Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-16

picture OF u DARK oOutnern beauty ,WAG
surprised 70 find that Maud Leie hton
was quite the reverse of her fancy.
She was of Northern percentage q
slight girl, with golden hair, that rip.
Piled about her head In waves and
ringlets, and curled saucily about her
broad, low brow. In her deep, blue
eyes was q dreamy, sad, wistfui look,
which Florence interpreted as express
sive Of disappointment, Her low, sill
very voice had in Its sweet tones q ca.
dence Of sadness but there WAS some
thing irresisibly fascinating in her
| could not treat with coldness such q
frank, confding little creature as was
her husbands cousin.
That she WAS older than herself she
felt sure but she wondered why BOY
had not chosen her In preferences TO her
self for though Florence was really
the handsomer of the two, she careu
little for her own charms II she could
not be the first In her husbands love.
| Then Roy came back, and he seated
himself beside his cousin, and evinc.s,
such pleasure At her return to the
North, that Florence excused herself,
that they might exchange condolences
she said, with c0ntemptuous curl OF
her lip.
As the days passed, however, the
young wife found that opportunities
we're not lacking for long and earn,s
conversations between Roy and biz
cousin, In which she was not called
to participate, and although he seem NJ
~ thoughtful rs ever Of her happiness,
she believed 10 WAS all done for eiIect,
One day, At dinner, Roy asked his
| cousin % ride with him. 1t was an
iaDgemeDt with which she WAS de-.
lighted, and an hour afterwards the,
| left home. April had come, and nature.
refreshed by her long sleep, was spring
| ing into life and beauty.
They were going TO q place dozen
miles away, and tFlorence had not been
included in the invitation.
should not have gone, although
Roy might have asked me-" she ex.
claimed, aDgrily as she watched them
out OF sight; and then sudden thought.
In -pir.d by jealousy, flashed over her.
She would 60 away for q few days;
the servants could manage everything
admirably, and her mother was ailipo:
she would make that an excuse; and
without pausing TO reflect at her rash.
ness, she speedily packed q trunk and
dispatched 10 to the depot.
Then she gave directions TO the ser.
vants, telling them that she az obliged
W 40 away on business, and nhe was
about leaving the house, when gen.
tleman called, who looked enough like
her husband 10 be his brother. 1t proved
TO be koy's brother Philip, who had
been In California for several years, and
Florence had never met him.
He had many inquiries to make about
Cousin Maud, and seemed more impa-
tient 10 see her than even his brother
Roy, while Florence thought, nina.
turedly, that She was . woman who
could bewitch men almost against their
will.
Florence Leslie could not leave home
! that night, and she had made a pretty
mess of IL, In sending oil her trunk !;
however, she would zee 10 that late r,
and she must put on grsres that she
did not feel, for IL would rot do TO lot
Philip Leslie know her option Of hi.
| favorite cousin.
| But when Roy and Maud returned
that evening, the meeting between her
hushand's brothe and Maud Leighton
made Mrs. Lesli open her eyes IN won
der; for Philip Leslie clasped the ight
girl TO his breast IN warm embrace,
while Roy, making a silent gesture TO
his wife 10 = 'los him, left the room.
| Then be told tier the story. Philip
and Maud nd been engaged, but som
ioveIh q"aIiel had parted them, and
Philip ID gone 10 California Ia year
airr "A Il, Maud had gone TO F,urida-
| bn' Il y were 10th miserable. and
MAUD, The first relent, had prevailed
upon Roy to act as peacemale and
With the hope that his efforts might
ploye successful, Maud Leighton had
come TO the North u en- Roy's persua
sive letters had at last indu ,ed Philip
to return, and Roy was In high spirits
at The success Of his mediation.
But what liz the matter, Florencs ?"
he questioned, anxiously, for the v Dung
wife had laid her head upon
the table, and was sobbing like u
| child.
Come, now, tell me. for con session
is good for the soul, you know; lot III,
know the worst and Roy wiped tn,
pearly tears from her face, while Flor.
-nce told him of her unreasonable jeal
ousy, and of her last foolish freak, In
preparing to leave home that afternoUn
hut when she told him where her
trunk was, he gave way 10 a hearty
laugh, in which she felt constrained Z,
jolt, as she thought what goose sh,
had made of herself.
However, there were four very happy
people beneath the Leslie roof that
night Philip and Maud, of course, h-
ing in the ecsfatic enjoyment OF n low
ers' paradise, while Roy took pardon
able pride in the reconciliation whicl
he had effected, and Florence, happy in
the thought that she WAS first in her
husband 3 affections, was thankful, too,
that she had been prevented from carry
ing out her wild project of leaving hus
band and home.
Political.
The Republican caucus Of the Penn
sylvania Legislature in Harrisburg, on
Thursday afternoon, nominated j. Don.
nd Cameron for re election as Unite0
States Senator on the frs ballot. The
vote stood Cameron, 116 Beaver, 80; /
Kelley, 8; Grow, 5 George Shiras, Jr
l. The n )minstion WAS made unani. |
nous.
Congressman Frank Hiscock has
written letter withdrawing from the |
con feat for a limited Stafaa Sau sfnr from,