The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-12-09

Rosetta knew that there was some
thing left in the sworld-a great deal
Of misery aud sorrow, il Tim was
right, 'and Maurice Darrow had really
''gone to the BOTTOM, and lay there
cold aud dead. +.sfs. oat :,
"Oh, don't take on 40, don'tr'
pleaded the landlady." "Though I
can't wonder, to be sure; and he d
courtin' you 40 beautiful, and such q
handsome gentleman, with such kind
ways! Well send out an see; p'r'aps
lit amt true. There's other boats
named 'Arabella." p'r'aps."
And through the still summer even
ing Rosetta sat crying, lamenting too
late her ignorance of her fondness for
Maurice Darrow, and longing for him,
now that perhaps she should never
] see him more. - 7a fa
Nine o'clock came-ten-eleven
midnight Still she sat in the porch,
sobbing softly. In thore four hours
shehad not once thought OF Charles
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All of sudden the tramp of men
sounded on the road. Had they
found him? Were they bringing him
back as drowned men are brought
Her blood curdled in her veins. She
started to her feet. The landlady ran
out. The feet stopped at the fence. j
'All right cried voice. ''Tbey re
safe. aud coniin' along. The boat got
away. that's all, while they was land
in, an come down the river. They've
| walked it home. BE here in min
ute. Told 'em you'd made up your
mind they was drowned"
"Oh, what fright for notbing!'
cried the landlady.
I,osett said nothing but "Oh. dearl
but she conld have said u great deal.
In moment there we're other steps
those of Maurice. The landlady, be-
cause of her night-cep. had slipped
away. They were together quite
/, alone. The moon seemed to smile
down upon them graciously.
did YOU think me gone to the bot
tom ?" asked Maurice.
II thought you were dead" said
Rosetta 1888
Have you been crying about it:'
asked Maurice. why, / thoush
you would not have cared so much a,
that. Rosetta, do you really like mt
Just little?" tisH
/ She let him keep her hand, but sait
nothing. .a.r.. 5.r
" u know I love you." said he
!"Won't you tbipk better Of what yo,
said once, long ago, aud promise wha
you would not promise then? believ,
that you will never repent it, for
will try to be true and tener husband
to you, darling Rosy. you do love me?'
1 suppose she did, for she let hin
kiss her. Every one don't think a kisl
the seal of love: but Rosetta did. -
She would neither kiss in fun nor fol
simple liking. She not only le
! Maurice kiss her, but she kissed hin
back. 3.5A 4s4t.-ali tta f"
: ,"Oh, If you had been drowned
Maurice, /" she said, "what would Lay,
become of me?'
A month later Rosetta went will
Grandma Muir a-shopping for Whit
satin and tnlle for Rosetta's wedding
aud in the midst of Oxford street
fam liar face met them. 1t was tina
of Charles Carlton.
Rosetta's first thought was tha. b.
. had grown very small and mean-look
ing, somehow. He had not altered il
the least; but Maurice was her stan
: dard now. Charley was very pleasan
: and civil-as why should he not nav
+, been ?--and limited a congratulation
Then he wondered why he had neve
seen before how pretty Rosetta Mui
WAS. 3s4 5@
There were two dimples in he
: cheeks, and her mouth seemed over
: flowing with smiles. She was chok
} ing back laugh. She had just re
! membered that three months befor
/, she had gone into the country to di
OF broken heart, and that this wa
. the insignificant cause.
! "Grandma," she said to the old la
s dv. going home, 'don't you suppos
!, that people are sometimes insane with
! out any one guessing it?'
"No doubt of it, replied Grandma
"no doubt at all. !"
: And SO that was the end of it, ex
t cept the wedding, the arrival of yer,
g muddy aud much stained volume
with clasp aud key, which Mrs
e Landlady forwarded with the i..for
nation that Tim had found it in tn
graveyard, and knew immediatel
that it was Miss Rosettas. Miss Ro
setta, then Mrs. Darrow, at once stuc
it in the fire. a =