The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-11-08

ana tfee NWokOnlngs / nOu never
doubted him not for a moment No
one who ever looked into Cloubsloy
Carols honest hazel eyes ever did
or could possibly mistrust him.
And vet | had listened to ISLANDERS
and foul misrepresentation from
those | know hated him with all the
petty spite oftheir low, venomous
natures, and feeling all the while,
in MY inmost soul, that he was in
nocent and true as Heaven. In my
miserable pride, had let him 20
without a single word or line ofex.
lplanation, a single offer TO clearmy-
| self from the stigma that my own
conduct has fixed upon me-hckle,
lalse.hoarted coQuettc!
Well, it was all over now; and
God knew that with what measure
meted, it had been measured to
me again. Had there been in his
heart the most Unsuitable desire for
revenge, it had been more than sat
Iisfod could he have known my suf.
ferings in the weary year that
followed; but there had not that |
knew. Bitter anger there might
have been at tirst-sorrow as deep
and lasting as his love had been
pure and true; but never, never one
cruel or wicked thought in that
mind that had once tecmcd to me,
in my foolish self concoit. almost
quiXotic in its heightened chivalry.
Oh, it had borne falshood upon
its face, the lie they told me-that
he eourted me for my wealth, that
he had boastcd OF having "trapped
the hoircss" / had felt it a lie, |
had known it one; and yet-well,
well, it was worse than folly think
ing Of all this now! Cloudslcy was
far away knew not where! only
knew he was doing God service
wherever and whatever he might
be. And why, l was standing
here beside the railroad track, wan
ting to give "God speed" to tho
New Jersey Volunteers; and so let
me think Of that and nothing else
and heart. be still! give an hour
of respite! You have done aching
enough in the past, God knowsl
And so | came back to the con
temptation of Faiths sweet fac,
gazing earnestly up the road.
"They are coming, Natilio, an
sure. That certainly was the whis
tlel"
Is "Indced, Faith, l think not"
"Oh, dear! will they never come
We've been here at least an houi
and half"
"Twenty-fve minutes by tht
watch" And Squire Ross, the mid
dlo.aged neighbor who was "look
ing after us, held his old fashioned
chronomcter provokingly near hel
face.
ooh, squire! But it is only five
minutes Of six! they were to be here
at six"
"And will most likely, Miss I'm
patience, if you can manage to live
that long"
"Natilie, have your boquet ready
to throw; you know they don't stoI
only slacken speed"
ooh, dear!" cried widow Green
eff | only knew which side of til,
b car John would be on. If shoulC
Q miss him after ALI"
D Nellie Gray, who stood near, anC
y whom we all knew to have broth
] er and a betrothed lover on tn,
p train, turned pale at the suggestion
a "lf win should be on one sid,
t and Macolm on the other!" sh,
muttered, under her breath.
r THAT was the whistle, / know!'
y cried Faith, exultingly. clark
e thore it is again. They're coming
e they're coming for certain this time
= And she clapped her hands in tri
5 umph.
D The shrieking engine swept on
like some fiery dragon out of a fairy
tale, its cloud like breath floating
/ far behind. Gradually its speed
4 slackened; slow by deg ecs tine train
3 drew near the station. There was
r sudden jolt, a louder shrek and
p the sound of bell.
They're going to stop, they're
, going to stOp!" cried Faith, wild
; with excitement.
There was a sudden rush-thC
crowd surged up around the passen,
, gers waiting platform.
"Train stops five minutesn
shouted a stentorian voice from the
/ tender.
"Oh, Natalie, they are getting
| outl" with terrible squeeze of the
, hand. "See there's John Green,
and viii Gray, and Nelson Smith
! Come, come with me; Imust speak
to him; he'll want to send last
word to ROse-she is sick. you
know. Hurry dear" And she drag.
ged me along with her through the
, crowd.
Suddenly she paused irresolute'
lily.
"Oh, Natalie. there is Cloudy
Carol! Shall we go backp
}, But ! had seen him first, and
though | grew deadly faint, leould
not stay.
"No, Faith5,you run OhYl'll take