The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-03-29
TOLEDO TAMA COUNTY, IOWA. MARCH ~ /

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| i. all away, and then appeared. "Ano'e1'
cJge, preferred to love that ca" make no
sucrifcc, .corihy choice"
Twas . bitter thing that night fof
Lulie to lay aside the wrappings Of love
which had 50 long snfolded her heart,
and to sever the one that had been
bound up and beating 10 unison With
hers, but she did it, and returned to
| Ralph Orms.on all the love she had ever
possessed Of his. The next morning
laying her hand gently on his arm a.
they entered the chapel, she said.
II claim the same privilege Of N ed
ucation which you are proud to pos-
scss."
The stern nan had not expected such
an answer as this. At 6rst he thought
he would lay aside al his scruples and
give his consent to such . course, but
then al! his prejudices returning with
ten fold vigor, he repeated the old
words
You will not do it a. my wife; and
her gentle voice echoed, "not a. Jour
wife"
As Ralph Ormston, and Lulie Milburn,
walked up the long aisle together, on
hi. noble forehead the blse veins knot
TED themselves up strongly deadly pal
or overspread his face; his lips were
drawn tightly over his teeth, as if to
.hut down 10 the depths Of his heart al
the misery glowing there, and . his sol
emn prayer rose slowly to heaven, his
tone. faltered, and the hollow depths Of
his voice, told one heart there Of the
agony he was passing through and 9th
ers wondered that Ormston should 60
into the pulpit when he was 90 muc.'
IN disposed All, there are many indis
positions like his Of which the world
vii never know the cause. When they
arose to sing, one voice rose clear and
musically above I'll the rest, that Of Lu.
lie she was calm.
And this, then, Was the end Of all
their dreams: They had, had many
bright hopes all to besorude'y shattered.
Day after day they met in the recita
ton room she pursuing the same stud
les which had parted them from each
other, and he still acting ~ her teacher.
But now he did not chide her when she
erred, as he had done before, nor advise
.ler, and when he could not praise, he
was silent. Sometimes she longed to
| lay her hand within his, or to lean her
head on his shoulder with the same low
ing trust she had. before, and sometimes
she would yearn to pour out her soul in
confidence ia him, asking his sd,ics A.
she had always done, but no, this wosld
not do-they were nothing to eaeA 9TH
er, now. Thus the days passed, she ey-
cry day becoming more active scholar
until at last her name stoo5 1rst among
the students at Delmonte.
At length it was rumoTea that haiph
Ormston vas to bs married to Della St..
Clare. Lulie had seen the attentions
which once belonged to her. bestowed
upon another, and If 1t frst chs had
sent pang to her heart, it had long ago
been conquered; now, she heard tho an
nounccmcnt Of his approaching nuptial
as unconcernedly ~ any one else. Do
one pleasant afternoon when be led his
bride to the altar, Lulie Milbuyn gently
kissed her cheek and wished her life
filed vita hrppiness, and as she clssped
once more the hand Of Ralph, congrstu
a'ing him on his great JOY. gently whia.
percd:
Dear Lulic, may thy brightest hopes
he realized"
For ono moment to hear that familiar
voice, her heart thrilled with the old
pain, but crowding back al thoughts Of
tho happy past, she Was the gayest ofthe
yay; but none knew the secrets Of her
nmost soul, nor did they know how
heavily her light laugh fell on the heart
Of Ralph.