South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1870-07-15

in glad surprise, while her cheek grew very
pale. He then said, forgetting the eager
faces around him;
'Anna, Anna Tanner, is i, you, who has
been near me so long, aud have not known
of it, my poor darling?'
And be took the little hand in bis own
broad palm, aud looked tenderly into the
upturned, wondering face.
20, Henry, is it you at last 2 she asked
family.
Yes, Anna, and we have much to say to
each other
The scholars stoutly maintained that the
doctor himself kissed their teacher thea
At all events, the school was dismissed un.
I'll next morning, and before all the Mrs.
Grundys in town, DIR. Reinett walked home
with Miss Tanner in broad dsylight, leaving
John filled with amazement, wondering
what all the world was coming to.
After this, there was a happier light in
Miss Tanners eyes as she moved around the
school-room, and little by little, the wonder.
ing people discovered that years ago, some
four or five before, Anna Tanner was an or.
phan; she had known and been betrothed
to Henry Reinett, who, to further pursue
his study of medicine, went to London, and
while he was there, Annals parents moved
West and died aud then the old story of
lost letters, but never a thought that the
other was not true. Some people say it was
chance, but Anna says it was kind, over.
ruling Providence that brought them to-
gcther at last.
In the spring, when Nature was douning
her most beautiful robes, aud blossoms were
putting forth on the trees and shrubs, and
scholars WED with each other in adorning
with evergreens and flowers the little white
church under the hill, where Anna Tanner
early the next morning would come to 90
out no more. Over the altar was arranged
in white flowers and cvergreens, the motto,
God bless our beloved teacher Before
the door, and half way down the walk, was
an evergreen arch, on the top of which, ar.
ranged in white flowers, were the words
Our beloved Anna while, as they came
out of the church, they read, 'Our happy
doctor and his wife,
Annals heart was full to Overlooking. She
bad been very sad and lonely since four years
ago, when her parents died, and she had
waited long for him she loved, but she had
waited patiently, for she knew God would
make all things right, and her faith never
faltered.
Now, as she looked into the manly face
of her lover, and saw his glance Of tender
ness, his counteDaDce bea ming with hnppi.
ness, looked around her and saw the testimo
mails of her scholars love, she felt that she
had received an exceeding great reward.
Years have passed since that day when
To h,o -.
a city where her husband and herself arc
known and hoEored, she sits in cosy room
in one of those cheerful little villas that we
all admire 30 much, and reads to her hus-
band, who, in dressing gown and slippers,
lounges in an easy chair near her, with his
feet on the fender, Of the admiration and
honor that the Hon. John Howard receives
from the people of his State.
yes, Anna, am proud of my namesake,
but you found his incentive for him.
Il don't know, Henry; Edward Conger,
as we'll as John, was born with fortune in
store for him only Edward chose to win
bis greatness In treadiDg the path Of the
meek aud lowly Jesus l hear that he has
become known for his eloqueuce in the puI.
pit, and bis single heartedness in every. day
life'
They are different men from what their
boybood promised, said the doctor.
The seed Of goodness wasin their hearts
from the first. / shall always think Of that
winter in Clinton as one Of the bappiest in
my life
Mine too, dear Anna, for bad it not been
for you, DIR. j. III. Reineit's sign would
never bave been seen out Of Clinton, and
should have missed the loving little face
that is my sunshine and blessing nlunuaI