The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-15

know how poor We are. And tbey'r'
angry at me Tor saying no. And hos
can I whsp my heart 10 in the - viii
Willie r RiiS tit! :t.iA
Captain Kincaidi' I said, and j
couldn't say any more; she took my
breath away. She IVES o nice, pretty
girl; but the Captain was rich. elegan,
and stylish. An old family he came
of, too. 1t was an honor for Milly
More.
"Notjust yet" 1 said. after . while
Perhaps you'll feel better. Hes old,
] know, but he's Q splendid msn." Z.
"You tool she said. you, too
Nobody understands. 1t isn't a. il ]
had made up my mind, like al the
rest. Will will always BE- living man
to my mind. I don't think any one
ever loved but me. Nobody under
stsnds-nobody."
l kissed her and coaxed her, and l
said no word about her changing her
mind; but for all that l kept thinking
of it in q kid OF q maze.
Captain. Kincaidl such gentleman
az that Old as he was, could she fail
to see rtbe honorf~ r, - -
But when told Job, says he:
"Jerusalem | q young pretty girl like
MiHy 2 Why don't he 20 after some
wilder, or an oldish gal Milly is too
young for him. Poor Will What .
pity They just suited each other"
couldn't help it though. Mrs. Cap
tain Kincaid would have things that
Milly More could never dream of-ailk
dresses and velvet cloaks, iewelry and
stuffed chairs in her best rooms, . silver
ice pitcher. if she chose, like Mrs.
Captain Rswdon. She might have 9
carriage, too, and q pair Of ponies. And
l liked Milly, and wouldn't have envied
her luck one bit; and I didn't wonder
at Mrs More and Fanny.
Once having given me her confidence.
Milly didn't stop; and Mrs. More came
over TO talk about it, too, until at last
l fairly up and sided with the old lady:
"Milly," says l, Twill is gone, and
and you aren't his widow, to wear weeds
all your life-not that many do. if they
can help it, it seems to me-snd Cap
tain Kincaid is as good as man can be,
and you'll be happy with him. You
can't help loving him as much a. thers's
any need to love"
After that she stopped talking much
to me. She used to give me strange
looks, though. l knew all about it.
| knew that her heart was in the sea
but Will WAS gone, and why should she
refuse what Providence offered7
The Captain stayed at the Port three
mouths. and at last we worried her into
promising to be bis wife-old Mrs.
More, Fanny and /. She jua gave up
at last.
1T don't matter much, after all"
she said. 81 must be going out Of my
mind, Tor / never can stop watching and
hoping. 1 shall die soon, l suppose,
whether marry or not"
After that she never spoke OF Will,
and Mrs. Moore told me she was en-
gagged and che wore diamond ring on
her finger And the day before the
chip sailed; she was to marry Captain
Kincsid. 80 that she might 60 to Europe
with him.
A year and three months since the
Golden Dove went down. Well, no one
can tell, what changes little while
will bring. | used 10 hope that hadn't
much hand in 1t after all; when |
thought it over, and remembered poor
Will, when be took her in his arms
under the sycamore
But then, you see, Mrs. More's sight
had failed, 80 that she couldR't do fine
sewing, and Fanny wasn't of much
account, except to look at. 1t wac
hard life that lay be ore Milly. 1t was
good for her to marry Captain Kincaid,
and have rest and comfort, wasn't itP
Tomorrow is the wedding" said l
to Job. Its going to be in the church.
Miss. Salisbury is finishing my silver
gray poplin. 1t sets splendid. Well
have Ben Barnes in to keep store, and
20, won't we2 You'll like to see Milly
off, won't you p
Il wish it was Will Msssett," said
Job.
Poor Wilt, says 1. and went on
tidy!pg, though it was Friday, should
be so busy next day. got out my big
paper OF sugar, and / got down my
Japan ned sugar box, never empty yet
since that day / filled it up. And then
Job, sorting the letters, looks up at me
Never begrudged you anything 30
much as do that box" says he.
BEST thing ever put mail into.
This here wooden thing with slide is
a pesky bother"
Law mep says 1, "if I'd knowed
you wanted it you should have had 1t.
Ididn't think you had any plan in it;
Jest stick EN- anywhere; | thought you
would. I'll empty the box; I've got
one that'll do And I'm glad you spoke
before | filled it up"
So with that I spread big paper on
the counter and emptied out the sugar.
1t had packed little. and came out
in sort Of cake. There it laid, white
and shiny, and on the top Of it, winter
and SINNER, laid q letter-s letter with
q ship mark upon it, and this super
scription
Miss MILLY MORE, ..
Anchor Port, Maine,
United States of America"
Three months ago-poor stupid
had emptied my best coffee crushed in