Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1856-01-04

alone. but no longer wrelched.
Itwas evening again: there was a
deep hush IN the stately parlors. and
q single lamp poured It's soft dim light
over the massive furniture and among
the gorgeous flowers oflhe carpet. as
] stole softly into them, aud awaited
with heart throbs that moet alarmed
me, the coming Of Harry Willard.
did not keep a long watch that
night. In little while we were seat
cd together in one Of the dim alcoves
Of the great room: my hand was lying
in his. and l was telling him the story
Of the years since we parted. IL was
a mournful history, and the Tears Of
ten choked IL. and sobs closed many u
paragraph AT last concluded il
with the relation of the previous
nights suiferings. Of the unkind
words my cousin had apcken, and of
my wondering If even the great orator
whose name | did not know, would
not have felt momentary papg fot
my sorrows.
There was long silence after 1 had
said this, but at last Hurry broke il -
"Alice." he said. and there was a
look in the eyes be bent on me that
brought the lids over mine-"while
the world has been dealing thus hard
ly with you, it has been very kind TO
me. after a year or two Of hard strug-
ling, which it matters not now to talk
Of. Alice. have you forgotten the
words thatd said 10 you under the old
pear hee. the morning that we part;
ed? 4 love you better than any 9TH
er in the world And the heart OF
the man echoes tonight the words oi
the boy. Alice. my beautiful. loved
with a true changeless love my first
and my last, during all the long years
OF our separation, will you take this
love, will you be my aoifeg"
could not make him answer for
my tears; but l laid both my hands
| in his and lie was satisfied.
"They have sent for you TO come
down, Miss, in a great hurry said a
servant. putting her head into my
room the next morning, while / sat
there dreaming of Harry.
Wondering greatly what my aunt
and cousins could want, descended
to the parlor; but | heard my aunt
say as 1 entered. II am confident, Mr.
Willard. you will not find this person
The one Of whom you are in quest
and the mistake in your information
will probably be owing to their SINH
larity of names"
My aunt and her daughters, Mr.
Lee, and Harry were all there. Al
soon as the ritter eaw me, be arose
took my hand, and leading me up tc
them, said, Permit me, madame aDC
young ladies, tc present TO you Alic.
Mernin, my affianced bride
Never shall ] forget the look o
mingled surprise and CONSERVATION
which settled over my aunfs and cou
sims features as they heard this dee
laration
why didn't you tell us. Alice?-
Why didn't you tell u.s." they stimuli
taneously calculated; and then ligh
began to dawn on my mind. /. look
ed at Harry, and the inischleyoul
light that filed his eyes corroboratet
my suspicious. He was the "distin
guished orator" in whose honor IN,
cousins soiree had been given. o.
shed proud and happy tears befor'
them all when / knew itr
Ny naughty relatives never recover
ed from the modification which Har
ry's revelation gave them; but th'
prestige Of my relationship was dis
covered too late. though | was over
laden with attention and caressed 70
Tue remaining few days Of my sojourI
with them. Harry and / were mar
ried the next week at his friends, Mr.
Lee. Where his old home once stoot
fine Grecian villa now rises; th'
eolumbine wraps It's balconies. ant
the honeysuckle i.s portico. and a
nightfall Harry and | wander through
the long. garden aisles. and the star
look down upon us with the SAM
smile that they wore in our childhood
aud Harry's eyes are filed with thu
old light as | lean on his arm. and w
talk about the old days, and the oil
red house 'just down the road"