The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-06-13

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can be-"
"But | am going to be rich one day,
he interrupted.
eyes, but not I'LL after We should be toe
old to enjoy it. ] want # now, while
am young and strong, and can enjoy
travelling ! want to 20 to Europe.
have been inflalned with desire to go tc
Europe and Palestine ever since wa
d born, and that is the sole reason why
shall never be married. If / am to b
poor always, | would rather be 50 alone
than IN company. | can support myself
now, and you can't do any more than sup
port me. You viii have to work hare
all your life and If | marry yols, | shal
1 have 10 do the sass.e. Where's the fur
ia that, beg to krow?'
~ on are not saying in the least What
yea think" said Fritz. 'sYou are telling
les as fast as you can. Do you know
it?"
eyes, I know it. But, seriously, Fritz
why can't we live on always just rs
we do now? | don't love you well
enough to marry you myself, but | love
/ you as much as this: that l can't bear to
have you marry any one else"
II viii marry some one else! I'll go
straight and marry Julia Dillon to-mof-
/ row."
"Well, run along
We sat silent for few moments. He
held my hand.
"We've been very happy the past
year, hayn't we, Fritz!" | said.
TOO happy he replied, in such q
melancholy tone, that | began to feel
menanchoiy too; but thought it would
never do to yield to it, SO | began to laugh
that is, meant to laugh, but it was Q
very weak, faint little laugh when it start
ed from my heart; and somewhere on its
passage out, it turned itself into cry, and
/ by the time it came to my lips, it was an
unmistakeable sob. Then Fritz was SO
sorry he had made me unhappy, that he
kissed me; aud | was SO sorry had made
him unhappy that | kissed him, and be-
ieve | put my arms around bus neck,
which conyulsiye tenderness | have very
indistinct impression was returned, DC,
DC, dc. all very imprudent and improp-
er, no doubt, but I would do the same
again, under similar circumstances; for it
seemed to comfort him wonderfully--so
much so, that began to be afraid he
would think I was changing my mind !,
SO | took the first opportunity to whisper
in his ear--s.It's all in fun, Fritz; ! amt
a-roi5l{r to marry you.n
II know it." said he; and, after pause
he continued snot now, but | shall not
j 81. Z .s So tnss.al :1esrs.,n
sOh! DEAR said raising r'y head,
1--WE haven't got to go over all this again,
! have we?"
/ mo, my dear; not the whole Of il, 7
hope. But | think you don't understand
your own heart. You have not thought
of this before, and it's very natural you
should not be posted up. l think, if you
1 viii only examine very closely, you will
/ find you do love me little. am sure
it must be 50, or l should not love you,
oh how much!"
Does this not seem silly to you, sensl-
! bic reader? It was not at all so to me-
Ii made me terribly sober.
81 shall not urge you. I am going
away tomorrow. shall never see you
any more, unless you express desire
that / should" Il,
This was fib, for | knew he would
strike Decline for my house By sunrise.
ssBut wherever / go, you will always
90 with me, whittier you viii or not. /
have set you as seal upon my heart
Good night -and he was gone.
What did I do then9 First, | went
up stairs and had good cry. | never
can do anything till 1 have had my cry,
not because l can't help it, but because |
don't want to help it. It is easier to cry
| than not TO cry. and generally feel bet
ter after it. I did not 60 to bed that
NIGHT The moonlight streamed through
the window, and lay IN great patches on o.
the floor. I sat down on the window-slll,
with nv feet on the roof Of the piazza
The soft solitfl wind came to me whisper
ing shrough the huttering leaves Ct the
grapevine whispering of Fritz--ot bus
past finkless, and his present love-
Shall ! tell you just how It happened
Don't laugh at me- | think was rlght
that very feeling for him had been only
friendship; but it seemed just as il little
seed had been dropped into my heart, as
we sat together in The twilight, and all that
summer night my tears fell upon 1t and
watered Il end the moonlight shoone upon
| ii, and gave it warmth, and the south
wind brought It freshness and perfume,
and Il crew: and when the sunrise flush
cd along the morning sky, my whole
heart was full Of a great love for Fritz
Then / rose, and went down, and out
to mees him along the path he used to
/ to come. I knew he would come !
lonaed to see him, and yet ] treInbied
with lust that kind Of afraid that always
exnacfed to have for my husband, but
which / should not haye dreamed ! could
feel towards Fr;tz. Presently he came,
a. T knew he would. Re id not seem
surprised to meet me: but he was very,
very pale. He took my hand IN both MS.
.Well, mr. dear!'
Eyes, my DEAR
| j did not think what his question meant
or whether it meant anything; nor did
| I mean anything by my reply only to
express the general feeling 81 yes u
opposition to yesterdays general 1eeling
Of 'sno."
! .sHave you done what ! wished you,
my dear!7
Eyes, sir"
i s'Was I right, or you. &
II think you were right / sad, meek