The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-11

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"'Who excuses himself, accuses him
self.p quotes Rodney, II want no rea-
sons for your rejection. IL Is enough
that know You do not care for me-.
"Oh, mol it is not that you must
know it is not that, y says Mona, in deep
grief. ut is that cannot marry you.'
"Will not, you meant
"WelI, then, will not" returns she,
with a last effort at determination, and
the most miserable face in the world.
"Oh, if you pN not" says Mr.. Rod
ney, wrathfully.
twill ;" says Mona, brokenly
"Then don't believe YOU" says Geof-
frey, angrily. II am positive you want
to marry me; and just because of some
wretched fad you have got into your
head you are determined to make US
both wretched,"
81 have nothing in my head" says
Mona, teartully.
81 don't think you can have much,
certainly" says Mr.. Rodney, with the
grossest rudeness, 'when you can let q
few ridiculous scruples interfere with
our happiness Then, resentfully, "Do
you hate mel"
No answer
Say so, if you do; it will be honester.
If You don't, threateningly, II shall of
course think the contrary"
Still no answer.
IL think you had better come home"
says Godfrey, deeply angered with her.
"You must not stay here catching
cold"
A little soft wooden shawl of plain
white has fallen to the ground, unheed-
ed by her in her great distress. Lifting
it almost unwillingly, he comes close to
her, and places it round her once again.
In so doing he discovers that tears are
running down her cheeks.
"Why, Mona, what is thisP You are
crying! My darling girl! There, lay
your head on my shoulder, and let us
forget we have ever quarreled 1t is our
first dispute; let ii be our last. And,
after all, comfortably, "it is much bet
ter to have our quarrels before marriage
than after"
"Oh, if | could be quite, quite sure you
would never regret it," says Mona, visit
fully.
II shall never regret anything, so
long as have your says Rodney. "Be
assured of that"
~ am SO glad you are poor" says
Mona. If You were rich, or even well
off, should never consent-never.n
mo, of couSe not, y says Rodney, un-
blushngly; las rule, girls nowadays
can't endure men with money"
This is 'sarkassum;" but Mona COM
prehendS il not.
Presently, seeing she is again smiling
and looking ineXpressibly happy, for
laughter comes readily to her lips, and
tears, as rule, make no long stay with
her ashamed, perhaps, to diS6gne the
fair windows of her soul, y that are so
"darkly, deeply, beautifully blue" so
you will come to England with me, af
ter all?" he says, quite gayly.
IL would go to the worlds end with
you, returns she, gently, "Ah! think
you knew that all along"
"Well, didn't, says Rodney. "There
were moments, indeed, when believed
in YOU but five minutes ago, when you
flung me over so decidedly, and refused
to have anything to do with me, | lost
faith in you, and began to think you
thorough going coquette like all the
rest How | wronged YOU my dear
love! should have known that under
no circumstances could you be untruth-
full
AT his words, a glad light springs to
life within her wonderful eyes. She is
so pleased aud proud that he should 50
speak to her.
"Do you know, Mona, says the young
man, Sorrowfully, you are too good to
me-a fellow who has gone racketting
all over the world. I'm not half worthy
of you"
AREN'T your" says Mona, in her ten
der fashion, that implies so kind a
doubt. Raising one hand (the other is |
imprisonedl, she draws his face down 70
her own. IL wouldn't have you altered |
in any way she says, mot in the small
est matter. AS you are, you are so dear
to me you could not be dearer; and |
shall always love you, with all my heart
and soul"
MY sweet angelo says her lover,
pressing her to his heart And when he
says this he is not so far from the truth;
for her tender simplicity and perfect
faith and trust bring her very near to
heaven!