Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-10-18
LILLY's MISTAKE.
BY CHARLOTTE NJ. STANLEY.

Lilly Vance - little Ella Ray
mOnd's pretty governess-stood il
the sweet rose-garden of Raymond
Villa, her soft brown eyes heav,
with unshed tears, her white finger
nervously and almost unconsciousl.
pulling a rose to pieces. She wa
not trying poor Gretchen's spell
there was no need of that; too surely
the sad refrain seemed echOing il
her heart-"He loves me not H,
loves me not ~ Had not his sister
scarcely half an hour ago, spoken o
his approaching marriage with some
rich and fashionable belle? And hi
had laughed gayly, and certainly
not denied it. 1t was this that haC
driven Lilly sor hastily from thu
luncheon table.
"Let us walk in the garden {
while, Ella" she had said and oh
how rebeIliously her heart haC
bounded as she caught Miss jane
Raymond's approving glance.
$50 discreet and becoming in tn
goUe7neSs to retire !" her hurt pride
suggested, bitterly. "And what am
/ in her eyes, but just the govern
ess > and in his but just poor and
rather pretty girl, whom he EN-
plOys to educate his niece, and with
whose too evident partiality for him
self he condescends to amuse an idle
hour, whine all the time his serious
affections and VOWS are given to this
bride-elect, of whose very existence
l did not even dream. And / have
ha1snv-a1 IL. IL that mood n
noble! i have betrayed my love to
him oh, shame! shamen'
Her hands went up to her hot,
crimson cheeks.
81 will never willingly look upon
his face again ~ she resolved, i'm
petuously. "The sight of what he
has made me suffer shall never graf
ify his heartIess vanity. To-day he
leaves home, to be absent several
days, and when he returns / shall
have gone"
A we'll known voice and merry
laugh startled her.
"Come, Ella" she cried, nervous
ly, sit is time we were in the school
come"
But Ella rebelled.
"Here comes Uncle Ed, Miss
Vane," said she. "Please let me
say good-by to him fisst, want him
to bring me nice present from New
York. May / stay ?"
But there was no ansWer-the
governess had disappeared.
Ten minutes later, as Miss Vane
lay on her bed, with face hidden on
the pillow, light tap sounded at
her door, and little Ella entered.
"What's the matter ?'' said she,
wonderingly. Please come down
into the garden again, Miss Vane;
Uncle Ed. wants to see you"
Lilly raised a white face from the
pillows.
81 cannot" she said, excitedly.
''My head aches so. Tell him he
must please excuse me-" Then,
when the child had gone-"How
dare he send for me? He, Miss
lover! Never will / see
his face again-oh, never, never,
never I" Suddenly, there came the
sound of wheels driving from the
gate; she sprang from the bed to
the window and looked out. "He
is going! Going without a word,
and | shall see him no more ~
In her excitement she leaned for
ward at the very moment that Ed
win Raymond looked up. He saw
the eager, lily-white face, the parted
lips, and star-like, fearful eyes, and
heart beat jOyously at the happy
certainty that love for him had called
forth that tear at parting. He bowed
low, and threw her beaming look
Of love.
"My Rosew he murmured low,
as he drove away. ''Why would
she not come to say goOd-by? AS
10Y as little bird she is, my sweet
Dne. If / dared to miss this train,
she should not have put me off SO
fool as / was to let
Janet's talk detain me so long, with
hat ridiculous seaside gossip of
hers! Miss Ransome, indeed! No,
40, sister Janet, no Miss RaHsOme
or me; but Lilly-my own sweet
Lilly. would have told Janet so,
lad | not been going away to-day.
Lilly's position might have been
unpleasant in my absence;
)ut in three days, when | return,
he world shall know who is to be
ny wife right speedily. My little,
larling girl, lrhy would she not
,Ome down to say good-by ?'
And thus happily musing, the un-
conscious lover drove merrily to-
wards the station, never once dream
ng of the unfortunate misconcep-
ion that had arisen in Lilly's mind,
md which threatened not only des-
ructiOn to his own bright hopes,
Dut heart-ache and bitter sorrow to
he girl he so truly loved.