The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-09

sun bonnet sat in her elegant boudior,
in her city home, seeing OIL the blue and
gold walls nothing OF the pictures hang
ing there. Only stretch Of meadow
shining in the sun-the smell OF ripen'
ing grain-the quaint old house with il
sandel floor, aud last, bit most Of all
David in sickness and distresss.
A business man from the city went
down into the country and bought the
old place, Offering a price fabulous and
fur beyond all competitors.
David wns quite beyond any words
He meant TO stliy until the owner came,
and then-he did not know,
His mother, quito broken down, had
fallen III under her great trouble, and
bemoaned her altered circumstances bit
terly.
The day before the new owner Of Rye
Fields wns expected, q letter came foi
David. He sat like one OH whom blow
had fallen. 1t was not to be believed,
and Yeti was true he held 1t in bis
hand Ia paper strong aud good, and
making him again mnster-sole ownsr
Of the lands about him.
David waite1 now feverishly. Then
Miss FollIngsbie and Marian came.
This one grand surprise swallowed up
all others &c had not expected ever to
look on her again. lie had heard OF her
good fortune, and felt, thai after that
there could be nothing in common be.
tween them. David and Marian went
down through tho meadow. over the
tender green ihings just springpg int
lie, until standing on aspot they botll
knew well. 5fTr l... Z lif
"Dcar old Rye Fieldsl could moi
believe my heart was so full OF 1t until il
was about to go into n-w, strange
hands" ttiid1uarti nLs "ir,
"Iam glad it is yours, Marian there
Is no one in NIL the world / would prefer
10 see the mistress hcre-n
David trembled and seeing TINT HI
stood on the brink of the gull betweer
them. said no more. = .fg'G
"You mean, I suppose, David. that
you are too proud to accept Rye Field
Of me-" sail Marian, pale and distress
ell. Z" You have lived all you life here
1t il right for you to remain. 1t woult
kill your mother to take her into 0 new
home. . 2 g4 tstli-5A
,DNTarian. tits with mo now as 1t wnl
with you little while ago on this spot
| feel tho sirorpressiye here, Imust ge
away. IL has never Beemed the same L
mo since that day. Chm you solve this
ATarian ? YOU, q woman 1toannot b
that you mock The pain ] feel; I clnno
toll you tlie years that you have beel
growing fast In my heart l do not know
OF time when the thought OF ono day
making you my wife did not seem thu
holiest, happlest prospect man ever had
I lovo you, Marian, hopelessly, 1 know
but then that knowledge takes nothing
from the hard truth
David spoke in sheer desperation; il
was not natural in lin to. hide his feel
ings. Now tlat she knew il, she could
refuse Lis love, (as he had no doubt sht
would, hecould' 'bedr 1t letter tlian MOI
knowing.
"Thcn it was not Miss Tellingsbie
you loved L? o David, you can't think
what little ninny | lave been.n
Darling, God willing, we shall end
our days at Rye Fields, where first
knew how sweet life really Is, and alsG
how bitter, for thought TINT your heart
was not for me-" fIUL
David held his pretty Marian, his very
own, close against that heart she had SC
doubted, and thanked that Ono who
seeing bis great desire, had led him By
sure though devious ways up to it
Miss Follingsbie spends oil her Sum-
mers ut Rye Fields. and though she il
no longer Miss Folliugsbie, Marian Hig'
giss declares sometimes, Ia spirit like
that oil the old days. that she could find
it no difficult matter, even nov, TO be
ieilons, she was so long in finding out
who was Dayid's love.