The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-04-16

said. Il had been half jealous of
her rustic beauty. / had heard ru-
mors Of your liking for her The
day before I wrote that note, I found
her with my aunt-by chance it
seemed to me. She had brought
home laces, and when she spread
them out, 1 saw ring on her finger.
My aunt saw it too.
"'A pretty ring she said. t
The girl blushed. s,saa
'Its my engagement ring she
said.
I" And who put it there p asked
my aunt. s-i- n .i ID s5grsle'
"'Grant Ellis said she. The
whole place knows Of it, SO there's
no use in not answering
"sAnd you're to be married soon,'
said my aunt. ''.l@f
"'In month"; she said.
''And then I felt myself grow
faint, and before I could leave the
room, had fallen into my aunt's
arms
''In my grief she drew the truth
from me, and instead of scolding,
comforted me. ..-----..
"'This is the way all men use the
women who are fools enough to
love them,' she said. SHOW your
pride, girl, while it is hot, and then
go away from Hepburn awhile
Il obeyed her. No matter how
suffered. It is past.
! ''When I came home from the
school where, at sixteen, it seemed
only natural that I should be sent,
you were gone from the place, and
Norah Shaw was with my aunt. She
said you had Tilted this girl also
How was to know it was not the
truth. My aunt was growing old.
Five years ago, she died. Then
Nora Shaw left me. She was to be
married to a stranger in the place.
and was to leave the neighborhood.
81 had never liked her, but I had
been kind to her Before she went
she came to me with wet eyes.
Miss Olney,' she said, 4 have a
confession to make. I'm not en-
tirely to blame, and your aunt is
dead. I can't go without speaking
for now I will be so happy, and
[ can't help wishing you the same
happiness. thought 1 liked Grant
Ellis better than all the world, and
he didn't care for me''
II stared at her, half fancying she
was mad.
"I thought you came between
u.s. she said. and, to break it up,
I went and told Miss Noble of your
meetings. I let out my own jeal-
ousy, too; and she made use of it
1t was all plot against you, Miss
[ was never engaged to Grant. ]
only borrowed the ring of him
against his will, for he priced il
dearly. And your aunt taught me
word for word, what I said in your
hearing. I was glad to see you
drop into her arms. I'm sorry to
think of it now I'm better than
was, or happier or something; and,
though I know you can't forgive,
won't leave the lie behind an
"That is my story, Grant Ellis.
For five years, l have longed to tell
it to you. And it is told now. Good
byer f 5e,-
| l stepped before her.
"Good-bye, nowr 1 said.
| She faltered-her bosom futtered
but she never spoke. / took hel
hand.
"Olive," I said, 'sit has been an
evil thing for me that that lie was
ever uttered. A great love thai
never dies, and yet can never be
content, wears out the heart it hides
in. I have suffered Olive. You
see it in my face p -.
She looked at me. pityingly, ten
derly. I led her back to the ole
elm tree.
| Newly carven on its bark, the
sun gilt those linked letters, o an6
E, with their twining true-love knot
"Shall it stand for Olive Ellis ?'
I asked and time was blotted out
loI lue, dIlQ was y tOulu dSdlII
when her eyes were hidden on my
shoulder and her dark hair. brushed
my cheek; and, under the old elms,
we plighted our troth once more
a roth-plight never to be broken
while earth holds us both! .... g.
And still, though my sculptor
fame may grow, and though 1 love
to work at my dear art, there arc
other hopes and joys within my DO
som-and higher than any marble
Venus or Cupid, beyond any bust OF
king, or prelate, or statesman, val
ue that simple carving on the elm
tree. - - .''' .
The letters linked by true love
knot, which gave my Olive to nae
first and won her back at last
charmed letters that, in these --latest
years Of welded life, / have moi
ceased to bless! a4 %
Grant and PendletOn. e-
/ It is discovered that the grand