West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05


deal less vanity and sel6shneSS than may
ne found wrapped up in the man who is
represented by pearls" "
"Surely You would not be so insane.
my dear, as 10 resign Arthur FLOYD, with
, hls prospective wealth and recognized So
clal standing, for poor rlerk iS his tm.
ploy' with ncthins bdt his good looks to
recommend himg'
'I might, aunty A young GIRL is
sometimes supposed "a Consull her heart
'ather than her ambition in these matters
aud surely If l allow my heart 10 have a
voice, 1t will plead most potently in favor
of Harry
We'll I have no power to control
Your decision" " responded Mrs. Glad.
stone somewhat impatiently. 'I can
only advise you AS | think for the hest,
You are, of course, your own mistress
but as you make your bed, so must YOU
expect to lie;
There Nra but nttie more said upon
tho subject, and that night Susan Wilde
wore the white rose instead of the pearls
Arthur knew of his disappointment in
season 10 send in his excuses 10 Mrs,
Gladstone, for Susan had returned his
present, with an appropriate declnation,
I early IN the afternoon. Indeed Arthur
had privately battered himself that the
preference would be awarded 10 him. i'm
consideration of his wealth and hipb
social standing; and 20 bc thus set inside
for ono SO greatly his ihfticr, In worldly
point OF view, was a source of deem
chagrin and notification TO the young
man.
Henry JOY, on the contrary was IN an
costacy Of happiness at sight Of the simuie
white rose so modestly displayed upon
the bosom az the fond object of his
hearth worship; and he found oppor-
tunity in the course of the evening TO
draw her into the conservatory, beyond
the reach Of listeners, where ho poured
into her willing ear the passionate story
OF his love, ana hrv feeBlG, until that
hou'i Had ever been his hope of winning
such an exalted prize.
81 could not afford such costly pres
ent as Arthur sent you, he whisparrd
softly "endl Therefore, ! had scarcely
dared to hope. Had / not loved YOU so
wildly, so madly, should have hardly
ventured TO make the bold proposition
TO you that / did"
81 Thought Il n model ci manly deli
eacy and clevdrncss, responded Susan
blushing, and permitting him to squeeze
her hand in a most demonstrative
manner.
~ f5lt myself very much in the condi-
ton Of drowning man, SAID Harry. in
tone of happy triumph. "The faint
hope had of winning you from such n
rival as Arthur, was the strnw, fourn.
lively speaking, at which 7 srasped and
loi II buoyed me up, and gained the
haven of my desires. Oh, Susan, dar-
ling you don't know how happy your
sweet promise has made me I"
'You know, Harry" said Susan.
quietly, "that have always aimed tp h,l
a sensible and steady minded girl. When
! chose you, dearest, / did not do it
without reflection. In the first place I
was fully sensible that | loved YOU best
that there was more, in fact, worth
loving in your character than in Arthur's.
He would be much more selfish and ex.
acting with n wife and far less sclf-sacri.
iicing himself than you; besides | have
been made acquainted with some things
that do not reflect credit upon his char
acter' For instance, / have heard on
very good authority, that he sometimes
drank more than was good for him; that
he preferred associatiug with gamblers
and roughs, to sober, honest young men
Of his own agc-a class whom that set
charactcrizcs as 'old fashioned and
have often heard IL whispered that he
too, INDUCES in the pcrnicious habit Of
gaming. Considering these facts, the in
trinsic worth Of whose charactcr-for /
have been assured by those who know.
that your record is q spotlcss one
weighs more in my humble, womanly csti.
nation, than all the wealth Of the world
associated with a tarushcd name. / req
soned that Arthur, with habits Of reck.
lcssness and extravaganza already formed
though rich and courted now; might be
poor, dcspised and degraded AZ no dis
tant day; and then what woulda loving.
proud spirited woman have TO live for
] duly considered all these things as we'll
as my decided preference for you; and
the result was, though contrary to my
aunty's good advice, who had not the
faculty, as she said, 90 discover any "
these bu0bcqrs, / accepted the rose in
preference to the pearls"
"Bless you, darlinQl" cried Harry
deeply impressed by the sensible discrim-
ination Of his promised bride. oIf /
ever disappoint you IN your hopes or ex-
pectations regarding me, It. will be- be-
cause ] lack the ability, not the will, TO.
sustain the role / have marked out"
''I have the most perfect coufdence,in
your ability, dear Harry, and to show
you that ! have, / shall place every dollar
Of my little fortuuc-somc ten or twelve
thousand in oll--if the farm can De dis
posed Of 20 advantage entirely at vour
command, which will enable You 10 com
mcnce business ON your own account
The man / marry is not 10 be,cramped i'm
bis aspirations ON account Of'my fears for
the money might have lyingfdlc in stme
savings bank"
The lover could only express his
emotion Of gratitude by a tender pressure
of thc hand as they strollcd back. and
once more mingled with the gay company.
The next morning Susan informed her
aunt, Mrs Gladstone that she and Harry
Joy were TO be married at tho expiration
of month, and preparations for tho ap-
preaching nupdals were Immediately set
on foot.