The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-01-24

"But did he ever tell you the name
Of the lady who Tilted himY
"L know her first name"
"W hat was it?"
"Maria."
The plump little widow almost started
out Of her chair; the name was spoken
so exactly as Sam would have said it.
Did you know her too2" he asked,
looking keonly at her.
Yes.
ultimately"
dyes"
"And where is she now? Still happy
with her husband, suppose; and new
er giving q thought to the poor fellow
she drove out into the world"
"No, " said Mrs Cobb shading her
face with her hand and speaking un-
steadily. "No; her husband is dead"
'Ahl But still she never thinks Of
Sam"
There was a dead silence.
"Does she?'
GLOW can I toll?'
care you still lriends2'
"Yes."
"Then you ought to know, and you
do know Tell me"
"L'm sure 1 don't know why I should
But if l do, you must promise me,
on your honor, never to tell him, if you
ever meet him again"
"Madam, what you say to me never
shall be repeated to mortal man, upon
my honor"
"Well, then, she does remember
him
"But how"
GAS kindly, I think, as he could
wish"
81 am glad to hear it for bis sake
You aud l are the friends Of both par.
ties; We can rejoice with each other"
He drew his chair much nearer hers,
and took her hand. One moment the
widow resisted, but it was a magnetic
touch, the rosy palm lay quietly iU his,
! and the dark beard bent so low that il
- nearly touched her shoulder. 1t did
b not matter much. Was he not Sam
dear friend; if he was not the rose, had
- he not dwcIt very near it, for long,
long time?
=, at was foolish quarrel that parted
them, said the stranger softly.
did he tell you about it?'
: "Ees, on board the whaler."
y "Did be blame her much?"
"Not so much as himself lie sale
that hi, jealousy and ilI-temper drove
her To Jreuk OF he match; but he
~ thought sometimes if he had only gone
u, back and spoken TO her, she would have
% mov.nd hju after ALL"
"Im -ua she would" replied the
y widow. p.,eously. She has owned it tC
", me more than thousand times"
~ "Sho was not happy then, with an.
y other"
"Nr --, that is to say her hus
r band. was very good and kind, ~ sale
W the little woman, thinking Of the lonely
I. grave out on the hillside rather poni
% tently, "and they lived very pleasantly
together. There never was a horsl
word between them"
"Sull might she not have been hap
pier with Sam? Be honest, now, anC
Is say just whotyou think"
70 "Yes
= "Brayo that is what wanted to COM
u at. And now l have secret to tel
! you, and you must break it to her"
Mrs. Cobb looked rather scared.
49, "What is it?"
" y, "I want you to go to her and see her
u wherever she may be, say to her Maria
T what makes you start SOP"
~ "Nothing-only you speak so likr
r some one l used to know, once in
q while"
10 "Do l? Well, take the rest Of tn
- message. Tell her through the whole
that when he heard she was free, he be
"a gan to work hard to make fortune; h
has got it; and he is coming to share
with her, if she will let him. viii 20
7 tell her this?'
The widow did not answer, She ha
freed her hand from his, and covere
ne her face with it, Bye-and- bye she look
d, cd up again. He was waiting patiently
nd "Wcll?'
III "I will tell her"
lie rose from his seat and walked u
n and down the room. Then he cam
IT, back, and leaning on the mantel piece
s strokcd the yellow hide OF Bowse wit
lo his slipper.
ut "Makc her quite understand that !
wants her for his wife, She may Ii,
r' where she likes, and how she likes, ouI
it must be with him."
tn 81 will tell her"
"Say he has grown old, but not coll
- that he loves her now perhaps bott
than he did twenty years ago; that
- has been faithful to her through his lif
he and that he will be faithful to her ill |
p- dies"
re- The Californian broke off suddenly
The widow answered still:-
'y- 81 will tell her,
'u' "And what do you think she wi
hts say2' he asked ia an altered tone.
ne "What can she say but Come"
ne "Hurrah /"
The stranger caught her out Of b
chair as If she had been a child, al
ne kissed her.
lrs "Don't-oh don't" she cried out.
ter am Sans Maria"
'ct "WcU-l mMario's Samm
on went the dark wig and black viii
nd kers--lhero smiled the dear face she HI
never iurgottenl leave you to imagi
The the tabIoau-even the cat got up
I'VE look, and Bowse sat on his stump Of
as tail, and wondered if he was on his het
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