The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-11-26


1 the fresh, green meadows of the eouIt
Try. ss5esaH ls3ias aailss5sT s.ig :
He went. For two days he trampeC
slowly along, sick in mind and II
l.hody. He had tried again and agsin
TO lind elnplognlent as he came along
but still the same -helplessness of Is
norance was his ,hane barrier. He wa
sick. very sick, and knew not. xWherl
he might lay his weary head Atlas
= ne fell, and knew no m0re-ftrx - J.
; After the long blank and darkness
he had a dreamy sense ofla pleasaR
shaded room Of open, Kine-coEered
Windows, filled with fresh, pure flow
ers; OF 4 kind, hearty rugged face thai
came and looked, at him, and. Thea
spoke eheerily. 10 another kind ann
aud snotherlv face that lowered soVeI
him ofteuer, and smoothed1 his ,pih
lows, and brushed back his clustering
hasr, matted With his restless feveI
! tpssings !; of another face--an angel he
l.dreaIAad il -Was-vyOupger. and sc
fresh and sweet that the very sight ol
1T seemed to put him on the road to
hemItA aFaill. sf5 s. ssssfsf : 4-
This face did not cone As often as
the others. 1t would steal softly in
for moment with the other faces and
even then, if he happened to awake, i
would dart out again in a frightened
manner, and as the DAYS passed on he
grew better, it did not come at ALI:
and then, he grew impatient to, get
well and find where. it had goneoa !.
At last the pleasant morning came
that he was W ell enough to walk out
and sit on the pleasant porch !. and
then, unasked by them, for they were
too kind to intrude upon his secrets,
told them all his story and they listen-
ed and gave him their warmest sym
pathy and one face-the timid, fresh
young one.-was bathed IN tears be-
bind the leafy screen, where It had
crept. = - - !. -.
Royson-the good, worthy soul,, that
he was-of ofered him refuge and y ptaee
where he could earn his own tivS
ing; and he went 10 work. His whole
heart was bent on learning. and he
progressed rapidly with his dutiss7 OF
the tarm. 81 f,4f..sss is.zssl sRs5~s u4s
Hemade just as rapid head way into
the affections of the family. OF the
family in truth; but of the shy heart
in particular. he could not teebas sure;
That very shyness that added such q
charm to her sweet young beauty, in
terposed an almost insurmountRble
barrier to- her confidence. He could
not tell how she regarded him, she
was so shy aud reserved scarcely ever
speaking TO him, and never remained
alone with him for moment
4sThe months rolled on and he had
been theFela yearso Ip that year of NJ
dependece and healthy lahorti heg had
grown strong and. ragged and !, hand
somer than ever. He had improved
in mind, also, for though his aceonp :
were thrown aside.s he had
gained a store of practical kBoWledge
that was invaluable to him !; and more,
he was desperately in loYe. The young,
shy tace Rad CONQUERED him complete
afvs3ti - ftt3s . 50 ol iuo sHIbt .E9H
- One pleasant summer evening he
strolied down by The Fiver, and. mex
pectedly came upon HATTIE Royso1
sitting silently besfde. the old tree that
,yiis1off he yTateiss edge. .a.S She
started to her feet and would have run
aWsy, but he gently detained her wi th
his arm.
"Whv do you always avoid me,
Hattie ~ he asked, trying to lock- into
her reav erted face. !sas r q aaa - io
sfoShe made Balreply,i and onlylturned
farther away from l1ilnsa .id9in zs
y: s+I1o YOU then dislike me so ,InHch
Hattie ?n he asked edlrepnoachfnll ~
The look she flashed upon him aWas
a direct denial of the charge, sandoyet
she would not speakssimoIq shsm
Z 81 love YOU sol dearly dnIlso lender
Ty that mys.whoIe life anustsi he a sad
one ifYou dosnot 1eVeqmee in FetaFn.
Y o1 do mot wish my life tO1hesthat;do
Won HattieW ri9odsmos 10 s9bIo 9dt +.
! > The ans nswercanie1 So ISL 0Wsand Saint
thats4hei had todbend his face. iclose,
down to heaFthe sOftiitlie whispers,
? Ii FsNo :ynot. that i9siBs sdI bns .s4om
He benteo loWthaL hissface almost
touched hers, and then he saw it like
diamond. He thought he was pain
ed and in Distress s'"I am so sorry,
Hattie, did not meanIfO agTYeL you
ipain." -ssoa fsoalta si s1s aqassI i5aR
ii She stopped him witha littleo finger
pressed upon hiss1ipss : andasnow she
looked UP, grown bolder in her joya
b tECan you not that 81 ann only
happy !? that l am crying for that very
happiness?n and she smiled lovingly
t.Y ou love me theny daGhngP he
asked as he drew hernclOser EtO him,
and bent down to look flMithin her
eyes IstlsI59 a{l5Ii saJ 1si $500
"Yes, yes! hare loved you SO much
ever since lni&l H9G1i ssT3L
"Ever since when n he asked, as she
paused in sweetzconfusiOu,and her old
shyness returnedsll 80 Wcsd 81 sits
Lo Fol
there in the road and we brought you
in" 6,.s D-sa5s.sasfaI nk
They said no more just then; what
need? the silence is full of. words, to
lovers, and they were more than ,con-.
tent with this. - ,7.a..s 80. ~
! aWilI I let you have her2 OF course
I will and be glad of the chance to
give her to so good q. husband i''s said
Farmer Royston when Sidney asked
spoke likewise. -. 5l;.. -..-f
ding. And on that; very morning, a
letter came from Il the absent IL Anclsa Il
: DfAk "A SIDNEY :!MaThsi sfpae,c1q1isstfffons sfa, 11istff
that we thonght had 1fpined yion haye
luTHeu OnG Spl6uQIO., Il L tlSN e Ill, II y
possession one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars. all Yonrs, Come
and take possession At once, e,.,.l..ssrs o-.'.
Then followed his bis y ThInlSfls3s hInlSfls3s address
and signature. A4 80 ~, 't..'u "a. .ia|
Not until after they were married
did he show the letter, to lis ,bride,-
She rejoiced at his good fogtuncTfor
his sake-and said j, ,e,gY odti were poor,
Sidney, when !, married ma f Yoa q 20 you
His rich friends, would have come
back 70 him, but they, found no Wel-
come He had tried them, aud, they
were found iwanti g,sas ssaSbIi,i1
+ A .BRAUTIFuBz PRAH HER.-=A3ispoor
Irish woman asked,aa wealthy lady,
the owner of a. beautiful flower oRar-
den ia Detroit, for flower or two TO
put on the coffin of her dead, ichim.