Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1882-12-20
why lid you not bring your vile,

why ,ld you not ori1g your "no'
% ventured Johu.
Because l was fool once. And j
have no wife. Twenty-Five years ngo
l was IN love. bat 1 was at the same
time too great Ounce 10 tell her so.
Ny young mao. iF you ever chance to
fall 10 love, lose no time in letting the
lady know Of il. Dent defer speak
ing
And # e
No matter what she answers. You
will have done your duty, you will have
nothing with which to recroaeh your
SELF
John left Lake Como at once. He
travelled night aud day 10 London and
EN- barked for home. He went 10 the
shabby by>street, where be had left
Elinor; but the bird had flown. Mr..
Guilford, with sha! happy faculty some
men haye for always coming 10 the
surface in good condition, had specu-
lated himself mo another fortune dur :
ing Johns absence, and was only to be
found on Queen street, iu the mansion
of bis forefathers.
A servant usherej John into a cheer
ful morning room, looking out into
garden full Of tunshne and flowers,
aud went 10 fnd Miss Elinor, while he
looked at Elinor's portrait in crayon,
read the name OF Granville Denormas-
dy in the corner, and wondered if he
did It before going away, and why be
had not seen it before.
Just then voices that had all alon &
been family audible drew nearer, so
that he could hear the words as well
&C the tones. He turned bis head aud
looked out into the garden where, in
the neighborhood of a hundred-leayed
rose tree. Elnor had paused. leaning
on the arm Of tall young man.
I thought at that time the tall
young uau was saying. and they stood
60 near the window that John could not
tail TO hear-was obliged to listen
sI believed at that time that you had a
fancy for young EVerett-John, wasn't
| il By the way, [ met him abroad,
and decided that you must have refused
him. he was 80 distraugh:.
Ehnor stirred and shower OF petals
stirred with her.
4 may as well be frank with you.
she said: 1t makes no difference now.
did. Iwas in love with him, Gran
vile believe that he loved me. |
should have married him ifhe bad asked
me. But that was year ago, and
when one deserts you, what can you do
better than forget him 2
Nothing, darling | could not ad'
wise anything that would please me
more Poor fellow and l am his heir !!
Well, perhaps 1 shouldn't have been
here myself but for lucky chance. l
loved you. Elinor, when left you.
One evening l was drifting in a Condoll
beneath the marble ruins Of Venice
when two youths, idly pleasuring like
myself passed 30 rear that / distinctly
heard one say Faint heart never won
fair lady, Denis took it for an omen
and determined not TO lose you through
faint heart, dearest; | left Venice that
night
You were right. Ah, Margaret, a
gentleman waiting 10 see me? Wo
will be in presently
John had listened like one in trance
IN spite Of himself, then he n owed slow
ly into the hall, .ook his hat, and went
away, repeating
"A faint heart never won lair lady,
and she would have married NE if l had
asked her And Granville Denorman-
dY is my heir'
Margaret, Margaret called Elinor,
won said there was a gentleman here
to see me. What have YOU done with
him p
Il showed him 10 here 'pOn my
honor, MISS cried the asIonished maid
Il left him a-lookiDg at your pIcter as
if he could eat il. He can't hey goI
Into the dinlng.room ter the silver. can
hep
T-think not said Elnor, picking
up n handkerchief and reading the name
of John Everett, Jr., on the corner 1
-think-not. Never mind, Maggie {;
If he wants to see me he'll come again.
But he never came again. Aud to-
day Elinor wears among her charms
tiny slipper of gold, embroidered with
pearls, which every one knows to be
memento of the days when she and
John Everett NJ ade shipwreck together.