Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-03-09
MiSetll u II { q II i.
A Life History.
4 BEAUTIFUL. STORY OF WOMAN S FIDELipE

"Thcre's Rosena-y-tbat's for remembrauce."
I loved Robert as never could love
again. was an orphan, aud friendlcss.
Being quick with my needle, had come
to Boston hoping to find work there. Some
how chance favored me--for found a com
Portable boarding place. and by means of
my landlady. IL paying run of custom. l
went out by day to finish off dresses, sew
ing with dress makers sometimes, and more
after they had got through and gone away.
Robert Eden bgarded in the same house
with me, and liked me from the first.
How proud was Of his liking, the hand
some, manly fellow! He was clerk in Il
store and lie got through every night at
six O'Clock and often, II he could find out
where WIS sewing. he would come and
walk home with me. This was before we
were engaged. .AIterward, Of course, he
came every night. as Il regular thing. But
| shall never forget how 1t useJ to be dur
ing those first months before he had asked
me to marry aim. never quite knew
whether he would come or nOt~so it was
something pleasant to think and wonder
about as 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 dawn until he
joined me, aRd then look mp ct him as if
Were altogether surprised! 1t was an
innocent little deception which harmed no
one. | don't know why lspeak of it, on
y sometimes like to go over all those old
days in 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 af going home at once,
as usual, he asked me 90 go out to Mount
Auburn with him. The days were at their
longest; twas only halfp six, and there
would be plenty of time for a ramllc among
those fowcry paths before they would shut
the gates and leave the dead people to
their still night slumhcr. was GLAD to go
anywhere with him; andt was very pleas
amt to get out Of town. and spend the long
June twill ht among country Sights and
sounds. So we set off at once.
How beautiful il was, walking ahSut in
those lovely grounds, with the day just
drawing to close. There We're flowers
evcywhere-Aowers growing upjoyouslv (;
and shaking 0dGr out of their crimson and
purple cups upon the still air, emblcms Of
glad grateful life-anG flowers, too broken
from their stems, and laid upon the graves
offerings of love and OF memory. to give
forth there the sad sweetness of their cx-
piring breath, and then fade, emblcms
these of death and woe.
1t was there. among the flowers and the
graves. that Robert told me how dearly he
had grown to love me, and asked me to be-
long to him forever. Yes, remember he
said that-bclong to him forever. That
meant, did it not through lite and through
death! Surely it bound mc-whcn had
promised him-f"r al! time and all ctcrni-
ty as well. 1t was strange. bnt in the
midst of my great, deep Joy. thought
came over me-what if this trothplightng
aniapS the graves were an 6mcR-what ii
it should be for death and not for life =
But tried to Danish this foreboding.
knew was aupcrstitous, naturally, so
would not let myself utter the haunting
thought to Robert.
When the time came for the gates to be
shut we went out arm and arm. we two
who belonged to each other forevermore.
We walked abnut for while under the
trees there in old Cambridge before We
WuEt OtCh w INV ~ 8iIN pVNiVu
down ON us a flood OF silver light. i; snem-
ed 10 us that we had never seen such moon
light, that we walked under new heavens
and upon a new earth,
When we got home we tald our land
lady-good Mrs. Colesworthy, who had
been SO kind to me-of onr hetrothal.--
Rahert said frankness was hes. in SUCH
matters, as in all others We could not
be married just yet. His salary assmall
and he must save enough to begin house
keeping in a quiet way. In the moan time
he would want, of course Ia be with me as
much as possible, and SO it was well our
relation should be understood. and then
there would be no room for gossip.
That New Year, however. the firm he
worked for raised his salary. so that he
saved the money we needed sooner than
we had any hope, and we were married
the next summer, year afteraur betroth,
al Then Robert took me home. We
had three rooms--a chamber, kitchen
and little parlor. We thought of spare
bedroom 1T first. but had no friends who
were likely to come and see us, neither aad
Robert; SO we saved that expense. Wha
bright, cherry home we had How mucl
pride and pleasure we took in every LITTLE