Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1873-07-19
ASHTABULA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1873.

They were closing the piano. Louise was
trine flushed. Charlie invited her out on th,
porch Tor promenade, but she declined grace
fully, and soon retired Next day, by taci
agreement, Louise stood on n different footing
Beautiful, accomplished, educated, why shouii
she not Dc treated as our equal II But who wa
she That was the only thing we were IL
doubt about Something restrained me from
asking anything concerning her past life. II
the twilight ! saw Willie ask her 10 take ,
ride She said she would 90 If I went. So /
was decided 10 take the double cnrraige. ant
invite Charley 10 accompany u.s. What a de-
lightlul ride Down by the beautiful It'll,
ialIs In the river we stopped, and Louise lean
ing out little from the front seat. sang a mrr
~ water song, full of ripplcs and trils ant
cascad,s Of melody. So the summer passe,
along One day in September, Louise received
a leter-the first since she had been with Us
She came and told me she must leave us.
mo, no" said !, we can never do witbou
you. Who says you must go?"
Fate and my guardian" she answered sad
ly. ~ am sorry, for have been very happy
here"
Even then dared not ask single question
about herself Another week and She must &c
to SOuthng, she told me- little town about
hundred miles distant. That is something
definite at last, Thought |. The boys and Lou
ise got along spenddly, and | never cOulJ
imagine which one she preferred. She seemed
so impartial and sisterly toward them both
that no one would imagine that she had any
particular feeling for either, but "Our folks
saw, with some msgivng, that both the
boys were wonderfully attracted by the hired
girl. The last night saw Charley ask Lou
ise for one promenade in the garden. As they
passed into a little side arbOr, / saw his arm
encrclc her waist. just then Willie came uT
the walk, looking quite white. He had seen
them. Poor brother Willie! Late in the eve
ming they came in. heard them come up the
stairs, heard Charley pass into his own room
Louise came to my door and knocked arose
and admitted her A deep, bright color was
in her cheeks, and her eyes showed new
strange feeling. / waited for her to speak.
Flora, you can perhaps guess the cause
when | tell you I'm happier TO night than I've
ever been before"
"It's Charley" said l. "Yes," said she, "and
since you will not ask me / will volunteer to
tell you why have been here this summer"
"DIr. Farrington-my guardian-and did
not agree perfectly as 10 the mode of spending
my time He objected to four hours daily al
the piano, two or three in dress and promen-
ade, and the remainder in eating, sleeping and
reading. He told me | was a "goOd.ior
ing" and that he'd meyer let me travcl-thar
was the chief desire of my life-until knew
all about hOuscwork. | asked permission 10
have six months time to 20 anywhere pleas
ed within one hundred miles with one hun
dred dollars in my pocket, and he TO make no
inquiries concerning me. lie finally gave per.
mission. l went to the house of an old schoO
mate and learned to do hOusewOrk, aud one
day seeing yunr advertisement took wild no
ton to answer, and you know the rest. Mr.
Harrington terreted me out or | should not be
leaving tomorrow just as thrcsbcrs are upon
you"
Long, long we talked that night of past
present and the brightly dlwning future. Next
day Mr.. harrington came, and we persuaded
him 10 let Louise stay and be married here al
Christmas. So we got Ellen TO come back and
be "bossed" while Louise and held high car
nival among the dry goods. Dear little Belle
Raymond came and helped us, and Willie
seemed to find her wonderfully attractive. The
wedding occurred at Christmas, and Charlie
took our "hred girl' away TO New York, ant
| have not seen her since.
Willie and Belle are behaving beautifully
don't know what will come out of il; bu
Belle is a dear, sweet girl, if Will Is my only
brother.