The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-11-13

truly, as lovvrs always IL believe their
fan c.. .Anh II bad Crown to- a. "irt.rr
! habit OF his 10 walk ,cH"r,!- ia. nome
/ upon those gvli'u autuuH - etIli-~. ant
! lindn" her uron TIE porch or il! 'ar IT.
den. 60 Join her, ard sit talking Wit!i her
for hours His brother, jasper Va. p.ten
/ with him, and with !.ielu also s.;I ~ Walk
ed golden haired Ellie; ha: William
thought % neither OF thes". nrr 81 the
pur,ly Mr.. Graham, who would fr'4 INV"
entered into theological disQuis;iol, Nith
him, nor Of the placid Mrs. Graham, per-
petually knitting beside them. He spoke
to ali, and seemed to look at I'll, bat in
reality Caroline was the Only one he saw
or listened to. Had he been less in .Dvc.
less deeply immersed in his own dreams,
he might not have been 50 blind 10 villa.
was passing before him. and ni"llt nave
read the story which would have been 50
plain to other eyes, and SO have spared
himself some pain.
He had other thoughts upon his mind
beside Jasper had always been q trouble
to them, and WAS still. He was very wild
ard reckless, anl MAS often absent from
the village; and thee We're bills for the
angry father to pay, ard stories which
| brought tears to tie mothers eyes, and
Will must suuthc the one a.ld co:niorS the
other, aud avert what blame he could
from the wild brother he loved SO deal ly
And so the autumn passed, aud winter
came, bringing long, bright evenings,
when the silver moon giittered upon the
bare branches OF the old elm trees about
the parsonage, and he could see afar, upon
the nightly path, the red light from her
window shining out upon the drifts Ofnew-
ly-tallen snow, like beacon glowing there
to guide him into harbor.
1t was upon Christmas eve that VII
liam BetSworth started across the lonely
path to ask OF Caroline Graham the ques-
ton that had been on his lips SO long;
and as he marked the lamplight growing
nearer and brighter, lie thought that it
might glow Oh some future day, lighted
by her hand 'And the meanest hovel,
the lOwiiest hut, that could he bCiltin any
uncivilized land would be home to me,
if her presence blessed it," said the young
minister, with tear-flled eyes ana bend
ing his fair head in the bright starlight,
lie thanked God who had taught lin to
love.
Jasper had been from home that even
ing, and as William opened the garden
gate, it startled him to see his brother
standing on the threshold, with something
| unusual in his bearing, and in the express
sion of his handsome face. 1t startled
him yet more when, lingering in the
shadow, unseen by them, he saw Caroline
come out into the lamp lit hall and lay
her hand upon his brothers arm, and hi,
heart stood still as Jasper bent his head
above that hand and kissed it. They
spoke in whispers, and he could not hear
their words, but the meaning of that in
| terview was plain to him, or he thought
so; and white, and cold, and trembling,
he leaned upon the little gate post, with I.
deadly taintness at his heart. He could
not move, even when he saw Jasper COM
ing rapidly towards him, SO they were be-
side each other in moment.
civilian y exclaimed Jasper, in a con-
fused, halt-tremulouS voice, which yet
had the ring of happiness in It's tones
william, is this you? Are you going
it?"
"Not now, am not WE'LL, William had
just strength enough to say
His brother twined his arm around his
waist in boyi~h fashion. "Cone with me,
them he said, Il have something to tell
you. Perhaps you guess what it is al
ready, think every one must know how
we'll | love her."
There was fearful struggle in poor
Williams breast, but he kept silenc-, and
did not thrust away the arm that enclrcled
him.
''And So" continued Jasper, ''although
| have been so wild, and 50 little dese:v-
ing of a pure young heart like hers, have
somehow won il, and tonight she gave
me the sweet promise that she would be
mine: and | am going to lead different
life, and study hard, and make both fame
and fortune; and just yet we are IL tell
no one save her sister and yourself; and |
am going to the city, and come back to
claim her when I'm what l should be to
be her husband; and then, when her
parents can no longer call me wild and
undeserving, and my own are as proud of
me as they now are of you, we will tell
them all, and you shall marry us, and we
shall all be so happy together. Shall we
not, WHIP
And William forced his broken heart
into silence, and answered eyes"
Alone that night he struggled with his
agony, standing in the cold midnight be-
side his chamber window, whence he could
see the white stones of the graveyard ris-
ing from the winter snow which lay around
them. He had suffered, and he would
suffer in silence. He could not reproach
either Caroline or Jasper. How should
they guess his secret when he had not
SUSPECTED theirs And she would be hap
DIV. and his brother would be led to seek
a purer and holier life, and his mother
would weep no longer for her youngest
born, and none should know Of the cross