The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1868-04-17

harbor, with its thousands of towering
| masts, and great clsNde of snpN whisc-ean-
vas. The ligh s&Dmer bfStze vas tossing
the uxuriant harsfn prstfy Confusion over
IN fair@shse brpN, aldSa eoini neck
|nnd, ~ taken together ,sH was As perfect a
fpictufe on youthful beanE as ole can well
/ ana gme q - EA =
ID It Was 10 wondef, thaa, that Flank stood
tongpf the windosE. OHeRhe fou1d him
| self there, gazing Into The beautiful tace,
and wondering howNone so yoang and lady
| like could have been cpmpcsierf tc~take up
the drudging life OF u dressmaker's APP
prentice.
"She is so young aud SLENDER" he
] tbeuyht rSit stop. bad for her 10 have to
50 nara Sand then, | don't believe
| she is well, she looks so sad aud pale.
0nee, aud once Only, as be Stood watchs
Ting herat her daily toll, she raised her eyes
to his face, but instantly Withdrew, them,
and continued her work. The Beautiful
| eyes ~ere futlof tears, and wore such an
earnest, pleasant look, that he half resolved
to speak, but, on second theught, he was,
almost, frightened at his presumption in
thinking Of such thing.
|; Calhoun street was crowded. There was
| "a grand masquerade that night, and all the
! fashion of the city were out. lgsa4 .yg<8H
| The Placements were wet and slippery.
! for rain had been drizziiag down. all the
| live long day. 10 sh' - IF32 - + p
|, As Frank passed along the crowded
thoroug he heard a soGnn of angry
words little farther on, and he qulckened
his steps to discover the cause A party OF
drunken sailors were resisting the police.
There was the sharp report of a pistol, a
tdull, heavy fall, and then frantic rush Of
the crowd to get away from the place of
| danger. 80
| 4 heavily vailed girl was struggling
brately to keep her feet and get clear,of,
| the crowd; and she had almost succeeded,
when she stumbled over a PROSTATE man,
and was borne to the pavement. As. she
.lfelia heart fending cry ring from her lips
which attracted Franks attention. olR IN,
/ In amomenthe was in the midst of the
iiswaying crowd but what was one man to
Go IN the face 81 r the affrighted mass Of Be-
tipgs? lie was 'tl'ampled down, down to
| the cold bard pavement, and the ruthless
! crowd swept over him. ia U !! r
!. Help help" he cried but no one
seemed to bear. He had nearly abandon
ed all hope when a squad of policemen
came down the street, and, clearing away
| the crowd, rescued him from his perilous
position. lie was rpot injured very badly,
so he accompanied the girl to her residence.
/! After asccrtainiHg that her iiiuries were
not likelyito imperil hei, lie, he left her ia
| the charge OF 4 nurse, and sought lis lodg~
| hope, for ii the vailed girl hr rec6snizcd
Laura Sabine, the dressuakcr's anngdn.
! tee l.7aa4 .ia s4Y ta5,T s.s.f sbsn4 q
| This acquaintance, formed in 50 singular
| and romantic manner. was continued uu-
| I'll each felr iwarul friendship for the 9th,
/ err; from friendshipgit grew into love, so
/ when Frank whispered those magic words
/ Il love you into her ear, she pledged him
| her heart and hand. but would not allow a
! day TO be appointed for their marriage ~
| 81 must wait, she said -''it may be a
long, long time but let us be patient and
hope for the best J... r-,,.-,, ~
/ Will you tell me the reason why mu,t
| wait % he asked. 'a- '4'5 = IA >
Then she sat down by his side and told
him the Whole story. How she had walked
! to the nearest railway Station that she
might not be followed. She had found no
difficulty in getting employment after. She
| reached the city, and her employer was
very kind to her, 80 she. had nothing to
| complain OF. rs -r.f3. L.a 70. aa-
noisy city," she added AZ Eng for the
happy, careless life lived at the old
homestead Sometimes dream that | am
| back again, that 1 AN out IN the great,
pleasant groves Of my father farm-I hear
the rustic of the trees in the summer wind
and the songs Of the birds in the branches
| Then | awake the din of the city gIeets
| my cars, aud feel as though my heart
| would break. | am afraid that eanucyer
| 60 back there again,1 for iay Father has
made no effort to fhl ne, and | cannot 90
| back until ana sure he has forgiven me
| Its fornhat,f am, waiting When he has
| forgiven me | will became your wife.
At length Squire Sabine grew fired of
! waiting fof the return Of his injured daush
/ ter, and resolved to 90 il search ofiier J.
She may be siek-dyiRg, for al /
| kaow," he said NV hat a blind old fool
I have been to let the little pes shift for
| herself all these long mouths proaiiSCd
| herdging mother ti&t I.wouid be very ten
/ der of her, and how, haze 1 Kept sIy yow
| | pray God that il is not toe late now to re
pair the great wrong | lave done her. 9
| He spent the remainder of The summer
! IN the large cities, kunting among rich and
poor for his lost daughter. He caused al,
vertisements to be inserted in the leading
| papers Of the day. and employed expericn-
ced detectives to aid him in the search
but all in vain he could find no clue to her
! whereabouts. He travelled until the cold
| weather setIin, and then returned to his
lonely home, sick unto death. His physi
clan pronounced the disease to be brain
fever, caused by long period OF mortal
\ agony aud excitement, and prescribed in
| mediate rest and quiet. But he grew NJ
1 better, and at the end Of the week was pro-
noslnced incurable. ia 4.igs@is a-.st-.
'My. poor, poor girl y he. moaned ;
must die without one word from her
Come back Laura, to your poor old father
who is dying, and say you forgive him for
all the misery he has caused you! Oh,
heaven ! fear she has died among stran-
gers, and | shall never, never see hel
ii]kgain -" 80 -
MA lawyerwas ID attendance to draw up
his last will and Testament the villa e