The Arkansaw traveler., 1886-05-08
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gry nor scaadalised, but was smiling in diligently.
 6 Poor Ellal" she marmured, Il fear that we have been asking too much of her, Lord Shepton. fear that at her age 1t is unreasonable to expect the love of knowledge and culture which have become a second nature to us l must go and tell her that you are not really as indifferent to her happiness as she imagines"
 And, with a discretion which she might not have manifested if she had not been carefully coached in advance, Mrs. Ogle followed her daughter
 Hubert" said Lord Shepton in a hol- low voice Il have made mistake" Hubert shrugged his shoulders without replying \ mistake of most terri ble kind, repeated the old man, begin ming to pace to and fro in great agita- tion For days past it has been be coming more and more apparent to me that all my tastes and habits accord with Mrs Ogle's, not with poor Ellinor's Worse than that. have discovered-l cannot doubt it-that l have inspired Mrs. Ogle with-with feelings-of-of- i'll short, with feelings of the4warmest description. To have engaged the atiec tions of both mother and daughter. and to be bound in honor to marry the wrong onel Was ever man placed in such a situation?"
 It Is indeed a distressing situation, agreed Hubert, without moving mus ele, and should not like to be in your shoes
 Well, but Hubert resumed Lord Shepton eagerly, " k the situation des perate? Isn't there means of escape from it? Poor Ellinor would never be happy with me, am convinced of that; and cannot help thinking that if some younger man--you, for example--were to come forward in my place he might find that 1t was possible to console her She is charming a most charming girl She has great beauty of feature; her character is amiable and docile. and"
 My dear uncle, interrupted Hubert it k unnecessary to insist upon Miss 0gle attractions, l am fully sensible of them. and, as you know, I am always happy to do you good turn when can But how could think of marry ing girl who has no fortune?
 If that Is your only objection, cried Lord Shepton with alaerity :" it may be ovcrruled The day that you marry Ellinor 0gle l will, with heartfelt satis- | faction, settle upon you sum sufficient to produce G2,0OO year l think that is a handsome offer, Hubert
 Hubert thought so, too. It was in fact double the amount he had fixed upon in his own mind as the price of his complaisance; and he replied with be- coming seriousness that in considera- tion of the terms named, he would do his best to console Miss Ogle for her disappointment.
 Two days later Mrs Mallet, who had been made somewhat uneasy by herson $ protracted silence, received the sub joined communication
 My DEAR MOTHER: You may congratulate me. Not only have diSsuaded my uncle from marrying Miss Ogle. but am going to marry her myself. Dou't cry out, yOu will have one of the prettcst daughters-inlaw in England. and quite the sweetest Also the old gentleman proposes to settle t2uD year upon Us, which is no draw back to connubial bliss He. for his part. is about to lead her mo.hcr to the altar That was unavoid able, and no great harm will come of it. Mrs. Oglc is little vulgar, but not more so than some cheeks at all more thickly powdered than theirs As sine k certainly over fifty years of and We do not live ill patriarchal times. my succession to the title is not likely to be intcrfrrTd with
 Ella shall he introduced to you soon you are pleased to invite her to your hoUSc. l know you will be charmed with her. because you have the good taste of which Il portion has been in hcrltCd bH Your AtfpCtiOnatc son.
 HUBERT WALLET.
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