The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-25

IN any other way I"
NO, none"
$50 ! look utterly content, do n yet |
have had trouble too. You ought to say
you see the traces, Max
"What trouble has it been, aSked.n
"A trouble Of five years ago, Maxi he
answered quietly "a trouble never felt
that could tell you in letter. When
first asked LettiCe to be my wife she-re.
fused me, Max"
81 feared so, Frank y said, SO low that
he stopped forward to catch the words. 81
feared so from your silence at that time.
But never mind, dear fellow, as it has
ended SO brightly"
"No, don't mind now one atom. 1t
has ended so brightly, rs you say.n
1t seemed like dream to be walking
once more Mt Franks side, along the shad-
owy streets; and still more like dream
to be entering unannounced the pretty
familiar room, where Lettice sat alone at
the window, sewing in the twilight.
"Lettice,n cried Frank, in gay eager
ness, "here's Max"
Jon.r ,non Lor wi,, stiII c,In, nycs tho
"roya "a oiJcr S hra,bsr os bsr aTi,nced hns-
band She dropped her work, and put
her two hands into mine in quick, glad
greeting; and spoke to her just as knew
Frank would wish me to speak to her
So.. H. ~ ,r,s % c,,naoJ moro @ az, ,hon ho "Vr ,ros %
Tho ms c,no @ ,i,o, baJ h"on oimost nS;l,IIjLo " T.,
its "s s,nn,. Sv % h"art % ns %n,non,s f,oo ,ou. ~
,Ioo SUM- nJ yy"~ 80. m"' hrt % imsn;,oI,, % NOV n.y.
SoSi.;s,i Lo I .LonaI, % -. snn, ,s Mi iii
br;nIt snrnr sN;io sf;Ii tboro Shc kol
al 10 ELL, I " ,rondorG,i 1 Iioht sh;u;"o
Nv Sa, w =, oras ' "0'''N'''' 70 "' '"s
Now Won b,vc al, yc, wish Fr,nL 81
,l,o .o;J % nd Tea TcoIt ~ t,,,t sho % ,raI a. L.mn,.
IN nj ~" T Ioro ~ Lo % ra. i, Sors tod tpS NJ
s;do Il o'' tSoH iU " ,"ILiw" IN I,",binS go sonioI
@ ,onos. Lonir1 tL"t sb" could mayor mes
how L,rJIv nTP ! had adj scboo,cJ C mvseIf to III
'p p.ns"n.i,, FranL r n.ss"J an ,hron0h tho
oman w;nJ9w and Tcttico Iooting ot,or
bim ro;scJ hnr cycs nncstianingIv 10 mo
e Won ,LinL ~ ali cLangoJ sunnoso
Nav pvcn Fr,nL ~ 'PF'''
% ~ I ~ an.,rorod ] ,bsortv
q mi Won % haze NOT t', sorn s;,tor Amv
vot shc wont IN smiIi,g e SbeocconrSs
L most cbnn"ed of MI Frank l. zone m
fetch her, | fancy. He saws she IS like
what was at her age, but that is only his
pleasant flattery, for she is very, very
pretty.n
| followed her words dreamily, wonder.
ing whether Il could really be seven years
since Letti.c and stood talking to each
other last while felt how impossible il
was that the little one whom we bad all
combined to net and spoil could be at
all what Lettice was in those old sweet
DAYS.
IFrank seemed to know exactly where
she would be, Lctticc went en-, n little
neryously. | lnncicd. in nv silence, "You
remember the low old seat under the lilacs.
Max \ ANY is as fond of sitting there as
/ used to be when was her age. You
used to saw, too. that Won loved to rest
there on a summer evening; but YOU have
been away so long, doing so much, that
those old memories will be oil blried
now ~
Eyes. They arc nll buried, - [ answer.
ed, feeling the scarlet mount into my face
to contradict the coolncss of nv words.
Sbo sr;,od , mn. r;.tr,, smiIo which
had a strnmos have tonJorncss sin in I,
W ar + ,oo Eo,o i;yod scron yen,s s,,co
,bon - Sbo "a;J tLrt tLe o,i momor;cs
aro @ do,r % 10 m" U itox and ~ would g ] not Smry
thcn cor MI tbc wor,Jm
e Rccansc @ II IL is so diirsrcut with vou md
mn y I C,I,oroJ CT tbirI Ioyo nv
rnirogo @ isCt How ionr Fr,nt stoysn "
81 sco tbcm in tbo Iowcr gnrJcy nown
sbo answered. nav s Gently Si Ioot;nS away uv " from
'na 1me =, "''1" ,t.,,n,,6J III, ] ,n,. Mn away ~
aITow o";ctIv Imv wonIJ have rim in
IN rract | me- T in tIo oIJ fines VI sniJ sne,k
in, IN @ one, rT more r ss had scb1oIcd mysaIf n
d% % onIy tho, I;ttIo L;ttcrHoss worIJ
uo on ,ia ' .oao "'''o ''0'''N'' "'A''
q H." - ,om,h"J @ o,t;oo .or,I, Il hrt sbo
v,II moi comc ibis cvcning w;,bo,t FAM
Shn hoe bcnn "n;,c tim;5 ohon, yanr ~"
tnrr ~ 81" o"LeJ me to'j,y II yo, would
tS,nt Frnnt had chosen n3wi.cIy bcconso
sho % IL go " ,nrch % ro,,n,,or ,h,n han No L =" ;n.
Moran, ymr and nntricJ s6e said" ~ e
'Int In III" S,1 bowiIJarcJ % ID % LrSs,b,ss, si,orco
which T iGI,oUcJ Ill., V1s ror,i. sSo IooEsS
,n T" NJ ma. , JeSn sbodo,rs % "OtbSrinS, % in Sor
Oros Op S' ,s S n sSo ,oo % IoIt ,SS ,cony Of tSc
,j0rht ri ~ and Sorc , VII %bic5 % stirred @ ms " WV
III q ba ron tPirr Frart bos chosen wisely
Nav IN toL;nTmr i;,,i" I ,is,cr ', ~ sbo ostoa
@ n""t;m, nia;nIr tLo ruth which shS
irc% "S now that that I bad I ncyCr % heard ''" '"'
HIctt,coNIot,icc is II so ~ | siam.
mprrI, nv fincers ti1bt nnon tho chair be.
Low mo nd nv bc,st hcatinr wildly
I" Yc, WoYI sbc answered. Of Il so ~
And | knew that she could read the whclc
story of my deep and lasting love written
in nv nuIvrr;nt, hreu