The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1872-11-21
Second love.

The November afternoon was darken.
inS INTO night uL Florence and 1 drove
back from the cemetery where we had
seen our father land to rest. Twas twen-
ty-two, that summer, and the affianced
bride OF Alden Freeman; but, since my
fathers death, had not seen him, ana
my heart told me only too plainly, that
the love which had been given to Marion
Wilbor, the favored of fortune, had not
blen transferred to Marion Wlbor, the
homeless orphan. .".I
Florence, though younger than /, was
married; had her home aud her husband,
and could afford to look upon my fathers
failure and death calmly; but What
was l 10 do? / must begin the world,
and earn living for myself.
We stopped before the mansion that
hid so long been home-that. alter to-
night would be home 10 longer.
i wish to speak to you, Marion" /"
Florence said. ...... .......
1 led the way into the library.
"Well? ?" said, sitting down in the
gloom. "Whut is it FlOrence?'
at is this Marion. What do you
mean to doY p. .-.l y........' .
Il don know" I said drearily enough
ut is time you did" said Florence.
"You must earn your own living. l tel!
you frankly that l cannot offer you
home, and you must get some situation.
Tomorrow you must leave tins house.
You have no money. Where are you
going?' r.H .... ...
l dropped my head on the table and
burst into tears. Oh the unspt akable
desolation and misery felt ut that mo-
ment! My sister had never been over
stocked with affection for her family, and
thoughts of the world had always filled
ii large place in Ter heart; nut it did
seem us if she might at leust give me
time to bury my father b, fore thrustng
me into it-ard not my father only, but
my lover, for was he not dead to ME also,
and must l not bury him out OF my
sight? r....- .
II have been more thoughtful for you
than you have been for yourself, pur-
sued Florence. Il have found you a
temporary home. Mrs. Brown is ill
want Of II seumstress. havespoken for
yon; her terms are liberal, and you are
to 90 there at once" ....
Marion Wilbor go out as seamstress! !!
How coolly she talked OF it! 1t is as
tonishing how persons will talk of dis
comfort when they are not the parties
concerned. / made no answer. l did
not lift my head, but cried on, silent,
wretched tears as ever II woman wept.
"You will go there tomorrow morn
ing, when you leave here, and while there
you can advertise for another place. l
must be going now. Good by"
did not answer, and she was gone;
then I sank down in my loneliness.
poverty and misery, and cried until l
could cry no longer.
30 Alden, Alden!" l cried, in my great
wretchedness els this the love you
prolessed for me?"
And so that long night passed, MS all
nights must; but the morning found me
a changed woman. IT st emed as if in
that one night l had given up everything
that had been dear to me. 1t did not
break my heart, either; Alden Freeman
should never do that; when my heart
broke it should be for wortlier object.
No l thanked God that had learned
Alden Freeman's unweth so soon.
With no choice left, l took my wayto
Mrs, Brown, and remained for three
months a member of her family. One
morning, IN advertisement in the paper
attracted ray attention, and determined
to answer it, 1t was for a copyist. A
few hours later, I knocked at the Office
door OF Edwin Graham. He was n
lawyer, and one of the most talented
men at the New York bar.
"You advertised fora copyist," said,
sand I called TO see if I could do what
you require, .rI,...,
"Will You write something for me ?"
he said, placing writing materials before
Inc. .. .E-.Ht t..r.t- Is
I wrote several lines, which he exam
ined, and then said they "would do"
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