The Lincoln County herald., 1871-01-26

shouting, ''On, mOtner, Wuat ~ sup
pose Jack aud mo seen2 The boat
them two went down in, Mr.. Darrow and
the other, floating down stream, bottom
up. They're both drowned" l.
"Nooseuse faint the boatl' cried
the mother. "There's plenty of boats"
"They hired it Of Jacks brother, and
he named it after his sweetheart, The
Arabella, and there's the name on it,"
said Tim. "Yes, they're gone to tho
bottom, sure"
And then, as she sprang to her feet,
Rosetta knew that there was something
left in the world-a great deal of misery
and sorrow, if Tim was right, and Maurice
Darrow had really "gone TO the bottom"
and lay there cold and dead.
"Oh, don't take on so, DON'T" pleaded
the landlady. Though l cant wonder,
to be sure; aud he courtin' you so
beautiful, aud such handsome gentle.
man, with such kind ways! Well send
out aud see /; p'r'aps it amt true. There's
other boats named 'Arabella,' p'r'aps."
And through the still summer evening
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.
Nine o'clock came-ten--eleven-m
night. Still she sat in tho porch, sob
bing softly. In these four hours she had
, not once thought Of Charles Carleton.
All of q sudden the tramp Of men
sounded on tho road. Had they found
him? Were they bringing him back, as
drowned men are broughti Her blood
curdled in her veins. She started to her
feet. The landlady ran out. The feet
I; stopped at the fence.
"All rightv' cried voice "They're
! safe, and comm along. The boat got
away, that's all, while they was landin',
I an come down the river. They've
walked it home. Be here in q minute.
: Z Told EN- you'd made up your mind they
was drowned"
a ooh, what a fright for nothing" cried
. the landlady.
Rosetta said nothing but "Oh, dear"
{, but she could have said great deal. In
!, moment there were other steps-those
of Maurice. The landlady, because of
her night-cap, had slipped away. They
;. we're together quite alone. The moon
:; seemed to smile down upon them gra.
ciously.
), did you think me gone to the bot.
tom ?" asked Maurice.
D. II thought you we're dead" said Ro.
:. setta. Have you been crying about it p
e asked Maurice. "Wby, I thought you
would no. have cared 80 much as that.
. . Rosetta, do you really like me just u
Q littlo ?"
She let him keep her hand, but said
10 nothing,
you know l love you," said he
)" won't you think bottor of what you
g said once, long ago, and promise what
,e you would not promise then? l believe
q you will never repent it, for will try to
4 bc true and tender husband to you
h darling Rosy, do you love me?'
L suppose she did, for she let him kiss
,t her, Every one don't think q kiss the
= seal of love; but Rosetta did. She
of would never kiss even in fun nor fol
se simple liking. She not only let Maurice
h kiss her, but she kissed him back.
to "Oh, if you had been drowned, Mau
70 rice," she said, "what would have become
ID of me p
a A month later Rosetta went with
to Grandma Muir shopping for white satlI
to and tulle for Rosetta's wedding; and II
* the midst of Oxford Street familiar fac
he met them 1t was that of Charles Carle
ho ton.
d. Rosetta's first thought was that he hat
nd grown very small and mean looking
ne somehow. He had not altered in tn
least; but Maurice was her STANDARD
in now. Charley was very pleasant an
70. civil-as Why should he not have been
he aud hinted q congrstulation. Then h
id wondered why he had never seen befor
,as how pretty Rosetta Muir was.
nv There were two dimples in her cheeks
We and her mouth seemed overaowing wit
mt smiles. She was choking back laugf
d. She had Just remembered that thre
months before she had gone into th
Al country to die of q broken heart, an
,Io o that this was the Insignificant cause.
'ao 'a "Grandma," she said to the old lad,
M going home, "don't you suppose th'
%. -" people are sometimes insane without an
.s5a one guessing it ?"
sa ss "No doubt of it," replied Grandma
,ru "no doubt at ALL"
And so that was the end of it, exceI
- the wedding, the arrival Of very mudd
W. w. and much stained volume, with cla'
e., and key, which Mrs. Landlady forwards
~ with the information that Tim had four
;nv Tu it in the graveyard, and knew immed
''SSy ately that it was Miss Rosetta's. Mi
.hs , Rosetta, then Mrs. Darrow, at once stuc
IA it in the FIRE.
zen 1t is astonishing how small q sum wi
ght square individual accounts, if it can on
j it. be set in motion. BY some means
he other it happened in one Of our busine
ly's Offices that tho Office boy owed one Of Il
line clerks three cents, and the clerk ax'
ind the cashier two cents, and the CASH
u A. 0.nn knu t@n