Connecticut western news., 1880-01-21

alternative but to stand erect and naughty until they should reach and pass her. ''..
 They were too much engrossed with each other to notice Lil1a until they {! were directly in front of her.. Then the gentleman chanced to glance in her di- rection, but without any sign of recog- milton. '-"i .-''.'
 And Li1la ?, She stood for 8 moment as though transfxed. The resemblance was truely wonderful, but those eyes were black as midnight, and Leon's were blue. Then, regardless, or, in hor agi- tation, unconscious of what she did, Lilla stepped hastily forward and laid her hand upon, the strangers arm.
 "Pardon me-" she said, in low voice, but have you brother :" '.....
 The gentleman turned dcourteoualyato yato- ward her and answered ;: ...r....+
 "No, young lady, I have not" Then, as his eyes rested upon Ter face, he reused. into sudden interest. "May l ask why you wish to know?"
 AAAh AuSACu AuO 4AlGCEOOs Du0 u6Ia become suddenly and intensely consci- ous of the position she had placed her self in, and that, too, in country where a young, girls department is governed by rigid etiquette which can only be broken through with the loss of respect.
 Much to her relief her father came up and put out his hand cordially.
 Did he know the gentleman? But her head dropped low in confusion as he spoke. He had made the same mistake as to the strangers identity, but had failed to discover it .,..... ..-...........
 "This is an unexpected pleasure, Leon," he said, "and I hope, you and Lilla have made it all right between you. See what a pale, little sprite she has changed to-" ......s
 Father" said Lilla, who at last had found her voice, |" it is not Leon P
 "No, it is not Lson Tracy" said a deep, pleasant voica in answer, |" but it is his cousin, Clarence Tracy, and this is my wife, ..... .,..
 As Lilla acknowledged the introduce tion, she understood all. She had yielded to an impulse, and had destroyed not alone her own happiness, but Leon's also. What must he think of her
 After 8 time she asked tremulously of his cousin: Where is MT. Leon Tracy ?"
 "He is off with an exploring party, poor fellow !! he is sadly changed. Some false, fair1faced lady, changeable as is the treacheroas will o'-the- wisp, won his heart and cast it aside as worthless. But he'll come out all right yet. He's of too good metal not to stand fre.''
 Then Lilla gathered courage and told him the truth, and before many hours 8 missive was on it's way to Leon to tell him it was all through a sad and foolish mistake that his hopes had been so rude ly blasted, and that Lilla had but one hope-that he would forgive, and come back to her side. .....-.. . 'l The moon had risen and was silvering every twig and spray with it's illusive magic. Lilla had wandered into the gardens which spread out beneath tht balcony upon which a family party wert l seated. <. Her heart was filled with al intense longing to once again look upor Leon's face, to hear his loved voice . But it was hopeless feeling. Surely he would never forgive her ..., ......
 Suddenly tender voice whispered il her esr: "s .. .-. ..-.. ..-
 "Lilla ]" ..4 ...-. ....... . 4 With glad little cry she turned.
 "Oh, Leon ] forgive me I" ? But she could not say more, for Leon' 5 kisses were on her lips, and she wa nestling in his arms contented and bliss 3 fully happy. And again the moon 3 benignant face smiled down upon them B as in those precious meetings beside tn - lapsing waves of the beautiful lake be l side which Leon had first breathed hi
 VOWS of devotion and constancy int . Lilla's listening ear. :.... r After time explanations were e1 y changed, and Lil1a learned that the yer
 evening when she denied herself to he
 lover after writing her cruel note, wa t set for call which would have brough
 her face to face with the cousins who's ? wonderful resemblance had misled hel g Clarence had but just reached the cit
 on his wedding tour and had misse l, Leon the previous day 50 that he ha 8 not known of his arrival until after tn 0 visit to the Art gallery. ..,-,- t But mischevous Fate had seen fit tangle the too-smooth threads of the q destiny, and teach them how to valu 1t their happiness by it's transient loss. { "Blue eyes are true," said LiIla pla, !. fully, some months later to Mrs. Ola e ence, her cousin by marriage, t' e wouldn't have blaek-eyed husband Es "Aud I wouldn't look at Clarence l. his were different color. Isn't it n happy thing, little Lilla, that we a b- have such different tastes ?"
 Q "Yes," said iLilla sobering down 'e once. "How thankful every one shoul g be that our lives are not guided by ol er own weak wills. That sThere is g le overriding Providence that shapes o,
 ends, rough hew them as we will."
 1t ... The Wrong Man.
 Se The wrong man was kissed again at "a Rochester railroad station. He was { to old and unsuspecting traveller, and u sl A II