HE WOULD TOLERATE NO RIVAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 1270, 27 November 1884, Page 3

HE WOULD TOLERATE NO RIVAL

“ All is over then, Henry ?” There was a world of anguish in the tremulous tones of the beautiful young girl as she uttered these words. “ All is over, Isabel,” tne youth replied in determined tones, as he brushed the dust from the elbow which lie had been leaning on the mantel-piece, “ All is over,” he repeated, but as he gave utterance to this cruel decision a spasm passed across his face, and his eyelids quivered with the emotion, which, man-like, he strove to conceal. She drew a deep, tremulous sigh, and the rosy lips quivered, and two pearly tears trembled on the long silkon lashes. “You will have no divide! affection,” she said. <l I will have no divided affection,” he replied, and there was no mistaking the firm determination express'd in his tones, and in the compressed lip and cloud-ruffled bnvv ; “I must have your whole heart or nothing.” “ But he is so cunning, and he gives so Uttle trouble,” she said. “It matters not. He is a rival who disputes with me the sovereignty of your affections, I r\' tolerate no rival,” and he drew himself up proudly. The beautiful gj r l threw herself into her lovei’fi arms. “ Henry ” she died, “he shall go, lam wholly yours. I’m not going to lose a husband for a miserable little pug dog.” Henry strained hey to his heait, and calm, smiling, white?winged, sunny-eyed peace contemplated the scene, and drooped a tear on the pug dog that blotted Idm out for ever. Jt is from scenes like this that our country's glory springs.