Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-03-20

when, hve years after her parting
interview with Morris Tucker, she
stood in the wide drawing.rOom OF
her mothers house, waiting to
greet number of invited guests.
Time had matured her beauty and
taken nothing from her great at
fractions. Clarice, shy as ever,
aud pretty as violet, stood near
her sister, while Mrs. Cresswell,
magnifcentin velvet and diamonds,
spoke hurriedly:
Here is strange news, Meta.
Mr.. Jarvis has asked permission to
bring a friend, and who do you
suppose it is ?
Il cannot guess said Meta, Ian
guildIy; some musical man, l sup
pose, as Mr.. Jarvis is so devoted to
Euterpe.'
No; it is Morris Tucker Oh,
Meta, am so glad you have not
positively accepted young Cooke?
Il thought you were very anxious
to be mother.in.law to his $780,
OOOp
But not since | have heard Mr..
Jarvis news. My love, John
Tucker had some land claims in
California that Morris hunted up
and sold for more than double
young Cooke fortune. He has
come home now, and is settling his
uncle's estate, being his heir to
everything.
Uncle John dead y cried Clarice.
yes, more than a year ago,
though Morris has just returned.
The bell Some one is coming !
In the crowded drawing-room, an
hour later, Morris Tucker bent
gracefully over Meta's hand, and
responded politely to her advances
with such evident pleasure in his
welcome that her heart beat high
with hope. Life had been a stIug-
gle for a rich husband ever since
she had made her debut in society,
and now there was one paying her
deferential attention upon whose
heart she had at once made deep
impression. Would he forget that
cruel parting interview, and lay his
fortune once more at here feet?
Mr.. Cooke, a young man about
half-witted, possessed Of 100000,
watched the brilliant beauty who
had smiled so sweetly upon him all
winter with jealous eyes after
Morris entered the room, but Meta
forgot him in her newborn hope.
All the evening Morris lowered
about Meta, wondering where
Clarice had hidden herself; but
when the supper call thinned the
rooms Meta missed her cavalier. In
the conservatory Morris had seen a
vision Of a golden head and white,
futtering dress; and Clarice, halt
hidden by a towering screen, saw
him desert Meta to come beside
her.
Longing to see him, in an agony
of maidenly shame at the secret
she had revealed when they parted,
she hid there to watch him unseen.
But he came swiftly across the
Hower.bordered path to her side,
and taking her hand in his, said
'Clarice, l have come all the way
from California to try to win your
love. Little one, with all my
heart l love you. My sole hope OF
happiness is the hope that you will
be my wife. Must | 90 back again
desolate, or will you bid me stay ?
She looked into the earnest face,
the pleading eyes, and her heart
grew faint with its own happiness
as she whispered:
'Stay, for love you, Norris
Meta saw the sister she had al
ways despised for her timidity, and
the lover she had thrown aside in
his poverty, enter the drawing.
room together, and her heart was
full Of jealous anger as she read
their secret in their happy faces.
She has been Mrs. Cooke for
three years-the miserable wife Of
; a jealous miser, whose sole aims in
life are TO save money and to keep
his wife out of society. In their
unhappy home there is constant
quarreling, while Morris blesses
every hour the temporary poverty
that led him to appreciate the heart
of his little wife, aud won for HIM a
knowledge Of the treasure of her
love. There is a toddling boy
named John, who calls Morris
, papa and in the peaceful happi
ness of her home life and mother
love Clarice is rapidly conQuerine
. her old timidity and letting the
, world of society see sometimes
, what an accomplished, graceful
lady Morris has won for his wife
And Morris, holding her to hi
, heart will often say, tenderly:
| 'Thc happiness Of my lifo com
menced, Olarice, when your tender
, sympathy greeted me at the time
4 was under q cloud.
=. Thos. Bean, Esq, Tabins Co.,
West Va, says in the year 1884 hi
1 used Powell's Prepared Chemical
B., Oh land planted in corn. Is cOu
a fdent he got one.third more cor
wber. he nsed this fertilizer tina