Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1886-07-08

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eyes, uncle"
"And it was on my account? Nay,
boy, don't turn away can read the
truth in your eyes. So she's played
you false?"
eve are parted, uncle; is not that
enough"
"Well, perhaps so-perhaps so. 1t
was well you found her out in time,
Clarence. It's for the best, my boy"
Clarence Hyde was passing down
the village street day or two subse
guently, towards dusk of a mellow
August twilight, when slight form
glided up to him, and tremulous
hand was laid upon his own. He start
ed at first, but quickly recognized the
face and figure.
Lizzie EldonW
"Oh, Clarence, | could not rest with.
out telling you how very, very wrong
thought Rosa, and how sorry am
for YOU"
Thanks, Lizzy. Idonot think she
has treated me exactly right"
Lizzy burst into tears.
"How could she be so cruel-so un-
womanly? You were right, Clarence
you acted noblyl / think Rosa will
one day live to repent it..
AS Clarence stood there listening to
Lizzie Eldon's impetuous words and
holding her soft little hand in his own,
he wondered that he had never before
noticed how very, very pretty she
was-a softer, more subdued style OF
beauty than Rosa's, yet not less be-
witching in its way.
They haunted him all the night long,
that oval, earnest face, those swim
ming blue eyes.
Day by day Rosa's image waxed
fainter and more faint in his memory,
and Lizzy's shy, gentle looks grew
more than ever present in his heart.
II do believe I've fallen in love with
the girl, he thought. II wonder what
she would say if / were to propose to
herr"
Next to the wonder came it's reali-
cation.
One fine October day, when they had
strayed away from the gay nut ing
party, whose voices made the old yell
low-leaved woods musical, Mr.. Hyde
asked Lizzy Eldon if she would ac-
cept the love her sister had sighted,
and Lizzy, smiling and trembling, an
swered YES"
"You see, Uncle Cuthberth," said
Clarence, eagerly, as he explained the
position of affairs to his uncle that
evening, after he had safely escorted
Lizzy home, with her nut-basket only
half filled-and no wonder, all things
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We shall all live together; and Lizzy
says she will love you dearly. Lizzy
is such a famous little housekeeperl
She thinks it will be so pleasant to
have you sitting by our hearth! And,
uncle, you will 60 to see her to-mor-
row, won't you?"
Eyes" said Uncle Cuthbert, briefly,
"Ill GO"
And the next day Lizzie was sur
prised at her sewing by a brown-faced
little old man, who abruptly took
both her hands in his. and imprinted
a kiss upon her crimsoning forehead,
just as if he were the oldest acquaint-
ance in the world.
$50 you're going to marry my neph-
ew, are your" said Uncle Cuthbert.
Eyes, sir" Lizzy made answer
timidly.
"And you love him, Lizzy?">
"Oh, yes, sir!"
"And you won't object to having
the old man numbering about the
house, helpless and feeble though he
be?"
81 shall be SO glad to have you live
with us, sir, for never remembered
my father-and-and you will be like
one to me, / am sure"
Uncle Cuthbert kissed her again, and
walked away as quickly as he had
come.
He's very funny old gentleman,
thought Lizzie, "but l know l shall
like him."
Rosa contemplated the present state
OF affairs very coolly-a little con
temptuously, IN fact.
"lf you choose to adopt all Clarence
Hyde's poor relations, why, can only
wonder at your TASTE" she said,
loftily.
But Lizzy only smiled, and doubted
to herself whether Rosa could ever
have really loved Clarence.
mo, no, MOI" echoed her heart.
The day of the wedding drew near.
Lizzy's white drees was nearly finished,
and modest little presents were be-
ginning to be sent in from friends and
neighbors.
Heres my present." said Uncle
Cuthbert, walking in one day and
tossing little box of carved wood in
to Lizzy's lap. 81 cut out those
wooden flowers myself when l was in
California"
"Oh uncle, what dear little boxl"
said Lizzy, smiling her bright thanks,
while Rosa elevated her nose rather
scornfully
well, but open it; it's lined beauti-
fully" persisted the old man.
Lizzy obeyed.
"Why, there's a parchment deed in
it, uncle!" cried the astonished Clar-
ence, who was leaning over Lizzy' 8
shoulder.
"Of course there is-a deed making
over ten thousand pounds to Lizzie
Eldon the day of her marriage" an
swered Uncle Cuthbert dryly, "and
I've got another one for you at home,
Clarence, my boy! Ahal the old uncle
wasn't so poverty stricken after ALL
You mustn't think, my young lady,"
he added, turning abruptly to Rosa,
chat gold isn't gold because it's tri-
file rusty and furnished. Appearances
aren't everything in this world"
And so Clarence and Lizzie began
the world with the fa;rest OF prospects
and true love enough to float the bark
OF life into its sweetest haven.
Rosa Eldon was somewhat chagrin-
ed in her secret soul, but she wisely
kent her feallnns To hnrsaf and aid