Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-07

Was = sweet young iany Uos ~ - s"s 'tu
story .-weaker and palsr every day. more
tarfia and more loving, and her uncle
breaking of his heart. lie was yer, good
man. aud sat up all night with her once OF
twice a week, for be used 10 turn inc out OF
lae rcom, and make me GO to bed some
times. At last she died, and was buried
there Master shut himself up for about
a f7rsnight IN bis room. and no one saw
ia so Mr. Wsboles-that was his own
ma : me how or other he came TO lno"
is a-'cr WIS going on . fsoine-
ibsts ~ great place Of fspis's, you
kn and | did not "sn, 70 go there,
. &c, I only wanted TO see the master
TO let me leave, ss | wasn't wanted any
mot, there. 4. last lie seat for ine up to
his room, ari he did not say, . ne used 10
Miss Elirss's room. sit down, Polly lie
bard,- rocked up, but just said POLY,
sh.a never, never forget your goodness to
slinor. II any woman on earth could be a
comforter in lite aud death il 10 yoi you
will be my wife and comfort mel" ! Was
so taken aback. ma'am, that don't know
exactly what | ssid; but ! soon camc
round, and told him how much ] respected
him, and ielt grste.ui, bat that | could not
accept a station in which should Always
De looked down upon, and for which
wasn't fit. ltoid him it could not be, and
the best proof Of regard could give him
would be never 10 say what he told me, and
to prevent him doing anythin, so rash
while no was 30 cut up about dear Miss
. Elinor; and then could not help crying
myself, and ran gu, OF the room. Mr.. Wab
bles met me crying IN the passage, and
I thought he had been listening at the door
/, bat, ssid he, "why, Miss Banksr, yot
haven, got your warning after AL yon'v'
been dong cfy' "Yes rave" says | =
y "And what has he given you ior it ," "Mr
= wabbles, he hasn't given me anything a
+ all" "Uh, what . shame, says he, IL
ask Kim, if | WAS you" So Jaw lie ha
a not heard.
u 1.-Two DAYS more passed. aud he sent f.
me again. Polly said he, 4 know 20
ale right, but shall never meet with jou
~ like. will say no more about II. H.
4 YOU must l,t me show you that have ii
a. prse.atd rvices no money could ever pa
>. iur You know | would have gwen y
=. ter proofs"
n' IS ~ said, II want nothing but IN
al WAGE an too proud. and have too niue
~. rrvArA tor you. to ict you be frproachei o
,fe my account , but | AN not ~ proud
accept benefit from you # yoh wish it,.
50 he paid me my wages, gave me twer
50 " pounds for nv urney | told MIR. Wat
lie blts that) and th n he gave me Ietsel
AID sail "Nhen you get to London, lax
dat te Messfs---- aud wait fDr al al
e. sw~r.r got safely 20 town, and next ds
II went T. Mcssr- and one Of the clerk
!. COX tn note. and az the gentleman
Ard lie said h. had al All auity for inc
N forty pounds d year. | have 1t nos but
a, never knew !, III mat miautc, AMI nevs
,. thahke The master for &. The letter can
back 10 me that | wrote TO him. lie WEI
to Rome, took fever, and died in about
nc week.
he i" used TO hear from John Wake ever
ar n3w and then. lie soon found very d
cent woman for his wife. She had no CHI
- dren, and took good care Il his, and brougt
them up very well but she knew oil abo,
me and hin. somehow, and she wasn't lth
- his trstwi and didn't like me, and
N think that made him write less often.
IN could not make up my mind to marry f
n p,enty would Ike 20 have my annuity nm
and was not 70 plain then, neitLer. An
u got into family | did not like, SO | to-
ay to nursing. and spent year in st. BRIDE
IN iiDs aital, aud the doctor SAID was Il
-. u 4. nurse there. understand all abe,
u, aud | like nursing, ma AN. and ba'
lone deal OF it with rich and poor; but
~, ain getting on in life, and lind that takir
care Of old ladies' and gentlemen suits II
- better now. And its profitable, too, f
~ YOU see can be depended upon, and ietc
cal IS money
Vel, had not seen John for five ,
six years, and thought perhaps we mig'
neyer meet again but one day last wee
u no should come in upon me but him ell
mo Aud about the first words that he spoil
IA were, ."well, Polly, how are you y "Pre
Inc ty well, thank you John, and you lo'
IN we'll $50 | am, says he, "And Polly
have plenty Of money now, and houses, Al
49,. all my children are settled in life. | ha
,cs given up the building and only do age
-, cies AID surveying and such like, just TO
o, something. Ny POOR wife Is gone didr
m write to tell you ; but new YOU can't fiji
d, any prctence to refuse the third time. :
zen "No, says | al shn; i. nov you see n
do you are sure rs quite what you wish /
et- wiling TO marry. You know I've nlwa
her loved YOU, aud never listened to any o.
- else I've got enough to keep me and
Old beho den to no one . hut | shall be hnppi
- with YOU, ain sure And so It was $,
or tied. What 10 you think of my choiC
Fn, ma any"
M Of course there could be nothing but CO
'gc eratula,ious On the happy issue OF such
ii- siagubir lto as this but the old lady 81
he lei, her defense incomplete. She push,
Ter back the ringlcts from her face and resum
II.
IN And now, ma'am. for my dress. II
Just "a h, wished il, and paid for il. II
nj people all very respectable, and wcr
think any the less OF me for my clothes
I'm, And he seemed 80 pleased when | dress
c', up. Only that when We walked to b
yesterday he would og INTO hair dresse,
shop and begged me 10 accept n wig vi
DOL long curis like what | had when | WAS
service. thought first how very fooi
her II WAS, but again thought how much mo
foolish il would be to refuse the first tnil
~, John asked. when was going to he mari
70 him. Men are verys odd, msam, Y,
know that and il he had wanted me
-. wear sh,epskn on my head, | wau
iat have done il
op There can trace the h story no turtle
ed A broad-shouldered old man, hale al
% hearty, was going in and ont next door
be few days, whom We identified with hi
iii aho bought the carro,y wig. | DID not st
no the happy pair depart but was duly
for ped few days afterwards that she vi
~ bad only been Mrs Bunker by courtes
Is, had at last become Mrs. Wake By right.
IN
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