The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1870-06-25

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enough to denay all bis expenses inciden
tai to his journey and first admittance to
medical school. Then he was to write t.
her, and she was to send him more.
His first two years was spent in Eng
land, and he received money from he
every quarter. He lived in style, ever
luxury; surrounded himself with every
thing he could wish for though sometimes
she thought him extravagant in his habits
she made no inquiries nor comments.
Her sister married and went to Califor-
MIA, and Estelle was left alone to watch
and wait the still remaining three years oi
his absence.
He went to Germany. He remained
there two years longer. The last years Of
his proposed absence he wrote to Estele
thus
Ny LovE:-'T do not know how to say
what l wish. My five years have nearly
expired. | believe 7 am nearing the goal,
which, save for the goodness Of your true
and noble heart, ] never could have hoped
to obtain, but yet | am not satisfied. l
wish to see you 50 much, my poor, love
birding, that betimes I am ready to drop
everything, give up every future hope for
this world or the next, to fly to you. But
l restrain myself. l wish to be entirely
worthy Of you, and all you have done for
me when | do return, Oh if | only could
remain here two years longer I might ac-
complish therein" :"
She pursued that part of his letter
Two years more. Two years of lone wait
ing seven years of weary watching.
She let not even a sigh-escape-from
her lips. Her trust in him was simplcit
There is a passage in the Holy writ
which says
There is no fear in love, but perfect
love casteth out fear; because fear hath
torment
He that feareth is not made perfect IN
earthly lo7e--she knew no fear. 1t would
be hard for him to stay away two years
lpnger, but if he desired it, she could not
complain.
She did not think how her youth was
leaving her-she did not care The only
question was how she could obtain the
money.
She had already lent him, so great had
been his extravaganza, every penny Of her
principal
She took up her pen and thus wrote:
rupert, God only knows how much l
long for you each day but if it is your
wish to remain away two years more, do
not let that deter you. You know my
father did not leave me SO well provided for
as was anticipated, and now all is gone ex-
cept the homestead. If you think tie two
years necessary, will mortgage it."
lie did think two more years exquisite,
but he wrote so touchipgly about her sacri-
fee that it seemed almost as if be was con-
ferring favor on her by taking it, than
her on him by giving.
1t was mortgaged. Every dollar she
realized was sent to him. Her one SER
vant-she had dispensed with them one by
one-was discharged. Then she stood
alone. What was she to do?
She could not appeal to her sister she
remembered the taunts that her sister had
extended to her.
She went cut and procured situation as
governess People blamed her for her
folly, but size smiled sereney. Her re-
ward was yet to come, she believed Rupert
would compensate her for all
The two years passed away, and even
she could not deny to herself that she had
failed greatly during that time. Then a
letter came to her; it said,
My patient dove, AM coming at last.
Be ready for lie in May. Write me one
more letter."
Accompanying it were papers containing
notices of him and his medical skill. Amer
lean papers congratulated themselves upon
going to have such rare acquisition to
the medical fraternity. She read and wept
tears OF JOY.
He was coming at last
you must not be surpised,' she wrote in
her respective epistle, 'to find me much
changed. l think my health has failed
quite rapidly
All to how many hearts such an an
nouncement would have carried terror
She knew the name of the ship
in which he was to sail, and watched the