The daily gazette., 1879-08-12
FIRST EDITION.
The Unwilling Bride.

The unwilling Bride.
The northern part Of, Georgia is a
wild, picturesque country. The gold
found in this region had, in earlier days,
drawn to the vicinity adventures
from nearly every civilized land.
Thirty years ago, many men OF brok-
en-dOwn fortunes from other States
came TO northern Georgia with the hope
that the fckle goddess would prove
kinder to them in this new avenue to
wealth than she had deigned to be in
other vocations.
Among these was q family named
Loser, who had become much reduced
in circumstances, and were as unsuited
to their present surroundings as 1t was
possible TOR people to be. Luis Loser
was a middle-ased man, OF singular
grace Of person and elegance OF manner;
and his wife was faded, helpless wo-
man of fashion, torn from her native
sphere, and transplaA ted to this uncon-
genial land against her own consent
Mrs. Loser had married twice. Her
fist husbands name was Leslie, and a
daughter of eighteen, named Kate, and
one of fourteen years, nam'd Edna,
were her Children by her first mArri-
age.
At the time our story opens, Mrs.
Loser, a delicate looking woman with a
peevish expression on the face which
had once been radiant with the ephemer-
al beauty oflilies and roses, lay on an
old-fashioned sofa in the spacious hall
of the dwelling.
Her toilet corresponded with her sur
roundings-a much-woIn morning dress
of dark Silk with fray<d trimmings, was
finished at the throat with tie OF cof-
| fee-cuiored lace, and pair Of well worn
satin slippers covered the small feet,
thrust out as II their owner was proud
to display them.
Her slender, useless looking hands
were ornamented with glittering rings,
and in one of them she heldla worn
looking volume which she seemed to be
reading with some interest. b
Suddenly rush was heard, and Kate
Leslie, her daughter, came swiftly across
the yeranda and entered the hall, carry
ing in one hand package of papers and
letters, and swinging from the other a
large straw hat simply trimmed. ~6
"A more striking contrast 70 the inert
| CTedJuTt Ou luc SOid NOuiu hoF q
been found. The girl was full If life, en-
ergy, ambitious to run brilliant career,
and 1t was evident to those who knew
her that she did not intend to be dissp-
pointed in her aspirations if the consul
IN mmation of her wishes depended on her
self. 1. sts@s gl4tsIsE
Kate was in the. heyday of youth--a
brilliant, sparkling brunette, the roses
of health on her cheeks aud lips, and
the light of hope and joy in her dark,
expressive eyes, A magnificent suit OF
dark brown hair with a CLINT of red in
it gave character to her bright face.
As Kate rushed across the floor tow
ard her mothers place OF indolent re-
pose, she exclaimed in clear, ringing
tones:
"Such lot of papers and letters never
came to this house at one time before
| I've. been to the Office myself on Flya
4 way. Here is q letter for you mamma,
all the way from California, and by that
token, i'll did not recognize the writing,
should know that it is from Dick
Staunton. Time indeed that he should
write, for it is two years since we had a
line from him, and we were all 30 good te
him tool" %,-f & Us
Mrs. Loser flushed slightly as she tool
Staunton's letter, opened it and eagerly
read its contents. She seemed to bt
both interested and surprised, and he'
daughter furtively watched her while
she pretended to arrange the rest OF The
mail on side table, = area
"Well, I do declare J" cried Mrs. Loser
after few moments. ~ wondered wha
Dick had to say to me, but suppose i
was best to write 10 me under the cir
cumstances." ert....
aWhat can you mean, mamma, ant
what does Mr.. Staunton say? Am l u
conclude that Dick has become mil
lionaire, and wants me to help hin
spend his money!"
"Well,sI do declare! II you haven't
hit on the very thing itself. He dosen'
say that he's worth a million, but hi
gives me to understand that he is very
rich and getting better of every day, ,ant
he's coming back here after you. lfyol
will marry him, he will stay in the East
and let his partner manage his mining
interests. There! That's about all
and think it is quite enough to settle
your destiny. It ould7mfne, il | wer'
In your place." u Bt i 4B8Fl
While her mother spoke, Kate hat
flushed scarlet, and then grown pale al
death. She asked, in breathless sor1
of way:
apo YOU believe 1t is quite true? Dt
you think Dick can really be in earnest
81 have no doubt he believes what hi
saws himself, and see no reason why i
should not be true. Why do you grow
, so pale, Kate? Itmust be all right TO
q, YOU liked him well enough when he wa
STAYING tere with us, and he made nj
secret Of how much in love with you h
was. Indeed, till lately, l thought Their
was some sort of promise between you.
"Why till lately ?" asked Kate, hoarse
"Well, I do declare as If you couldn'
answer that yourself! II you had pro
missed Dick, 1 did not think you woul'
carry on With Harry Conrad as you hav
done since he came among us. It's
regular filtration, and he's awfully Il
earnest, child, though he hasn't foot 9
/. land he can call his own, nor money i
the bank either. OF course, you viii
send him adrift now you ought to hav
done it when he first presumed 10 speal
to YOU of love."u,4 AZ
tsBut l liked him then, and l NOR
than like him ,now," said Ka,e, abruptly
"I-I made sort of bantering promis
10 Mr.. StaunIon, but 1 had no idea h
would ever be in a position to claim II
He asked me the day before he left us /