Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-05-30

you try to love me, Lilyp viii you be
my wifep"
He had flung himself upon the ground
beside her as he spoke and had clasped
her hand in his. For moment she
permitted it to remain there uuresist.
ingly, while her whole woman's nature
seemed to respond TO his appeal; then,
with sudden effort, she drew herself
away and rose to her feet.
"No, will net be your wife" she
said, with flashing eyes and quivering
mouth. "Mr. Henniker, you came here
despising us poor Manchester people.
You thought we were half savages, de-
void of all cultivation and refinement.
From the height of your intellectual
superiority you looked down upon us
aud ridiculed us. / saw it in your man
ner, in your LOOKS. Among others you
thought fit to despise was my father,
one of the best, the noblcst of men.
You scorned his speech and manners
because he did not happen to have been
so fortunate as yourself in receiving q
good education, but had worked his
way upwards by energy and industry
from comparatively low rank in life.
l saw quite clearly what was passing in
your mind. And do you suppose l
would marry such MANI No-a
thousand times mol"
Hennker had grown very pale.
"Wil you listen to me for moment,
Miss Maitland?' he said very quietly as
she turned to leave the room.
"For what purposcp' she asked, the
or
thrilling her voice. "Do you fancy you
could alter my decisionp Never! Even
the daughter of Manchester merchant
has some little respect for herself and
her relatives. | am ashamed of tne
man who is ashamed of my father. If
you would go down on your knees and
offer me all the riches the world con-
tains Il would not marry you! The
subject had better be dropped between
us"
In another minute she had swiftly,
but none too steadily, assembled the
stairs, and was lying on her bed, her
face pressed into the bed-clothes, sob
bing rs if her heart would break. Only
woman after all!
Whit-Sunday that year was glorious
day. All nature seemed at her bright
est.
Mr.. Maitland, Henniker and Lily
went to church. Coming back the mer-
chant joined friend, and Henniker
and Lily were perforce thrown to-
gether
He had seen vesy little of her since
the affair of the previous evening
hn, l,nx hnI Of Oh, Il.
constrained. In church he had once or
twice cast quiet glances at her-indeed,
his thoughts were far more occupied
with the pretty figure dressed in black
at his side than with the service; but
her eyes at such times were always
downcast, and her attention seemed
wholly riveted on her prayer-book.
Hcnniker was terribly detected, and
he looked quite pale and haggard. He
felt that he could endure this torture no
longer. To be in the same house with
this Girl whom he loved with all the
strength and ardency of particularly
strong nature, to feel the constant
charm and attraction of her presence,
to know that she was not nor ever
could be his, and to realize that it was
entirely through his own fault that he
had missed winning her. was more than
he could bear He would 90 away, but
before he went he would explain mat
ters to her.
The walked alone in silence for some
distance. At length Henniker said,
with slight effort:
IL am sorry, Miss Maitland, that |
should still stay to offend you by my
,,rnSnnnh Raltavn \
ly have gone away last evening could ]
have done so-indeed, it is misery for
me now to remain here. But, rs Mr..
Maitland expressly asked me for Whit.
Sunday, it seemed rude to run away or
the very eve of it; and indeed l could
think OF no excuse that would justly
such course without Introducing YOU
name into the matter.'
II hope you won't think of leaving
on my account" she interrupted hur
riedly.
'.As this, however, is perhaps the las
time 1 shall have the opportunity o
speaking to you alone" he went on
without noticing her remark, IL shoult
like, if you will bear with me, to say
word in answer to your charge of las
night. will speak frankly to you, Mis-
Maitland l did come down to Man
chester with the views you describe, ant
l was an ignorant man in doing so-fa1
more ignorant than the very people
whom | despised. / did not think you
father well educated or well bred; but
see now how wrong | was to Judge
man by a few external characteristics
for have discovered that he possesse
| "a nnl,i1itNr of liC,n1,t,n,
which |, with my small narrow mind
ought TO blush. | am al the better TO
having known your father, NJ IS Matt
land; and have rece.v we'd much need
ed lesson that hope | shall never for
get. But will confess more than that
There shall be nothing but truth be
tween us now. After to-day shall
never see you again; but, at any rate,
shall have the consolation of thinkin.
that there was no deception between us
! When / came to Manchester. l did 81
with a purpose-I came to marry you. ,
ITO marry mer' she exclaimed, start
led out of her silence by surprise.
Yes, to marry you"
"But you had never seen me-"
81 know that; but had heard of you
l knew that you were wealthy, or rathe
that your father was. was poor ant
unfortunate-ruin was staring me in thu
face. | determined to come to Man
chester, and, if possible, to marry you
to relieve myself from my debts. Blu
before had been twenty-four hours il
the house circumstances altered my
case. / was now really honestly in low
with you. could only think of th,
motive with which l had come to Man
chester with horror. More than once
determined to run away-to leave vol
to get back to London, and, begin
ming new and belsce life, to face my
ruin like man; but the sight OF YOU
face chained me so the spot. / coulc
not bear to part from you'll was pow
erless. | dare say, Miss Maitland, yo,
think all i have said the mere emotona
talk OF II man of the world, accomplished
in such matters, but, fortunately fol
me, have the means of convincing yor
of the sincerity of my words. BY thil
mornings post had u letter announc