The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-11-28

"William Hamlin. He has married
since you left"
"But that is not his wife"
.'Yes, Miss Clyde; from Baltimore"
II thought he married Miriam"
$50 he did, but not the Miriam you al
lude to; athird cousin of hers, I believe
The church was filling rapidly, and the
two men entered as the first hymn of praise
began. Haywood sat down near the door
startled by the intelligence he had just re-
ceived. Was his dream, put away so loug
ago, to be revived and realized? Non
sense ! she had married some one else, mos
likely.
She was not in the congregation. 1t was
too late for her to come now. Here the
door was opened by SOME young men who
sauntered lazily in. Haywood took his
hat, stole out, and drove to the farmhouse
that had been so much like his ideal of G
home. It was unmarked by change. Per.
haps she was here. No hand but hers had
trainedthos creeping vines, or kept those
bright geraniums through the chilli frosts
The hall was open-the parlor door ajar
and the ruddy ire-light threw a soft glow
over the quiet stateliness of the room. All
this he saw as. he stood upon the threshold,
but presently sweet voice broke the still
ness:
"These are they that have come up
through great tribulation, and washed
their robes in the blood of the Lamb"
He stepped forward, unannounced. In
an easy chair, with folded hands, rested
Grandma Clyde, waiting the-fnal sum-
mons-her robe indeed "washed in the
blood of the Lamb" Miriam, in the full
bloom of womsnhood, was beside her, with
hand upon an open Bible. Her quick ear
had caught the sound of footsteps, and she
raised her eyes to meet the gaze Of the
stranger.
She arose and handed him chair, won
dering who had come in such an informal
way.
"GoOd morning, SIR she said, but he
held out his hand, and she looked up
again.
''Is it you, Mr.. Haywood Grandma,
Grandma, he has come indeed. She dream
ed last night that you were here once
more"
''You are very welcome, sir, though ten
years have wrought wonderful change
in me. My eyes are dim. can't see
you now, but I'm only waiting to follow
Jared. You didn't know he'd been gone
these two years. shall see him soon,
only few weeks or months at best. It
won't be long till shall enjoy an eternal
THANKSGIVING in glory" and Grandma
smiled quiet smile that spread over her
aged face like ray OF heavenly light.
"You forgot your promises, Mr.. Hay
wood. We looked for you the first two
years on thanksgiving. After that we
gave it up, and concluded you We're keep
ing the day in your own snug cottage or
princely mansion, whichever Fate had
sent you"
"I believe told you that you might e8-
pect me till you became Mrs. Hamlin.
I saw, as I supposed, your marriage, and
not till this morning did I find my mis-
take"
$50 many committed the same error.
You never met cousin Miriam. She came
to visit us soon after you left. Willie low
ed her at first sight, made me his conf
JoDf r,roDouoJ fo I,ar o,5 ,,,,, o....4zl
They were married here soon after. So he
won Miriam Clyde, thus fulfilling the
prophecies of MANY who knew nothing
when they made the prediction, Of his
wife's existence"
"And you ?'
I cannot tell you what she answered.,
for merry gronps of grandchildren came
bounding into the room, and their sedate
mamma took Miriam's place by Mr.. Hay
wood, while she went about in the capaci-
ty of hostess, with happy heart and new
joy.
John Haywood's eyes followed her ever
and anon, and when the evening came he
how he had lived all these
years without the music of her voice. tie
had admired many brilliant ladies, but
the inner shrine of his heart had kept sa-
cred her memory.
She had lived all these years without
yielding her hearts best love to any other
His coming to-day sent light into her
eves, gave a ajoyousness to her steps, and
caused a deep, sincere returning ofI
thanks, that no other scene had ever wit
messed.
Is it reasonable to conclude that he came
IN vain7
Nay, verilyl