The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-31

oiyar, is. Tor such b 10Y it would almost pc
worth waiting q little while but not wv en-.
ety-tyo years; that was too strong test Oh
fidelity. ]. !,
Ing OF the 9Th Of June, when the dew was
vet on the grass, there was messenger 20
see her. He had with him an exquisite
basket OF white roses, and IN tneif hlast
was a letter which, made Eloiee Bruce the
,nappiest grill America. And Aunt Etael
naa iust. as delighted. t.He must come
here nj once,n she said s.they would walt
hreok fast for hirn-abd he must never go
away again. -. ur,
Then the ladies discovered that Harry
md James Early were already friends:
They had met at hotel in New YORK, ana
both having their hearts In the same l1ttie
southern town, they had speedily become
confidential; and Harry was not long IN
rettinp his pardon, though bis excuse
MIGHT well have been considered by less
loving mistress "a an aggravatlon OF MS o.
MYou see, darhng." be explained be-
tween his kisses, s.you wanted to test my
heart. and so thousht only fair to let
eou test your own also. 10 you think you
would remember me II you never saw or
heard from me for twenty years, as Aunt
Ethel did that lover Of hers ?"
xHarry! I should remember youforeYer.
7 never. never would have married any one
else il YOU had stayed away altogether. But:
indeed, It was cruel to try me so bitterly"
"And how about your sending me
away ?"
III won't ever do it again, Harry; and !
never really wanted you to 60. You ousht
| to have known that" ~,
few nights afterward, as they all, SAT-
together on the moonlit veranda, aunt
Ethel said, very tendcrly: -,
6 Chiidren, James and Will be married
next Thursday, and we shall sail for car
cu,ta Immediately. Could not the two
marriages be made at once? Then, Harry,
Eloise could live on at the old place, an q
keen it from going to destruction. 1t l:
EIoise's now; | made it over to her to-day,
and Mr.. Green says you are going into
partnership with their firm, so hope you
win have eaongh to keep love from hyfns
out of your windows" -
Little more was said at the time, for Aun,
Ethel persistently turned the suolect; Du,
when She came Tito Eloise's room TO Die
the new bride-elect goodnight the nap
nv girl whispered "Oh, aunt, how gene
ro1ls you have been to US! Surely Mr
Early must be very rich to let you give u
such magnificent wedding present." e.
sGNo, dear, he is not. In fact, he is ye
what be calls a struggling man. he ma
great ventures OH hand; he may become
rich, or he may lose nearly all he has made
1t is something about indigo, dear, kno"
not what, and dou't care. am going nov
wherever he goes, and am a very, very
happy woman"
Then Eloise whispered. slyly, "Auntle
do YOU remember saying a year ago that
girl was little fool who married fol
Iove?"
Il remember, dear. am wiser now
and say if the girl is little fool who mar
ries for love, she who marries without II L
the most foolish and wretched OF women
On the whole, Eloise. am rather proud
our good sense CD, my darlins!"
Others, however, seemed to think d'ner
emily, for Lizzie Bruce, meeting her 1rlen(
Selma James one morning, said " Selma
what do you think? Harry Torrens la
come back, and Cousin Eloise has actuail'
forgiven him everything, and is going t.
marry him! I never would have done II
Would you?" -,
"Certainly would not; but, then, Ri
oise Bruce was always-on that subject
little fool" =, s....- -..-. a.-: ri