Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1888-07-28
AFTER MANY YEARS.
sIknow I am not rich said l q
Young man in the. me.ot:his: poW,,

AZ LEN I'LL AN / l UAIlD
sI.know I am not ricll,' said;
young man in the. prime q. bis ]! j; EoW
ers, andshis blaze LID anti!
mad So tat q a1sssslt 4 :|
know Fam no 3 Gil. 3sit'W la 9
thatg Does wealth make nan
Not much. a man makes wealth
Ishall be rich:
Il know all that, Ernest; an(
yon know that | care nothing
abont your poverty. love You al
the more because You are pnorant
have Your own way to make in thu
world. But papa objects to my
marrying you on that account. liz
says that you are not in our circle:
you are too young. and that he
doesn't like you any way.
The speaker wds IL youAg womall
Just turned 20. She was slilall in
stature, but as symmetricalIy pro-
portioned as the finest produce OF
an artists chisel. Size had love
~ face and large eyes that were if
reslslble in thei depth and sweet.
ness oftheir expire >slon. Sac spoke
in IL soft, sweet voice and the tears
hrIpwpd her ne lcll bluw cheeks, aS
she looked upon the handsome,
resolutr man at her side, who had
fallen INFO Il deepstuty and seemed
not to hear What Celestlne Orman
said. After Il moment lie looked
toward her and SAID With deep feel
ing.
what is wealth compared to the
love bear for you, Uelestinei'
oh, l know that 1t i, noGlling,
but papa doesn'G think so. he
gauges every mall by his bank nc
count aud his social rank
But wealth and social rank are
in the reach OF every houesJ man
WHO will labor to obtain them. Ii
is the man.
Il know. But papa insists !
should marry Spencer Drake, who
has plenty oil money and social pc
sition, and
NO brains. no charactcl!' ex
claimed Ernest Vance. AN ele
CANT body
Il know all that
And would you marry such a
thing, Celestine!'
= Not while am in possession OF
my senses and Ernest Vance is in
Tie land Of tue living
Ernest sr;lSped Ile hands or the
Young CIR. and looKedin into her clear.
intellectual eyes, and felt thar they
mirlorcd all his soul cr;lved for. ST
they did. Celcaliue Orinall WAS Il
gem of Ii wOnisn. AS rich Us cream
with masterlul will aud strong in
tellect, which had been thoroughly
cultivated, she wds tue idol OF hel
home and the admired ami courted
of the highest social circles OF New
York.
w hat shall I dog asked CeleS
tine. i do not wish to offend my
father. L never will marry Spencer
Drake, and 1 could wait an age lol
YOU 10 come aud claim me. have
plenty OF wealth of my own, bat
rather is old, anu LAS set Ills hear
upon my marrying Drake. Ht
SAY Il great deal depends upon It
more than / think for and tn;lt ii
were to marry Il poor m,tn like yot
are now it would be simply sulci
dial. What Shall | dog
Ernest Vance looked at her {
moment and then turned his eye,
to another point in The richly fur
nished room and relapsed into
state OF reflections. He always die
this when he had Il knotty prob
lem TO solve. The young woman
watched him with admlrlng eyes
She adoled bim-his intellect, hi:
fearless independence OF character
his royal self rell;luce and assur
auce. After d while hU said:
'Celestine, | will tell you villa
yoa shall do-lou shall wait TO
me. shall go away, go west AM
make me aud fortune, aud thel
come and claim you. L never care(
to live in New York. There ar,
TOO many lawyers here anyway. 4
man of energy has TO rise by SLOW
aud painful stages. The west is (;
new country. a man Of energy
push and talent is recognized i'm
uledIateiy, and LIE has no draw
backs SUCH us he has here. | vii
go away.
1T is best to do So said Ernest
Il will so away. l shall not see you
or write to you III siXyears from to
night. Ii succeed 1 Will com,
alu claim you SIX years from tnl'
hour. Ii l fail will not return
to YOU
There was a silence as if in tb,
presence oi death And they Sd
side by side for many minute
without uttering a VOID. Tier
Ernest Vance arose and so Iiit
Celestine. He took her bands il
his and said in a voice that trenl
bled:
sWells'
1T is tic best rs you say. / vii
wait for you.' And they parted.
Five years had passed away
CaI.,Stipu had inf ho.,fI Il Upr,