Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-21

stood, embracing in all some hundred
acres of wood md, merging Tinally
upon lower c,untry road upon the
shores of Cryst Il Lave.
The proprietor OF this lordly estate
was New York Spectator in Wall
street by name Howard S,ockwell. The
family consisted Of two children, tn
mother having died I'VE years previous
to the opening of this story.
The children were boy and girl, both
now pretty well maJurod, especially
the former, phi Stockwni), who was
II tall, splendidly Proportional young
man, gener lily beloved by all who knew
him, and who held the by no means
unimpOrtant position OF president OF
the Crystal Wave Boat Club.
But of all the fair girls in Fairview,
and there were not d few to tell the
truth, pretty Minnie S:ockwell was
fair'r and gentler than al, and The ac-
knowledged belle of the town.
| She was in figure about the average
| heighth, but graceful in her movements
which lent additional charms to her
fair person. Her complexion was light
but fresh and rosy, and indicative Of
bloomlng health.
All the gallauts of aristocratic Fair,
view We're nadly infatuated with this
beautiful maiden, who indeed, SEEMED
~ uunlndtul of the fact, as though she
were not reminded of it hundred
times day.
But though wealth, pnmp and beauty
paid respective homage TO her charms,
and it was an undisputed fact that had
the capricious maiden 80 wiled, She
might have made her choice among the
vast company of the young scious of
wealth who fawned upon her, and who
would give their all for II single ray OF
hope, she collly turned from them, and
Though maintaining her hanitual air of
geutlaness, OFT rel no encouragement.
"And this very "eGCeutrlClty, az 1t
might be called, only served to draw
TIL luckies' yei vainiy hoping throng
Of ardeat suiiors gu, only to have thei r
ambition most cruelty wrecked by some
new and characteristic move of the Ca
PRECIOUS maiden.
This fact finally led a disappointed,
despairing swain, who had piled hi.
suit most arduously and gained sig
nal defeat, which very naturally served
TO make him not a very little wrathy
ami vexed in spirit, to eXclaim:
"By the great horn spoon. never since
Diana was there created such Il woman.
could have sworn, a week ago, that
| was the luckiest and most favored
man in Fairview; but now, ye gods
I'm the most miserable. She is per.
feet riddle"
But the riddle was one easily read by
prosaiC mind.
Born and bred from infancy in the
midst of atfluence, pretty Minnie Stock
well had become tired and heartily
sick of the vain pomp and display OF
the wearying society life she led, the
empty compliments and tawning fiat |
terry which awaited her wherever she
went, and lcnged for that mode of life
which, though humber, was Deverthe-
less, in itself the assurance of more gen.
uine Happiness.
In truth, she vas heart.sick of the
present l. te, whose dross was hateful
TO her, aud sigh ID for changes but
Il Oked in vain for her ideal OF man.
This was the hero Of this story-im-
pulsive yet noble hearted Tom Hatha-
way.
But though Minnie Stockwell felt
that such a man she could love and be
content to share LIES burdens with, yet
she was withal poss ssed of certain
degree OF dignity and reserve which
served to keep her from betraying this
fact to him.
For Ton Halfway was about the on
ly man in gay Fairview who had rot
cast himself before the shrine which