The Worthington advance., 1882-02-23

Fr1enQ or my bosom, thou moro than DrOtler,
Why wort thou not born in my fathess dwell!
So might We talk ct the old familiar faces.
flow some they have died aud somo they hc,:
And some are taken from me; all are departed;
All, all arc gone. the old familiar faces.
-Charles ta1b.
hE LEARNED TOO LATE Ills FOLLY.
The summer was like no other summer
the world had ever known. Meyer was
Jcne SO sweet; never were mornings SO rosy
aud radiant, never wero twilights so ten
der.
A young and beautiful girl stood look
ing at the sunset, as the last farewell glow
bathed tho blue waves with golden radi-
| ance. To look at her face no one wouid
ever dream that her position in life was not
among the proudest; but q glance ut the
simple, dScss would dispel the illusion.
fYossy Thayer had been brought up by her
grandfather in quiet, secluded country
nelghborhood. The old gentleman was
wealthy F!ossy the darling of his heart,
and great pains were lavished upon her edu-
cation. Tho grandfathers health was not
| good, and they tlnveled great deal, often
| spending the winter i'll tho soutl They
had been there when the crash came; Mi.
Thayer lost his money. He was the most
honorable man alive; he returned home;
paid his liabilities t" the last farthing;
sold the beautiful country seat where Flos-
sy had spent her childhood; established
himself in an old farm house, by the sea,
with hardly enough money to live upon.
SO for four years Mr.. Thayer and his
granddaughter had lived quietly enough in
their retreat. So far as tho old gentleman
knew, Flcssy had been very happy, but in
truth she was always waiting for some Won
derful change, which was to free her from
the humtlrnm life in which her youth was
passing. But it Was nevertheless t,us that
no palace ever sheltered maiden more
royalty fair than she. And SO thought some.
one else as lie drew near her with quick,
light Footsteps. Tall and straight, with
uark, laughing eyes and mouth shadowetl
by soft mustache, Mark Norton was lust
lifted to win the fancy Of a young, inexpe-
Vonced girl.
90 you nave oecn waiting Tor nc? Hap
~ man that an, to have won the love Of
one SO fni. and sweet"
A glow Of crimson tinged the girls face
as the eyes uplifted to meet her lovers told
plainly what Was i'll her heart. While the
young people conycrsed, Mark took Flos-
sys hand in his and told her something
which made the tear drops quickly start.
DO not gl1eve, dear Flossy; shall only
be gone short time, and you know that if
1t were not necessary nothing could take me
from You. You are not afraid that absence
could alter my love? Flossy, you do rot
doubt me?" She was young and unused to
the world, and 1t is no woEder that she
trusted Mark Norton. who, to her, was the
::3biest and grandest ofn>en. They parted
a'ark Norton, following his PHYSICIANS cd
nee, had come to the quiet country town by
the sea to regain his health, which had long
been delicate. In one Of his rambles be
had met Flossy, anu heine shy and shrink
ing, 1t had bee:, tho work Of a long time 10
establish himself upon friendly terms with
the girl, whose beauty surpassed anything
he had ever Seer It was not lore before.
with thrill IT vanity, Mark could see the
hold he had gained in her innocent ueart.
One day in answer to his whispered cues
ton, Flossy acknowledged that her heart
was his, md he placed golden band Of
betfothal ':pon her slender finger.
For q while after his departure letters
from her lover came regular to Flossy; but
after while the letters came less frequent.
~, ca.! then when three months had passed
the looked for iette. came. 1t read. oh
how coldly! and contained his farewell: Il
aim gong abroad. shall probably be ab-
>;:2t several years. Our Immediate mar
;lage 70 now, OF course, an impossibilty.
! could not ask you nor do feel it right to
hold you through an indefinite time to YOU.
,::ss:dCe; therefore free YOU"
once, twice she read the letter through:
;Len,. with white face and fearless
eyes, held it to the match with steady hand.
nor let it fall till the fame crept so close
That it blackened the tender flesh, and the
letter lay singedsand charred under herfeet.
That day she went into her grandfather's
room and laid her head on his.
! Don't talk to me grandpapa," she said,
! and don't ask me- any questions; but we'll
keep house alone--you and land we'u
forget that We ever intended to let anv. :.
! body else in.'
Tho scoundrel! If you had been rich.
my child, this sorrow would not have come
| upon you. But, mark my words, some
time You will have your revenge"
| -Four years have swiftly passed. Seated
in room in one Of the popular hotels
IN New York were two young men.
! Suddenly one Of them, looking out of the
window, exclaimed: "Look, Aubreyl See
if you know who that lady is, what a love-
! ly woman! Don you know her?"
| II should think that I did, and think
myself honored that do. She is the belle
OF New York, and the most beautiful girl it
has ever known"
A smile curled Mark Norton's lips as, he
turned from the window. "You spenk
warmly, Aubrey, he said.
"lou would not blame me for speaking
warmly it you knew her," he answered.
eHer history is romantic one. IF vow
like. will tell it to you:
"Her name is Miss Flossv rhayer. When
nfss Knew her she was not wealthy, though
IN my eyes even than her beauty surpassed
any that had ever seen. It was not long
after you went on your travels that an uncle
OF mine, who had purchased place by the
sea, invited me to spend the summer With
MIN. 1t was very quiet, out Of the way
| village, and soon became acquainted with
! Flossy. Not long after that the old grand
father died, and my kind aunt took the
sorrowing girl into her house. My uncle
had the papers in his possession Of some
mining shares that the old gentleman kac
long deemed worthless, and which sudden.
| ~ rose. first to par, and then SO widel.
above it as to enable Flossy to regain he,
footing in the world. As before, all that
the grandfather had had crumbled into
powder, now all that he had left was con.
serted into gold. Miss Thaycr came into
possession Of the large property, which in
tive years from the moment the tide in his
affairs had turned her fortune was regained
and doubled"
AS Mark Norton listened, varied ex-
presslons fitted over his face. He knew
that the maiden whose heart he had won
ana cast aside for his own amusement, and
snls beautiful helress must be one and the
same. Might it not be that, if he e1erted
his art of fascinating to the utmost. he
could soon regain the love he had once
held? 0
Aubrey" he said. II should like to
Meet this Miss Thayer. Gould you not
'monage to present me to her?''
That night the two friends entered the
dlawing-room in which brilliant party
was assembled. A little later Mark Norton
stood before Flossy. She had never locke
| more beautiful than she did then in hey
creamy costume Of satin and fieecy lace. zee.
looped with diamond stars
Miss Thayer, allow me to present to YOU
Nh. Norton"