The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-19

.tms an d, cloud sos mist pod up allea
II steatited myself against a bonldcr and 6tf,
i Antioyer came and put my arm In his m
i took me home. And this Is the END.
philip untrue; Philip the lover OF g n
lother! Il is unreal. cannot seem 20 grasp TO-
i dn0,tst OLA letter from Philip Deve-
reaux. After all, thought, maybe II was
l GOSSIP, and tearsay The sight OF Inc ~ ~.
mi,iar handwriting sent the Diooa spin.hlas
through my veins. lie congratulaIIeeu -, nv
i on my good luck, and added :: !" haaSlns
! broken our engagement 2Wnen W =, " I ~,
] both beggars, how could renew II ho 3' W.
/ car1se you have become rich 7? w ouid noG
the xyorii-our world-haye the right 10
nojnt the finger Of scorn at me ] cannot ac-
cent such generosity, Belle, even for your
| sake hut must still plod on" once L
| aho,,ld have thought these sentiments SO
nohIe whereas I was blind, now / see.
/ He thinks that / know nothing about the
affair OF Annette Cults, or he has not the
i courage to break it to me.
! Senfen,ber 81 have resumed my Ger
! man studies to divert my MIND. Every
4 body ia talking OF the approaching mar
rage. Ttold Mr. Andover about The prize,
and asked If he would take it"for home
aHaye you the money in handP" he
asked.
have merely Deen hotineo 'l'a' nau ofa" M
the amount"
"My dear Miss Belle" he said, :" pardon
ne-bur do not approve OF lotteries"
"Neither do /, any longer"
alt may be foolish scruple," he pur-
sued; ssmost people would laugh at It;
but it seems to me that money obtained In
that way does more harm than goodwin
not be blessed in the USE"
"Perhaps not" said; "but what shall
do with it2 I feel like the man who drew
the elephant"
"suppose you destroy the ticket and do
nothing about it."
"Very WE'LL" / returned; 81 wish mad.
never bought it." And so held il in the
gas.jet and reduced the fortune that was to
have made me happy to pinch OF ashes.
October IA dreadful thing has hap
pened. Squire Cults has died lnsolVent..
| It. will postpone Annette's wedding. l
hear that the order for her wedding-gown
has. been countermanded. But ii Philip
loves her she is still rich. All the king
| dolns OF tue earth cannot buy love.
June, 1S7S.-It is more than year since
began this diary, and how much has oc-
Cured have often wondered how Philip
DeycreauX bore himself after Annette Cults,
married old General Battles, with his mill
lions and his govt, preferriug palace with
out love to love in cottage. Yesterday l
wandered into the pine woods alone. Mr..
Andover and have been there so often
that all its treasures OF shade and sunlight,
OF soaring pines and humble moses, SEEM
| ed to belong to us. It's winding ways are
like enchantment, Turing us on to more
beauty and serenity. 1t is like walking
through dim cathedral aisles as we tread
upon the carpet OF pine needles
md hear the wind fluting through
| the branches, while spicy incense IS Waiteo
about, and sweet thoughts come like bene-
diction. You scarcely hear an approaching
lfootStep, and I was gathering some ferns
when some one close beside me SAID !: . lsa,
belle! Isabelle pa. voice that sounded
strangely familiar, but was not Mr.. An
doyeI's: voice that seemed to coniure
vision of starry summer nights, and sweet
scents, and tender words, in the instant De-
fore | could turn. never once thought OF
Philip Devereaux, but there he stood, Sm!l-
ing and debonair, as il we bad only parted
an hour ago. "Your mother told me l
should find you here" be said, taking my
unwilling hand. "See, picked a four
leaved clover, as came across the meadow
that means luck. Isabelle, can you forgive
me?" -,
"Yes, indeed" l answered, heartily,
sand thank you, too"
ssI was fool, Isabelle"
| And so was l."
"Isabellc, don't turn away your head. L
never loved Annette. l love you. You
| I
back to marry you, Isabelle
81 shall never marry you, Philip" L
said. 81 do not love you any longer"
| "Not love me:" he cried. ''Oh, I'M
derstand; you have some natural resent
Ment-"
but no love-" And then he fell to pro-
testing and eXpustulatng while we walked
ont Of the pine woods together; and Just
as we emerged into the road we met Mr..
Apdover. He bowed and passed on. l
knew he had come to look for me. parted
with Philip at the gate, where we parted
once before, and to-day it is all over town
that our engagement is renewed.
June 16.-Mr. And0Yer has not been to
sec me since the day l met him coming out
of the pine woods with Philip. Philip
called. but declined the interview.
jane 1S.-Net Mr.. Andovcr walking on
the causeway by the river. He turned and
Joined me. An old woman came out OF 4
6shing-hut presently, and begged for mo-
ney. AS he opened his purse something
elittering fell out at his feet. 1t was Aunt
Holyoke's ring. He picked it up. "You
used to wear this,' he said; "that was why
bought it," ,.s..
|. "You were very good. Did you mean to
give it to mc?" I asked.
off you will take my heart with it, Belle"
Mary N. Prescott, in Ha,per's Magazine
; for October.