, 1879-10-23
And Mr.. Richmond dropped the first

] hone YOU don OcIlc"e NoIu H' say ~
4 plain, earnest, upright sort of q man
would never 20 into such r,psodtes | am
sure Aud now in number three, this
| blessed fellow calls you an angel He is
dramatic, upon my word, And now
what is this!
Those who would forbid you to see
luc can find no fault with me but my
poverty. am honest, am earnest in
nv efforts: ! am by birth gentleman,
and low, YOU from my soul. DO not
let them sell you for gold, Lucilla.
Great heavens what impertinence to
your parents
II don't remember Freds writing any
thing of that sort murmured poor little
Lucilla. p "He never knew you would
oJiect.E 6CDE$ VIII 81 .,.
Mr.. Richmond Shook his head,
frowned and read on in silence to the
last sheet which lay under his hand.
Then with an ejaculation Of rage he
started to his feet LJ (. aIagf r..
As for Lucilla, she began to weep as
il the end of all things had come at last,
and to feerquite sure that if papa proved
himself cruel she should die. D." vi
'.,Six letters-six shameful letters OF
deception, Lucilla,'" said the indignant
parent. 81 am shocked that child Of
mine should practice such duplicity,
Hem let me see. Number one, l be-
lieve, June, and this is December. Half
year you have deceived us, Lucilla.
Let me see 'Ah from the first mo-
ment he adored you,l ehl Nonsense
People don't fall in love in that absurd
manner. It takes years of acquaintance,
with, respect and attachment. What
nextl With your smile for his goal, he
would win both fame and fortune, poor
as he is. Fiddlesticks, Lucilla. A man
with common sense would always wait
until he had fair commencement before
he would propose to any girl. Praise of
your beauty. The loveliest creature he
ever saw + Exaggeration, my dear. You
are not plain, but such fattery is absurd.
Must hear from you or die !
! Infamous he cried. 'Ill go to the
rascal this instant. I'll horse-whip him.
AS for you, I'll send you to convent
Elope with clerk I'm ashamed to cal
youa daughter Where's my HAITI Here,
John, call for cab y
! y Bqt'here Lucilla caught one arm and
| Mrs Richmond the other.
/ \ ooh, papa, have you gone crazy 2
said Lucilla. "Frederick never proposed
such thing. Let me see the letter.
Oh, papa, this is not Fred's-upon my
word it is, not, Do look please-it is
dated twenty years back-and Fred's
name is not Charles. Papa, these are
your love letters 10 mamma, written
so long, ago 4 Her name is Lucilla, you
know sd, o.
AIr. Richmond sat down in his arm
chair in silence, very red in the face,
"How did this occurl he, asked very
sternlS. NtA~'NNNA PNOA t,o
Mrs. Richmond retreated into one
corner with her handkerchief to her eyes
| and sobbing- out, 81 didit on purpose!"
then parsedas though she expected a
sudden judgment ''a"
"You know, Charles che said, 'it is
SC, long ago, we both altered good deal,
and | thought you might not exactly re-
member how you fell in love with me at
first sight, and how papa and mamma
| objected, and it seems to me if we could
bring it all back plain as it was then,
we must let dear Lucilla marry the man
she likesAwho is nice if he is poor. |
did not need it to be brought back any
palmer myself, women have more time
to remember, you know. And we've
been happy, have we not y
And certainly, Mr.. Richmond could
not denyithst. So Lucilla, feeling that
her interests might be safely left in the
keeping of her mother, slipped out Of the
room, and heard the result Of the little
stratagem next morning 1t was favor
able to the young clerk, who had really
only been sentimental, not gone half SO
far as to propose an elopement, and in
due course Of time the pair were mar
ried with all the pomp and grandeur be-
fitting the nuptials Of wealthy mer-
chants daughter, with the perfect appro-
baton Of Lucilla's father and to the
great joy of Lucilla's mother, who justly
believed that her little stratagem had
brought all her daughters happiness
All the Gold. w,.
A cubic inch of cold Is worth Sol0-