Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1860-03-10

my wont, and when | met him | saw at a
glance that something troubled him great
ly. "Oh Frank, dear Frank, what has
happened" exclaimed, you look as pale
as ghost
"Come with me to the grove darling,
and | will tell you ALL" | took his arm
and we walked in silence to the grove and
seating ourselves, he drew my heud on his
shoulder coverd me with kisses.
"Ol Anne must have you to 60 with
me on business for my father; l may be
home in three years, but oh! Anne l will
never cease to love you, and will you
promise ever to be true to me and no mat
ter what you may hear about me, to be-
lieve thaq still love you better than life
itself" will write to you every week
and want you to be punctual in writing
in return, for your letters will be my only
comfort during my exile from you"
could not answer, for feel that he
was now lost to me forever, and my tears
rolled unrestrained down my cheeks and
my sobs choked my utterance.
Anne my bride do not weep SO, you
will unnerve me for doing my duty to my
father; business requires the immediate
presence of him or myself, he is old and
infrm and but lily fitted to bear the ia
tigue of busy life; and should | not go
Smile upon me dearest and bid me God
speed and a safe return too home and
thee.
tried to smile, and his own dear hands
wiped my tears from my eyes, | gave him
my promises and pressing me to his breast
in one lingering embrace, and imprinting
one kiss upon my life he was gone.
need not tell you how l missed him,
how week after week l looked and looked
in vain for those letters that never, never
came, how | tried to believe him still true,
and how many the months before | could
believe that he had indeed deserted me,
and then the utter desClation that came
over my spirit. l need not tell you of this,
Lille, but after three years had passed by
since | had parted with him; l received
this dispatch Come to me Anne. l am
dying" Dying my God My Frank !;
him whom l had SO long mourned as faith
less; he dying and with his latest breath
sending for me. went, | found him ly-
ing near unto death, but his reason was
not dethroned, and as / entered the room
where he lay, | heard him ask, 81 has she
not come yeti" :" The physician stepped
aside and beckoned me to approach. 1
went to his bedside and there he lay so
white, and so still, with the death dew on
bis brow, that [ thought even then his
spirit had gone. pressed his hands, and
kissing his marble brow, called wildly on
him to look once more upon me and speak
to me. He opened his eyes and pressing
me with his little remaining strength to
this he family said. | am so glad you
have come. | thought that if you had
forgotten me in life, you would grant my
dying request, for the sake of our old love.
Why did you not answer at least one of
the many letters | wrote. And why did
you write me that cold letter, informing
me that you had ceased to love me-
Light now began to dawn upon me l
saw now, that he had ever been true even
when he deemed me false. He had writ
ten and | had never received them, and
he had received but one, and that one was
forged. | told him how it was, that we
had both been deceived, and Oh How
prayed God, that he would spare him un-
to me; but Frank said, i would live for
your sake my darling, but it is not so to
be- But it will be bliss to know that in
life and death you are mine lay my head
on your breast and let my last look rest
on you, saying this he made one last effort
to kiss me and fell back on my breast
and with the word Anne,' on his lips
slept the sleep that knows no waking.
We brought him to Maple Grove, and
there we laid him to rest; and you Lille
have often seen the marble slab under
which lies the remains of Frank Cremorne
my loved and lost And now darling you
know why | never married. have othe,
offers but my heart lies with Frank, and
in the resurrection morning, expect tc
meet him and live with him forever.
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