The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1873-01-31

1 1t is not often indulge my feelings mol
allow them to gain the mastery. A:
much as thank you for all your we'll
meant offers, still I feel none the les:
grateful~when say 1 cannot accept
them. have led too long a rowing life
to sit down quietly to a tame one. Ny
spirit longs TO be free. My loved ones are
gOne-they sleep in the hunting grounds
Of their fathers, and Oh, that L might
rest beside my warrior husband and my
peerless child! have nothing now to
live for. My aim is accomplished. My
God is the God of my Lenardo, and in
His hands am content. Then ask me
not to stay, but let me go! let me go r'
and with an impatient gesture she arose
quickly and opened the door, waved a
farewell, and before they could say more
was gone.
That afternoon Sonora and Adele were
preparing for a visit to Blanche, when
Rissey came bounding up the stairs, her
face covered with smiles and looking
uncommonly significant.
"Why, Rissey, what has happened to
cause you to look so very brilliant to-
day ?" inquired her young mistress.
'Oh, sumfin'! Bress your hearti
bet I can make dem purity cheeks turn
red, he! he" and with q malicious look
she drew a letter postmarked D,
Georgia. And true to Rissey's bet, the
pretty cheeks did blush and the eyes
glisten as Sonora recognized the hand
writing of her lover. Hastily retiring
to her own room, that she might in sol
itude inform herself of its contents, let
us as privileged characters take the lib
erty of following and be so impolite as
to peep over her shoulder.
Ny oica lOUcd one with feelings OF
pleasure, which ever expand the heart
when writing to those whom we sin
cerely love, do pen these lines to you.
While writing / seem to be present
with you, and in fact l am so in spirit,
for oft-times fear my thoughts wander
too much to you and less to my God. j
feel that need more Observation-Disclosures
for my soul. How is it with you, dear
girl? Does peace serene still reign
within your heart and love for God
abide uppermost in your soul? Let not
the love Of mortal usurp the place Of a
Higher, a loftier affection. Oh, would
thai were near you, that 1 might be
benefited by your sweet counsel; that
we might help each other in the better
fulfillment of our duties. But / must
"let patience have her perfect work, y for
soon hope once more to call you mine,
mine for life. 1 feel that my happiness
is more than falls to the common lot of
man, and in return to my God for His
kindness and love towards me, pray
with me, my loved one, that may be
the means of making light where there
is darkness, and making happy thous-
ands of my fellow beings. have some
thing to tell you which am so vain as
to think will make glad your heart. 1t
is simply that if nothing prevents l
shall be with you before Sunday. This
may surprise you, as I did not expect to
come before next spring, but as the
church over which preside is to be
closed in order to undergo some repairs,
am consequently free from my task OF
love and duty for a few months, and
which affords me a pleasure l antici-
pated more distant of clasping you to
my bosom and hearing you again pro-
nounce those words which have so
ightened my labors and rendered me
one Of the happyiest Of men. shall be
with you almost as soon as this letter.
Wishing to be kindly remembered to
all, 1 remain as ever, your faithful and
true CIARrxcp
Sonora closed this letter with feelings
that can only be known to those who
have experienced similar ones. That
her affianced was soon to be with hel
again made her heart bound with ioy,
while the warm blood mantled bel
cheeks as her thoughts reverted back tc
the many hours they had spent to.
gether, and to think they were soon tc
be renewed under the eye and sanction
OF both parents, rs we'll as all hel
friends, rendered her so perfectly happ,
that she became oblivious of all abou
her, and was not aware that Adele wa
standing beside her until she broke ou
in merry laugh. Sonora's cheeks
erimsoned still deeper as she placed tn,
precious letter within her desk and arosl
to accompany her sister-in-law.
"Well, my little recluse, you blush a
though you had been guilty of some
thing naughty, and not the exquisit,
pleasure which the reception of love
letter must impart."
"Must impartr' laughingly reptile,
Sonora. "Then am to suppose brothe
Harry free from all such follies, or els
my sweet sister Dell is too dignified {,
designate them by such titles"
"The latter is the most correct,n sal,
Dell, drawing down her mouth with
comieal expression that made Sonor;
laugh rs she replied:
81 fear have kept you waiting to,
long. Let as go as soon as possible, o
poor Blanche will think we have for
gotten our promise. But have goo,
news to tell you. What do you think
Clarence is comingw
'NYell, that certainly is very goo
news, and enough TO make any youni
lady happy, but have something still
better to tell you. Come down in tn
parlor first, and then l will tell you
t,-ban II 1-oti like we will 90 - and Open