Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1853-02-24
MINERAL POINT, WIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2l 1853.

keeping. Aye,l ever man was beloved. YOU
were beloved BY Annie One day she
came to me. and [ saw that she had been
weeping I inquired the cause. when she
laid before me a letter-so different from
the one preceding 1t. that she knew not
how to regard it There was nothing
written which in itself was calculated to
wound the feelings, but was lacking the
depth Of tenderness which had ever char
acterIzed your previous communications
-. i advised her to take no notice Of it.
but to write as she had ever done. She
did So but when she came to me after
wards with another letter, still more for
NAL than the first, l knew not what to ad.
wise her About this time Frank Wal
tiers wrote to a friend and casually re
marked that he hoped Miss Gray was not
jnterested.in Bell, for it was evident that
he cared nothing for her. as report said he
was engaged ta a very beautiful and veal
thy young lady.
.'.This was Immediately told, and came
to Annie's ears, Poor, poor Annie she
bent her head in anguish, for her dream
Of love was crushed.
..What bitter tears she shed as she
told me of the visions Of happiness she
had formed that were wrecked forever 2
Oh Lilly. 1 could hardly restrain my
self sufficiently to listen to the narration
of Carrie. 1t was evident now that Wal
ters had been the author of those letters
purporting to come from Annie.
'She continued
Annie wrote to you once again, say
ing, that since it was evident you cared
not for her, no love of hers should ever
fetter you, although it cost her many a
bitter tear.
Her attention was now wholly en-
crossed By her father, and she repelled all
advances. saying that her duty was to re
main beside her parent. Ny brother had
always loved Annie. yet always concealed
his passion, thinking auother's love was
hers
He was extremely sensitive. never en-
joying good health; and not daring to ap-
pear other than as friend of AnDie's un-
I'll after months. he one dav told his love,
and besought her to become his wife.
/ Do not think Annie would have
consented, had she not yielded to the
wishes of her father who wished to see
her in q comfortable home before he died ,
and so she gave James her hand, saving
You know all [ have suffered and if
YOU can be content with such love as [
have to offer you, it is yours
They were married. One child was
given to them, and my brother had just
began to taste true happiness, when death
came and summoned him away.
She was now alone with her child, her
father having died shortly after her mar
ria-c 4 few months went By. and her
steps grew feeble. and her eyes dim and
one summers eve she passed away like
a zephyr Her last words were All may
love in heaven r'
Il knew all now. I was undeceived,
and l thanked God that Annie had been
true l kissed her child with a holy rev
erence, and | vowed that henceforward
she should be to me as my own
81 have never seen Walters, and pray
God | never shall
Lilly, eighteen years have passed away
since then and though my wears mum
ber no more than do many who are in the
prime Of life. vet [ am an old man-old
before my time Sorrow has siIvered my
hair and furrowed my brow yet I am
young again when [ gaze upon you Then
do / again live over the past for in your
( eye [ see tile l0yelight Of other days
/ Need I tell you that Annie was your
mother And do you wonder now that
am an Old bachelor -
Uncle Harry 90 Us husky. as il
choIed for utterance While Lilly answer
. ed not. but arose, wound her fair arms
about his neck, kissed his tear-beiewed
cheek and then left the room.
Half an hour afterwards she sat in hcr
own room. with the tears falling fast up
/ on a small miniature painted on ivory
which she held in her hand and she mur
INJURED, Sweet mother, why vast thou
/ so unfortunate, whilst thy child is only
too happy ~ And below. in the parlor
gazing sadly yet teudarIy, upon tres:
|of golden hair. entwincd with one Of d
/ deep brown-rledses Of early affection
more prized than costly oriental gems
/ sat. ID silence and in deep thougLt-Uu
Gle Harry, the old 5acle7gr