St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-04-24

Hope, an old fame Of your1! He looks
areadfhlly thin and pah-wounded, you
know, at Leesbulg-hasn't been out but
. little while" uopo was listening to hsr,
;odi6srsntly, until shs said. HE seems u
<prss Of you - ever; and I did think you
ikeA him, Hope. until that night. Its
NY opinion, ma belle coxsias, that yov will
aver b 10 love With aoy body"
ThatsniEht what night She turned
- Kitty. asking, quite shortly,
@''Who asu you talking about, Kitty"
".Well you needn't be SO snappish Hope {!
~ talking Of your preur cheralier,
Major Thornly"
Hope Bayne had never tainted in her
ifesSb but she came So near it now, that
Kitty Mills was frightened. When she
recovered herself somewhat, Kitty began
her talk.
"What was the matter, Hope? Was
tho room TO warm?" Slowly Hop, met
her eyes, and brav>ly answered,
Il thought he was dead, Kitty. That
MAS why your sudden information over
came me- Kitty Mills was more amazed,
than she cared to own. She could under
stand evasion, but this simple courage Of
acknowledgment was quite beyond her
But Hope loses all thought but one
He is living: he loves her; the long az
ony is forgotten.
Early the next morning, at very un-
fashionable hour, Major Thornly, in obedi-
encc to the brief summons he has receiv-
ed, enters Miss Bayne's presence.
As he bends over her hand, reverent
yet ardent, warm lips brush his cheek -
1t is a welcome he had not dared to dream
uf: He turns her face to his
slope, is it so-do you love me 2"
She tells him al! the sad, sad story new
CT sparing herself from the first to the last
In it the wealth of her heart is clearly ap-
parent. lie no longer questions her love
His generous soul Only regretted her suf-
fering.
II was afraid you had received that let
ter" he said; "but l was not sure, for
Lieut.. Hayes, who had charge Of my pa
pers, Immediately left for the North: and
l have never seen him since the engage
ment. He supposed, undoubtedly, not
hearing Of me at once, that was dead
and indeed. Hope, I thought I was very
near death myself when l fell with my
horse in that last charge. But was only
stunned and wounded, and managed to es-
cape in spite Of it. But, Hope, the most
marvellous part Of the story is yet untold"
He drew from his breast pair Of nit
tens,-brown mittens, with Magenta gaunt-
lets. How well she remembered them, and
shuddered Ms she remembered |
may, do not tremble, Hope; these NIT.
tens saved my life" lie unfolded them,
and showed pressure, round and even,
with the threads broken and worn in its
ecrtre. 1.-The ball which made this CLAN.
ced IF md lodged in my belt. II it had
entered where it had struck, should not
have been here, for it Was just against my
heart. The a>tual wound which l receiv-
ed was in my left shoulder, and was Meth
CT deep nor dang erous."
Briefly he went over all his thoughts
and emotions on the eve Of the battle
The tears flowed down her cheeks as he ad-
ded,
Goods providence guided me, Hope, l
earnestly be'eive. He could have chosen
no dearer instrument than you"
If Kitty Mills was amazed at this denou-
ement, she kept it carefully to herself; but
Will wickedly declares that she is outwit.
ted for once; and his sly allusion, as they
sit over their cups at breakfast, produce
the enevitable result-he kicks the table
legs and quarrels with Kitty.
BuRBANk's SrAaEs.-A gentleman of