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


guess, isn't itp
"Ovcr,n he said, and his voice |
was saddcr than | had ever mag. |
incd it could be-thpt voice once 50 |
full ofchcer and ioyousness. "Yes,
Wilson, il is more than over with
me, for it has had no beginning.
| have had no ono's heart to break
in coming away; for there is no one,
J believe in the world Just now who
would care to give 'God.specd' aud
Goodbye to Cloudslcy Carroll
"Iour parents, captain, don't
they
They are dead, Wilson,
"And you're not married."
'No; nor never shall bel You see
| am one ofthose poor, unfortunate
odd.icllows of creation whom no.
body owns" And he laughed al.
most bitterly.
Ills companion turned with sigh.
Then something-l know not
what lmpelled me to steal closer
and Jay my hand softly on his arm
"Cloudy"
lie turned with a great start.
"Natalie! Miss Elmer! You here"
eyes; | want to say Good bye
and 'God-speed' to you Cloudy.
lie seized my outstrotched hand
and his lip quivcred.
Nothing elsc!"
ayes; | want to ask your forgive
ness for the great wrong did you
in never giving you a chance to
clear yourself from tho slanders of
those who hated you"
His face grew radiant
"Thcn you know the truth at last. y
His eyes were seeking mine now
in a way that made my lids droop
and my cheeks flush rosily. "And
knowing it, can you say nothing
elsep
Eyes" ! said, very softly, and
his eager ear caught each syllable;
Eyes, if you can forgive me and
love me again, and will take bacl
what you said awhile ago abou
never marrying-I--I-"
"God bless you, Natalie, my dar
ling!"
And there in broad daylight, il
the face Of at least three hundred
inquisitivoneighbors and more thar
, three times that number Of strange
soldiers, he drew me to him anC
kissed me twice upon the lips
| However, there were parting,
equally going on all around us, SC
no one noticed us; only ! saw Faiths
eyes dilated with amazement, mark
ing us from the other end of the
platform.
81 shall write to you from Wash,
ington."
"Shall youG Oh, thank you'll
shall have much to say in reply!"
"And to your father by the same
mail"
"Yes."
"lf only had something ofyours
for a token. Have you a pair Of
scissors about youl Here is a curl
you wouldn't miss"
"No, | will send it to you. Here
take these flowers; / was cutting
them for you all the time, and
didn't know it. Isn't 1t strange
and good too?"
81 must have something else
these flowers are not a part Of you
your own peculiar property. Cam
you spare this glovel"
1t was off and in his breast pock
ct.
GAN aboard" shouted the con
) ductor.
Goodbye, darlingl III bring
home name for you to be proud of
" God bless you'll Fight like q
lion, only-oh don't get shotl"
"Never fearl My heart is in your
keeping. Once more, my own dar.
ling, goodbye!
Another quick embrace, and he
was on the car.
i think my voice mingled in the
hearty cheer that went up from ev-
cry throat as the train swept away
from the station, and that my hand
kerchief kept company with those
that waved till the last car vanished
in the distance; but / hardly knew
it. My happiness had come upon
me SO suddenly that / felt dazed,
bewildered and almost stupefied
with joy. l woke up though, as
Faith and / walked home, together
with our middle.aged escort. Faith
was sobered down now, and spoke
demurely, as was her usual habit.
"What did they stop for, Mr..
Ross. after alll"
'There was something the mat
ter with the engine, / believe, Miss
Faith. Quite a lucky chance for
some folks though wasn't itl'
"Indeed it was,' thought, with
a glad thrill. "Indeed it wasl But
it wasn't q chance-it was one of
Gods blessed providencesl And oh,
if He will but help me when my
lover comes home from the wars
as God grant he maybe shall find
q wife worthy Of the glorious name
he promised her.
| And this you see, is what l owe
the war.