The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-26
shall strive to get gold and fame, and
then shall ask you once more to become

then shall ask you once more to become
my wife," ~
Gould 1T be true, thought Fannie, that
this man would do all this for her, and
only An acquaintance of few weeks.
Such devotion touches the heart of
woman. and for the first time she really
began to love him.. sama1 beb feig5s aio
"You will allow me to write to you once
in a while, wont you?'a said Maurice, be.
seechingsy, for he dreaded to pars with
her for years without hope of hearing
from her occasionally.
sob, yes, / will answer your letters. for
it will be pleasant to have a correspond
eat in such far off country"
"You will find me very prompt one.at
any rate.
Aud so he babe her farewell, happy at
least in her promise to write, fer he knew
the heart often went out with the letters
and followed them to distant shores, and
ere long, from expecting answers, it look
ed to see the wanderer come back in per-
son to receive a more gratifying acknowl-
edgment from the lips than the pen can
put upon paper.
Time flew by, and months len gthened
into years, and every steamer brought
letter fir M Maurice full Q, Wild descrip.
tions ofthe life in California. Her re-
plies imperceptibly grew warmer, TO. he
wrote beautiful letters, and they often
give one better insight into the charac.
ter than mere personal observation fur.
nishes; and Fannie, who refused the pas
sionate appeals of an ardent lover, felt
her heart already clinging closer to her
friend as she anxiously watched for the
arrivals of the mails from the Pacific
coast. He ...
Maurice was lawyer by profession
and, after trying his luck for year or
more in the mines, finally settled in San
Francisco, where he opened an office.
He succeeded beyond his most sangu'ne
expectations in the practice of his pro
fessioD; but while still IN the mines, long
before he had acquired either wealth or
reputation, he received letter from Fan
ME which plainly showed that her heart
was his.
Forgive, wrote she, "my foolish speech
when you asked my hand, want neither
wealth nor fame, but kind, true, warm
heart; those girlish notions have given
place to more mature and womanly senti-
ments. [ am willing to share your tolls
and trials, and for veal or woe will be
yours forever. Love asks nothing but a
loving heart and willing hands, and if it
Ia our fate to struggle against adversely
1t is no more than right that should
share your troubles, as I know I should
your prosperity if ever fortune smiled
upon you. When ready to receive me
write me to cone to you, and I will start
at once for that golden cline whose beau
ties you have made Lie so an xious to be
hold"
When he had prepared a cozy little
home he sent for her, for his business con-
nectlons were such that he could not wei,
leave for the journey home and BAG k
When tue steamer with Fannie on board
arrived at the pier, Maurice was there to
receive her, and before they left the gall
liant ship those two loving hearts were
made one; and here, where love often has
to endure the severest trials, there is no
happier couple than Maurice Nelson and
his beautiful wife. -....-......