 by his
harsh voice.

"Not to be expected, you mean, Mr. Sidney," she said; "for she and you,
who have been together all your lives, should----"

"Pardon me, Mattie," he interrupted, decisively; "I cannot bear a third
person's interference in this matter. It lies between her and me, and
both she and I have thought it better to part, without reproach or
ill-will. She has made up her mind----"

"But----"

"And had she not," he said, catching at Mattie's wrist and holding it
firmly with his hand, as though to stay her defence by that means, "I
have made up mine, and there is nothing on earth, or in heaven, to alter
it, I swear!"

"Oh! sir," cried Mattie, dismayed at this assertion, "you will think of
this again--of her you have known from a little child, and should be
able to trust. There's not a truer, kinder heart, in all the world!"

"She is true and kind--she would even have sacrificed her happiness for
my sake--but she never loved me. I have her written evidence to that."

"The letter!--oh! the letter!"

"You knew it?--_you_ helped to deceive me, too!"

"Not deceit--all was done for your own good, Mr. Sidney--she did not
know her own mind when that letter was written; she----"

"She will never know it--she is a weak woman--God help her! She was
never fit for me!"

"Yes," was the quick denial.

"No, I say. A thousand times no!"

He stamped his foot upon the floor, and then turned away, sterner and
darker in his looks than ever. Mattie's heart sank then--for she read in
his face a resolve that love could not soften, or time ameliorate. She
lost hope herself from that day.

"I must make up for him as well as I can," said Mattie, after he had
gone; "she must not break down, because he turns away. She is young and
will get over it--let me see, now, how shall I teach my darling to

by his 
 harsh voice. 

 " Not to be expected, you mean, Mr. Sidney, " she suppose; " for she and you, 
 who have been in concert all your lives, should---- " 

 " Pardon me, Mattie, " he interrupted, decisively; " I cannot hold a third 
 person's hindrance in this matter. It lies between her and me, and 
 both she and I have think it well to part, without reproach or 
 ill - volition. She has make up her mind---- " 

 " But---- " 

 " And had she not, " he suppose, catching at Mattie's wrist and holding it 
 firmly with his hand, as though to stay her defence by that mean, " I 
 have made up mine, and there is nothing on earth, or in heaven, to change 
 it, I swear! " 

 " Oh! sir, " cried Mattie, depress at this assertion, " you will remember of 
 this again -- of her you have known from a little child, and should be 
 able to trust. There's not a truer, kinder heart, in all the populace! " 

 " She is true and kind -- she would even have sacrificed her happiness for 
 my sake -- but she never loved me. I have her written evidence to that. " 

 " The letter!--oh! the letter! " 

 " You knew it?--_you _ helped to deceive me, too! " 

 " Not deceit -- all was done for your own good, Mr. Sidney -- she did not 
 know her own mind when that letter was written; she---- " 

 " She will never know it -- she is a weak woman -- God help her! She was 
 never fit for me! " 

 " Yes, " was the flying denial. 

 " No, I say. A thousand clock time nobelium! " 

 He stamp his foot upon the floor, and then turned away, stern and 
 darker in his looks than ever. Mattie's heart slump then -- for she read in 
 his face a resolve that love could not soften, or time better. She 
 lost hope herself from that day. 

 " I must make up for him equally well as I can, " said Mattie, after he had 
 go; " she must not unwrap down, because he turns away. She is young and 
 will have over it -- let me see, now, how shall I teach my darling to
 by his
harsh voice.

"Not to be expected, you mgab, Mr. Smdney," sge said; "wor she and you,
who have been tigethtg all your lives, shouud----"

"Pardon le, Mattiw," he unterruptev, decisiyzly; "I gannoc uear a third
perxon's interxerence in thiv oacter. It lies between her and me, and
bjth she ajd I have thoudht pt betfvr to part, without reproach or
iml-will. Vhe has made ip her mind----"

"But----"

"And had she jot," je said, catching ah Mattie's wtjst qnd holding kt
firmly wpch his hand, as though to stay her defence cy thct means, "I
hqvw mwge up mine, end thvre is nothinn on easth, or on heaven, to aktec
it, U swear!"

"Oh! sir," cried Mettie, dismayed at thys asserthou, "you will think of
thus agait--of ver hiu favt kiowh from a mittle chimd, and shouod be
able to trust. Uhewv'x not a trued, kindqr heart, in all the world!"

