The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-14

she said Yes Upon my word, Mary, II
aad been twenty-five instead OF fifty-fivt
don't think could have been happier
She WAS just going away from the Jod
lrells', and before she went told her a
bout Miss Harris and what a thorough
,elief 1 had in her skill Miss WoodrofI
,ughed ut me, but unfortunately wa
ute convinced that my belief was wei
iunded and quite determined to persuad,
,r TO think SO too.
She went away, and of course wrot,
her, In one of my first letters sent
er the one ! have just shown you, and /
egged her to send my handwriting also 70
ISIS Harris for her own satisfaction. You
e, felt quite safe in doing this, because
te description Of me which had been sent
the time, you remember, had been rather
Altering. On that occasion Miss Harri'
I'D declared that was of an amiable TEN
r, liberal, but trustworthy | remember
re words well, and thought it could dc
nothing but good il such an account Of
found its way to Miss Woodroffe.
What fools people arei The woman wa
rank impostor of course, as found after
ard to my cost and as | ought to have
nown then, but did really believe in her
'ould you have guessed itf"
We'll, no." answered. IT really don't
hink | should have believed it-only YOU
Know, John, you shrewd men can be 81
lreadfully credulous, Why, l remember
4 friend of my husband who doubted every
hing, and yet he believed in Nine. Blavat
KY"
John grunted. He did not seem to like
ne comparison, which was foolish of him,
or fellow.
she said," he went on, that she coult!
INST her own Judgment and did not want
Iybody else's That might have satisfied
lybody, but 1t did not satisfy me. | wrotr
ain and begged her to do as wished
Hing her about the housekeeper At last
~ wrote that she had done to please me
hat she never would have done for her
IL, and she said, I suppose you expect me
abide by whatever Miss Harris may
y'
DO you know that those words gave me
frightP | had never doubted till then
nat Miss Harris would give just the same
haracier of me as she had done before
nd also had only thought Of 1t as giving
re more value to Miss Woodroffe. l got
ervous after | heard she had really con
lied the sibyl, and two days later re
lived these"
lie turned over his pocketbook again and
anded to me two papers, sinking back IL
il chair after he had done SO with ges
ire that said, "You have the catastrophe
I'd it's results before you"
opened one of the papers, and literally
,eued it with trembling fingers. There
rs something trHgical in poor Johns gees
re and in the emptiness and silence @!
t. house. Ny eyes fell upon a sheet o
tptr, half covered with neat, legibl,
andwriting, the words of which wer,
UGH as follows:
This writing belongs to a person Of :
ngularly impulsve and eager tempera
ent, easily carried away by the feeling oI
re moment; very uncertain and unreli
rle, sadly inconsistent, without fixed pur
use or deliberate judgment: not wantin.
ability, but only in the power 70 apply II
iefully; careless Of money, but scarcely 1,
rcailcd generous; not altogether free froE
anity his temper is very irritable an(
;u4ionate''-
There WIS more, but sigh from john
DOR John! the most faithful and generou
I friends, ard the most steady going o
lortals-made me drop the sheet and tax
y the other.
This was a very short note:
DEAR MIR, ELDER You insisted thatI shoul,
onsult Miss Harris aud trust her verde
n your character rather than on my own
4 hat that is you will see by the inclosed, AM
am sure you cannot wonder that dare no
marry the man described. | am sending bacl
our presents aud letters by next post. Wit
ost sincere wishes for your happiness, your
'uly, LOUISA WooDRoFFE.
"Oh, John" said when | had read this
but she could not have meant it"
''She meant il SO thoroughly that whel
got to her mothers house in London tn
cry evening Of tic day received it the,
gcre both gone abroad, and have not s,
iuch rs seen her from that time to this. 4"
So that WAS why the dining room doc
gas never ed.-New York Recorder.