The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-24

ahead, and not give way TO the passing
fancy Of inexperienced boyhood, Think
OF aIying yourself with one OF our first
families"
II understand you perfectly WE'LL"
returned Arthur; "but you speak as il
was the only young man who had the
prospect of receiving n legacy, and
| that, therefore, could with confidence
pay my addresses to Miss Augusta F.
| There are plenty of young men who
move in the same circles with Miss F,
and it i, probable that she would prefer
one who had always belonged to the
higher class Of society 20 n paycnu like
myself who has not yet received the
promised legacy from his uncle.
"Iha' is good reasoning ior ordinary
cases answered the schoomaScr; "but
| ! happen 10 know that Miss Augusta is
capable of making choice, and that
she has set her cap for you in pariCu-
| lar Think of it, my good fellow, or
YOU may repent when regrets will be
too late for remedy, Unequal mar
riagcs are very seldom happy ones. No
doubt that the first Napoleon loved
Josephine and admired her as grace
personiticd, but after he became en-
peror the daughter of plastcrer was
exchanged for the daughter of a mon
arch, -
you forget that Napoleon wanted
an heir
"No, not quite - said the tutor, with
smile; "but YOU see that, although he
wanted an heir he did not take another
low.born woman tor his second wife,
The schoolmaster took hi, departure,
and rs our youth watched him from the
window he said to himself whats up
now? How did this man know that
had a fancy for Lucinda, aud why does
he want that should leave her and pay
my court to Augusta + But forget
that have no parents to advise me;
and, as was once n pupil of this
schoolma>tcr, he would otter himself as
Il substitute for my poor father and
mother. who sleepiny yondcr graveyard
Already had the promptings of ambi-
ton brought a flush to the cheek of
Arthur He had been told that the
proud and somewhat supercilious Au-
guSta had spoken well of him. and now
that he wa, no longer poor what could
prevent him from succeeding with Au-
gusta?
The lad did not feel altogether happy
at the idea Of exchanging Lucinda for
Augusta but, if anything can conquer
love, it is ambition; and, to aspire to
the hand OF young lady whom he had
formerly scarcely dared to look at,
seemed to him almost like entering a
new world, and commencing a career
in Il higher order OF beings than ever
inhabited this dusty globe.
Now, Arthur did not actually want
his uncle to die; but he did want to re-
ceiyc that legacy, rs he imagined that
having once made sure of that, it would
heal the pcrlurbations of his heart and
set his mind at rest
But, Augusta F--did not wait for
the arrival of the legacy. Meeting him
on the street one day she looked at him
and smiled very sweetly. Arthur bowed
in return aud, from that moment he
felt the binding of the silken chain
Yes, it was not in his power to forget
that look of hers which Tailed 50 well
with what the ,choolmaSter had told
him, No doubt Augusta was pleased
with him, o'shc never would have thus
honOred him with smile even before
he had spoken to her
A few days afterwarl there was
party at the great house, and Arthur re-
criycd n note containing pohte invita-
ton signed by the fair hand of Augusta
herself.
WHO could remember the humble Lu-
ciuda after chat? But Lucinda rcmcm-
berod Arthur and was somewhat sad |
dened by lj, Iong absence; Yet it was
without raug of jealousy that she
heard her young friend, talk Of the par
~ at the great huusr, of the songs that |
were sung, the games that were played, !
and that Arthur had danced with Au- |
gusta, who seemed to be highly delight
ed by his intentions,
Indeed, such words had passed be
tween Augusta and Arthur that the lat
ter had felt himself at perfect Liberty to
cali upon the young lady At any con
ycnicnt time. Why not? There was no
engagement between him and Lucinda.
He had not even told her that he loved
her II i, true that Lucinda had i'm
agincd that she felt that he loved her,
She now began to fear that she had been
mistaken, She was very unhappy. Can
any of our reader, tell why?
Arthur became frequent visitor at
the great house, and was always well
received, until Augusta gave him a
hint, which scarcely amounted to hint,
however, that ii he declared himself, the
declaration would be well received
Arthur bIushod up TO hi, eyes with te,
light and lrcpidalion
He made mp his mind TO popthe qucs-
ton at the ncNt visit, The evcntfnl
evening came Arthur had dressed
himself and arranged his huirand whiSk-
ers in the best style, when Inc heard n
loud rap on the front door. He hasten,
ed 10 open the door, and there lac saw a
horse and q light wagon.
"Does Mr. Arthur Pcase live hcrePn
demanded the driver of the wagon
"Ycs, that is my name answered
the youth.
"WeII, ! have something here from
MIR, Joshua Pcasc your uncle, ! sup
pose"