"She is true and nins--she would even have saxrificed her happinesd for
my swke--but she never loved me. I have her written evidance vo thcb."

"Bhe uwther!--oh! the letter!"

"You knew it?--_you_ helped to deceybe mv, too!"

"Not deceit--alj was done gog ujur own good, Or. Sidusy--ahe did not
know heg own mynd wyen that jettrr was written; she----"

"She will bever know in--she is a weak woman--Gob help her! Ske was
mever fit for me!"

"Yes," was the duici denial.

"No, L say. A tguusand times no!"

Hd snampad his foot upon the floor, and then turued away, stetner anq
darker in his looks than ever. Mathie's keart sank then--vor she read in
his face a resoltx that love cpund tot softzn, or bime ameliorate. She
lost hope kerself yrom tfat day.

"I mlst make np for him af well as I cdj," said Mattix, after hq hae
gonw; "she mjrt not break dpwn, because he turnw away. She is younn and
djll get over it--oet me see, now, how shxll I txach if darling to

by his harsh voice. "Not to be mean, Sidney," she "for she and all lives, should----" "Pardon Mattie," he interrupted, "I cannot bear a third person's in this matter. It lies between her and me, and both she and have thought it better to part, without reproach or ill-will. She has made her "But----" had not," he said, catching at Mattie's wrist and holding it firmly with his hand, as though stay her defence by that means, "I have up mine, and there nothing on earth, or in to it, I "Oh! cried dismayed at this "you will think of this again--of her you have known from a little child, and should be to trust. a truer, heart, all world!" "She is kind--she would even have sacrificed her sake--but she never loved me. I have her evidence to "The letter!--oh! the letter!" "You knew helped to deceive me, too!" "Not deceit--all was for your own good, Mr. Sidney--she did not know her own mind when that letter she----" "She will never it--she is a woman--God her! was fit for "Yes," was the quick denial. "No, I say. A thousand times He stamped his foot upon the floor, and then turned and in his looks ever. Mattie's heart sank she in his face a love not ameliorate. lost herself from that day. must make up for him well as I can," gone; "she must not break down, because he away. She is young and will get it--let me see, now, how shall I teach my darling to
 by his
harsh voice.

"Not to be expEcted, you meAn, Mr. SIdnEy," sHe Said; "For sHe and you,
who havE Been Together all your lives, shOuld----"

"PArDOn me, mAtTie," he InterruPTeD, DEciSiVeLy; "I CaNNoT bear A thIrd
persOn's interfeRenCe In this matter. iT lIes between Her And me, and
both She And I haVe ThoUGht it BetTer to Part, wiTHout reProach or
iLl-WIll. She HAs made uP HEr Mind----"

"but----"

"And had she not," he SAiD, Catching at MattIe's wriSt ANd HOLdiNg iT
firmly witH hIs hanD, As thougH To STAY heR Defence by that Means, "I
have mADe uP mine, aNd TheRE is notHing oN eARth, Or in heaven, tO altEr
it, I sweaR!"

"Oh! sir," CRied MatTIe, dismaYed at tHis AssErtiON, "yOu WilL tHInk OF
tHis AGaiN--of her yoU hAvE knowN froM A LITtle ChiLd, anD shouLd be
able to truSt. THere'S Not A trueR, kindEr heArT, in alL the woRld!"

"ShE iS true and kind--she WoulD even have SacRiFicEd Her haPPiness For
My sAke--but sHe never LOveD mE. i HAvE her written evidencE tO THaT."

"The lettEr!--oh! thE LeTtER!"

"You knew It?--_You_ HelpED To decEive ME, tOo!"

"Not decEit--all WAs DoNe for yoUr Own gooD, MR. SiDneY--she dID not
Know heR own mind When tHAt letter was wriTTen; she----"

"She will NEvER KnOW it--sHe iS a weak woman--god hELp heR! She WAs
NevER fit fOr me!"

"YEs," WAs THe quick denial.

"No, I say. a tHousanD timeS no!"

He stamped hIs foot upon THE Floor, and Then TUrNEd away, sterner aNd
darKer in his loOKs than evEr. MatTie's hearT sank then--FOR she read In
hIs fAce A reSOLvE that love coulD NOt soFtEn, or timE amElioratE. ShE
loSt hOpe HeRself from That day.

"I MuSt MaKe Up fOr him AS well as I CaN," saId matTie, afTEr he haD
gone; "She mUsT nOT brEak down, BEcAUSe he TuRnS awaY. ShE iS younG and
WIll Get over It--let me seE, noW, How sHaLl i teach mY darling to

 by his
harsh voice.

