St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-28
LOVE CONQUERS.
By MRS. MARY c. VAUGHAN.

For once there was neither jealousy
nor opposition, nor discomfort caused
by the announcement of a marriage
engagement. The Young lives of the
two lovers mingled so naturally, they
were so well suited to each other in
| fortune and station, in age and good
looks, and above all, it was 50 we'll
known in Elmsford that they had
loved each other all their lives since
Gcorgina was a baby, and John her
four-years old champion and protector,
that the report which had been spread
about that they were soon to be mar
ricd needed no confirmation to anv
mind, and was received without a
word of ill.naturcd comment. If the
gossips, talking over the coming event
as they slipped their tea, nodded sage
Iy and reiterated, Il told you so" and
It's Just as | said it would be when
we spoke about it at Miss Beams quilt
ing a year ago last March," there was
more truth in their averments than al
ways belongs to similar ones. For
all Elmsford had long felt prescnti-
mcnt that Gcorgina CUMMINGS and
John Fitch would at some time be
husband and wife.
Gcorgina's father was the Elms-
ford storekecper. a wealthy man, who
owned farms and bad stock in good
paying investments, and could give
each of his children good portion.
And John was an orphan whose prop
ertv Mr.. Cummings, himself, had man
aged, and the boys home had been
beneath his guardians roof. He was
twcnty.thrcc. now and had lust finished
the study of the legal profession.
He was going "out West" to seek
home, "A fair field for his efforts, and
it was but natural that, ere he left,
he should seek Georgina's assurance
that she would 90 with him and bv
her loved presence make tho snot he
should choose for a dwellino-nIacc
truly a home. She was tearfullv will
ling, for much as she loved John, there
were sad thoughts of parting, and of
the want of q fathers affection and a
mothers counsel which made the pic
turc of the future which he sketchcd
a little less bright to her than it
seemed to him.
But she promised to 90, as she had
expected for wears to do with Hahn
whenever he rnt ready to sc.tlc and
commence an iudcpcndont strrroln
for life. And Mr., CUMMINGS rav@ a
cordial consent, and Mrs. CUMMINGS a
trcmulous and tender one, and ALI
Elmsford was satisfied, and chiefly
the principals in the forthcoming
event
John Fitch was To leave home early
on Monday morning on his western
Journey. and the people of Elmsrord
long remembered how proudly happv
he looked on the Sabbatb nrcviors as
he walked up the broad aisle Of Fins
ford church with Gcorriua. and took
his accustomed seat in her fathers
pew. And how radiantlv. blushinglv
beautiful was Gcor@ina. and how hand
some and mobile and mu,l tlrv hnth
anurarrd as tbcv rnrniInd and rpnI;nL
70 the scores Of CONGRATULATIONS and
rood wishes that were showernd unon
them as they walked bomcvard Even
to Gcorgina. the future looked bright
and sunny that day, and she felt a
prOfouulcr consciousness of the bIes-
scdncss of her lot in being the chosen
wife of such a man thau ever she had
felt before Her slimht miso.iyinos
and forcbodfnms melted awav and On
that lone hright Sabbath afternoon
her snirit seemed itself in \ clnor at.
mospherc of pcrfrct iov And what
she felt was scarcely more than \ re-.
Election of Johns cxcecdin~ LESS
Bu, ON the morrow viii ,Lat sad
parting in the gray dawn all her fears
rcturncd--fcars not of Johns fidelity.
nor of the all suflicinrucss Of his no.
bic nature and GREAT love for her han.
piness. but of some unforeseen, dark
calamity. some terrible sorrow. or an
ruish. some partjno that death alone
could shorten, something varue unde-
fined, dreadful, that she could not
shake of. but which she tried to as.
cribe to the Influences of the hour and
the hurried and unsatisfactory faro
wells which the cxigency of that car
ly startiuo alone allowed tbem She
said NOTHING. but she went NOT a little
and Wondered in silence and then a.
the fresh and as vet unbrokenn cheer.
fitness of her nature asserted itself
with an effort shook off all outward
token of her anxiety
She had a great many thinos TO do
for il was not nrohailo that Jobn
would be absent n louo. time and his
desire was that all should be ready
for their wedding on his return, Her
wardrobe and outfit were 70 bc sucb
as her fathers wealth aud position de-
manded and her own busv fnucrs
were to fashion a great part of
all the piles of household linen. and
dainty garments already nnrchased
or planned for the prosnective bride.
John. too, was busy Presently