Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-01

NO-uO-ilO, SohhOV'
should not secure our happiness.
/ should be miserable, and make
you So"
"Then I have nothing more to
hope for. He will not give You to
me, and you will not come. Oh,
Susie, how can you send me off I?
You know you are all the world to
me! If 1 lose you, lose every
thing. / am alone in the world.
There are many loved ones to
comfort your father, until he
comes to his better nature and calls
you back to his heart. Susie, am
/ to leave you forever
The beautiful dark eyes were
looking into his, filed with so
much love. How could she resist
"No-no. I shall die, if you
leave me-never to come again
Oh, what am l to dol l love you
better than my own life, Frank, in
deed l do! But, father-oh, how
can l desert him He loves me
more than the other children. ]
am the oldest, his first child, and
so like what my mother was. That
is why he loves me so. And now
she has gone, I should stay"
"And break your heart and mine
too, Susie p.
eff l thought, Frank, you would
not mind it very long"
"You would give me up! And
in time, get into your fathers way
of thinking, and end by marrying
the man he wants you to-" Frank
said, withdrawing his arm and
turning away with great sigh.
"Oh, Frank, how can yon talk
to me so Z"
"Well, Susie, it is useless pro-
longing our sorrow. had better
say good-by and go forever"
"No, no, Frank, dear love. Oh
what am / to do 2"
"Bc happy, my own, and make
me so. Be my wife before I re-
turn to W. Go with me
Susie your mother loved me.
know, if here, she would plead
for me-"
"Yes she loved you, and perhap.
in her blessed home she will pity
me, and win me forgiveness, alike
from Heavenly as earthly father, il
longer my heart cannot resist my
love-"
Susie sobbed, dropping hel
golden head on her lovers bosom
and promising all he wished.
"The last night at home," she
said. "On the morrow / must &C
forth, to return no more, the loving
dutiful child. Should he ever
consent to have me come back,
can never be again what / once
was to his heart. l shall have
broken the trust he held in me,
Susie moaned.
Tenderly the brother and sister
were ministered to, her hand rest
ing on each little head, as theil
lisping voices followed hers in the
evening prayer. Willie and Emma
arose, their demure faces lifted tc
receive the goodnight kiss. But
Rosa, the two-and-a-half-year baby
the dying mothers sacred charge
wound her tiny arms about the
elder sister, and with baby-like
perversity hung on lisping:
"Now Susu pay, to. Please,
Susu. Do !"
The baby plead; and Susie
raised her eyes to Rosie's, felt
mother very near, and pleading
through her child. iyiiff p
The sunny head was dropped again,
and Susie prayed--even as Rosie
had begged her. Prayed for guild
ance to the better way.
Three pair of little pattering
feet were resting. Three rosy
faces pressed the downy pillow
and Susie's evening task was done
Gently she stole away.
81 will go to father myself to-
night. / will plead with him until
he must YIELD" Susie said, a.
cautiously closing the door
of the nursery she entered hel
own room.
The evening was oppressive, anc
Susie's black dress became very
uncomfortable. Fitting about
guided by the moonbeams, sh'
sought for something Of lighte
texture. The mourning robe wa
laid aside, and q dress white ant
fleecy, wrapped her slender form
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