to smile on her,
John f; she is too poor. And what on
earth are you going to do with Il poor
wife ? Nothing added to nothing will
not make a decent living"
~ am going to ask her to be my wife,
and IL she does mo the honor TO say Yes,
/ will make decent living cut Of my
profession"
From this time forth John devoted
] al ,utth 81 tat to Ia
posed cousins companion. lie was de-
term med to let the widow perceive that
he had made his choice, and that he could
not be bought with her money. Mr..
Shelden and Miss Marat were always to-
gether, and tho widow did not interfere
between her companion and her cousin.
Perhaps she was rather glad Of their close
friendship, 70" tho handsome Glove made
n much more delightful attendant. Thus
the party fell quito naturally into couples,
and the two weeks that the gentlemen
had first fixed as the limit'of their stay
heightened into two months.
1t was noticeable that rs the ladies be-
came more confidential with their lovers,
they had less to say to each other and
it began at last to be quite evident to the
real widow that the play must end for
the present, or denouement would come
prematurely. Circumstances favored her
determination. One night Clementine
with radiant face, came ints her friends
room, and said /: "Fan, have some
thing to tell yon. Glove has asked mt
10 marry him"
Now, Clement, you have told hin
all | know you have"
mot word, Fan. lie still believes
me the widow Clare"
"Did you accept him ?"
Conditionally. / am to give him Q
final answer when we go to tho city in
October, You are going to New York
this winter, are you not?"
Yes. Our little play progresses finely
John Sheldon asked mo to be his wife to-
night"
81 told you men think and act in
pairs"
"John is noble fellow. / pretended
to think his cousin had ill-used him, and
he defended him until was ashamed o
myself; absolutely said, Clement, that
you we're sufficient excuse for Mr.
Clare's will. Then he blamed his own
past idleness so much, and promised if !
would only try and endure : the slingI
and arrows of your outrageous temper
Clement, for two years longer, he would
have made home for me in which
could be happy. Yes, Clement, should
marry John Sheldon five had not 81
bill between us"
II wish Cleve had been little more
explicit about his money affairs. How.
ever, there is time enough yet. When
they leave tomorrow what shall we do?'
We will remain here another month;
Levine will have the house ready for ms
by that time. | have written to him
about furnishing the parlors,"
so next day the lovers parted, with
many promises Of constant letters and
future happy days together. The inter
val was long and dull enough but il
passed, and one morning both gentlemen
received notes OF invitation to a small
dinner party at the widow Clare's man
sion in - street. There was goot
deal of dressing for this party. Clev'
wished to make his entrance into his fu
ture home as became the prospective mas
ter Of a million and half OF money, ant
John was desirous OF rot suffering il
, Clements eyes by any comparison will
the other gentlemen who would probabl,
be there.
Scarcely had they entered the drawing