Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-10-14

ren together, as you yourself know
Henry was little jealous; he hinted
his suspicious to me. was angry that
he should suspect that | could love any
one more than him, and especially that
| loved him less because he was poor
| told him in pet, that if he thought
me so tickle, he could be released from
all childish engagements. This only
confirmed his suspicious; he left me. |
received letter of farewell from him.
Where he went | never knew. He has
probably forgotten me and given his
heart to one more worthy of him; but
have not forgotten him and never
can. They call me a heartless coquette
perhaps Henry does | was not a co.
quette then, though have been since
My heart is given to Henry, but have
lost his"
"But, Kate, if you have loved no one
but Henry Eaton, why have you Sc
often promised to marry others? Was
it for the sake of breaking your prom
ise?"
mo, not exactly that; | hardly know
why have done so. have given you
the reason for some of my engage
ments. l did not know but ! might
forget Henry, and loye some other one
but cannot; sometimes | did it for
fun, and sometimes | was altogether
reckless. But | will never promise to
marry again. I'll tell Charles Danforth
| cannot love him, and live nun for
I1enry's sake"
"See that you keep that resolution"
said Ann, laughing at Kate's sober con-
ClusiOn,
"Oh. I'm in earnest. / am tired of
hearing of broken hearts and dying
lovers. There is no sense in it. | am
tired of being called cruel and hard
hearted. I'll give no more occasion for
silly words and sickcning sonnets. I
am really determined to take the vail"
perhaps You are serious, but I'll bet
a diamond ring that You will he engaged
again before the end of the winter"
II don't think shall have much
need Of diamond rings in Il convent"
said Kate; "but Ill accept your bet.
for ! know shall win it, and it shall
remain Il lasting witness that have
kept, at least one promise
Thus the bet was agreed upon. Kate
LandOn had determined to become Il
nun, and Immediately wrote for admis-
sion TO II convent in the following
spring. | don't know hut she would
have taken the vail the next day after
her conversation with Ann Duncan;
but Ann was To be married in a few
weeks to Edward Leslie, and Kate had
promised to be her bridesmaid. This,
like the promise between Kate and
Henry Eaton, had been made in child
hood, and ratified every week since.
If Kate was married first, Ann was to
he her bridesmaid, and if Ann was
married first. Kate was to be hers.
Though Kate had made twenty prom
iseS oher beauY, and broken them all
and though she had declared that vows
are things of air, yet these two prom
iSes she had ever considered sacred;
and though her promise to Henry was
now void, yet there We're moments like
that in which she had conversed with
Ann Duncan, when she felt that per-
haps il was binding and she would
live in Seclusion rather than trihr with
nr hrpnL thnt onfyIrnth,pt
The promise she had made to Ann,
though of minor Importance, was also
a promise Of childhood. and now re-
manned in full force: and Kate deferred
the convent, in order 10 full
I'll it.
AIMS wedding was Il joyous Ocra-
sion to all save Kate Landon. 1t had
been long wished for and expected.
The parties We're wealthy, and Young,
and handsome, and happy in each
others love. The wedding party was
large and fashionable The apartments
We're splendidly adorned and lighted
up. The refreshments Were rare and /.
sumptuOus. The bride was elegantly /.
arrayed. She looked almost as beauti- |.
,"l Us N"le' me Dridegrooih looked
neItrr tlla,i usual tlo''g,, NOT as wen
aS larry Ealoi,' but aii tiiiS haPm-
ness e'eg'lce, beauty ana pIlss had no
i"I haVe' ohe llau dressed
herseIi rlcIlE, ana WIN taste, ana
looheo oeau'llul' lor she co'ild not
look other"lSe' ohe looked happy ANA
pleaseo, Ior sue Wo,uu ioI look o'ller-
wise III Ann 5 Weuulilg' Eel She lelt
lIlat Sucll " ieSllVe lilSilI might nave
Deeh' nut never would De' lor her'
lilat all 'lloSe napPy SilllleS ana Joyous
wishes ana Drldal Kisses might nave
peeh laVlSIled upon her VINO would
soon DE so lohcly' Nneii she looked at
EDWARD the happy bridegroom she
thought OF Henry ana Their sad part
ing, ana iohsed 1or the silent cell OF
The conveht-the holy clolster OF the
devoted nun
Gay music echoed through the fes-
live halls, Youth and beauty Joined in
the "light-toel dance" but as Kate ac-
repted the hand of the first groOmsman
10 join in the quadrille, she felt that ii .
was for the last time. Her partner was
4 young gentleman from India. lie chad |
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