Smyrna times., 1879-01-08
the lounge, on which she had been seated,

the lounge, on which she had been seated, |
in dead faint.
| called the women of the house to her |
assistance, and left the apartment, much |
wondering at the effect which my words |
had upon the poor girl. Could it be posi- |
bic she loved me SO deeply that my sudden
offer of marriage had overwhelmed her
with joy?
So it appeared. When next met Helen,
she made no secret of her love. She told
me that she loved me from the moment
that we met, and that she would have been
perfectly miserable if | had gone away
without offering her my hand in marriage.
But | never dreamed of anything of
the kind !" cried "why did you not tell
me before?"
"Well," answered Helen, 81 think did
come pretty near ii"
| proposed our immediate union; but
Helen insisted that should declare posi-
lively that | married her for her own sake
for herself alone.
Like too many other lovers, / was pre-.
pared to say anything which would please
my companion, and accordingly reiterated
the declaration that took her for herself
alOne-though certainly thought of her
fathers money bags at the same time.
We married, and everything went pleas
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over a Philadelphia paper, my eyes were
arrested by the announcement of mar
riage between Mr.. Albert Green and Miss
Mary Globose, daughter of Elder Josiah
Globose.
ran with the paper to Helen, crying
MY dear, had your father ever any
other daughter than yourSelf?'
NO." answered she.
| "But how is this, Helen? The daughter
of Elder Josiah GlObose is married to Albert
Green! p
Il am glad to hear it," replied Helen /;
"but don't believe that Mary AIMS father
gave his consent to the union. 1t is proba-
oily an elopement."
But, Helen, L supposed that you were
his only daughter-nay, you just asserted
that you were.
never called myself the daughter OF
Elder Globose," returned Helen; Il am
the daughter of Jonathan Globose, the
miller, OF Evansville"
" But didn't you pretend to be the
daughter of Elder Globose?''
" Never. | perceived that you mistooL;
me for my cousin Mary Ann, and per.
mitted you to remain in your error, but
when you proposed marriage, l insisted
that you should marry me for myself alone
and so you did.
Now, as you married me for my own sake
and on no other account what does it mat
ter to you whether am the daughter of
king or peasant, whether | am heiress tC
millions or to an empty meAl-tub?'
But II you are not the daughter of ole
Globose, how came you at the rock ~
81 was staying with my cousin Mary
Ann. She sent me with 4 message to he
Albert, informing him that her father hat
discovered her mode of communication
and warning hun against coming to til,
rock any more. When reached the rock
found not Albert, but you there. | la,
heard of you as Il young student in tn
neighborhood, and, in fact, | knew you b.
sight. WAS half in love with you befor
we met. The rest you know"
1t could not be denied that Helen ha,
! practiced some deceit toward me, bu
neither had | been wholly candid wit
her. In both cases, perhaps, there wa
, some eXcuse-in hers, love for myself; i
= mine, love for her fathers money. | wa
not we'll pleased to reflect that | had MAJ
ried a miller's daughter when imagine
= that had entrapped an heiress, and | ha
serious thoughts of trying to obtain d
> vorce.
But, when | reflected that poor Hele
:. had given such irrefragible proofs of d,
:, voted love to myself, the cruelty of such
{ proceeding became too apparent, an
finally | said to myself, 8" Its mistake
i but it would be wrong to leave the poo
e girl who loves me so truly. ! will simpl
u do right, and will stick to her till deaf
IL separates us"
But it was necessary to contrive som
y plan by which we could support ourselve.
v | aOA tylila I to Il
u of doing this that the death of Ed,
l. Globose was announced in the newspaper
Helen wanted to attend her uncle
s. funeral, and, although we were really t.
10 poor to travel as far as Millwater, still | s
Dt out for that village with my young wifi
ot We did not arrive in time for the tuner
er owing to an accident on the road but v
Ill arrived in time to learn that the deceasC
elder, having been outraged by the ella
'e destine marriage of his daughter, had le
IL all his property to his niece, Helen.
When the will was read to us, whit
le declared Helen millionaire, she turned
me and said,- =
eo Now, Charles, as you married me
;, myself alone, you will be pleased to ha
me place all this property in the hands
er Mary Ann Globose, to whom it rightful
OF belongs"
IS. "Are you in earnest, Helen 2"
~ d" / never was more So"
III "Then, indeed, have married son
We thing better than an heiress," was my rep
lie 81 am satisfied"
The offer was made to Mary Ann, W
'Se peremptorily refused to deprive Helen
no what her uncle had left her, and finally t
OF matter was compromised. There v
enough for both. We divided the inhe
eT tance between us. Thus Albert and NJ,
au Ann were amply provided for, while /,
ert my part, never had cause to regret tina
vas married Helen for herself alone.
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