The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-09-14

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you rather ungracious yesterday"
"Nay; but for what does your papa
think you require medical advice You
seem perfectly WE'LL"
Her face fell-her features, or the ex-
preston of them, changed as ] spoke.
"That is my secret. No doctor can
cure me, or minister to mind dis
eased; not that mine is precisely so,,
she added, with merry ringing laugh.
Neither papa nor mamma can under
stand me. lack decision and flrmness,
1 fear. Dark women are imagined to be
fiery, and all that sort of thing but 1t is
the fair little women of this world who
possess the firmest will and greatest
strength of character"
" But you are subject to low spirits,
your papa hinted."
"Not naturally; but for year past
my heart has begun to fail me in hopes
of the future, why, cannot tell
you; and now, dear DIR. Morrison,
good-morning." And away she trotted,
with a pleasant smile and graceful
bow, leaving me rooted to the spot with
admiration Of her beauty, the craving
to see her again strong in my heart, and
conflicting with the fear that she was
tickle, had wearied of her engagement,
and had conceived fancy for some one
else, year ago, From that period she
had begun to date her emotions of sad
ness.
A year ago 1 had been hard student
in my little den in Clerk Street, Edin-
burgh, dim shadow in the distance
now.
"Go it, old boy" said Bob Asher,
who came suddenly upon me a-foot--the
phaeton was gone now" that's one of
old Crammer's patients surely. You
are getting on, Fred, and if you wish to
continue doing 30 always talk most to
the women and middle-aged ones; fiat
ter the young girls, but on the sly only !;
and make most fatherly fuss with
babies, however ugly or squally, at all
times"
Rashly needless of what the old groom
might thing or report on the subject, /
had an interview there aim ost daily, for
a few brief minutes at times it was but
bow and smile, If she was accom-
panied by friends, or more especially by
her brother; and it went hard with me,
but L made my professional visits and
old Crammer's practice suit my plans
If plans I had-for had given myself
up to the intoxication of-yes, of loving
Gertrude Chalcot, though she seemed
placed above me by fate as far as the
planets are above the earth; but with the
conviction came the reflections that
were not in my mind when the charm
of her presence absorbed every other
thought and feeling.
When I was alone came calmer
thoughts. She was engaged, though to
whom / knew not, and she might just
be amusing herself with me for the time,
while was laying at her feet the purest
love of an honest and affectionate heart.
Why did love her Curious fool, be still
Is human love the fruit of human wili3
Engaged to another-whose ring was
doubtless on her finger-another who
had the privilege of kissing and caress-
ing her, while I had but formal inter-
view, a park rail between, and the eyes
of an observant old groom upon US. L
felt as jealous as Turk or Spaniard at
the idea.
One day briefly implored her to meet
me a-foot in another part of the park.
She agreed to do so, and we had the
opportunity of an explanation. I shall
never forget how charming my dark
eyed and dark-haired beauty looked in a
yellow Grape bonnet-that tint ever SO
suitable to brunette-with violet flow
ers between 1t and her pure complexion.
In language that was broken, but
which the emotions of my heart inspir-
ed told her of the enchantment her
society was TO me; of the love that was
becoming part of my nature, the love
that had been so almost ever since / had
seen her, and led me to treasure her
handkerchief (Which then drew from
my breasn, but, added, that as she
was plighted to another-more than all,
as she was so rich and I so poor, had
come to the bitter resolution of seeing
her no more, and quitting England for
some distant colony.
"You love me then ?" she asked, and
with downcast eyes said, II, too, am q
victim of circumstances. = Concluded
next week.