The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-05-13
Still ftstood motionless and wondering.

! Y Gu are right be continued, II did Glove
Elsie RnssellI; as brother l Il love her still
put you, Paul Blair. / have read your heart
/ from the 6rst--T know all that you have fell
| my SELF Il When first came to your home,
| he went aon, II saw ihatyou loved Elsie, and
knew that Ircame there ass riyaiu-buts what
man ever considered another when be was in
love himself? W,ooed Elsie Russell, and
hoped to win her, feeling alIthe while that I
Nasobreaking your noble hearth Youarememe
Der. the dayIwf1en you were first taken illYiS i
Indeed ! { do, answered, Shall I eyer
forget It =
That day,, continued the doctor. Il lad
Eiaaen With her 81 b.@a1
i told her of my hearts love,loana fouudbthat
| ii was hopeless The knowledge, was very, hard
to bear, Paul but when, in her inocent pity
of my grief, she told me that she esteemed and
liked me-that she. had no friend she valued
more, but that there was one whom she; had
always loved, who needed her more tEnn I did;
for, whose sake she would remain single for.
ever, if need must be- Then Paul Blair, I
felt, that coming there l. had come between q
Ipure and holy love-seldonl seen or felt on
.earth-and L prayed to God, for pardon.
When, riding bcmewards by her side, found
you lying. PROSTATE on the ground, and learnt
from your rawlings, and ,thes words Of the old
servant, that my surmises were only too cor
rect, Heaven knows that all the anger in my
heart was for myself; for you felt nothing
buto compassion. Dor that strength which
made me strive to bring my rival Yobaeki to.
health and happiness, which put it in my heart
to pray for the restoration to sight, as, though
il had been my own, I thanked the mother
who taught me to pray, aud God'wbo gave her
70 me.l qPault Blair,j ,jfI didynot knowtFou had
a noble heart, L would never tell you this =
but knowing that, W ould make yoa yet hap
pier by giving you the knowledge that my
step can never come between you save TO your
ears,@-thut1 yo.u haveno to win heart, but
only, to claim it.. Good bye, God bless you
Go home to Elsie and make her joyful - 81.
, listened TO his step as it faded away in the
distance, aud could have wert how good and
great he wasa llia eoT0easfg sRdT YGs G5o Ea
: At hone they knew nothing of siwbati had.
As the, carriage drew, up at the
gate, looked out and sawa light form that l
Knew must be Efsie's tripping down the path.
L stepped out and waited until she came up.
AS shedrs cbuseatoi me I shut nay eyes. tessoi
e Dear Paul, are you at home again /? Your
mother has gone down to the village to meet
you-you have passed her., she said, taking
my hand in hcrsss iA'"s1ts8i u oh--t'Isaf -
IS sghen you are alone, aElsies?nI saith4s 4o3
Is fYesr Paul'179goD odl q fio y sFs sslg;9ai
i will 60 if you will lead me, Elsie
: Que answered ule py .uIdNluS uSIf manu-
through my arm and walking on We sat
down together in the littlc parlor,pand ven-9
furad to stnHI a glance at,hcr. OF slgg9q adi I
& She had altered very little since her child
hood. Her. solemn eyes and golden hair were
inst the same She was looking at mo sadly
l arose, and scrossI1g to the sofa, sat down be-.
side, ,herni tElsie Russell; said, Ihaye some
thing to say.o you; no filter opportunity can
come than this. i'll you listen too. and answer
me
Q Surely, Paul. she said, why no, p -s'2zi
= And there and then / Itold her of my love.
{ s.Antlr you remember that / am, blind, Elsie;
that, you must lead me about a;d care for me-
as sho1ld for you; that the wor d. will call
this sacrifice, andsblame blind man for
winning such treasure. Il Y GU remember all
this darlins,gaad will note repent--you arc
sure of that ?.rs saaiuosgssasY. raob }u7 O. alI
: tPaul, ur misfortune makes you doubly
dear to me, she said; do not speak of it again
Y on know that it is no sacrifice to love and
be loved lit is the highest happiuess nan
can know-the greatest earthly hlessing:
But, Elsie, if coul1 see, you would love
me Still Sou would be glad, Elsie ?'9illosza
oh, Paul ! if that could be poor, darling,
scome to tRe window and look at ME, dIllE2
Sic, said. % Look into my eyes, darling
what do you read there " = sNeos 2l.i s''iei
ID She gazed, trembled, gazed again, and rea-
ding there the TRUTH clasped her hands to-
gether and tainted in my arms. rsF TaZ86e 4
= Oh, how happy we were that might, in, the
same, cheerful parlor yhe,e a. year and more
before, the strange step was broken upon my
ear. Hos happy We were in that glad hour
when I claimed her for my wife, in he little
church near Iby-4and the step that L had ha-
ed had brought it all. As1os W<e}liaf'f s. 81