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Mary Woore.-A Love Story,
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All M life long 7 had known Mary
Moore. All my lc loved her.
Car mothers were old playmatcs and first
cousins. My fist recollection is OF Il boy.
IN Il rcei ir"rk :'Hl morocco shoes, rocking
a cradle; il wl.i"h rcpoScd sunny. .Iairod,
blue'rvr'! baby, not quite year old. That
boy waS myself larry Church that blue
eyc'i baby was Mary Moore.
Later still, sec myself a. the little
schoo.!""s'. drawing my cha;sc up to the
door, that Mary might ride home. Many
beating HAY" gained on such occasions.
Tor Other boys hc,;'!cs me liked her, and she.
fear. was something Of ilir., even in her
riia'"rcs. How c!r@"":,v >he came trip.
ping down the steps, when | calIc,l her
name how swcctlv her blue ewes looked
mp at me ! low gaiv ran. out her merry
laugh . 'ii'at fairy laugh No one but
Mary coal! ever hr"., !cr heart so soon to
her lips. followed that laugh from my
days ofclii:ihoo! ill grew an awkarl blush
mGFH"'h-i followed i, through the heated
noon vi n?anllo'i --"n now, when the
fross OF age are silvc.in@ my hair, and
many l!rcn climb nv knee and call nc
''tatiicf," find that the memories Of youth
are strong. and that. even i'll gray hairs,
am follow; ;WG Is n,:i- r still.
When was fifteen, the first great sorrow
OF my life came upon my heart. l was
sent TO school, and was Obliged to part with
Mary. w" wrra no: 20 see each other for
eure%l long ye::rs This. to me, was like
ascn:%nc: oF@9a;h, for Mary was like life
itscIi to me.
but he":;s "'e :ou@h filings after ALL
lett college III all the flush and viror OF
my nineteenth year. |; was no longer awll-
ward and embarrassed. I had grown into a
tall, slender s:lp':ng, will, very good
opinion O: myself, boil. in general and bar
tieular. II thought Of Mary Moore. it
was to imagine how would dazzle and be-
wilder her with my good looks and won
dcrtul ;ttanmcn's-ncvcr thinking that
she might dazzle and -bcwldcr me still
more. ] WAS coyromh, | know; but as
youth anl good looks have fed, I tuast |
may be believed when say that stXlcon,
ccit left me also.
An advantageous proposal was made to
me at this time, and, accepting ii, T gave up
nj! idea OF profession, and Tprrpared to 90
to the In my hurried visit home OF
TWO days, saw nothing of Mary Moore.
She had gone to boarding school at some
Instance, and was not expected home till
che following May. UTTERED one sigh to
the memory of my little bIuc.cyed play.
mate. and then caIIedsmyself "a man a.
gain" a
an year" thought as the vehicle wLirl.
cd away from our door-"in n year. OF
.urse years at the very most, will return
and, if Mary is as pretty as she used to be-
why then perhaps, / may marry her"
And thus settled the future of young
lady whom I had not seen for four years
lnever thought ofeihc possibility of her re-
fusing me--nevcr dreamed that she would
not condesccnd to accept my offer.
q. But now know that, had Mary met me
llen, she would have despised me. Per
haps, in the scented and affected studen,
She might have found plenty Of sport; but
as for loving me, or feeling tle ,<slightest in.
ierest in me. should have pephaps found
Iwas mistaken. :, -'''.
Indiawas my salvation, and not merely be.
cause Of my SUCCESS, but because nv labor
Gus industry bad eeuuteractetl the evil. in
my, nature, and made me better man
When, afthc enlof three years, prepsr.
ed to return, sad 'iptLiug OF the yelorma.