The Republican journal., 1873-10-30

like seeing any one, or like going to any
place I'm ashamed of myself for moping
50. I'm going to quit it right now. TIT
open the safety valve and sing as loud ae
| ran
,'Throw 4 rose on The stream At morn
Watch at eve for the tlower's return
Drop III the ocean a golden grain,
Hoping to see it on shore again.
If the rose you again behold.
II ever YOU gaze on your gram -! @aii.
Then believe but not till then,
Thai there's faith in the VOW Of men,
The rich, melodiou4 voice rang ont loud
and clear, reaching way down to the
'trunb patch" where Mr. and Mr. Perry
were at wore
''IIar> If that amt Dell singing -aiA
Mr. Perry listening.
Aunt Jcannettc raised her head ana
pushed back her slm-bonnct 10 listen
"lee, Dell has walked up aein~ Was
her reply.
Deli had walked up. She resolved "
keep the safety valve open all tho Time,
for otherwise there was great danger Of
her secret being discovcrcd
The South to the Western nan ls the
universal nanacca for every woe Has he
'.hard luck. he goes south liaS h. trouble
in his family. he goes south. Has he
been disappointed in love, he goes south.
Dir. Troop ;valc,l himself of this sovereign
remedy and went 10 thiz Mecca
The tollowin@ winter WAS hard ono
inrDcn. Aunt Jeanette ovcrworIzcd her
self and became Il confirmed invalid Mr.
Perry A health was poor, TOO. 10 the brtnt
| Of if all fell upon Dell.
The nest ~prun il Was deemed hp.t ia
rent the farm and move to the Station.
| The ueiohbors there promised Dell plenty
Of work At sewing nd other lioht Work
,hat va4 olyov, on band ndrrI NIL
| Craio wanted a 4comstress rioht thcu. lnl.
her jauohtr, Ellen VAS 10 he married IN
MAY ID Ambrose YrrrirL ana 1bg nara.-
s.,y wardrobe vas lo he 1no,,. So thcv
moved INTO tovu. :n.d Deli bec3rl,. tol. rh,
rimn hnino , member ~ Nr C,.,ia'
| family
70 marry .well, in the common as
ceptancr Of the term, had been considered
| bv Mr.. Craig as the climax ot ull feminine
dcSirrs, and She had duly instillrl the
idea into her daughters mind, * when
| Ambrose lcrrck came 4 wooino Ellen
was abundantlv congratulated
Dell was watched with Jealous eve hy
the females Of the CRAIG establishment.
for thev knew that rlmor had attached
much importance to Mr.. \ errlck 5 visits II
| Mr.. Pcrry's the preceding summer, The
bridegroom elect wa kept away from Dcll
rs much as possible, much to her sati stac-
ton But on" unlucky day they met IN
the hall, for the first time since her sojoufn
| there. Dell would have passed hlni With
ont 4 look, but he stopped hrr 2ni taid N
a hot whisper:
'llave YOU any re"tri i maN h3
| Yourself yet il YOU say 50
| ~ on villain, Annoy me again al N"nl'
peril !" said the angry glrl
Dell would have left thrn and there,
'n' amer rehrc'loh' foncl"''f" 'n2l -
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Doctor Troop IN ms EN-aWdE nome,
| heard ot the marriage ahl "ohdefeu,
Could IT pc lhat ne had 1nisundefaoou
| Dell motives iNf fcleclllS M SUI Wa
| she after all the true hearted, honest gNi
he had always lhought since >lr hAd
not married elfick, nfr r'lllsil must NAYS
arisen from some other cause Sh' ulu
moi love him and had no wash TO pan4 hm
| by listening TO ms ANoW2l Of IoYr ErANo'
| generous girl
| There IS always genuine iintii oi e1l~-
| faction when trlenG s cpndleI ~ Vlndl-
Gated; Doctor Troop removed me debris
l'of disappointment from his heart and
again enslrlned lis idol
At last II was 'unorrd ihai Doctor
Troop was coming back. Just where the
rmor originated no on" seemed 70 know
| Like many another runnor II seemed 70
! have its foundation III they say 50, 1t
reached Del[s ears and hrr hearl gay" Il
great tluttcr- perhaps OF loy, perhaps q
| paln-Shc could mol nave l"id Wflitil'
| It was late in August. Dell was at
home enioyiuo h rrstinn-spcII That IA,
restmo from her round of work in other
people's houses but not idle Ill home.
| There lad been very much requiring her
care. for the aocd couple were too feeble
TO attend 10 ANYTHING except their own
ailments put one day when both were
m,itr comfortable. Deli proposed to visit
m old neIohbor about a mile away.
The morning was still ana sutry A. only
m Aug1,st mornino can be- The trees
that skjrted the creek over which her way
lay had no motion in their leaves the tail
m;airir GRASS merely nodded as She passed
even the very birds scarcely Stirred At her
approach. well have a storm after al
this. said Dell TO herself ''Ater the
calm comes the storm. and after the torn
the calm again 50 in human hearts as
well As in nature There has been a dead
calm at my heart so long that | almost
wish the storm might come, if only to
freshen my withered hopes. All did She
! suspect it rs she did the elements? She
crossed the creek at the lord-a stout log
thrown across the narrow stream and
soon after reached her friends house.
As Dell had prophesied, the storm came,
For two hours the heavens reverberated,
and the rain fell in torrents. Late IN the
afternoon it cleared away. and peil pro