Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-03-30

but 1t does not all come back until she see
the cottage covered with roses:
There remember it all now, I guess
till / was thrown. Oh how madly, wildl,
she flew. l could not hold her, but CUES
/ should not have fallen if the girtb ha,
not broken. Dear me. How often ou
highest anticipations end in just this way
said she, pensively.
why It's the very best kind of an end
ing. Only to think, our snowbird--a
Frank calls you-mght never have opened
again those eyes, so soft aud blue. Why,
did not think l cared half so much abou
her till 1 saw her lying there so cold anc
still"
The tender look which accompanied
these words, Minnie long remembered -
Somehow it left a deep happiness in he
young heart she had never felt before; anc
now he said:
You arc tired, Minnie; allow me to pu
my arm around you, and lean your heac
upon my shoulder, you will ride easier SO
won't youF and so gently he cares for hel
that she wonders she could call him cross
stern and cold.'
There they GOMEZ exclaims Fannie anc
Charlie, and both run to the door to NEE
them, and assist in getting the poor invalid
into the house, expecting to see her mos
dead, but she puts her head out the carriage
window and smilngly says:
Don't feel bad, Charlie, I'm worth doz
en- dead cousins, yet, amt II That Stella
of yours played me fine trick, didn't she
Trust me, I'll be looking out for all such
miserable little ours, another time. Look
here, the lady has filed our carriage with
her fine roses, and made for me this beauti.
full boquet. Isn't it lovely 2 she says, hand
ing it TO Fannie.
The Colonel and Charlie helped her in.
to the house, and she laid down upon the
sofa, in the parlor, preferring not to go away
from the family.
4 feel as though I'd been gone from you
so long, said she. l want to sec you all
around me again. Oh It's so pleasant here
and you all look so glad to see me. Really
| don't know but it's worth a runaway tc
see ones friends all looking so pleased anc
happy, because you were not killed. Whv
you should have seen that lady. Sht
seemed to feel as interested as though / haC
been her sister, instead of an entire stran
ger, whom she had never seen or expected
to see again. She begged me to accept
these flowers with such kind smile. ONLY
think of her arranging that exquisite bunch
OF flowers; and such rare ones, too! Gao
fuses, anemones, mignoncttes, and that liIy
so peary white. Doesn't it nestle lovingl,
there beneath those buds of haf-openec
roses, and they are all very prettily arranged
too; showing more taste than one would ex
pect to find in such by-place. 1t wa.
such romantic little love cottage too
wasn't it, Col. Lincoln? Thought should
like such cosy little home. 1 believe
there is agreat deal of happiness under that
roof
But they keep an awful dog there,
should think says Charlie rather indig
nantly.
'Yes. But the lady said he was such 8
pet, they could not think of killing him.
'Humph! A great pet, to fly at people
and tear them all to pieces, l should think.
'Oh yes, but Charlie, sometimes we love
things that other people don't; from some
association; or because-why, because VIZ
do love them" Minnie is not very good a
philosophizing.
ooh! Because, because we do love them
roars Charlie. That's a smashing reason
well, just you rail on a minute, and II
explain. You see, this little dog-whicl
Is pretty little fellow, if he does bark
and make peoples horses run away-is on,
that little daughter Of the lady. loved
She said that Rosa, her little girl, was s
so pretty, and bad soft dark eyes, sum
curls, and was such loving little creature
She is dead now, but just before she died
she said: Mamma, who'll love little Gin
now? You will, won't you mama, and al
ways keep him for my sake7' Only think
of course she cannot help loving little Cir
and l love him, too, if he did make SteIi,
run away with me.
'Oh you, of course you'll love everything
and Charlie turns away to hide that BIZ
tear. The Colonel thinks just now h
must go too, for somehow he finds il diff
cult to speak without a sort of trembling il
his tone, which he doesn't want everybod
to hear. But he only goes as far as th
verandah and then retaining, said:
Il like to have forgotten. Do you retur
home, tomorrow, FrankT
No, no, no. chorus of voices reply: IN
indeed, they will not go tomorrow
4 hardly think so many broken armi
and such weak little head could be take
away so soon; so we shall have to tax thes
good peoples patience little longer, fear
replied Frank.
why, don't know, Frank. I'm sure
shall be well enough, if it is my head an
arms to which you refer said Minnie.
well, they will not 90 tomorrow, Co
mel. That is decided = exclaimed Charli,
Fannie and Clara, all at once.
Then I'll come in and sec you again, b.
fore you leave. Good night, all; l hope t
to see our invalid quite we'll again, soon
said the Colonel.
Thus closes the scenes of this excitiu
day.
{ To be continued.
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