The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-06

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, happy that must believe y0u Oh. 30
? arc my life, my all. ! worship you"
For week or moro this sunshine o
confidence and Joy s1ono through an IN
cl0uded heart. She loved her man-he
FIRST man. neutrality-suspicious. late IA lie
+ mayiug sort Of double affection
, tho love Of betrothed and az "a mot her
And bccauso be returned it. or rather bo
! cause she beloved that he did. sho fl
that she owed him life OF gratitude
idorstjon. obedience, every sweet scr
thnent and every good work Sh
was amazingly influenced by him
one might almost say, revolutiouized
teeiotaier belicring that the wine rec
onmended ~ Paul TO Timothy was no
Intoxicating. and that all drinkers Of all
and cider deserved the names Of tipplcr
aud guzzlers. she found nothing hateful
now in the smell OF lager a hater o
tobacco. she filed Ernsts pipe An al
liror Of J0hnsoniau diction she talked e
him like little child There Is no know
Ing whittier this youth might not have
carried this mature woman. She was In
fatuhtod From one point Of view. d
was laughable; from another, IL was beau
tifui aud pathetic.
Il is not in the nature Of things that ,
woman Of IS who is engaged 20 a hand
some man Of IS. should remain always
calmly sure Of her conquest. An event
was approaching which was destined e
cast upon this happy heart shadow OF
uncasiness As Janet sat. one holiday
afternoon beside her Ernst. watching tho
! growth Of meaning and beauty under his
| pencil, she said 70 him abruptly, "My
little cousin will be here soon.
"Sol" replied the painter without stop
ping his work. Il must get her bres
ent; shall it pc tollr'
"A dolli She wouldn't thank you. She
is 80 years old"
So exclaimed Ernst, looking up IL
surprise. Then she cannot pc fiery
! little
Il have got Ter a situation In ny
school. She has finished her education
and must begin TO earn her living"
That is goot. smiled tho artist. We
will make one family"
MY darling, | wanted TO tell you
hesitated Janet. I'VE must say nothing
about our engagement for the present
That is. would rather you would not, IL
il makes no difference 20 you.
why! asked the painter stopping biz
work and staring at her in surprise.
Because" stammered and blushed this
engaged old maid" because an
ashamed Not Of you'll Oh no, dearest
But she will think il so queer And then
10 may never come TO anything-we are 50
poor At least il may be- long time
first Well, until our way is a little more
clear before us would rather the en-
yagement should be kept a secret. You
are not annoyed, are YOU Ernstl'
NO. replied Ernst calmly, not under
standing too we'll and not caring quite
enough.
We'll, continued the shy and fastidi
Gus Janet, then it shall be So We will
be Just good friends I'm the eyes Of Nellie
uutH-untu IL shall seem best 20 let her
know"
On the morrow arrived Nellie Fisher,
plump, lively. laughing little blonde. with
yes Of deep turquois blue, hair Of the
ightest and hossiest faxen, a face some.
what broad and nose somewhat short.
beautiful ia the German peasant style.
but undeniably beautiful Ernst, who
ff AN lfiNaHAA AT NllI liAEt AAAiE va AlNN AMW
cousins. glanced at the visitor 50 FIRE
quently and with an expression so full OF
mysterious meaning, that Janet's interest
was aroused Az tho first chance for an
aside size said 20 him, We'll, what DO
you tLinl, Of herr
"She looks like the one in Chermany,'
he replied, lost i'm meditation, his ewes
both tender and sOmber, his soul in other
years and lands.
Janet turned pale
Does the reader divine what she fore
saw
We'll it happened
Ernst's heart was empty. Janet did
not inhabit IT, bad not even entered
into il. The unnamed girl whom be had
owed in Prussia had b. heroic efforts
Jeen SO far expelled from IL that be did
not desire ever again to see her. But
her former residence there had so nodded
the abode that amy one who resembled
her could seize upon IL, occupy It, and III
&c. What now happened 10 the young
man was apparently love at first sight.
but was really no more than tho trans
ferriug Of an old love 90 a new object
week after he first met Nellie Fisher the |
thought OF her could I'll him with deli
cious reveries, while tho thought Of his |
troth plight 20 Janet Holcum was sufh |
cicnt 10 make him mediate once more |
upon suicide
And the girl? Ho and she met every |
day, and two or three times a day In /
spite OF his conscientious efforts 20 con. /
troll himself, thefe was in his manner to.
ward her a tenderness, which, REINFORCED |
by his beauty his graceful address, and |
the glamour Of his artistic ability, could |
not but move the heart OF n child of 10. !
who had never hoped for so fine an al
mirer. In little while Nellie began 20 |
lutter at sight Of him, and to pet him il
spite Of her hutterings.
isn't he charming" she said TO her
,ousin.
DO you think 500" replied Janet, half
yratihed and half anxious.
Il really like his accent now. thought
{ ridiculous at first"
80 did l.
"What does she mean queried Nellie
at this dryness and brevity
oh, suppose know He IS poor and
am poor. and we mustn't-hirt. Well
1 suppose we-mustnt."
She went to the glass, looked at her
lily skin, wished her nose were longer,
arranged her Aaxen hair, and wondered
whether he liked her.
do you know how you could 1Gtter
nef she said before long TO Ernst
"HOwl' no asked coolly for sho tempt
d him in a distressing manner, and he
cit that no must allow himself no ex.
ausion.
"Ohl you don't want to do It, she 70
lied. with little sunny pout which she
al and which was irresistible.
j am sure / wish 10 please you" he
aid, unable TO bear her pout. How can
Aatter your
You could put me into one OF your
ic.ures."
i should DO charmed 10 do it,, al
lifted the over tempted artist.
The next day the two women beheld
Iellies bewitchig.- face, drawn and col
red with all the fervor Of an art which
ives. smiling from Erusts canvas The
0unger blushed and bridled with Joy 10
20 herself there and 50 beautiful; the
der wore fixed. mechanical smile. and
lid repeatedly, What an excellent like
essw
He had never put Janet's face into his