The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-04-14
CEDARVILLE SKETCHES.
tWRITTEN FOR THE BrLLETIND

DuTt ndu resumed MS former fela-
lations with BERTHE Dean have been
thinking that it would be better for
Dora If we should all oppose her
marriage and try to persuade her to
cancel the engagement.
81 intend to consult father about
il, for as yet he is ignorant of Burt's
shameful conduct, but knowing how
strict he is in such matters, | con-
cluded to sound Dora's feelings first
and learn whether she had any in
tention of giving him up. She com
planned OF headache last night and
went to her room rather early.
About an hour after she left us !
thought of asking poor old Betsy
il she had heard any tidings of
BERTHE lately; as I approached
Dora's room l heard her sobbing
and went in. The poor child was
kneeling before mot hers picture
and crying bitterly. She held a let
ter in her hand as entered, but
concealed il hastily as | spoke. 1
am sure it was from Burt, but of
course ] did not question her con-
corning il. And just here | may as
well say that Of late she rather
avoids talking with any Of us about
Burt or her approaching marriage.
"Well, | knelt down beside her
and held her in my arms for sever al
moments without speaking. At last
she looked up and said:
"'Jean, il II was not for your kind
ness and sympathy | should wish /
was dead, sometimes. / ask God to
bless you every night when | pray,
Jean, and keep all sorrow from you.
"Joe, all sentiment went out Of
my life long ago, and II is not easy
for me to cry, but IL you could have
seen her, and have heard the poor
little thing saying this, you would
not have found 1t strange that even
plain matter-of-fact Jean should fud
her eyes moist.
81 thought retrospectively OF all
her pretty, self.sacrificiug ways after
mothers death-how the willing
little feet were always ready to run
and do my bidding-how she always
shared her little store OF cake or
candy, or whatever childish prize
she had, with sister Jean.
II thought, too, OF her childhood
/ preference for Burt--how loyal she
was to him, how she willingly sub.
mitted to be whipped to shield him,
how valiantly she defended him
against all disparagement, and how
i'll he requitcd her devotion.
81 think we all think that she
is worthy Of better type Of man.
hood than he. A few nights ago
Nell was speaking about them to
me. You know how light-hearted
and jolly she is and how little in
clined TO take a serious view OF any.
thing, but under her mask Of levity
and frivolity she wears a graver,
more thoughtful countenance than
you would credit, and when she con.
descends to be earnest there is a
force aud decision in her character
worthy OF a knight .errant.
"She dropped her testing speech
all at once and her eyes lii up aud
her hands clinched.
"'lf he does not soon stop that
folly aud quit triiling with Dora III
60 to New York myself and pay oil
old scores with him for Betsy's sake
/ as well as Dora's,' she exclaimed.
"And what would you do, Nell,'
asked.
"Do. Why Id do what man
would do under like circumstances
give that fellow the soundest
thrashing he has ever had" And she
meant every word OF il.
Don't you think you had better
write to Dora aud tell her all about
Berthe Dean? just how she came Ia
leave home and Burt's connect ion
with the affair; tell her the whole
story. She is innocent aud true and
think It's shame that she should
be sacrificed for such a worthless
fellow as Burt seems to be.
when | suggested that she had
sufficient cause to break the engage
ment she answered me almost fierce
ly that she had plighted troth and
should keep ii.
Nell thinks, and so do ], that il you
write to her, 'extenuating nothing
, yet setting down naught 10 malice,
that 1t will have more weight wit Ia
her than anything we can say, and
then IL she is still resolved to marry
him, why, We will all endeavor to
forget his failings and try to discover
those hidden virturrs that have at
I tracted Dora, aud give him the
choicest place, the honored guest
! place, in our hearts AS well As in our
dear old home should lac elect to be
one of us.
Father tells me he shall give
Dora a check for 5000 on her we'd,
ding day by way OF dover; | know
this will seem an Insignificant sum
TO Burt and his parents, but it is q
generous, nay, u muniiicent, gift for
! one in fathers circumstances. Nell
is to have the same portion, by the
way.
81 have heard indirectly that Mr.
Ingram is considerably incensed
against Burt for his choice of a wife
thinks he ought to have looked high,
er, etc. There is also a rumor that
he intends either to curtail or cut
of altogether Burt's quarterly al,
lowance, but this is merely hearsay
The Wiltons were over to tea
Tuesday evening, am glad Nell i.
to have such splendid man as Cyril
for a husband, He has not changed
a bit; as an instance, Betty came into