The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-14
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name Of G Ills eldest son John
was every way, a frstrate fellow. He
was raised to industry and sobriety, !
and was of good countenance and
comely at 10 years Of age his par
ents died, leaving him as father or
protector to his four younger broth
ers and sisters. John had the misfor-
tune Of falling desperately in love
with very handsome. bewitehing
girl two years his junior. She was Of
respectable connections and well
raised. But she discovered that she
possessed a peculiar fascinating pow
er over the sterner sex sometimes ii
modern parlance called male men. A
half dozen. of them worshipped at
the shrine of her charms. Poor John
began to think that a chance for
wife in that direction was rather slim.
He was a plain, outspoken and can
did young man. Of all the admirers
Of Miss Celia Stewart, she loYedJoh
the best. But alas for frail womanl
She was much inclined to coquetting,
which Is downright hypocrisy and
falsehood. She would fiirt with one,
then with another; almost promise
one, and then cast them all of.
Johns love for the inconstant one be-
came uncomfortable. He finally sought
an opportunity and disclosed the
state of his mind fully to Miss Celia,
and asked her whether she would
marry him or not. Shelmustered up
all her affection, all her pretended in
difference and told him frankly that
she never had loved him. and was
only seeing how foolish he was in
loving her or supposing- that she
would ever marry him, With looks
of utter despair he arose, and in
leaving the room, exclaimed: "Oelis,
you have tampered with my warmest
deepest love for you, and aayo al
ways encouraged itsa Now you de.
clare to me whatmu seal my doom
\ I can never love another woman
and in sorrow and despair I shal
spend my life But think not thai
you will escape sorrow and wo, 70
what you. have placed on me. y 3.
Hethen went to the city of 81, ant
enlisted in the service Of the y. s
for three years. There was recruit
: ing officer there at that time VIII
was enlisting single men, able bodice
and stout for services at Fort Lara
mie. In just three weeks they woul'
. be required to leave for their 'desti
nation. John took tlsa proper oatl
! and received the bounty money am
, was mustered into service.o He had
5 guardian appointed for his brothe
2 and sister, and Twas arraying his owi
: officers for a three years absence
7 When Miss Celia Stewart heard {
J what had transpired in John'slcas'
she Of once wrote him note beseecl
I ing him to pay her visit. Hewen'
but could not imagine why she wisl
! ed to see him. Indeed be wonld haV
d preferred not to see her again. 'Whe
!, he arrivedwhere she was, she WEI
!, and showed signs ofutter dsspai
: This much surprised him. SHE the
1 said; dearest John, let me thro
off every afectation and reveal TO yc
IS a heart whose enduring and 9faithft
2 2 love is yours only Forgive me Il
2 my coqRottry and seeming falsehoo,
as took that method to, Try yol
!" love toward me. Go to the fecfuitif
!, officer and get a release, or else pr
4. vail on him to let me, as yoHr wifi
accompany you to Laramie III
al astounding revelation from her utte
Ig " surprised, while it filed him vi
anguish at what he had done inn
of despair He went to the of6c
re and implored him TO let him Of fro
bis rash engagement, telling him n
nutely the whole affair with Nj
y Stewart. But that old functiona
q was inexornble. He told him that
he released all who might have swe
hearts, 10th 10 be separated, he shou
perhaps retain no soldiers at .
Afterwards Miss Celia went TO b
and wept, tainted and implorsd hi
Og stating that she could not live il 81
= arated from her dear lover. But
" VI was in vain.
NJ NJ The lovers vowed lifelong fdel
er to each other, and that, at the cl'
ty Of his service they would be uni
us in marriage. And with cad be
&c John Grant departed with iite
n y. comrades for Fort Laramie In ]
W than three months. the almost hes
nd broken Miss Celia Stewart war pl
to ing of her firiations, smiles and
quettry as before. She received
q ters regularly from John g., VIII
he breathed love and constancy.
u, answered him ~ like sentiments
A. az her heart was false The publiclo
-. ed upon her AS d heartless. false Z