Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-08-21
a ses premicrs amours."

thought itdelcue, and best let silence do its work
duIlhg mat year OF mourning dd whisper even to
my nephew Bob the secret OF my happiness. left card
OF coincidence after old IrOts funeral and lived private
counting the hours The sowest kind OF eternity il ap
peared.
The morning never seemed break with 40 much diff
Guilty aud reluctance the anniversary the demise OF
Mr. Passabo Irot-June ,, 1870 Time is a comparative
Thing, lweI know, but the minutes seemed 10 stuck On
That niom'nabe morning begaa to dress for breakfast
StiuuT-but details are uTes0me Let you that
~ o'clock. y. VI did arnSc The clocks struck It, and
the shadows verified II.
could thaye borne accidental mot at home" and
resolved not TO run the RISK Of Lovers besides ar.
not tied TO knockers and ceremony bribed the gardener.
tldoias boud'r knew, opened upon the lawn, and It
seemed more like love 10 walk u. She knew, | knew
rae and circumstances knew and had ordained that
our last separation. The tune SsIwve,. 80 g. he banL
OF course she expected me.
The garden door aar-as paid for entered travers
ed the vegetable BEDS ripped through the flower walk and
oh 5llss!-the window Open could Just the
Egyptian urn on its pedestal of sphuSos into which knew
er Bob she threw a her fading gided
looked In the window.
All, that picture! Sine sat with her back to msher arm
that arm OF rosy alabascr-hr0wU cacl,ssy over her
chairhc eghc chm resting her other thumb and
huger-her eycus sweeping her chcCk-anda white yes,
a white bow M her haiE And her dress Of snowy
awn-whlie, bridal white! Adiou, old Passlble TrOu,
wiped my eyes and looked again Old Trotrs poruai,
hung the wall but that nothngIlcr guitar lay on
the table, aud--did aught'-a miniature Just be.
side t-Perhaps Of old Trott-iaken for the last
very kind TO her most likely.
"Ehcm!' said l. stepping the sill, "Fideia!"
She started and turned, and certainly looked surprised
"Mr.--.' SAID She
otis long since parted" said, he ping myself
chair.
"Qmte long" said Fdeia.
ESQ long that YOU have forgotten he name Of G--7"
/ asked TREMENDOUSLY
ooh no.! she replied. covering up the miniature the
table by "a careless movement OF her scarf.
"And may hope that has not grown dsiaseful q
you" summoned courage to say.
"N0--nO! do not know that has, Mr.. Co.
The cloud returned 20 my ianung heart cii in days
of yorc.
"fldoia" said !, "Ct me not waste the precious mo
mcnts. Ou loved the at twcuy-muy hope that I may
stand to YOU u relation! May venture to thinl
thai our family not unworthy OF with the Bachos
that ne Mrs. c., you could be happy"
Fidolia luoked-hosatcd-took up the miniature, ant
clispod 10 70 her breast
"Do understand you rightly, Mr. CT" she trem
uously exclaimed. "But think d.. ! remember wei
what you were az twenty This picture like what you wer
hcn-with differences % IS true, but still ike Dear pic
ture. she exclaimed again, kissing 10 with rupture
(ilow could she have got my miniature but mat
ieriakcn by stealth, presume. Sweet and eager antci
patton
"Aud Robert has returned from college thenl" she sa
inquinngly
"N0t that know Of" said l.
"ludeed then he has written to you"
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