Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1861-09-26

In asin.ll outage about a mile from the homt
of the Hunters lived Mrs. Brown. and hrl
daughter Anna The latter Was a limid blue
eyed maiden Of seventeen. eei-te,nlrred ant
uffeciiunaie, the coniiori of her widowed mother
Bat Iur q lew months plst n shadow had be,r
resting ion her youhg h art, jasper Bartlett
had won her love, Ly u thousand na,nrless al
icni inns which spoke lo her he:.rt rs audibly
though be told her with his lips. But fur SAME
cottage. and the pale face of Anna grew p.l'r
and her slrp lighter rs she moved about hel
household duties. There WAS only one subject
| winch, now | a inwrr 10 caus.. her blu. eve Ia
kiudl.., anal her Is.l. check To rluw, and thai
was rh,. c:.,,se of liberty. But few wuuli sis-
,mrt tat beneath that iraiI rx,eriur. icrc glow
ed s.ci, a ,airiutic heart is she ,srs-e-saal-;
heart HAT wo,li do or dare anything Ia he'll
the S:crvd cause sl.ng Sue co,.iI do hui liill lt
but she shared cI,eeriully The l.,rs which iEe
daughters Of that day were proud 10 assume.
To while away long winter exeung she
hrn.hl oft Il small trunk. in which, were care
fully stored her letters. many of which We re-
fr,.n her scoolin:.fes. and cunrinrnced rc::,iing
Ihe,u While THIS engaged. There came Il
knock at il,. outer du,r, anu t,rr mo her usi-r-
| c,l .;:s,.r Bar, l.,i inro ,I. rn,m anil tIeu re-
tired.
"Anna darling" said he, IL have been Il sad
,ruan, aud an, w.r hy of auv puni ni.i,nn.nt yuur
far hands shall s.e Il, ,,, iuii,ci. Rt seriously
Anna, 1 have neglected you sallv, althougi,
YOU are d.ar,r to me Than auy one else in the
world. Can hone Il, lie f,rrivcu9"
A plad Light ls:,n,ed in ,I,,. blue ewes, and n
murnured Yes came trembling from The lips.
-Thaiis a ailinc: We are all right again puw
| But what have yuu here, bile of lovers let
| iersf"
ID, 10. only some notes received from nv
| scLu lu,aies: lik. 10 reed tb.m over once in a
4 while"
Jasper carclessly turned them over. and find-
iuy one bearipy the signature of Ruth Hunter.
| he watched his ch me. uupersIy.d. and Ihrast
IL into his pn.k.t. with a !. rany. I.,m In hi,
eve.
'"But Won havnt told mo. Jasncr- what you
have. betn about all this lime s,id Alma.
| III. n ,arI, tv of Ihiuys. have. found ,uouph
! TO keep m. busy, Tue,c are exciting anI busy
| lines ven know"
| "rGey are. indeed, and il Won have been oc-
crrieti in gi, ing any assistance to help along
The cause Of our suffering country, can forgive
yuu more heartily for your long absence. !
had thought perhaps you would put your pr fes-
sion to "a palIiotic use, and join the army as Il
surgeon"
'.Ha, ha! that good one. lie joining the
| rebel armyi When J. do you Will see whlr
cruws instead of black ones IN y"nder cornhrld
but Jasper. you do not mean to say that yOu
| do moi syul,atiiize with the army, even ii you
| don't iuin ihrni?"
Yes do, | would like 10 see every one of
them meet traitors doom, which they richly
| deserve"
| ..Then, ia .per Bartlett, we can no longer he
friends. l desire you will never enter this
| house again.
"Apna had risen in her indignotion and stood
with pale face vet with flashing eyes, pointing
| 10 the door.
Upon my word, Anna you act the tragic
| heroine admirably. Come, no more of this non
sense, What do YOU care about this wretched
| war business? | want 10 talk about our mar
| iiage. a v .Sily more az re5Iblc subject to me.
Il do care about this war business. as You
term il, and as TO mar iage, that is Ike last sub
| iect upon which l wish 20 talk with You. i
haze loved YOU, jasper, but it was when |
thought you all that wa, true and noble. bat
| now lh II | se, ,Ou as COW arily rs n l,valisi.
| lie veil has f.lrm from mvpyes. | wish moth
| ing NOR. to do with yuu and YOU eau leave me
| as ,,,uu ~ YOU please.
jasper waited hear no more. hut s"izaI his
iIai. slammed the door after him, and di,ap-
Ic;src'i IN The darkness.
That dream is "r,r. murmured Anna. us
she placed the letters lack IN her trunk. Fool
| hat was To griercs so over his neglect. q. II
mai known this a'oher! iecl stronger anu
im.ier now that it Is settled forever. have
zen Lescivrd I'D HIM. thank heaven, have
i".hd Ii oul IN sr' s'n!
Gradually the hr;.l.h anil bloom OF former
days returned 10 Anna br"wn. She wis one
nj IA Who had COME out pi:ri.i'd from hui
upir( , trail and her mother WAS dreily gr;Ile-