Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1870-02-25

Don Carg II you was, she mutteFed,
you didu't better it, / vent up stairs
quite wiling, | am afraid, to smash that
/ goblet. Coming oat OF the bed room, saw
folded paper living on the foor. Some
thing impelled me to pick it up and scercte
il; Papa aud the Captain have acted so
strangely Of late, / am sure there must be
trouble and plotting.
Eienag. The happiest. happiest day Of
MY life To write these words makes my
heart tumultuously Ifeel asif engeloped
I 10 halo of light am conscious Of moth
ing but this-my hand laid on bis bis
gland, grave smile was bent upon me; there
was something in his look-oh, what was it,
that made me at the same time triumph and
sad? As for me, silly, timi3, futtering fool,
| withdrew my hand too suddenly; looked
and felt Ike a frightened child Never in
my life did / lose courage before. tits bliss
70 think of mis- beautiful suite, unlike thar
I Of any other man Is this rhapsody? Pa
pa would fly in passion if be dreamed
oh, but could, could leave all the world
for him, if knew, only knew that he loved
me. l do know it; my heart Is my counsel
lor.
When I first wene over, L=ttice and l
could do nothing, bus talk of HIM Le,tice
IS not beauty, but she Is one ofthe attac-
tive kind. Gentlemen ike her There is
not particle Of jealousy 10 her disposition
Dear Lettices | believe she would 20 to the
stake for me.
Here the word fool Is in,erlined
three times in a fresher hand. But to the
journsl
/ took out my paper, and, sure enough,
it was plan Of fyrGdcaions. We could
not understand it. but when put it in my
pocket agsin ny mind was qaile made up
what to do with it,
At ten hey csme-rhe Colonel and his
aide. Lettice and we're in the parlor
lie knew me. His trov flushed, and hi-
cheeks and his eyes sparkled ike diamonds.
/ gruiged the few moments that Aunt Rir-
ter called me out to see what | thought Of
he table, aud to place the boquets. for the
Colonel was out, and We, almost alone
When | went hack, Lettice cIimsoued and
aud then turned pale. The naughty child
had been paying compliments, | suppose,
aud felt guilty But l cared for nothing
bat 10 set there ard steal, now anG then,
glance at his glorious face. To hear the
tich tones OF his voice made me supremely
content I could have sat forever aud looked
and listened No wonder everybody ike
him. II is said that his mother, dying
when be was very young, begged Mrs
Washington to care for him, as he is asdear
as his own son.
just as they were going away stole out
Of the door aud gave Colonel Washington
tie paper without word. He looked it
over then glanced at me
Do you know the importance Of this o.
he asked Ms dear child, it may save
thousand lives, aud be looked 50 grave that
. the tears came to MY eyes. May save our
country, he added softly
see myself. now. standing on the old
gray step, worn hollow By use / see the
gIories Of the fading sunlight, the fsrvid
red on the horizou-sgainst all, two noble
faces Il was thea be took ny hand after
Colonel Washington, and held it moment
close elasped. I dared not look up-I should
have cried.
Oh, loved him. owed him to adoration-
AN proud Of loving him thus / know /
could die for him. And NY whole nature is
cnnobled and puliied BY this love
When l arrived home this morning
the household was in commotioD Aunt
Gr zzy met me graver than ever; her font
was pitched over nearly on her nose-a sign
Of anger
DO yea see, child, what 4 state we're
in?'' she cried. You had no more than
gone yesterday when the Captain came
riding back furious to fn1 paper he said
he lost here. But he had to go without it.
\ pretty time have had of putting things
to right again As for your father he
swore up and down dale because the Cap
Jaing hinted that be had spies 10 the house.
Yes, he did, indeed. the upstart He beg
eed pardon aferward, the Captain, that's
the only eentlemaDly thing he did do.
/ hurried away as soon as I could For
tunately, Annt Grizzy never asked me if |
had seen the paper, and l gloried in my
deed.
/ Fb. I7th It has been weary, long win
ter, with a great deal of fighting. Papa and
Aunt Grizzy have both been i'll and l have
lived.
/ l have not seen him: shall never see
/ him again. Captain Flossyelt proposed
months ago: uiy refusal made papa very an
cry Everything Is changed since Letiice
Ritter died During the winter she vas
! very III in January she breathed her last
/ TIE DAY before she died she sent for me,
! telling me she had confession to make. 1
found her sitting up in her great bed chair,
her poor blue eyes all hollow, her checks
tinted with red, Ike FIRE.
"Oh, It's hard to tell you-you won t
curse me?'' she cried, throwing her thin
arms over my neck, promise me you Eon't t
curse me. shall be gone in a few hcuvs
bu, cannot die ill you forgive me.
'.What have I 70 forgive darling p
asked.
An when you know-when you know
/ You remember the time Colonel Washing
ton came here with Lieutenant Moineg
All. me felt the scarlet ia ny face.
''Yes.
'.You we're called ont-Colonel Washing
ton had also gone. Lieutenant Moine said
70 NE; That is the loye!iest girl / ever saw,
and a. good as beautiful, or | AN co judge
Of faces o Elsie, l saw what wss in bis
heart; lied to him Ilold him you were
+ engaged TO Captain Fiossvelt, and were soou
70 be married. Then his face frightened
me, but be commanded himself, though i
seemed with a great struggle. That made