Middletown transcript., 1870-12-24

She felt it to be impossible. sRride plsl-
tedm Flushing deeply shc rpised her eyes,
At the same. moment Allan toYk hast
| step forward Over tkp word I. Pcnce =
their hands met. bseaa y 7ss15er 80 a.
Their bands. slieiseyssls Through fhs
slawniDg inist,i1 bsrs che saw tbe .lqols IN
his--loye, .sorFow. hope, plsading, yg'T Oh
Georgia. forgive me" she heard hiIi say J
| and, with 4 little sob, She answereds "tlhs
Allan, IL was I .rslslN dir npiaeltoris sds
blinded byslsaPpy tearas shoe 5elt shef.
self drawn behind thc-shelter Of thes high
carved reading desk. Side by side they
sat on its step, aud IN low, Whispered
tones all was f0ld aud eex plsinefl isli6 sall'
which seemed 50 foolish. 40 sriting Hoawl
but which, only yesterday bad stood like
a all .ef adamantl, between their hearts,
Few words were needed, Long pauuses OF
eloquent silence came betwcentliem. Once
little sound broke the sileneo A-notmhch.
loudcrathan tho ehirp Df @tlse tiniest bird.
and something like III 4 don't know what
the Rev. Alfred would have said to such
proceedings il, u church. 70 them Il was
as 4 sacred Seal upon their reunion. aAd
the old building took no more notice Of ID
than il il had indeed beens. righteousness
and Peace" which kissed each, other.
So sweet was the trance that they might
for aught know, have been sitting there
to this day. had not u babble off voices
broken insaupon them "A .reiaforce,lent
Of workers was coming; all was finished
"SIiss Ware. whefS Il Miss syafsf
Oh, there you are. sitting down 70 rcst.
That's right; sou must be tired seenough
after standing the whole afternoon, No,
don't get up; don't do anything more a.
bout It. You've been so Kind already,
Sit still, and we viii have It done ssoois !"
But do you think Georgia would listen
to any such proposition /? No, indeed
Nobody but herself and Allan must flush.
those Blessed words over which. as over a
bridge, God had sent their lost hdppifess
back to them.
Therest ,stoodl bysmd smafchod how
beautifully they did it; and how, beanti-
full in the waning light looked Gcorgie's
fair head, with its flushed checks, eyesJ
starry with happiness, andIlips trenuldust
with secrer bliss. The last leaf was sewn
on the last letter, the text was lifted to its
place, and, gathering and brushing away
the debris before them, the gay crowd DIS
persed, leaving the 'chusclii 10 slefp ID 81.
lencc till awkcncd by its GirlstmAa bells
There's little more to say Uncle didn't
get his slippers. Dear Old gentleman, he
never knew what he lost; and as'he Md
four other pairs presented him by thsvaff-
Gus female relations,y We neodn 'tipity him
much. sGeories sudden intimacy with
Mr.. Beckwith" awakened great surprise
in the village and explanation involved
SO much that she thought best to let It a.
lone, and submit to be called "a cascsaby
sundry scvreaold ladies. The itrattleaked
out after-a time. Of course, as truthssdo
and then these same, old ladies turned
round and called her blessed young
creature.'s which was a comfort, in its way.
When that revelation took place the Rev,
Alfred Latimer found a good deal TO say
about '..earnest work for the Church hay-
ing been bond Of. reconcilement between
men for centuries, . in which remark the
little man probably sbuilded better than
he knew > and he and all KinRicuttxwero
exceedingly grati6ed when Allan and
George came up nextyear to be quietly
mxrried at the very altar where once be-
fore they had joined hands. s.It was be-
cause itiwas old Mr.. Ware's birth place.
people said; and Mrs. .Grnndy, in Nav
York, who couldn't comprehend the use
of wedding without Brown and Jauch.
asserted that for her part she had no
sympathy with such sentimentality." But
Allan and George didn't mind Mrs.sGrun-
dy, and (perhaps) as . consequence. they
are very happy to this day, and bid fair
to continue 50 for a long time to come
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