Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1859-06-03
MI FIRST LOTE.


That / aas ID love was f4ct that did not
admit CT shadow Of doubt. deported nv
self like person iu love; talked like per-
son in love; locked ike person III love, and
felt ike person in love- The affection that
had taken possession Of my youthful heart vas
10 every day one; | was also sure Of that
There weren't words enough IN tue English
language 20 describe the height, depth length
ard breadth Of lis grandeur. Il was des.iaea
to be a grand accompaniment ef the ages yet
to be; fixed principle throughout eteruity; a
planet Of surprising beauty in the broad heay-
eus of home effsetions. Dig loge was retura-
ed the strong ysaruings Of nv nineteen year
old heart went out 10 the direction Of the most
beautiful in2ilcu in all shire, ard in re-
/ turn, sent The yearniugs Of her beaIt cur to
meet mine Twice week, as the week came
around, | went up 10 the old brown home Of
Dr. Sto3aard, 70 tell his daughter my love,
and as regglarly listened to a recital OF It's re-
iarn from the red lips Of nay charming ia
net. The good doctor made merry at our ex-
peuse, and his jolly wife took wicked pleas
urc in constantly reminding Us Of our youth.
Janet was tortured by sly references to Der
playhouse IN tie shed, her long sleered pima
foTes and pantgle,tes Of six months before;
while l was offered, while tie Doctors wife
wp-e a face of inmoyable sobriety, on cid coat
Of the doctors for my mother to make in.o
dressing gown for ne.
We were, nevertheless, determined TO be
married. We would steal sIyly away from the
house while cur cruel friends reposed in the
arms Of MorPheus hie Us, on tie wings OF
love, to the nearest city; Janet would become
10 4 moments time, Mrs jason Brown, and /
Mrs. jason Browns husband.
1t once we set about makiog preparations
for ibis Important journey. Everything, of
course, must be coDduc5ad with the greatest
seeresy. At twelve O'Clock | was TO leave my
home steslthily, get M fathers grey nag noise
lessly out Of the barn and harness her, and to
proceed to Janet. Janet was 20 he waiting for
lHe at her chamber window. : was to place
ladder at the same window, she was TO descend
thar ladder, We were to fly down the cid laue,
to the spot where the horse was fasteued, aud
then the wind should not outTun US.
Ioere was bus one difficulty ia the way
Jaael's room was shared By her sister Fsnny,
. little, nischiev9us, wicked creature ef elQg-
en- summers, who, to use Janet's words, 'was
awake al all hours of the night There was
but one way for Us, If Fausy was aroused, she
L
pose placed 10 JaBet's hand round, shining
silver dollar. But Janet needed assistance, 50
she concluded 10 make Fanny her confdant the
yerg afternoon before we started, and in that
ease prevent all possibility Of her raising the (
house by a sudden eutcry.
Well, the long looked for, hoped for, and yet
dreaded night Arrived at last. How its lead .
en- feet carried away the hours, aud what a
strange hearffull Of emotions / bore up, as l
sat by nv chamber window looking out, as /
thought, fer the last time, upon the home OF
niy father. The moon was out in all her splen- I
dor; she vas kind TO me, Lighting up, with her
silver touches, all the spots my eyes Mi 5ht wish
to rest upon before went out into the world
The broad fields lay ont smooth .
and saiaIng before my gaze; the fields ia which
l had worked by my fathers side since l was
little boy-ah dear kiud father he has been!
At this jGncture my throat began to sael,)
L turned away from tha window If | could
but see my mother once more, | exclaimed,
rubbing my eyes with my coat sleeve. NO 4
one ever mad q better mother than ! haye'
sat down III chair and sobbed outright
looked around for something to take with me
that nay mothers hand had blessed with her
touch There was a spinning wheel in the
room where | had slept; at the end of tire
spindle hung woolen roll; with my knifo l
lalf cut and half tore it of, pressed it feryent-
y to my lips, and then placed 1t teRderly in
ny vest pocket. / bad not tune TO 90 more;
he old clock in the kitchen warned me solemn