The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-09-18
B1DDEFoRD ME-. FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 49, 1862

nomination to the place was fius talked OIL
Tho answer came. He would be de''gh'eo'
Ia less than fortnight left England
~ am 50 grieved," Loisstto's sister had
written before this, +so grieved In epsry
way" I had no, been wrong. then, in ian.
cying had her good wishes. 81 should
have been SO glad to have hidden you God
speed by word Of mouth before you went'
bu, feel ough, no. to ask you to come
Anyway, You have our best wishes, now
and ever" Not word from Lolsette.
Well, better so. What could she sayf
oNen look back on my own sojourn In
that black miserable raw colony, ice.bound
for half the year, sun.scorched for few
weeks, with something like shudder.
The great cold staring barrack Of o Gov.
emment House, with It's fiat unsha,led gar.
dcns, the picturesque village that was tho
seat Of government, and prided itself accord.
ingly tile country that was nothing but
dense forest, bare clearing. studded with
blackened s,umps or quaking morass |! The
in,errnlnabls winter. white, still, silent, fet.
tered with frost that was unrelenting a'
death. that chilled the blood and nipped
tho flesh into blains, and checkered the
current Of life IN the veins Of childhood, Of
age, aud Of all tender beings
Oh, the desola,ions Of those winter for
ests No tongue can tell Il! No breeze,
no voice Of bird, no rustic Of leaf no color.
A broad white floor, hard blue roof, black
stiff'iron trees standing up motionless and
stark. All SO like my own life In desolato.
ness! onlyi,his nature felt no pain!
stayed there ill the sickly tardy spring,
often driven back by fresh snow-falls, came
to loosen the spell that winter had laid on
the suffering land, and then I resolved TO
bear il no longer, and come what might, to
return to England, and learn tidings OF
Loisette. It seemed to inc that anything
would be moro endurable than this dead
silence regarding her.
So ,urned NV hack to New Brunswick
for evermoro, and reached England in
Alarch-Slarch, wild and gusty, but At least
alive with birds singing, and grass and
bu,. unsboot;nu IN fel,s and bedgerow.
wen, n, onco in,o Her,fordshirc. n
dorc,, No, to 90 10 Mr.. H,m;l,on,., dared
no, usk ANYTHING sbou, tho family. lea, I
should learn what had come ibere 10
know.
! wandered about among the lanes where
we used TO wander, hoping, dreading, long.
ing, oh, how intensely! At last I came
upon Loisette and her sister, ! did not
meet them, but turn of'the road brought
the in sight OF them, walking slowly before
me. Loiseltc, Loisette !! Just as OF old,
the undula'ing figure, tho head bent PEN
sNely, now poised lightly on the white
heS'ole 'hroat, the SHINING masses Of hair
cohed oe'ow inc quiet i't''e p'ack nat. v
Lolseae' Lolseste! How my heart went
out to you Lo''e"e' my love ho'se''e'
my darling!
fastened my steps. mu" SEQ her
once more' must look into her eyes, must
hear the tones OF her voice. let the cost be
what It would.
As approached, she turned with stnrt'
look ha'' e1pec'an'' h"ii alarmed; she
ielt who was coming ahd the o'ood rush
cd over her lace, neck ana brow. MIS-
haml''on following her sister movement,
was the frst to speak she came forward
both hands extended with 10 yons we'conr
linen Lo'se'e greeted mo WIN shy S'nu'
ness, passed to the other side OF her sister,
and walked ON silently while Mrs. famil.
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