The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-12-02
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had been scaled with my own seaI---.-.s. sss.at
flower turning to the sums the broken frag /
H,ents Fattested. It seemed to bear the stamp j
Of TRUTH and Il think any soneswould have
justified him in believing that it came from
me- Iopened and read Sucha farraso of
sentimental nonsensel It deptered the me-
cessity that existed of writing such q letter.; !
thanked him for his preference, AID confided
to him the tender secret of Lima Leslie's ST. 1
lent and devoted love 10 him; and finally
wound up with aemodest request that he
would transfer his affections TO her who would
return them more fervently than could ev-
ler do. Lastly, he was conjured to keep the
whole secret, upon the honor of . gentleman.
b Tread and returned the precious document.
! Il will not say, Philip how much pain
you might have saved me, had You come to
me at firs., instead of desertipg me-" d
"a !" Then you did not write that ?'' he said.
his face glowing with excitement. i q
Never i''li lasl1a lissyi '1z'i 's4sT iss $40
5, Then who could p its
philip, Will show you some lines writ.
ten in my album They may offer you some
clue to the writer of this letter. 80 Fsi
I produced the album pointed to the ded-
ic,tion-my own writing-and then TO the
opposite page, on which were some lines adj
| dressed :. to Annie,pi and signed Lima Les
lie" They we're written whenT first went
to school with Lima, aud the, resemblance of
the handwriting on the two pages was com-i
plete. .-sslal5 as So 6ah $ aa z 7ns@i
z Are You satisfied ?'' s afse; =
Perfectly. But yon-how can ever
make ame2ds to you ?,' s,ss4g
gs1t" Think no more of it. I had dim sus-
picion that Lima might hayesdone something
orsaid something to you, to break off the con-
nection that was forming between us; but
had no proof, and my suspicion was too vagne
/ to put into words or even thoughts. She
was very strange in her behavior to me, from
the moment you began to attend me in my
!sillness.p 7sfzh I ssia @
/ ~, too, observed, it, Annie. But who
would have ever believed in such horrible de-
ceptior as this Deception which made me
miserable for all these years. Oh, Annie, can
you ever love me again ~ gr7zasl 9 IS
= Have ever ceased to do so Pr
/" Blessed words But, Annie, what shall
we say to this foolish girl, Lima Leslie p.
!" Nothing. If she is not sufficiently NOR
titled by the result of her application for your
heart, nothing will touch herr, 80. 49,
I And Philip was too happy to suggest .
punishment for any orc. Oh, the bliss of
our .reunioni And when, three Sabbaths af-
ter, Philip aud walked into Weston church
and took our seats in his pew, and shen re-
turned to his own house as our future home
together, none need to wish any greater pun
ishment for my poor foolish, wicked and
foiled cousin.
No one ever knew. why Philip left his
home. When he returned to his own prae-
tice, his brother took a trip to Europe, and
twice Phiiip and i have gone thither for a
few months, leaving the health of Weston
in Edwards care. Life fews on in sweet and
. rapid measures to MS who have earned oui
: compensation for sorrow. as 595