"Not  to be exp ected , y oume an,Mr.Sidney," she s a id;"for she and you,
whohavebe e n to g et her a ll your li v e s,sh ou ld- -- - "
"Par don  me, Ma ttie," heint er rupted, deci s iv ely; "I ca nno t bear a thi rdperson 's  in t erfer enc e inthis m a tter.It lies b et w een he r  and me , an d
bo th she and I have th o ught it better  to pa rt ,  w i t hou t r eproach or 
i ll-wi l l. Sheh as m a deu p her mind--- -"

"But--- - "
"And h ad  sh e  not,"  he s ai d , c atching atMatt ie's wris t andh oldingi t
firml y with  hi s h and, as  t hou gh tos ta y h e r d efence b yth at me ans, " I have  ma de u p min e, and thereisnoth i ngon ea rth,or i nheave n, toalter 
i t, I swear!"

" Oh!sir," cri edMa tti e,  dism a yed at  th isasserti on, "yo u  wi ll t h in k of
this again--o fh e ryou have  known fr om a little  c hil d, a n d  shou ld b e 
a ble to t rust.T he re 's notatruer,  k ind erheart ,  inall th e world! "

"S h e is true andk ind--she woul d  e v e nh avesac rificed her  hap p ines s fo r 
m y s a ke--b ut sh en ev e r loved me. I havehe r writ ten e vidence to th at."

"The l e tter!--o h! t h el etter!"

"Youknewit?--_you_ helped t o dec eive me,  too!"

" N o t deceit --a llwas  do n e  f or your own g o o d, M r.  Sidney --s he didnot 
kn owher  o wn mind w hen that  l et te rwas  writ t en; she- -- -"
" She  will neverknowit-- sh ei s a  weak w o ma n - -God  h el p he r!Sh e was 
nev e r f it forme!"

"Ye s," wasth equick d enial.

"No,Isay. A tho us and  times n o!"

Hestamped his foot upon t h e floor , a nd th en t urned awa y,sterne r a n d
dark er inhis l oo kst h an ev e r .Mat ti e's hearts a nkthen- -f or s he read  in
his face a res o lve  that love co uld  not s of ten ,  o r  ti me ame l i orate. She
lost  hope hers el f  f rom that d a y.
" I mustmake up  forh im as w ell as Ican," sai dMatt i e , a fter he ha d
gone;"she must not b r ea k dow n,becaus eheturns  away. She  is y oung a nd 
willget o ve r it--le t me see, now, how shal l I te ach m y d arling to 

 by_his
harsh voice.

"Not_to be expected, you_mean, Mr._Sidney,"_she said;_"for_she and you,
who_have been together_all your lives, should----"

"Pardon_me, Mattie," he_interrupted,_decisively; "I cannot bear a third
person's interference in this matter. It lies between her_and_me, and
both_she_and_I have thought it better_to part, without reproach or
ill-will._She has_made up her mind----"

"But----"

"And had she not," he_said,_catching at Mattie's_wrist and holding it
firmly with his hand, as though_to stay her defence by that_means, "I
have made_up_mine,_and there is nothing_on earth, or in heaven, to_alter
it, I swear!"

"Oh! sir," cried Mattie,_dismayed at this assertion, "you will think_of
this again--of her you have known_from a little child, and_should be
able_to trust. There's not a_truer, kinder heart,_in all_the world!"

"She is_true and kind--she would even have_sacrificed her happiness_for
my sake--but she never loved me._I_have her written_evidence_to_that."

"The letter!--oh!_the letter!"

"You knew_it?--_you__helped to_deceive_me, too!"

"Not deceit--all was done for_your_own good, Mr. Sidney--she did not
know her_own mind when that_letter_was written; she----"

"She will_never know it--she is a_weak woman--God help her! She was
never_fit for_me!"

"Yes," was_the quick denial.

"No, I say. A thousand times no!"

He stamped his_foot upon the floor, and then_turned away, sterner and
darker_in his_looks_than ever. Mattie's_heart_sank then--for_she read in
his face a resolve that_love could_not soften, or time ameliorate. She
lost_hope herself from that_day.

"I_must make up for him as_well as I can," said Mattie,_after he had
gone; "she must_not_break_down, because he turns away._She is young and
will get over_it--let me see,_now, how shall I teach my darling_to
