Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-06
was showing hIp teeth in threatenlng man-

! Conscious that ] presented rather lldl-
| crOus picture, advanced and said coldly:
Are you Pauline e-p
$50 am called"
"Then, perhaps, may he so bold as to call
you counsin, for am George -"
"Ahl Cousin George. We had been ex-
pecting you. When did you arriye~
"Just nOw."
had already reached those years In which
gray hairs begin to appear here and there
with dark haired people. !, too, had once
| dreamed fondly of love and friendship, but
never known in reality what it was TO love
truly, or be truly loved by a woman. AS Of
ten as / essayed to give my visions an em-
bodiment and a name, was never able to
find, among the many girls Of my acqualnG-
ance, one who fairly resembled my Ideal;
| The woman whom my Imagination had
formed was mild, madOnna-like being,
with form and features of classical outline,
a refined palor in her cheeks, sweet coral
! lips, tender blue eyes, blonde hair, and voice
! like soft, low music
Pauline was by no means the duplicate Of
| this image. But when she darted, singing,
| through the house, letting doors and win
dows remain open, l frequently laid down
my book or pen, and gazed after her, ana
felt as if the bright sunlight had fallen into
my heart. In all her actions, unrestricted as
they were by conventional sObrietY, there lay
grace and charm that pleased, nay, en-
chanted me.
We soon became good friends something
like brother and sister, thought. How
! this sentiment developed into love, l cannot
satisfactorily explain. One day as l was
taking a ramble, l came upon her uneXpect-
edly; she was walking slowly along, with her
eyes cast down, and looking more grave than
/ had ever been before. When she saw me,
her face suddenly became transfgured with
radiance, but she quickly tripped by. The
glowing of her face and the respondent
throbs Of my heart revealed to me what we
were to each other. ..
"We have been so happy together here p
"Very happyW she whispered, qutvering'
held both of her hands tightly; she
avoided looking at me, but did not turn away
her darling little face. ] continued:
"BetwiXt you and me there Is consider
able disparity in age, and | am by nature
much more seriously constituted than you
Excepting you, / have never loved woman,
while you have cOnquered-Heayen knows
how many hearts. You are not what the
world says of you; you have heart that can
love and be true. Therefore pray you, tell
me frankly and faithfully whether you can
love me-or do love me. l am not accus-
toned to addressing such questions, and dc
49,. IL
not know, perhaps how to express myself
conformably to the requirements OF an occa-
sion like this; but believe me when say
that you have won my heart, and that dc
not think could be happy without YOU"
81 believe you" q.
"But will you trust me, too, and love
mef" @ @e
"I love YOU and trust you," she answered,
frankly, fare you not surprised that tell
you this so quietly? That is because | shall
never nlarry you. am capricious and pre-
suming, and would soon make you weary o1
life with my constant demand for attention,
was born to be treated like spoiled lap
dog; you are, although capable Of loving,
nevertheless not an effectiOnate man. we
should not have passed two months in we'd
lock before you'd wish me in Cayenne, OF
some other tOrrid locality. Butas that would
not be practicable, therefor you would break
my heart-nOt rudely and harshly, oh, no
undemOnstratiVely and calmly. That IS Just
as clear to me as il / had it all before my eyes
at this mOmentW
She looked at me, and her whole soul was
in the glance; it spoke love, passion and
yearning tenderness. Oh, what strange
feelings, never hitherto experienced, this
glance awakened within me The next mo-
ment held her in my arms, and exclaimed
"Pauline, if ever man loved woman, with
all his heart and soul, unreasonably, madly,
and yet truly and honestly, it is l."
"But will that last, GeOrgeW
I bent down, and our kisses breathed al
the delicious fervor of first and true love.
"You must be my wife, Paulinew cried
Her head dropped upon my shoulder, and
her hand sought and Clasped mine.
els this your answerP May | call this
hand mineW
"If you wish, GeOrgieW
i Oh! this "GeOrgie," which fell for the
first time from herlips, how infinitely blessed
it made mel From that time she always
called me so. But when she ceased to love
me this sound also died, and since then she
again called me George.
Shortly afterward we were married. Oul
honeymoon lasted six months, and, be-
live, would have lasted forever had l moi
/ acted so foolishly. Now l sigh in vain for q
return of that time.
Pauline had been called tickle, 1lighty.
How fallacious this idea! A truer heart
could not have existed.
81 only needed q master, Georgie," she
used to say to me when talked and laughed
over this matter ''During my maidenhood
was constantly on the lookout for him
could not find him, however, and came to the
conclusion finally that l should never meet
him. But when heard your voice for the
first time, and gazed into your eyes, then
knew that had found this master at last
and how gladly carry the chains Of my
masterW
She said this in full seriousness. Best Of
all, she was pleased When l coaXed and
played with her as a child. She was not an
angel; she was passionate, high-souled
woman, She rebelled hundred times day
and vet she loved my dominion. She became
attractive whenever, with eyes flashing, She
rushed to the door, threatening to leave the
room. vet instantly stood still, with head
lowered, when | called to her: 'Stop
Shut the door; have something to say to
Won. - But this was rather dangerous, for
II made apparent the power | had over her.
/, who had never been loved before, could
hardly help becoming tyrant when saw
such q noble head bend to me.
She loved me. Every chord OF her heart
vibrated at my merest touch; but was moi
satisfied. Undertook to modify the tones
her doting homage itself was the instrument
True-noW see all cleaTly-this instrument
was a sword, with which cruelty wounded
her, A very sage idea entered my head, and
whispered to me that was making child
\ of Pauline with my indulgence, and that
with so much warm sunlight IN her, full
: womanlv power would never be developed.
I acted according to this idea, altogether
overlooking the fact that her mental and
moral force had already been entirely un'
folded and matured, and that, too, at time
when others Just begin to be aware that there
are rocks and storms, shoals and quicksandS
in the ocean of life. / also forgot that, in
spite Of her youthful gayety and eXuberance
III spirits. the lessons Of a long, bitter,
gloomy mast would never be lost upon her