Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-07-29


minded him of that other face. and
something in the form he saw fitting up
the stairs aroused all those sweet and
bitter recollections from their hiding
place.
He sought his room that night, and
sitting down, buried his face in his
hands and gave himself up to the dreams
of the past. He recalled that fatal day
when i'll and feeble, he had sought his
darling's presence, and had been met
with bitter taunts and accusations in
stead of the loving caress he was wont
to receive. How unpardonably hasty
he had been himself in rushing away
without even demanding an explanation.
So sorely had his heart been wounded,
that for nearly two years he had rigor-
ously excluded her from his thoughts,
and he deemed his love all vanished.
but tonight, as memory brought her
before him in all her beautiful and low
ing innocence, he found that he loved
her just as fondly and devotedly as when
they clasped their hands in betrothal.
AS he reflected, he took up the little
white messenger that had futtered down
into his face that evening, and began
turning it over and over, holding it up
to che light, and finally his eyes rested
on name, he looked closer, and read in
tiny letters, ''Susie Bradford" the name
of his lost love. That she had seen and
recognized him and dropped the hand
kerchief down on purpose to attract his
attention was his first thought, and man.
like, his vanity was hugely fattered.-
His next impulse was to rush round to
the hotel and seek her out that night,
and have the explanation that should
have been made two years before.
Acting on this impulse, he rushed
round to the hotel and examined the reg
lster to make sure There it was, the
sweetest name in the world to him. On
making inquiries, to his great chagrin,
he learned that she had retired for the
night.
The next morning he called again,
and, after sending up his name and a
pleading little note, began tramping up
and down the room, to conceal, if posi-
BILE, his agitation. Aunt Hannah enter
ed, and instantly recognized him as the
roaring ion' she had encountered the
evening before. She had related the
affair to Susie, and took considerable
credit to herself for shrewdness in "bluff-
ing him off, She seated herself in a
large armchair in the middle of the
room, and watched his movement with
the eye of lynx. She knew he was
after mischief, probably he meant tt
carry off the silver ice pitcher. At any
rate she would see what he was up to-
There was light step tripping dowr
the stairs, the rustling of silken robe
and Susie shot through the door and in
to the arms of the suspected man. Nei
ther spoke, both hearts were too full t,
speak. Aunt Hannah sat dumb will
amazement. At last look of intelli
gence darted across her kindly dear ole
face
"Susie, didn't you drop that hand
kerchief over the railing after all ?'
"Yes, Aunty."
'Dld you drop it on purpose p
"No, dear Aunty, it was purely acci
dental"
God sent that handkerchief as
messenger to bring you two together
and what He joins together let no ma
put asunder. Young man, 60 right o.
and get the parson. There will be
wedding here to-day. No more misun
derstandings, mind you"
And that same day, up in Aunt Han
nah's sacred room. with only the neces
sary witnesses present, the twain wer
: made one. and went on their way rejoit
ing.
The unconscious little handkerchie
that had brought all this happines
, about was laid away in a perfumed bo
to be taken out again, after while,
may be, and used as shawl for dolly.
ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES OF A Lon
LIFE.-The death of an old man g
Wappiuger's Falls, Dutchess county, \
T.. few days ago, ended novel ba
gain, in which more was paid than wa
intended to be paid. About twenty
five years ago, when the old man VIZ
about so years old, he was partner
a manufacturing establishment, whic
he started and built up, afterward tai
ing in two other partners. These, aft,
they learned the business, wanted /
d shove the old man out, but didn't SUI
ceed until they promised to pay hi
$l.000a year until he died. So IL
old man retired, but lived on. In cour
: of time the younger partners died al
: their sons succeeded them, and they to
died before the old man. He continue
d in the enjoyment of his 81, 200 incon
o for years after they were buried, al
: at last died. at the age, it is said of II
/ years.
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