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return to the city. What was the imp ress-
ion he had by this time made on Miss
Maudf Why need she care whether he
| went or stayed: what right had she to care?
He WAS only friend Of her brothers, a
lstrsnger to her almost, and she did not
care anything tor him, did she ?
AT least so she made herself believe. Bot,
| for all this, she did care as the future des
veloped. When he had said goodsby Q
every thing seemed to Loose its brightness,
and the evenings were SO long and lonely,
and each one seems engaged with their
own Thoughts. But where were the
thought Of Miss Maud? Ah! reader if
| you haye ever been ia similar circumstan-
ces, you can imagine where the Thoughts
| are at such times.
A few weeks If quietness and Miss Maud
| leaves home to spend short time in the
city where she went to school, to ee agaia
l the old Seminary, where she had spent SO
many pleasa, hours. But during all the
excitement and gayetv of her visit she had
! not forgotten MI Smith; but ike all
other visits, this one Came to an end, and
she WAS right glad when she could 60 home
and prepare for another visit sbe exp ected
! to enjoy still more. A cousin Oh Mis-
| Maud S WAS staying in the city, aud had
| written to her and Insisted on her Coming
| to town to share u little ssipalion with
| her She accepted the Invitation gladly,
| for was not Smyth in the self same city
and might she not accidently meet him
| She never expected to meet him, for she
ha no intim alton Of the glowing FIRE she
| bad kind ed on the alter Of his heart. bat
! Smyth was not long, when he learned of
her presence, to avail himself Of an oppors
| tun,ty 10 call, and he called more than
/ once, each time adding fuel to the fame
that was already brightly burhiug. He
| vas in doubt what course to pursue for ne
| had no de, that Miss Maud had any
| tend erer feelings for hum than Hiendshtp,
aud feared to confess his love, lest be
| might be rejected. she was IN despair
| but lest he mi < ht never be scorched by toe
flame that was consuming her. Into what
| utter establishment We would be thrown
| could we r5nd the minds OF those about US.
| Would those who seem to be our Warmest
| friends, be 10 reallty what they seem
| Would the ones tEat pray long aud loud IN
| pun ic places, be. full Of .ravening and
wick edriess? Would the rich who " iade
! men wItn bu dens greyous to be borne "
| aud erInd the faces of tue poor, be IS
| happy rs they ,eom? Are tse who have
sned toe blood OF their fellow men. the
ON y murdereis ia ourlsnd are they who
repine IN Il prson>cell, the only thieves and
| ROBBERS that we have2 w hat straI g.
sights, what joys, what sorrows aud what
| mental anguish we would behold, could
~ y
| and MI Maud, been aoie TO divine what
| wa passing IN the minds of e.ch other,
nis burning heart would have beer cooled
and her sdespa r changed to joy. But the
uncertain developments Of tue future heeps
the whole race Of man IN doubt.
CHAPTER Ii.
Nothing great has ever been accom-.
pilshed witnout an earns est effort. Nj ost I'll
great discoveries Rave been made ir The
most simple ways. Our oh racters are
| formed ana sustained by ourselves, by our
| own actions and pur, oses, and not by
others, our lives are Just what we make
them. So ,eas ned Snyth, and 80 he ex-
pressed hiu,self and ne determined by tne
| simplest me hod, 10 discover whether Mlss
Maud would make her lie hsppy giving
| him her heart and hand. SO after much
| hesitation and not without many doubts
| and fears, be asked her 10 be his wife.
| der cup of " was full, though she could
not make herself believe he was III earnest.
| She bao heard on th At he wa ttirt ahd
The thought was still In her Esind, hence
prudence tor me made her conceal hsr
atfec ion. a week passed. and happy
one Miss Maud, When at last Smyth
said goodbye, TO return to his valley
nome. Alter his re urn ne CORES POI ded
with her. still insisting and assu ing her
of his fide ity, finally she was satisfied and
answered in the att NATIVE.
year passed away, and the correspon-
dehce Was kept up. He wrote character
| lstlc letters and she answered In a sensible
way. His pros poets d airing this time were
| none of the nest, aud though he regretted
the necessity that compelled ham to wait.
| she encouraged HIM with her love, and
of en- told him his circumstances made nc
difference; tnnt the obj ct of her life Was
s,melhlng higher than silk dresses. hls
lnabelily 10 procure which gave him 81
mucn anxiety. She said she would mar J
MN, and as her consent WAS given neither
III haste, nor as Passing fancy. she was
not To be frightened by his gloomy fore
bodings. He thought he loved her truly
and were it not for his desire to supper
ner IN luxury, he would marry her al any
time. 80 matters stood, and rs the pros
. pecJs still lueke1 oou btfuI, and as time
and distance had somewhat coo.ed bis
ardor b fckle Iatu:5 began To assert il
self and he allowed himself to believe ht
could be happy Without ner.
| Another ear has rolled away, bearing
it its freight of joys and sorrows. On The
mighty changes that can be wrought IN ,
year. Fiery Isles spring blazing iron
sea and siak back agaIu to watery graves
Vast cities Icy smoking aud smOuiderins
III their ashes. Empires Ilse aud faI
again. / he peaceful land is devastated b.
uloody war. The rich become poor, abc
the poor rich. The cities vi the living anC
the cities OF the dead are alike populated
fne religious are irreliglous, ana The vile
wretch jol rs in the name OF his Creator
81 the year has wrouRhta change Ia the
mud Of omSth, and ne determined Il
wilLe To Miss Maud and tell her. that Oh
| account of his circumstances IL Was unce
tain wnen he would oe able to take the Re-
sUopsl bliiLy of d wife, and he thought
but asst TO her that she should be free
| Al RI d 80.