The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-21
MISS ARNOLD.
Another Story Of Love that was True,
but Didn't Run Smooth.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 1.-TWO OLD MEMS
TALES" ETC.
CHAPTER VIII CONTINUED.

taken plaCe-at her fathers improved
temner her mothers more TRANQUIL spir-
;ts The absence of Randall and the GEN.
ersl GOOD behavior which nervaded the
household.
She looked unon every member with
satisfaction excent one. and that was the
one that oupht to have been the happiest;
for she was the canse and the origin of
ali this hanniness Rut Lettice did not,
she tbought look as she used to do; her
ewes had lost something of their yiyacitv:
and the good heart Of Catherine was
grieyed.
at pains me SO, Edgar-you can not
think.d she said to her husband, as she
walked leaning upon his arm, through
the pleasant groves and gardens of the
Hazela. II can scarcely enjoy my own
happiness for thinking of her. Poor
dear. she blames herself so for not being
perfectly happy-as if one could have
effects without causes-as if the life she
leads here could make any one perfectly
happy. Not one thing to enjoy; for as
to her comfortable room, and the good
house, and the pretty place, and all that
sort of thing, person soon gets used to
it, and it shuts out uneasiness, but it
does not bring delight, at least to a
younp thing Of that age. Child of the
house as | was, and early days as they
were with me when YOU were among us,
Edgar | never knew what true happiness
was till then; that is, | should very soon
have felt want of some object of inter
est, though it was my own father and
motherEn
$50 | took the liberty to lay before
YOU, nv fair haranguer if you recollect,
when you made SO many difficulties
about CARRYING my knapsack."
"Ah! that was because it seemed SO
heartless, so cruel, 10 abandon my par
ents lust when they wanted me SO ex-
ceedingly. But what debt of gratitude
l owe to this dear Lettice for settling all
these matters so admirably for mel!
a am glad you confess to little of
that debt, which l, on my part, feel to
be enormous"
81 heartily wish there were any means
of paying it. wish | could make Let
tice as happy as she made all OF us"
The young officer shook his handsome
head.
"Mamas in our rank of life make such
a point of endeavorlng to settle thell
daughters, to start them in households
of their own, where, II they are exposed
to many troubles which they escape un'
der their fathers roof, they nave many
more interests and sources OF happiness
But there Is nobody, 10 thinK OF sucl
matters as connected with this poor ia
therless and motherless glri."
"Mothers, even in your rank, my love
don't always succeed In accomplishing
this momentuous object. L don't SCI
what possible chance there IS Tor one II
Lettice's condition-except the grant
one, the effective one-ln my opinion al
most the only one-namely, the chapte
of accidents"
"Ah! that chapter OF accidents! Its
poor dependence" 49,,
''Nay, Catherine, that is not said will
your usual piety."
"True; am sorry, and yet, where an ,
!, others happiness is concerned, one feel
as if it we're wrong to trust too much
even to Providence; with great reverenc
be it said. l mean, that in no given even
can we exactly tell how much we are eS
pected 10 use our own exertions; no,
much diligence on our part is required Q
us, in order to produce a happy result.
'J AGREE with YOU quite and entirely
4 and if there is a thing that angers me bt
yond measure, it is to see pious perso
l fold his hands, sit down and trust tn
hanniness of another to, as he says, Pro,
idence If have any lust idea of Prov
+ dence, an ample retribution will be
a store for these sort of religionists."
e oval that is lust as feel, but in
S sort Of confused wav. You say tho,
It things so much better than do, Edgar
d U5o 70 Well. that is news to me-"
j. uEnt m return. Can not we do som
S. thing for this good creature?"
$, Pes;des there il YOUR Door mothe
X Wonld YOU pull down all her little &c
le fce Of hapniness by taking Lettice aw,
n from herT
N aThat is a terrible consideration, al
Is ie vet what was true of me is doubly al
" troblv true Of T,ettice NV darling mot
W. would not hear of me relinuuishil
NV bonn;noss ,,non her account. al
nnobt G f,ettice to be allowed to make su
'e a sacr;fceY'
n. "Well well, nv dear, It's time enou
Id 70 heoin to deprecate such a sacrif
a when The opportunity for it occurs; bu
It's own | see little hope of romance
av @ yonr moor dear Lettice, seeing that
y ;mnortant INN; personage in such matte
namely a hero. seems to me to be uttel
81 81 ont Of The question. There is not you
Vi ou' " ' IL, e.