The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1868-12-03


been loneI ttslaiy Helse hut elfa
ways6 6oand sthem gt6o Cshert5 We read
MooFeip melodies. together, saRdo when
the EeFenings begans toEleagtheA, we
played chessI This wasImy fayorite
game, for while she studied the m9Eesl
so gattentixely, Ilstndied the meye7I
Iinents OF; her radiant eyes, and watch
ed the ehangingsof iher sunny fsceTfa
Thsreow No Idisputieg sitl;: AfE9sa
thoroughly in loYe,aand IrsaM with
rapture thattI IsRasi not regarded with
indiFeFeaces Bntians impossible barr
rier dampened all my aspiratioRs.fs4
Miss Lockwood iWas rich and oIwas
poor There was only one alternative
and thatgwasF foErime eto make myself
equal tooher in this irespeets ton hi8oA
/ -Atlast the day came Vhe1 fDeeitedt
my last lesson at the High SsiIool6Hds
babe a long adieu 70 the sshool-room
where ] had passed 50 many hhapRy
hours, and seen my best days Nov
1 was ont upon the ses. Of llsE,..1p lllfs, and !
must learn to buffet the mpsstIous
waves alone, and get my share of this
worlds riches, Hattie lockwood was
quite an incentive knew that I
couh never possess her until I was Wys!
established in o position that would
enable me to suppoH her ss comfoiFtta- s,
bly, and handsomely as her falthsr had s9l
done. I had an uncle in Paris, and BY
grand geod luck, he, wanted some one
to assist him il, his business and share
the profits, and was selected for that
purpose, It was hard Tor me, to go 90
far away, from eli I held dear, but the
expectation OF returning In q few
years will, lots of shekels Of silver,
and marrying Hattie lockwood, as
suaged all grief 1T the time. Weiff I
remember the last evening I spent at
her house. / wanted to. ten her how
dearly 1 loved her, bnt my heart failed
me, and could only say '.,, -
81 hope yon wont be married, Hat
tie, before I return. -. - : ,.4.. - =
@@If i lam,, / win send You card, !"
was her reply. =. =. - - -.
In vain ! teased her to write me
letters. She steadily refused, saying
she never wrote letters, and must not
expect any; and so she tantalized me
all the evening. But when I rose to
go, and she knew that d, long time
would elapse before I would See her
again, / knew. by the grasp of her
hand, and the trembling Of Her lip,
and the return Of my fareweii Kiss,
that I had much to hope for, and need
not fear. In crossing the road to my
home, Byron's lines came inyolunta-
rily from my lips " - : '''''7a' Z
She was thing Of life and Iighs, 90
That seen became part of wight, L $ @91
And rose, whsree'r turned my seye,{ =
sft The morning star Of menoF5y,',1 aai.,1azs
The next day I,eset sail for Paris,
and arrived there, in due season
found my uncle very pleasant part
ner, and after toiling three years, and
finding that I was on the right track tc
a. handsome fortune, i hinteds to him
that / would like three months fun
Tough, in order to return to- the pleas,
ant lHillagesof CaraWay,csnd Hmarry 4
wife," My uncle, like sensible man
thought the idea an excellent one, an6
wondered why I had not thought o
It before. 1 did net tell him that
had thought of it d great many time
before. sS4iiflf t9aI won hsfa ,9.'s
During my absence r had hsart
a word from Hattie lockwood direct
She had been cruelty true TO- her de
termination. But I had been lksp
we'll posted BY the kindness ofmy sis
tier, who had written me by ever.
mail, and knew, from the tone OF he
tepistles that the heart Of Hattie va
waiting for mine to- beat in hunisol
with it. She had finished herbceufs
Pof sfHdies at the CaFaway Academy
and had gone to Boston to aeqaif
, some accomplishments whichCa coun
; try seminary could not afford. NJ
tsister sarah's letters informed me sths
Hattie had ilost none Of her bfiilianc,
] Peitheehr Of mind or body, but w5a3s II
same quick, laughing, witty gifl asi I
yore. ' ,aoiiFs't AoA'idssl2 sh'
The 1v9oSy5ag voyage seemed to oms interim
nable. Every night I dreamed OF N
Rmatchlesas one and during the day
, would sit gazing idreamiIy iout oRi
J the waatar, pieturf1nagy 10 myself III
. first meeting, the blissfuf greeting q
!, raptnrous kiss, and iii q few days I'll Il
: fpfighted troth at the altar, our reeu1
! fto sunny France and the hfe-foI
7 fhoneymoon which was to foiio~.s 81
! thought myself q Fortunate dfsffoWo
: fha9e such T. beautiful gifl Wait tflf,
!. years foiro ffhe and not yigld to Che II
: po porataunniffyy raann icy which such flovefiHess md
2 eneohhte eT!of Iedresaadfs bvefi and 6y
! those parts Of my sister letters % viii
y mentioned Hattie, ana I felt bvefjoyl
to think that she must have pJifstdl
2 her studies so long on purpose to gra
y liy me- e's-Eou8 oaH ssso 7ssH
!. laiSoi the days, passed, Fand AT ileng
: : the weary waste was passed,iand a
: eyes were gladdened by the ssightl
Z the spires, and landmaEks of Ne
7 II ork city 11ns sltwentEifap hon
! more Iwpsi 0nIbeard thea train Fbi
= was To- take me to Bost0ns owheEe
y should have just tims to cross the ,si
and take another railWaYIt 70 80, ,toFGi
away. Unfortunately I'VE ran 0gel
s fat man., delaying thetrain Rhils 4
y y fragments were being seAecteda al
Z" thstMhen Boston, was, atllast reachs
found that only fifteen minutes ]
y lnained TO- cross theIcitys in.i j stat
y Imy, case to O. hickman; and show
or him some gold, and ne assured 4