Litchfield enquirer., 1881-08-11

Prudence is necessary ingredient is all the vir tues." .s,.7E .. ''. -. -. -
 Three months elapsed, and again Selma and Theobald were together in the arbor, but now Theobald sat cautiously apart from her, and the face of the prudent young man was care. full, not amorous Selina put her handker. chief to her eyes between each sentence that was spoken. s. s.. -a
 ''Se, on the whole, my dearest one," said Theobald, edging a little further off from her, five must part My father will not hear it. Your father will not hear of it. We must part" eA ta+ e - .' Il don't see that" Selina whimpers. eve are both of age; and if we were-were mar. ried-they would be sure to forgive us.
 "There you are wrong, Theobald replied. My father, like Haidee's-that young woman l told you of-has a firm nature. Forgive, indeed P G9f n# saG.55zE at-aIlyfst
 Even if he did not, said Selina whim. pering still, prettily enough, i've might be very happy with love in a cottage" - ,.
 ''Love in cottage" replied Theobald, with the air of a speaker who is opening an exten- sive subject, lis very delightful thing" f
 ''Just what 1 always say," murmured his little Selina. What calf he was not to kiss that pout off her ripe lips!
 "A delightful thing" continued he warmly.
 thCHs 0Chud3 tuCTC IS cuG uDdlIGFE WHICH is indispensable to it, and that is a cottage. Neither you nor have got one.''
 , To this there was no answer, so, like a wo. man, Selina retreated into her pocket hand. kerchief, and sobbed piteors, coaxine sob.
 s'Now just listen to me, Selina," said the prudent young man. ."You have got an ex. cellent constitution-warranted to wear well- lung, heart, and the rest all sound, have you not ?"
 II have dearest" she murmured, wonder ing in her own breast if he were thinking that should their income be small, she. could eke it out by charing in Clifton. She would have done it for him in that hour It is wonderful what love is in woman's heart. 2 le9
 'I have an excellent constitution also, ' lheobald continued. 'sI was examined by the doctor for my insurance some time since, and he told me had better prospect of life than nine men out of ten. Now don't you think you have better prospect of life than nine women out of ten, Selina. e .
 ''l am perfectly sure of it, dearest" she re. piled, resolved to aid his argument to the ut. ternlost, though its drift she did not yet per. ceive.
 ''Very well, then; that settles the difficult. tY, said he triumphantly. a .,-t.s...-s,.f 4.
 "HOw, Theo?" she asked, in fond admira. tion of his undisclosed solution.
 In this way" he answered. 'sLet each of us marry another--marry, 1 mean, according to our parents wishes. You marry the man of their choice; shall marry the woman of their choice. We shall both sacrifice our feel. ings to our sense of duty.'' .e,ts |.
 'Theobald !" she exclaimed responsibility, and no more, for he stopped her.
 Hear me out? Your constitution being SC good, 1t Is ten to one that you survive my wife. My constitution being ditto, it is ten to one survive your husband. In the interval which we may assume will elapse,s the parents will, in all probability, expire; then see where we shall be, both of us. Free, unfettered, able to join our hands and hearts and in the gray evening twilight of existence we shall be unit ed, and we shall sleep, together in one grave at last, Selma i' You don't mean all that !" Selina said, re. garding him with wonder and commencing in dignation. l ]. .fln s9si a.s e..5T Yes; I mean every syllable of it, he re-