The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1874-11-04
Der ten was a small, delicate hand,
directed as follows - t-itnlr
Mr.. Frank H. WendeH,
81. Adams.

Vermont
This letter bore date Of July 81, and
post.mark FitchbHrg, Massachusetts,.
Tom had quite fnrgotten for the mo-
ment the other St. Albans letter, but
of sudden he cried to,himself, "Bul.
10 st. Albans is full Of business to-
day." Hr ST. $3.50 - u
my DEAR FRANK, I only hope
you have gone back to St. Albans, for
Heaven alone knows how else this
may reach you. l take my only
chance, it seems to me, left for happi-
u IS. must write since my heart
VIII not let me sit longer and feed on
my own sorr1w without breaking.
Dear, since you went away from me
on that sad, sad night, not one me-
ment Of peace, no day when a song
was pleasant to hear. no day when |
could sit silently glad, has come to
me. Ouly longing for you was proud.
aud angry that you could not trust
me and though | could easily have
explained, 1 would not. l, for that
short half hour, believed | could bear
everything. since | bore harsh words
Gas they then seemed). Now | know
| was wrong. Darling, will you not
write to roe e?-just one word to you
forgive me, and, if you caa, say you
still love me? Shall | never see you
again? Dear heart, | was never any
thing but true to you, aud that l can
show you If you will come to me or
let me write to you. Will you not
write to me? Just one letter, and /
will bless YOU each day live, if God
makes me live thousand years.
Always being. l am still, ouly
yours, "CLARA F. BENNETT,
"Walace ST, Fitrhburg.
"P. 81 am with my cousin, pass
ing the summer, and, unless | hear
from you, trust may never return to
St. Albans."
"By Jove!" said Tom. "here are
two which go together. Where's that
other letter? Yes As I'm poor lone
ly mortal, I've got the two in heap,
and now | must deal them new
hand" (Tom was rather given to
playing cards therefore his language.
So he put the two aside, and left them
in a closer union as letters than they
had been as beings. If Tom had been
a mesmerist or believer in mesmer-
ism, he would have probably wondered
if the joining of those two letters
would have any influence on tie days
lie of the two writers. AS he wasn't,
he didn't; I. e., wasn't mesmerist or
believer, he didn't wonder; he only
commenced to form plan for his va
cation. The commencing ended half an
hour after his days work was over.
"I'm going to Providence day after
tomorrow, Mrs. Wilkins" said Tom,
that evening, to his landlady.
! 'On business, Mr. iom?' (Of
course she didn't saw "Mr. Tom," but
it will do just as well.)
"No'm; it's my vacation"
81 hope you'll have nice time"
my trust is in Providence" said
Tom, liLtle irreligiously, but he
could't resist the pun. Aud I've al
ways wanted a clam-bake, and they
do say there's no spot on the earth for
IL bake life the little backyard
they call Rhode Island"
Day after tomorrow became to. day
and Tom started.
Ere long Tom has smoked whole
cigar, and got several miles on hi.
way to ward Providence, Rhode Is.
land. A quest he calls It; an attempt
to find out Frank II. Wendell, and
then to re introduce him to Clara f
bennett. He lived with these two al
his journey. Clara had blue eyes ant
sair hair, he was confident; Frank
wore a slight mustache and was rather
thin, he was certain; and so he BUN
up two imaginary persons, and ever
found himself foolishly trying to fl
t his imaginations On two fellow travel
2 erS.
? Providence at last. Hotel few
f moments after. Tea after dressing
, Plenty of time, thought Tom; and h,
, didn't go out that night. There wa
no harm in brief perusal of the C'tl
Directory, however; and so Tom stuo'
at the hotel counter aud monOpolizeC
5 the Directory chained to the marble
"W.a-W e-We-n-W-e-n,d--W Wen
1 del. Here it is" said Tom, mntter
r ing to himself There were fev
; Wendells, but no Frank or Franci
3 H., not even a simple Frank or Fran
, els.
"Do YOU know a Frank Wendell /?
I queried Tom of the hotel clerk.
e No, he didn't, that clerk answered
: after he had got through staring a
e Tom.
. "Who'd be likely to know a younI
man about the city?" again aske,
5 Tom.