The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-09-05

uonulth's "hu 'Ni ho"ee, sNN hNNN' w |
love"
"Well, I want Ida and Fred Graham
invited to the party! ifthcy urc not, III
stay away NY, elf, that's all
Mrs winslow locked up in smszemeut
at her daughter aud said, "you are low
minded girl Leila, bu, suppose you must
have your own way, invite them il you
want TO and see how they will moitiig
you among your gucstsi il will be lesson
for you at all events"
Mrs. Winslow LETT the room thinking
Leila the most headstrong gitl>shu ever
knew. The party passed on gaily, days
weeks tnd months fy quickly by, and we
will pass them as rapidly. Fred. Gr0-
ham and Leila Winslow were betrothcd
aud the day named for their union, Mr.
Winslow wps pleased with Fred. and
was willing to give Leila to his keeping,
but Mrs. Winslow was in rage, rcrus'
ing to make the least preparation for tho
coming event.
"To toll as have" said Mrs. Wins.
low, "to save LeliS's white hands, to try
and make something Of her, the TN think
of her marrying blacksmith! tits more
than can endure"
Ali how little she thought Of her childs
happinCss; such mothers arc not only in
romance, but elast too many there arc in
real life. Leila and Frcd were married
aud went to the little village Of f.. 1t
was severe trial to Leila TO learn to cook
but Fred was an adept in the urt, so she
soon learned. They spent two years Of
as true happiness as is allotted to NOR:
tails to enjoy, not that say frivolous en'
joyment that wealth Gun procure but a
peace with their God--such as true pie.
ty alone can bring for they were chris
tians. Fred, honest, moral and iEGustri-
Gus in all his habits; kind and even af-
fcctionate to Leila, what could she wish
morei
Wori War, was sounded through our
land. Ahi It was a strange sound to US
who have lived so long in peace. We
could imagine il in Europe, but in oul
own beautiful country, how ,erriblc!-
And now ns look out on one Of tht
most beautiful countries in the world,
see fields Of grain wave and bow theil
ripened heads; branches loaded with
choicest fruits and all vegetation proms.
es u bouutiful harvest. Does this tell OF
war! can we realize the desolation oI
Virginia with all this before usl can we
realize wnr in our lnnd2 yes, indeed, il
we turn to our own hearts, how we find
them aching for loved ones on the tented
Geld, or perhaps mourning the more deep
sorrow we feel for the dead.
Fred Graham was commiss ioned Cap
tain in the village Of F.. He dropped
his hammer and set about raising vo,un-
teers in good earnest. Mr.. Winslow
hearing of Fred's going to war, sent for
Leila to come home. Fred accompanied
Len" " "e' ," ,"u Ua'e nv W. y, :,
we'll. Many of my readers knew too well
what smust have been Lelia's feelings
when she guve him, whom she loved a.
bove ali others, his parting blessing. Her
mother was glad to have Leila with her
and seemed kind. her father showed
her even more than his usual affection
and ,bov we,e co,,,n,, ,ompop,ons
N'gh' was Jus' 'eaoy 10 o'op "e' Sao .
curtain whoh Is.c,ia 0'ho y" o'"PP'"s
ner ha"us WIN u'"e"'' man' D"u
SISTER Lena, w Just 'o"e o"' anu "e',
ine p"h"' .hey arc P'ay's 80 e"ee..'
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80 A..
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4 M.rion,, !, runnin, in ,b., i, hond and in
the wildes, enthusiasm said, 40 mother
all the bows In the CITY have enlisted and
! 7 have too. we are coinr into camp day
altar to.morrow,
/
why "e'''n' so'u "'' "o'"e' =" Us
tonishmenl' you going 10 war; Sh0u'0
as soon th'ns Of seno'ng h'tel'a' 20" are
700 youDg Me,,o" a"u ~, 'au't no' '"'n" -
~ ou, %o'n', :" 'Vo i''9 now 'O'