Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1867-02-15

- - AA"'""'. aHu tueH &c Ihok up little
hand lying on bis arm ana kissed it tcnderly.
looked no longer; I crept away stricken
with dumb anguish, dreadful, sullen de-
spair | ctcpt away and went hon,e For /
knew the candid blue eyes, the sweet smile,
and the floating golden hair they were my
sister Mil!y's. Oh, had not done enough? ?
Had l not sacrificed enough? Was my cup
not yet 50 full bu; that this bitter drop mus.
be added 10 its overflow?
So cried in my anguish, and it was long
before better thoughts &c me 10 me- or that corr.
ing, could hold them firmly and take comfor,
But by-and-by rose FROM where had auns
myself ao~n, and sat by The windoH. tc watch
for Milly. She came along presently in TIE
/ quiate evening light, and l looked at her with
my eyes freshly opened. I had never ceased
to think Of her as a child; realized in one
moment how tina, child was a woman. look ed
at that beautiful fresh young face and. inrcl-
UNFAIRLY glanced at the reflection Of my own
in the Mir ST opposite. l never could have
( been in my bes; days what Milly was and
now turned away with sigh from tie image
Of that faded woman, with pale lips and weary
! dark eyes
Milly came in the next instant threw ofl
her hat and coming up beside me took my
face between her two hands, lookel into it ten
:. deriy f"r a minute and kissed ne, and 50,
down with her arm around me
i ''But my dear, have something to tell she
began, with q strange trenlble in her voice
though she was smiling too; "a wonderful
thing
''Don, YOU think would eyer guess 1t
Mlly dear Z I asked, pressing the litls on,
TO my tIrobbing breast.
'.iou never could; and yet low your hear
is beating she said, looking up at ME tmii
:, ". Il believe you really do Then sinkins
her face down on my shoulder once more, sh,
added almost in a whisper, Hester, lie ;ol,
me 10 ask you whether vou would see him to
morrow.
.'Yoa mean Mr. Suihcr and OF COURSE,
"Oi course: Hester TO you can to say yes?
, asked Milly. stea, ling another of those g.anco
! at nc.
"My yes, viii 20 with yours, Milly, dear.
''God bless you, Hester my darling, m,
dea !, dear sister, cried Mil!y, fervan;l.i an,
! for a long while we were both silent Nor
! indeed did she mention Mr. Sutherland nam
I again, nor recnr III any way 10 the subject
| Till, about the middle of the next day, sh
suddenly sprung up from her place by III
window, AID g,ancing st ne with a rivi,
blush and smile, ran ont of the room. aud
heard her 8y up stairs.
Then knew who was coming, and sat ST.,
because TO move was entirely out otmy power
So when he entered the room. | sat ani tLougl
held out my hand and tried TO utter 4 gree
| ting knew my lips oaly murmered inarticu'
1 lately He looked al me as he held ms han.
in momen,ary grasp, and I thought there
was both pain aud q shock Of surprise in his
face. Then he began:
Il have not come unexpectedly, hope -
Milly promised to ask you-to tell you
"She did tell me: expected you," strove
30 say; az, hope said it quiately.
did yca guess Why wanted to see you''
membered so we'll.
"Yes, even went so far as that, answered
and smilcd-oh! what wintry smile, if it did
not belle my heart.
''Of course could only have one purpose in
asking to see YOU again. he went on quickly;
'bnt an lIester r, what will yon say TO me this
.imeon
! what does Milly say
.Mily! always Milly still hn. Hester, it is
for you to answer me FIRST he said, aad ah.
ruptly walking from his position on the hearth
be came and sa. down beside me.
chester must call you so--did your sis
ter tell wha. said to her yesterday y
! .'She let me infer it,
| "Infer! Fiddledeel Nothing Ike plain speak.
ing to express meaning he spoke out impes.
uously. "Bu, you are so cold, so unlike your old
self, Hester, that I could not take it for an
| answer to VII came to ask. Did Aiilly tel
you that yesterdaY-for have grown to love
,
have said Wha, is the mat,cr2'
hated, desp;sed myself for the weakness
but the mortal stuggle of yesterday was No.
done yet. l could not hear this man, wAeme |
had loved SO long, 50 deeply, avon 10 my faee
his ,rat sferred affections to my sister, and be
unmosed. Involintarily l grasped the arm OF
my chair for support for my life seemed fa-
ding from me in the struggle, He b ut over
me, he lf'ed my faint head on his broad bres.
but shrank from him feebly.
"It is nothing, am often faint | al. quite
we'll again. You were saying-ves, 60 on
Mr.. Sutherland
Il was saying ah, Hcster-I ,l.uG need
not 60 on--you are SO changed, DEAR he said
looking down at me with sorro full perplexity.
"Well, we'll, Milly led me on to hope but
ought to have konwn better. You never cared
for me the beginning as did for YOU
"Surely. surely, that bygonc ought to be 4
bygone now" l cried bitterly. ss
III you say that, it ought indeed" he an>
swercd, turning from me- sbut told you then
Hester, that should no, forget yo,,, and from
something that Milly said, and your remain.
ing unmarried Twas wild enough to dream
10 hope
Soalething-a light that dazzled my poor
eyos--was breaking in upon me as he spoke
MARX said I, "what did you come here to-
day to ask me?'
NThe same question that Iasked eight Years