The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-31
LITTLE j FOOL.

s.Jom sstouished, Eioise, after oil my .n-
.,.nc,ions as to what society and respec1a'
h;,ity demand Of you. II you must marry
ana make a foel oil yourself, why not mar
~ colonel Poweil?" on
because l do not like Coloneii Poweil,
and because Like some one eise' Aun'
Ethel" 49,. NJ ro,,
know what you are saying, miss. 49,
talk. can tell you. Is b'gniy 'mP n,gs1a;,
and as for not liking Colonei fo"ei, s,a'
is nonsense. Colonel Ro"eh nas 49, Sa;,
thing necessary to win any Won sa1a - ~
1rnbsfion-very old family, very hne mah-
ps ateasnt residence. servants, carriage,
,,,STSv. and a member Of Congress Des'oes;
Den,t.yot1 know that you Wouid sps asu
the winters in Washington -
ar declare il does not tempt me olt.
.is And I don't believe that he is a day
moreGthan fifty." y, - J,
no hobbies and coughs. and is atogetnef
dreadful. ] never, never, never VIII inai'
~ him." A,:s = baye the
honor of becoming my nepneWE1, ana MISS us
Ethel sat stifayt down, aud began TO careiui-
" rearrapge the pink satin BOWS on her
white morDiDg-dress.
Eloise sat down opposite 10 her' and mn
eered nervously the rosebuds ana Ivy
leaves that trimmed her garden bat; Inc
face was forty years old, white and proud !;
and the other was only twenty, flushing
and Mailing, and answering every feeling OF
the heart.
For some moments Eloise did not speak,
and Miss Ethel Bruce did not urge her.
She sat patiently looking in Der niece>S race
until that young lady, finding courage In
her DIES peration, said, with bland denance :
"!The gentleman who is to have that
honor. dear aunt, is Mr.. Henry Torrens.,"
"Impossibie! You would not do such
n foolish thing?" ".s ri
aOh yes, I would" 50 -
"Do you know who he is ?'s.r 'sa-
Gle is Harry" ~. i, -
.<RidicuIous! Do you know who his
father is?" -.
"No. I don't want to know him partieu-
larly. Do you know him, Aunt Ethel?
mo. dare say it would be very I'M
proper for me to know such person.
when we first met him last summer in the
North, I don't remember that he ever
named bis family" 's.
"Eor l." a-.~
.sThat looks very bad, Eloise. II a man
has respectable relations, OF course ne talks
utshem."
@r don't see that it makes any great, diff
ference 10 me. 7 do not intend to marry
Horry's relations. I do not care much
about them, anyway. Once lie told me that
his mother was dead, and said mine Was
too: and OF course we felt sorry for each
other. and all that But am afraid am
llttfeiealous about Harry; would Just as
lisf be the only person In the world who
had any right to love him as not" -.-..
"You make me feel hopeless about you.
PRAY what do you intend to live upon?"
"Harry has two thousand dollars year.
"Two thousand dollars year! What 9
magnificent income! ~
"Don't make fun OF US, aunt; cannot
allow that; indeed / cannot. We love
each other, and shall be very happy"
DOUBTLESS. May ask you where Mr.
Torrens is employed?"
"In West 81 Green's law Office" u.
81 thought he lived in New York. What
brought him here?"
"How should I know" said Eloise
blushing, and inyoluntarily dropping he
voice. ...
Her aunt watched her curiously, ant
shook her head for answer. "Where nav
YOU seen him ?-ior hope you have no
dared to bring him within the precincts
Bruce Place." 49, :,
"He has never touched paling OF it
Imet bin at Aunt Kezia'S and am sur
she would have let Cousin Lizzie MARI
him very willingly. She thinks grea
Zeal of Harry" ..
j.. Lizzie Bruce is different. She has iv
little sisters, and my brother Jake Away
spendstwenty out Of an income OF nineteen
You have eXpectations-or at least bad.
ALWAYS intended, il you remained unmal
ried, TO leave you the Bruce Place." ze
"Dear aunt, thank you for the intention
but would rather have Harry. L have
little bit OF money OF my own, have not?
uAbout four Thousand dollars; jus
enough TO buy your wedding things an,
marry YOU decently. Fer though you ar
going to make such fool Of yourself,
shall not show the white feather about il
/ must pretend to be happy when az
wretched, and receive congratulations tina
will nearly choke me; but such trials ur
part and parcel OF woman's lot; OAR
say shaA get creditably through them"
Miss Ethel rose With a proud air, but
pitifuliy sad fsce, aed attempted to leave
the room, but Eioise, with gentle force ant
manytender kisses, made her sit down again
9Auntie,o she said, coaxlngly, "yol
have asked me 9 good MANY questions, ant
have answered them truly: now I an
going to ask you some, and I know yo'
will be fair with me about them. First
were yoe ever in loye2H
Hall smiling and half sud, Miss Ethel 50
thinking over the bold question:. At las
she answered slowly aad .ith great dea
OF psthos in her voice. Yes, Eloise; one,
loved as ] do not think yop have the power
80 lore. 1t Is tweaty-two years ago"
VIII you tell me about it,?
s I cannot. Yes-I will try; perhaps i
MY sh0H goa, what waste Of life it is
Wait here few 1noments.''
She then LETT the room. but soon returned
with a little foise-sheil box in her hand
1t opened vita o spring, and showed a few
yellow letters. O bunch OF wifhered yiolets
and the half Of a plain~gold ring. She LIFTED
the latter, and said. 5..a.
This is a part OF bis dead mothers wed
dapg.ring; we broke IL in two, and sWoc'
solemnlv over 1t to be faithful TO tn
promises we had made each other. Thef
he sailed away from me, and never heart
from him again. For two years suffered
ell the aeot,ies OF hope deferred and Sighted
lcye, and at length 7 had q fever that lief,
me hescolorless little ghost Ihare beer
ever since.v
/. Perhaps ne was dsad.''
g No.
6 Then be was q miserable creature, and
should have put him out OF my heart and
memory :, So
e. Yes, Il think YOU would, Eloise.
think. loo, that II is likely you would have
! Jet zon,e other man make fool Of you
second Time. have different nature.
i did not ceasesto SITTER for James Early Go,