Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-03-03
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"hiSu oilc So Cufciuiiy SoHhHeS lIcu
see them strealing as Irish Mary
says, from under the bonnet-and The
rosy check, George, and bright eye
Foolish fellow ! l suppose you think
a shoemaker's daughter should bt
coarse, rough, and uncouth. WHY
Ally--or Alice, as is her real name
is as gentle as town-bred girl, ant
infinitely better bred, for kindness
and love have injured her. She is 9
notable little housewoman likewise
for her mother died some years past
and her poor father is an invalid. She
takes care of the little garden, which
produces most Of their simple food
and your uncle sends one of the farm
men once in while to give,' as they
say, little Ally lift Job is able
at times to work at his trade, and his
work is 80 we'll done that he meets
with ready sale for his shoes-that
money buys the few things economic
al little Ally and her father need. Tha,
plump little hand scrubs, washes
bakes aud sews. She is notable, in.
dustrious little body. And she is not
ignorant either-during the winter
she attends the county school, and
when | visit the city | know well that
the most acceptable present / can
bring to little Ally, will be some ad.
dition to her small selection of books.
She does great deal of sewing for
mc-all Roses clothing is prepared
by her neat little hand, and my com
mon dresses are witnesses of Ally's
industry and workmanship-in that
way she assists her father, who is SC
ailing' But | must not stop here
chattering. Ally has come to bring
home some work. undoubtedly, and
Roses new Sunday dress pattern
came from the storekeeper's yesterday,
and Ally must make it quickly. Come,
Rose" And the lively, ligh;-hearted
Mrs. Mills FASTENED from the room,
followed by the happy Rose, who, as
she passed out of the door with the
old fashioned waiter and its etceteras,
laughed outright at the prospect of a
new Sunday dress. The youth leaned
against the window long after the
pretty Alice had disappeared-then
suddenly recalling his thoughts, he
rang the bell for a servant, ordered
his horse, and shortly after gallopcd
off on his morning ride.
Two months had rolled by, and the
country surrounding the little village
Of b. was even more beautiful than il
had been during the summer. A
slight frost had touched the foliage,
giving it rich autumnal hue. George
Murray and sweet Ally Ray were wan.
dering in the woods together. The
boy lover gazed with passionate earn
estness on the innocent face of the
lovely child, while her bright eyes
were cast down, that he might not
see the tears which dimmed their vio.
let beauty. They were on the eve
of parting. The next day and he
would be far from her. His guardian
had resolved he should finish his stud.
les at German university, and years
might intervene ere they should
again meet-possibly never.
You must always love me, dear
est" murmured the youth, believe
me always true-in few years !
shall be master of my own actions,
then will | return to claim my little
Alice for my wife. Remember, my
own one, that you belong to me. Ali
Alice, do not, do not forget me-"
The poor child, overcome with the
thoughts of their separation, wept
bitterly, and he soothed her grief with
assurances of their happy future. She
gazed with sad pleasure at the little
locket he had purchased at the village
watchmaker's, and which contained
some of his hair, while he claimed
one little curl in return, and ben,
over her to choose the silky lock--the
sun was at its setting, aud its bril-
liant rays shot through the trees
athwart the forest path, shedding gold
en- light upon the lovers-was it q
beam of hope as type Of the future
lie left his country with saddeneC
feelings. but looked toward the future
with the bright eye of youthful expec
tation. He never dreamed of how
differently he and POOR Ally might b'
situated toward each other in a few
years. What sympathy and com
panionship could exist between th'
high-bred, finished man of the world
that years residence abroad nigh
make the now impetuous youth, AM
lowly Ally Ray. the shoemaker
daughter and village seamstress
Poor Ally one would have almos
prayed that she might soon fc'
get him--but no, her early training
had strengthened her in confdenc
and truth. She had never met wit
insincerity. Brought up in the quie
village, her little pious soul neye
dreamed of change or falsehood-
hers was not nature TO forget.
The first letter George receive
from his Aunt Mary told him of po,
Job Rays dangerous illness--he wa
near dying when she wrote, and Ally
uncle, who lived in the far west
was to come on for her in case of h,
fathers death.
81 would adopt her myself" wro
the kind-hearted Aunt Mary-"de,
little creature, | am exceedingly a
tached to her, and would bring b.
up as my daughter my boys alreat
love her as sister, and you, de-
George, would not, think, object
her as a cousin--but her father wis
es she should go with her uncle"
Poor George was almost frantic
the news, and when he again hea
from B., Ally's father was dead, al
she, poor girl, had left with her unc
for her new home in the then wi
west. He could gain no certain inf,
. nation as to Ally's residence. She b
promised to let Aunt Mary kno
, when she was settled, but if she wro
the letter must have been lost,
, they never heard from her.
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