The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1885-06-03

loved Ernst was not BY 70 give
her bis warning look, and save her
from The sempter. The soit voice
spoke
"My dear Miss Amy"-and very
tender was his lOok-syop are
going away, and do uknow how
| shall miss yol?s
sYou can't miss me much long,
err she blushingly replied, laugh
ing at the innocent pun, .s.4.
"Ahlthat is what makes my
heart ache soi'' said he, efor when
you are gone, and ] think Of all
your happiness, Ishall regret more
than / can tell you that you ever
came among us to so disturb the
ripples Of my quiet life;" and a
deep sigh enforced his words. N
eplease don't talk 50, Nj. Halse, ("
said Amy, "for even in this short
week Ihays learnedto prize your
friendship highly, and | should be
sorry indeed not to retain it."
"Amy,T said he, casting off all
reserve, and abruptly seizing her
hand -"Amy, | can stand il no
longer Imust know my fate from
your own lipsl When you talk TO
me Of quiet friendship, there rushes
upon me like wave the thought
Of all that l lose in losing you'll
Will you be my wife2"
His impetuosity startled her,
and she drew back.
ado not talk so to mel" she cried.
"Do you not know that in a few
days ! shall be Ernst's wife2"
Mark Halse knew not and cared
not who "Ernst" was; heonly knew
that she bad'promised her troth to
another, and he meant to win her
from him. Don't tell me that she
was wrong and imprudent to listen
to him-don't / know it2 | am on.
ly telling you a true story, and it
is my duty to record that this par.
ticular Amy Provence was no ex.
ceptiOn to the corps Of silly girls.
"Yes | know it, / know IT." he
pleaded "but, Amy, darling, how
can l letyou gol | will do anything
for this dear hand. | will give
you a princely home and every
surrounding that wealth can pur.
chase, il you will only come to me
and be my beloved wifsl"
"No, no." said Amy, "do not
tempt me. Ernest is not rich,
know, but love him and he loves
me dearly, and ! will be his wife,
Do you think that Mark Halse
gave up the chace2 Not hel His
voice was very winning, and as he
talked on and on, believe me or mol
as you see iit, the girl began tc
listen to his persuasive tones
Ernest was away, and Mark, with
his fine presents and finer prom
ises, was near-even at her very
feet.
So it came that Amy Provenc,
was not even "of with the old love
before on with the new" for when
Mark Halse added to all the other
foundations the promise Of a car.
riage for her very own, the poor
ambitious victim yielded, and gave
to her tempter her broken faith
What he cared for it will soon ap
pear.
The forsaken Erns! bore as well
as his fortitude aud outraged love
would let him the cold letter an
nouncing to him his Amy's treach.
cry, and never sought for explana
tion. He was too manlyto resent
the insult, and treated the whole
affair as beneath contempt, rightly
judging that the false.hearted girl
who could triae with his tender
est feelings was not worth mourn
ling for. Sd
1t would be well for all II l could
leave it here, but truth compels mt
TO proceed. Ineed not tell you O
the poor mother, whose whole hear
was in Amy's marriage with Ernst
Of all who we're so Indignant at hel
decision; or of the forsaken love-
who had loved so blindly only Il
suffer so deeply-my story is moi
with these, .s
Miss yyoolsey was well pleased
at the turn in the tide Of affairs
and offered the deluded girl all the
necessary assistance. She wa'
married in a few weeks from heI
aunt's house in a style seldom seer
a! that time. l shouldlike to ling
er here If my heart was in it, and
tell you Of all the fne things thai
was said and done, in spite Of The
unpleasant state Of things, but
torbeat.