Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-02
A Beautiful Story of\Nomsn's Fidelity.

I loved Robert as Inever could love
again. was an orphan, and friend
less. Being quick with my needle, |
had come to Boston hoping to find
work there. Somehow chance favored
me-for found comfortable board
ing-place, and by means of my land
lady, paying run of custom. Invent
out by day to finish off dresses, sewing
with dress-makers sometimes, and
more after they had got through and
gone away. Robert Eden boarded
in the same house with me, and ne
liked me from the first.
How proud / was of his liking, the
handsome, manly fellow! He was
clerk in store, and he got through
every night at six O'Clock; and often,
if he could find out where | was sew
ing. he would come end walk home
with me. This was before we were
engaged Afterward, of course, he
came every night, as regular thing.
But I shall never forget how it used
to be during those first months before
he had asked me to marry him. |
never quite knew whether he would
come or not, soft was something pleas
ant to think and wonder about as l
sat over my work. Then when | saw
that he was really waiting, how shy |
used to be and how demurely | used
to walk along with my eyes down I'M
til he Joined me, and then look up at
him as if were altogether surprised!
1t was an innocent little deception
which harmed no one. | don't know
why ! speak of it, only sometimes |
like to 90 over all those old days Ill
my thoughts, and every one of their
little memories seem bright and sweet
as fresh blossoms.
had known Robert six months,
when one night, instead of going home
at once, as usual, he asked me to 90
out to Mount Auburn with him. The
DAYS were at their longest; it was on
" halfpast six, and there would be
plenty of time for ramble among
those flowery paths before they would
shut the gates and leave the dead peO-
pie to their still midnight slumber.
was glad enough to 90 anywhere with
him; and it was very pleasant to get
out of town, and spend the long June
twilight among country sights and
sounds. So we set off at once.
How beautiful it was, walking about
in those lovely grounds, with the day
Just drawing to a close. There were
flowers every where-fowers growing
up joyously, and shaking odor out OF
their crimson and purple cups upon
the still air, emblems of glad, grateful
life-and flowers, too, broken from
their stems, and laid upon the graves
offerings Of love and of memory, tC
give forth there the sad sweetness o
their expiring breath, and then fade
emblems these of death and woe.
1t was there, among the flowers anC
the graves, that Robert told me how
dearly he had grown to love me, anC
asked me to belong to him fore 5er-
Yes. remember he said that-bclon!
to him forever. That meant, did i
not, through life and through death
Surely it bound me-when had prom
iscd him-fOr all time, and all eterni
ty as well. 1t was strange, but in TIN
midst of my great, deep joy, a though
came overme-what if this trOthplight
ing among the graves were an omen
what if it should be for death and 70
life? But | tried to Danish this fore
boding. | knew | was superstition,
naturally, so | would not let mysel
utter the haunting thought to Robert
When the time came for the gate
to be shut we went out arm and arm
we two who belonged to each other 70
evermore. We walked about for
while under the trees there in oil
Cambridge before we went back t
town, and the moon poured down o
us food of silver light. 1t SCENE
to us that we had never seen sue
moonlight we walked under ne7
heavens and upon new earth.
When we got home we told on
landlady-g good Mrs Colesworth,
who had been so kind to me-of on
betrothal. Robert said frankness wa
best in such matters, as in all other
We could not be married just yet
His salary was small, and he mus
save enough to begin housekeeping
a quiet way. In the mean time
would want, of course, to be with II
as much as possible, and so it was we
our relation should be understood, an
then there would be no room for 90
sip.
That New Year, however, the fir
he worked for raised his salary,
that he saved the money we needle
sooner than we had any hope, and "
were married the next summer, We;
after our betrothal. Then Robert toe
me home. We had three rooms
chamber, kitchen, and little parlo
We thought of a bedroom at first, b,
| had no friends who were likely I
come and see US, neither had Rober
so we saved that expense. What
bright, CHEEKY home we had! Ho
much pride and pleasure we took
every little convenience and adorr
ment! We thought we were just
happy as we could be; but when a
other year went by, and with the Jul
roses came baby girl to look up
US with her shy sweet eyes, full
strange baby wisdom, we found tn,
we could be happier still. l wantt
to call the little thing Rose, becau
she came when the roses came, al
Robert wanted to cali her Mary, b
cause that was my name: so we COZ
promised and call her Rosemary.
| think you never saw just such
bany-neyer suraiv u,Iooo NO., h.,