Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-09-28


could, possibly, mistrust him. And yet I
had listened to ISLANDERS and foul misrep.
rescntations from those / know hated him
with all petty spite of their low, venomous
natures, and feeling all the while, III my
inmost soul, that he was innocent and true
! as heaven. In my miserable pride l had
let him 60 without single word or line of
explanation, single effort to clear myself
from the stigma that my own conduct had
fixed upon me--fckle, false hearted CO.
quette
Well, it was all over now and God
knew that with what measure l 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
satisfied, could he have known my suffer-
ings in the weary year that followed but
there had not, that knew, Bitter anger
there might have been at frst-sorrow as
deep and lasting as his love had been pure
| and true; but never, never one cruel or
wicked teought in that mind, that had
once seemed to me, in my foolish self.con-
ccit, almost Quixotic in its high minded
chivalry.
Oh !! it had born falschood on its face,
the lie they told me-that he had courted
me for my wealth, that he had boasted of
having " "trappcd the hoiress;'' 1 had felt
it lie, [ had kHo,Cn it one and yet
well, we'll, it was worse than folly, thinking
of all this now! Cloudslcy was far away
I knew not where; on'y knew that he
was doing God service wherever and what
ever he might be. And I-why, 1 was
standing here besides the railroad track,
waiting to give " God speed to the New
Jersey Volunteers; and so, let me think
of that and nothing else-and heart, be
still give me an hour Of respite. You
have done aching enough in the past, God
knows
Aud so 1 came back to the contempla-
ton of Faiths sweet face gazing earnestly
up the road.
They are coming, Natalie, | an sure
That certainly was the whistlc"
Indeed, Faith, I think notv'
Oh. dear will they never come .
We've been here at least an hour and
halfl"
twenty-five minutes by the watch !"
And Squire Ross, the middle aged nci gh-
Dor, who " looking after us, held his old
fashioned chronomcter provokingly near
her face.
ooh Squire But it is five minutes of
six; they were to be here at six
"And will, most likely, Miss Impa-
tience, if you can manage to live that long"
Natalie, have your bouquet all ready
to throw; you know they don't stop, only
slacken speed"
ooh, dear" cried widow Green. eff
1 only knew which side the car John
would be on! If should miss him after
all !"
Nellie Gray, who stood near, and whom
We all knew to have a brother and be-
trothed lover on the train, turned pale at
the suggestion.
{" If viii should be on one side, and
Malcolm on the other !" she muttered,
under her breath.
That was the whistle, know !" cried
Faith, exultingly. " Hark, there it is
again They're coming, they're coming
for certain, this time! !" And she clapped
her hands in triumph.
The shrieking engine swept on like some
fiery dragon out of fairy tale, its cloud
like breath floating far behind. Gradually
its speed slackened slow, by degrees, the
train drew near the station. There was a
sudden jolt, louder shrek, and the sound
of bell.
"They're going to stop, they're going to
sup cEica falluj "Hu Win cAciteueut'
There was sudden rush-the crowd
surged up around the passengers waiting
platform.
"Train stops five minutes ?" shouted a
stentorian oice from tha tender.
ooh! Natalie, they are getting out !"
with terrible squeeze of my hand. "See
there's John Green, and viii Gray, and,
Nelson Sprague, Come, come with me; l
must speak to him. He'll want to send a
last word to Rose-she is sick, you know.
Hurry, dear |" And she dragged me
along with her through the crowd.
Suddenly she paused irresolutely.
ooh! Natalie, there is Cloudy Carol
Shall we 60 back 7"