The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1879-05-01

the most selfish being in the world.
While | fiirted with whom | pleased, L
did not allow him 10 look at a girl
I'm not going to make a short story too
long-a painful story that never rant
IN think of. There was a Spanlard
came TO Wildbrook, where We then
Iived-a dark. 1.-the. elegant fellow, with
deep. dreamy eyeS-IenacIo Naldero,
his name. He admired me, and |
could have had him if | wished but,
| of course. | had no real idea OF marry
ing anv one but Richard. Poor Dick
did not dream this, however: he
thought | was IN love with lgnaclo-
wild about him. One day, there was
| going 10 be a picnic, and Richard asked
| me To 90 with him. | said don I
know wha. made Inc do II. Tor II wa
not truc-that | was goIng with lgnacio.
For the first time Richard famed up:
He answered II YOU 20 with HIM
am going with Miss Graham. Now. |
was a. Jealous OF Miss Graham. who
was very pretty, a he was OF lgnaclo-
| though ! knew how to keep II to my
self-or, had known upto that moment.
But something III his eye alarmed me
he looked ike lie was pretty tired Of
my trihing and also, | thought he APP
prcciated Miss Graham quite as highly
as She deserved. Go with her # YOU
choose, replied |, and | will never see
YOU again. That was all. | thought
he would make his appearance a. usual
next morning, winch was the day OF the
picnic. and take me there; IN fact, |
depended on him 10 get there, having
as | have said. no engagement with
I~gnacio. as | pretended. But Richard
did not come; consequently | was
obliged to remain at home. and You
may fancy. perhaps, the miserable day
spent. But on the following day
Richard appeared-it was Thursday
and expressed his surprise at my alb
He said yes | looked at him a min
ute-he was smiling you can t tell
what | suffered-rage, modification,
jealousy. You took Rose Graham? 2 |
gasped. He said as before, yes |
uon't know how it was but hated
him that minute enough to have killed
him. Il will never sec you again and
without a syllable more, turned and
left him there. And that was the last
time | ever saw Richard Clifford.
Tut. tut" said Teresa, ticking
with her tongue upon the roof of her
mouth, after the fashion of her kind.
"He called at the house twice a day
FIR a week, and sent me messages by
the score; but | was resolute. The
eighth day | grew more composed
began to recoye my senses, You know
the ninth | cried, and the tenth | sent
him word to colne to me. He had gone
to California For thirty years he has
been there, as you know | have never
married. nor has he-each has beentrue
to the old love-and a pretty pair of
fools we make = And poor Miss Dinah
suddenly burst out crying, and for d
while sobbed unreStralnedly.
We'll. WE'LL said Teresa. when her
mistress had become calmer. and was,
in fact, smiling again through the water
drops. You'll see each other now.
and it'll all be made up-and who
knows. Stranger things have happen
ed. and YOU are not a bit too old"
But if | perceive those terrible
changes in him that YOU speak OF, Te-
re>a, said Miss Dinah, half in fun and
half in earnest, Il can never want him
even if he should want me.
Love never sees nothing but what it
chooses, replied Teresa, oracularly.
But look, woman cried her mis-
treSS suddenly, there a cloud over
the sun | tell YOU it will rain to-day
w hat if it does. | say? He'll come
all the same and you'll see him just as
YOU We been counting on for the last
three months. You said he never
broke his word.
That no merit, Teresa; | kept
mine for Il week, and see what came of
it,!
Yes, clouds had blown up, as they
do sometimes on Il warm September
day: but. az we know. rain does not al
ways follow.
1t was now time for old Teresa to
think about dinner; and IA great feast,
OF course. it was to be.
We must do our best, mss. to-day.
All old men are fond of good eatin -
''Old men, What do YOU mean. wo-
man." cried Miss Prynne, Indignantly
but she sighed.
At length she became impatient and
went out on the porch. At that instant
there was a fash from the SKY, followed
instantly by a dreadful peal, II Every
living thing was tora few seconds shaken
and stunned.
When Teresa came to herself she
glanced out, terribly bewildered, and
saw her mistress lying Oh the porch.
She ran out, with a dreadful cry Of
God ha' We mercy !" and lifted the
PROSTATE woman.
An old gentleman had by that time
got III of the carriage, and was ascend
ing the steps.
Is she injured ?" he asked, STOPPING
to take her place.