South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1879-11-14


This is a part OF his dead mothers
wedding ring;, we broke it in two. and
swore solemnly over it to be faithful to
the promises We had made cac other
Then he sailed awaYsfrom me, 4 never
heard from him agar. For two years /
suffered all the aso4ies Of hope deferred
and slighted love, and at length had a
fever shat left msthe colorless little
ghost have been ever since
Per APPS he was dead
No
Then lie was a miserable creature.
aud shuld have put him out OF nv
heart and memory
Yes; | think you would, Eloise. I
think. too, that it is likely YOU would
have let some other man make a fool of
you second time. have different
nature. did not cease to suffer Tor
James Early for five years b9, having
conqured that weakness, never permit
ted myself TO care for any other man
Are you still in love with this Mr..
Early's memory
No, | am not. If 1 should meet him
to-day, do not think I should care TO
speak TO him
is he aliver
Il suppose so. heard OF his marriage
ten years ago.
Poor auntie y
Don't pity me, child. | am to be con-
graduated. If it had Mt been for NV
deaf fathers opposition, | should have
married Tor loVe-given my fortune and
my lie INTO the keeping OF selfish, tickle
man-in fact made just such little fool
OF myself as you are about TO make of
yourself
Aunt 10 you really think that Harry
would forget me in few weeks. or n
few months?'
OF course he would
Il will try him
You will act very wisely to do so.-
Elose, | am glad hay. told YOU NV
sal lite story it may make YOU at least
look before you leap Where does
Harry generally leave your
On the little bridge just outside the
Place
DO not say 'Farewe IL there. Lovers
who part over running waters never meet
again. Give him every lawful chance.
You may bring him into the park with
you tonight
SO few hours afterward there was a
very bitter parting under the oaks in
Bruce park. Eloise was almost shocked
when IL was over. Ia her heart she had
only inten led TO friShten Harry; but
her lover had taken the proposal TOO se-
riousIy, and things hal been said that
she could not unsay. Al first, indee
haI In
doubts OF him. and his laughter had
provoked Eloise. She did not like
the thing treated as joke. 1t was a
very serious matter. and she did not see
how Harry could laugh at the idea OF
not seeing her for eleven mouths
The next mornings paper announc-
ed the 'su lden departure of Mr. Hen
~ Torrens for New York, on business
Of Importance, likely to detain him
some MONTHS and Eloise was angry
enough at the information. She had
hoped that Harry would try again to
convince her Of the folly Of parting
and sue was determined at this inter.
view 10 be convinced.
For some weeks Miss Ethel did not
have very happy time. Eloise wan
dered in the park. or about the big, ST.
lent house, and was not Mt all cheerful
company. At first IIarry's letters
we're so long aud frequent that great
deal of her time was satisfactorily en-
ployed in ansaering them. But by de-
sreas they grew both shorter and less
frequent, and towards the beginning Of
winter they stopped altogether.
In
each others faces at the empty post
box every morning, and Miss Ethel
had her will made during these days,
and left her niece all she had as some
compensation. But yet often, when
she saw the sad face that had once been
so bright and pretty. she had reproach-
ed herself, and wondered whether,
where ignorance is bliss, if il be not
folly 10 be wise.
One day toward spring-a bright,
warm day for tie season-Elose. who
had now long ceased even hoping for a
letter, was walking slowly up and
down the great hall dividing the large
drawing.room and tue late Mr.. Bruce's
library from the rest OF the house.
These rooms we're very seldom opened,
and still more seldom used. Eloise
only remembered two or three grand
occasions on which they bad been used
for great entertainments, the last being
that which introduced her into society
two years previously.
A sudden fancy seized her. she
would throw back the closed blinds AMI
let the spriog sunshine into the dark
rooms. Besides, there we're oil kinds
OF curious ornaments there aud great
many books; to examine them
would pleasantly pass few hours. -
Miss Ethel readily agreed. She was
glad TO see her niece interest herself in
anything that could beguie thought
from the ono sad, Notifying subject Of
her desertion.
Toward noon size went TO seek
EIoise. Her first glance showed her the
girl sitting thoughtfuIly upon the
hearth.rug with her lap full Of letters
and queer, furnished Indoo jewelry.
She spra1g up % meet her aunt. and
with strangely solemn excitement,
cried out:
'Oh, auntie, they nre all yours
was iookin1 a. that queer cabinet. and