The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-31
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Miss Ethel smiled queesly anu H lt.s y =
sl5Rht hesitation said, 4. q es.
8 q who was ,it, apntie !, g Ss.
I q Colonel Powell. &, ~ I
q on, auntl SO You wanted l. me 20 euo =
thing yoe would not do yourself. . :
eyes, dear. You wanted 70 marry !
did not. when I was twenty years OF as,
If j bud wanted 10 marry at all, sno1u
have married FOR wealth and position. Soio-
mel Powell can give his wife these aoVan =.
3tages. I" =. -, . ,., E,r-
lyss memory =, 49,, him
aNo, I am not II should meet MN IN
to-day I do not think / should care ~
speak to him.,
|. Is be alive?" 90
ten years ago.
g Poor auntiel
&c nnn,t nIty me, child. i am to be con-
,r,,,,iated. IL it had not been for my GEAR
;asher,s onposition should have married
,or Inye given nv fortune and my iife lnto
tba Ia of a selfish, tickle man-in lact,
u oede int s,,cb little fool Of myself as you
s.annt do YOU really think that Harry
would forget me In a few weeks or months Z,
.Ofs course be would" (" =
az will try him" 80
oYou will act very wisely TO 40 so:
EIoise. I am glad I have told you my sag
little story = It may make you at least .tooh
before you leap. - Where does Harry gen
orally leave you?" 49,, n,,oo >,
nonot say. Farewell ;. there. Lovers
who part over running water never Inse'
ans;ni Give him every lawful chance:
Yn,, NAV bring him into the park tonight,
60 a few hours afterwards there was 9
varv hitter parting I'M der the oaks 10 Bruce
park Elojse was almost shocked Wnen II
DOC over. In. her heart she had only ID.
tan 1 TO brighten Harry, but her lover mac
| sotrer the proposal too seriously, ana thinss
sad haen said that she could not unsay a.
t; Sra; indeed, Hurry had laughed at MISS
E,ie,s doubts of him, and his laughter. mao
nrosoked Eoise. She did not like the telne
treated as q Joke ''It was very serious
matter. and she did not see now HARRY
couId laugh at the idea.of not seeing hei
! for eleven months."e t:,pa H.,
! For eleven months was the time sne hau
tfyed upon as the limit OF her lovers pro,
hatiou. In elevaa months she Wonid nc %
|rage. and could claim her small fortune. II
Harry we're true 10 her, she Wouta then Ut
wiling to begin life with BIN on TOUR thoti,
snnd dollars. Besides, she had shre"o
idea that il she humored her aunt thus lar
Miss Ethel would not Withdrew ner 1aVor'
Harry was indignant ut all such pruoeu'
,;al- considerations Fe spoke very dlsre'
spectfulIy OF Bruce Park. ana declared III
wonld NOT saw .Thank you for every
core of il and the old wooden mansion
thrown in, and that eleven montns was ~
eternity. They might iusta as weis say sooo
bye forever. - .4 :. os ,,er,
we'll for him to talk of living on two thou
sand dollars year and each others love
Men could get society, and have people
sneak decently to them, even II they ,coult
only afford one new suit in twelve months
hit q woman's friends depend on the con
dltion of her wardrobe, and she wondered
II even Harry's love could stand shabby
old foshioped dress and one-button kit
gloves"
Harry nwas sure she would make any
dress look elegant -; and E'oise said, an
grilv. .He was very absurd" andthough
50. TOO. So the end OF all was that Harry
hade her .Farewell till the 5th OF th'
following June, and thar, with many tear
and protestatious, they finally began thel
selr-imposed trial Of each others hdelity.
The next mornings paper announced TIT
sudden adeparture of Mr.. Henry Torren
for New York on business OF Importance
likeIy TO detain him some months" ant
Eloise was angry enough at the lnforma
finn She had hoped Harry would try agar
10 convince her of "the folly of parting,
md she was determined at this interview t.
be convinced.
For some weeks Miss Ethel did not have
very happy time. Eloise wandered In tn
mark or about the big silent house, and wa
not nj all cheerful company. At first Har
RVS letters were so long aud frequent tina
q great deal Of her time was satisfactorily
EMPLOYED in answering them. But by de
prees they grew both shorter and less ire
ouent, and toward the beginning OF white
they stopped altogether. ..s
The two women looked sadly in eacl
others face at the empty post-hox ever
morning, and Miss Ethel had her will mad
during these days, and left her niece ali SD
had as some. compensation. buC.ye6 olten
when she saw the sad face that had one
been so bright and pretty, she hall re
preached herself, and wondered Whtthel
where ignorance is bliss, II 1t De not folly
be wise.
| One dav toward spring-a bright, war;
dav for The season-Eloise, who had noN
long ceased even hoping for letter, WA
walking slowly I'D and down the great ha
dividing the large DRAWN groom and th
late Mr.. Bruce's library from the lest OF tt
house. These rooms were very, seldor
onened. and still more seldom used. Elois
only remembered two or three grand o.
casious on which they had been used fc
great entertainments, the last being thi
which Introduced her into society two year
previously.
A sudden fancy seized her; she woul
Throw back the closed blinds and let th
spring sunshine into the dark rooms. b
sides, there were nil kinds Of curious orn;
ments there, and great many books; to e1
anime them would pleasantly pass fey
hours. Miss Ethel readily agreed. She wa
i glad to see her niece interest berself in any
thing that could beguiie thought from til
one sad, morliiying subject OF her desel
ton. -....,....s.,.--
Toward noon she went to seek Eioise
Her first glance showed her the girl sittin
thoughtfuliy upon the hearth-rug with he
lapsfull of letters aud queer, furnished Hin
4 doc jewelry. She sprang up to meet he
aunt, and with strangely solemn excite
ment cried out:
/ s.Oh, auntie, they are yours-aH yours
I was looking at thut queer cabinet, and m
4 dress turned it over, and piece fell out Q
1.-THE bottom, and those things were scattere
about" Then she ran out OF the room
shutting the door carefully behind her.
Poor Miss Ethel needed her privacy
Here was her lovers vindication; her
were all the sweet words for which she ha
nearly died. He had suffered all she ha
suffered; he had poured out his agony an
his despair in letters which had never unit