The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-04-28
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MAURICES JOURNAL. ..
with her. as with desperate town,
Too weak to stand too proud to treat.
The conqueror, though the walls are down,
Has still to capture. street by street," &
Jane 7A.--Yes. that Just describes
Gertrude; it is now six months since
she promised to marry. me. and she
shrank from naming the day. yesterday,
rs if she had never thought of me as
lover! &. '.:
l wonder if she loves another?
must be looking out for her cousin, once
removed. DR.. Ronald; she is too much
in the sick room with him.
But what a nurse she is! The old
General. her father. desperate with the
govt; Julia, the hump backed sister,
always in pain. and Mrs. Delaplaine,
her mother. What is the constant mat
ter with her? She tainted the other
day in my arms, and as she came to she
remarked, "You see nv arms uncon-
sciously stretch toward Greenwood.
- For my part / shouidn,t-however,
that is very wicked. as towards Ger
trude's mother, but fear that she is a
pretender Gertrude, young. straight,
fair,,.ta and beautiful, nurses them all!
And lives for them. Gertrude. whom
want to carry over to the London
season; Gertrude, whom Iwould dress
ike queen: Gertrude, who shall be
"my queen" refuses to leave these
complaining invalids, and saws, "Mcx-
rice. ma duty -.
Now, if women are in love. do they
think of duty? Has she no duty to me9
The General and Mrs. Delaplaine are
on MY side. They with her to marry
me. They are poor, and am rich. I
have more than limited that if Gertrude
= becomes my wife, they shall never
know this pinching poverty again.
Gertrude seemed fond of me at first,
although she never pretended to be
much in love. did not ask that. l
am not a progressing person. l am
an inch shorter than she is. and have
stubby red hands. dare say am ple-
beian in appearance.
But Gertrude is a woman to look be-
yond mans face, and / believe that
she knows l am not a vulgar man at
heart. l am convinced that she re-
spects me. What is that curious thing
which people call fascination? :.s
Let me ask myself. DO / want to
marry my cousin Lydia? She loves me,
good girl. She would make me an ex-
cellent wife,, But do not want her.
should never wish to enter the room
where she was. If she were the mis-
tress of my house would go anywhere
else.
: Is it possible that Gertrude feels
toward me as / do toward Lydia? Yes,
more than possible! She loves the
handsome, black-eyed, sauve, gentle,
elegant DR.. Ronald.
And yet l wiH marry her. Yes,
will capture street by street," she
shall marry me!
A letter from Lydia! viii that Cir
never let me alone!-hum what does
she say? That she saw Gertrude alone
with Ronald, in Beta Wood, weeping.
So she means to inspire me with dis
trust. Oh! Lydia. how little you knew
that you had added fuel to the fire.
could have given her up before-now
will never give her up!
GERTRUDE's JOURNAL.
June 3d.-Maurice was here last
evening. and has persisted until have
said yes! talked to mamma the night
before as rubbed her aching nkles,
and told my whole heart dilemma
how loved Ronald and almost hated
Maurice; that had given my promise
most unwillingly at first; that his kind.
noSS h0N norflxy xv,Ov v,,o h,,t Il
i was too much thrown with Ronald in
our various sick-rooms; that l learned
really to love him as knew him better
and better.
She was very severe, and called my
love for Ronald a "crime' She said
that for poverty to wed poverty, with
such burdens as he and l both had to
bear, was wicked improv;dence;''
and she claimed that my promise to
Maurice was binding. -
Put" said I, .if could appeal te
his generosity to let me OFF,
"H you d., Gertrude, you will kill me
and your father and Julia, that is ALL
said mamma.
made one more appeal.
Mamma" said /, "you will have
Ronald and myself as you have now. fol
nurse and physician, only bound by 8
stronger tie.
"Nor' said mamma. weeping, 81
cannot bear Ronald's mother. She is 9
selfish visionary, and shall tell him SC
sometime. If you marry him you shal
never speak to me again. Go away
Gertrude, 4 do not wish you to rub m,
any more; let my poor ankles ache, 20,
have made me much worse!'
kissed her and babe her good night
then went to papa.
: He was furious because his usual dos,
of colchi:unn had been delayed.
{ ~ssI ought TO Jlave a servant, :" saidhe
Poor papa! he ought, indeed.
l arranged his cushions. gave him hil
dose. and sat dowr to try to talk to him
but he interrupted me. g
Now, &c, trdtle. Il it is any question
about breaking of your engagement x
Maurice, let me say to you that l. con
slider, when daughter of mine ha.
given her word, that she dishonors hel
name end mine by breaking it.'' z q
"But papa. i do not love him."
"Who the duce, cares whether YOU dc
or not" said papa, who is severe some.
times and violent II was in love with
your mother. aud ran away with her
we have been poor, miserable and nm.
congcnial ever since. If there is a good
sign for your future happiness, j: is thai
yOn are not ia love with Maurice. Nov
you have Spoiled my nights rcst-s<
please shut my door,
] heard papa swearing to himself al
the way rs went down stairs.
Julia called to me as passed hel
door.
shs = OH, Gertrude" said she, ian indis
rubber he'd, do for the love of mercy gel