The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-24


said, we will be happy together. =
That was the last"
She did not speak again for q long
while, but played with the roses she
held in her hand. Suddenly she
broke into passion of sobs:
"Oh, if had only kissed him! and
he was so near death y
After while she stopped and went
away with a weary, pathetic step and
dropping head. / did not think she
would outliye him long.
"Ah God knows
Where all the old sweetness goes"
They will meet again. 1t is not hard
to die with the joys of reconciliation
and meeting hands and tender lips in
the dear home our Father keeps for
us. And these two will meet there.
OCEANS Or LOVE.
The inexhaustable romance OF en-
| igration, Of which in modern days
our own country is most always tho
objective point, has its latest record.
ed illustration in a quiet little story
recently made public through the cir
cumstances of its gratifying conclu-
sion. Several years ago, in one OF
tho midland countries of England,
the son Of poor clergyman became
enamore6. OF a young lady at the time
passing the summer with her aunt,
one OF the minister's parishionets.
Miss Moss was most graciously dis
posed towards her rural adorer, and
as he was gentleman by birth and
welcome guest in the most respect
able conntry-houses, the society Of
the village recognized no incompati-
bility in the affair. Upon her return
to London, however. the young lady,
whose father was n wealthy merchant,
received so little sympathy from her
family in the affair OF the heart which
she bad TO disclose to them, that she
felt impelled TO write rather discon-
solately to her lover on the subject;
and when he, on Fastening to the
metropolis to present himself, was
received with repellant coldness by
the parents. the prospect OF the low
ers seemed unpromising enough.
Not to be thus dismissed, however,
the clergyman son obtained a pri-
vate interview with the reluctant mer-
chant and stoutly asked why he was
not eligible forthe alliance he desir-
ed. The blunt answer was that his
worldly circumtances were not suita-
BILE. He was poor and likely to re-
main so. and should seek n wife
adapted to his means. Deeming the
concluding piece of advice gratui-
tous. the lover took leave of the faith
er with no great cordiality; but, upon
bidding adieu to his lady love. asked
her very earnestly to wait for him uD-
| I'll he should have gained for himself
the means and position necessary to
change the paternal decision. The
answer was an affirmative as earnest,
and, without further explanation, the
rejected lover said an earnest good
bye. Miss Moss heard no more oi
him until nearly three months there
after, when n letter bearing an Amer
lean postrpark amazed her with the
information that he had crossed the
Atlantic to seek the appointed for.
+ tune, and had high hopes of solicit
ing the fuliillment OF her promise in
about two years. a half-brother oi
his father was n merchant in Knox.
vile, Tenn. and had given him coun.
tenance and generous assistance by
which he was sanguine that he could
. not fail to speculate successfully in
cotton, sugar, and other Southern
products. Only let the dear girl re-
main faithful TO him and in two years
her father should see him in London
with plenty of money in his pockets
The dear girl answered appropriate
ly, with faith in the future as un
worldly as his own, and from thence
forth their letters passed each othel
on the ocean by every steamer. Th'
story of American nfortune-making b,
emigrant lovers has not much varie
. ty. Occasionally the dream is a
least partly realized, but as genera
, thing deferred hope is but the bur
. den of the song. The young Eng
lishman in Tennessee was Away
, about to do Letter, but the time o
, the actual golden consummation new
er Glanced to come. Two years ant
three years and four rolled on, ant
still he remained on this side of tn
, sea. and wrote hopeful letters. Dur
: ing this time his father, the clergy
man, died, leaving an estate so mea
i gre to widow and daughter that tn,
: exile could not think of going bacl
to his old home as poor as when h
left it. But the father of Miss Mos
T departed this life also, and abou
three months ago the true-dearte,
heiress wrote to her finally despon
! dent lover that, as he could not go +
her, she had decided to come to him
; Accordi ingly, adds writer in tn
, Nashville Union, concluding the sto
ry. the spirited young lady. disre
garding the still urgent objections o
her kindred, and leaving q Londo
! home of luxury and refinement, ha
, crossed the Atlantic alone, and O.
! Sunday last arrived at the hotel i
. Knoxville where her impecunious 10,
! er was to, and of course did, NEE
+ her. Doubtless they were marie
on the same day, and it may be add
ed, probably, that their wedding joul
ney will be back to the old country
A serious temporary sacrifice was in
volved, of course, in the fair voya
: gers trip to this country on such a
errand; but as already noted, she
I now an heiress; her array of travel
f ing trunks is spoken of as somethin
wonderful; and the united lover
. may return to their native land, q