Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1858-10-14
Number 47s

, hitherto bloomed amid the winter Of her
disappointment. hung its head and with
cred away. She herself dropped, the
roses fed from her cheeks, and she took
melancholy pleasure in visiting the
spots where. side by side, she and Har-
yey had passed some Of the delicious
spring hours of their young lives. Du-
ring one Of these rambles she came to
retired place they had often met to
! talk Of the future. and indulge in the
poetry Of codftship. TWAS the margin
of brook, beside which stood an aged
oak, in certain hollow of which they
used epatcRasit their messages and love-
tokens. Annie Simost instinctively put
her hand into the cleft. Trembling she
drew fOrth letter. which she peFused
with futter Of delight mingled with
fearful sorrow. 1t ran thus:
DEAREST ANNlE:-Grieve not for
me. l am unworthy of you. 1 goaway
to render myself worthy of the past as
regards your sweet self, not with any
views to the future. How could 1?
My daily prayer shall be for your
happiness, and whether you wed another
or not, / shall be faithful. kave been
so, and that is the only self-consolation
can carry away with me. Ny inten-
tion is to redeem my errors BY honest
industry. and not sink under either re-
gret or despair. l take with me some
of your own strong angelic spirit. Fare
well, God bless you, dearest Annie!
FIJI.
"P. ST. need not say TO you that
Jimmy Thompson's children are father
less and motherless. / know Hol0 what
you meant by the pale face at the
wicket gate.'"
Wet and soiled as this missive was.
Annie placed it in her bosom, as she
mentally said, 81 shall see Frank Har-
vey again"
The orphan children were provided
for. Annie undertook the charge of the
eldest, girl, and the other two were
placed BY the influential ladies of the
neighborhood, in school where they
could be reared and educated until able
to 90 forth into the world.
Two years elapsed, during which An
ME became thin, and very staid in her
demeanor, repulsing all suitors at once
and decisively; still she was not un-
happy, for the little flower had again
raised its head, and difrused fragrance.
throughout her soul One day a letter
arrived directed to herself. When she
had read it. she, with a heightened
! color aud lriShter eye, handed il C..
her father. The old man perused Il
with visible satisfaction, and to conceal
some emotion, or probably TO correct
what he deemed weakness, he opened
the old family Bible, and while en-
gagged over the sacred volume, Annie
was in her chamber on her knees, with
her face buried in the snow white COW
erlid Of her bed. After this, letters came
more frequently. and at last regularly
once a week, and it was noticeable that
with each arrival the bloom on Annie's
cheeks increased. her step became firm
er, and her voice more cheerful. She
was even occasionally heard to hum
snatches Of old ballads. Mr.. Lee to the
surprise of the whole village, UNDER
took long journey, and was away for
several weeks. The surprise deepened
into astonishment when upon his return,
he announced his intention of disposing
of his property. and retiring for the
remainder Of his days to another part
of England.
As the reader has anticipated, they
had gone to share in and augment the
renovated fortunes of Harvey, who, to
use the old mans terse expression, had
"regenerated himself" Having offer
ed his services to distant relative in
Yorkshire, they had been accepted, and
his knowledge Of modern farming hay-
ing proved so really excellent, in the
course of few years, with his savings
and influential recommendations, he
found little difficulty in obtaining farm
for himself. In fact, his cultivated
intelligence in an matters relating to
what is termed high farming, had pro-
cured for him the substantial favor of
one Of the most popular noblemen and
land owners in England. So situated,
he did not scruple once more to offer
his hand to Annie, and it was accepted,
her father volunteering liberal ad-
vance Of money.
We mus. pass over few years, and
introduce our readers to the last scene in
this little domestic drama which fell un-
der our notice. Let them imagine
tolerable- sized residence, with flower.
garden before it, fronting good road
and fanked by orchards. In the rear
there are kitchen-gardens, and beyond
them large farm-Yard, surrounded on
three sides by buildings, and in the
distance fields stretching far and wide.
At the front of the house stands the
owner talking to gentleman on horse
back. The latter waves a courteous
adieu, and the owner, tall, portly,
handsome Englishman, about the middle
age. opens door in one of the orchard
walls, and gazes within. Under tree
sits white haired old man laughing at
the gambols Of rosy children play
ing on the grass, and not far from him
sits a beautiful Englishwoman, who
looks much younger than she really is.
Her figure, although full, is still perfect
in its symmetry. and not line marks,
her bright beaming face. Her lips are.
rosy, and her eyes sparkle with anima-
ton. By her side stands fne boy of
some twelve years old, who IS attentive