Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-26
EVENING STAR
Observation-Disclosures. %. 1870.
United al Last.

United az asst
ME IN Victor. Ontario county. -. Y,
I recently. the writer learned the Iarticg1ars
: O. romance in real life which rivals to-
most ingenious OF the fancy.
Tbs Eflhc. pals, Gavin Bates and Nancy
! 1874, T'Sfe born something like sixty years
| ago. onrewbere-the exact place j. ,inIm-
| pyrtant-i.o ermoJtt. They were very near
ofan axe. W ere TIE children OF neighbors aud
81 eht much - Their yOaia In each others
company, NUT tally dividing their ioys aai
sorrows, as well as their bread and bntter
| aho sugar. But tney could not tarry as
chiidien IL they world. Calvin grew into "a
strong. limbed young man. with a doyny
| UPPER Up and deep bs a, voice. and Nancy
rounded INTO a comedy maiden. the pride 90
Ger parents and tie admiration ofthe vi age
! btanN. calvin loved her, oS course. had h,
hot always loved her? and Nancy was NOR.
Oily sure that none Of the young men OF her
acquaintance were more worthy of her az
fiction than calvin. and SO they were En-
gagged, ard were 20 10 married az soon as
enough money could be made 10 give them "a
ii'tie slart IN ne. Il did seem for orce, that
The course OF true love would run smoothly.
The OPENINGS for young men u get ale,si
III The world in Vermont. al least IN their
section. teilS few, Calvin bale tender
a ilSu 10 his Nancy and tore himself away.
and went 10 seek his fortune i'm Cortland
county, New York. Here he laiOrtzl hard.
anu rraeiictd Tlgd economy - save a.
enough - buy home. chc-Cei the mean
while ny loving ,r'-iieS. conveying ASSN
ances Of undiminisEei -s.ari AM Synpathy.
but ihtIe came a change
II wasn't "a pleasant thing faE Calvin. al
tEOUGA IA il hadn't octr. rel The nth sV,.rl
nav" been Knocked oar O.: tails sfD-v ..nr.,-
pletely. Nancy's letters cease. coming. Ms
tlN', iuHul.irg the C3rSe ~ -te - enc
brought no response, and reports come 10
nlS ears That Nancy was Smiiag on arp. ',..-.
..e ,crIoTci over IStppointInent bitterly
10 start with. re finally C0aciulel, as a MAJ
'nrlty OF rejected SuitCrs 60, @ MARI SON.
one else.
lie reached The conclusion sovan year a.
Ter .eayiBg GTmO0t. q al at.ar tn carer.. .,-s
was performed took his W. &, back 10 h.s,r..
nome Just 40 let Nancy see that she wESu'-
the only oman II the woriF. and Thar there
Ntre hose VINO wee slai To- have Ai.u, Il le
wasn't IL would have been better .pr his
peace of mind II he had staid away: for na
moi only fOUDC that Nancy IA q rot carrie 4.
bUi that sac lad patiently Though tea-fU.Ie
waited i-I him all these years. sick n heart
with hope SO long deferred. but never doubt
p z Ia; he would come 20 claim Ter han.
III Gear aW - IN mystery. IL seems that
Sha had written as faithfully as he. 5ut Ia.
l,,lers G aS.d coming, and the explanation
C;.T2e To lite - mead affairs The yrII4-a
mail was distributed hv n woman agI eIa
had grJCse against Nancy, which shvu.c>.
cruelty avenged hy interccptngaud DESTROY
my her letters 10 Calvin and replies.
The ~. sch.e. was done. however. and there
was 20 honorable course but 10 submit aud
make thc test OF tLe dilemma. Bates took
ms wife and went of 10 the West svnp-. Hr
M ao" her nome Of comfort and cas-, aal
size bore him haii-Iozen children.
seven years ago the recollection OF the old
I
nome IN California aui visited Vernon.
again. lie found thai Marcy. wnOn he had
LEFT norc than thirty years before, had been
'narriei 10 = man named Walter, and hal
BECOME widow, that she had groWn-uY
cIiltTch, but was ia strsigh tenet circItn-
Stances, bat mat l5T home was in Victor
y. 4. lie hunted IJl ~ o. lis way back.
ara made her a cal. Together they reviesye
old re"oIl"ctiOls. and. all IN ali, nal YER.
pleasant melancholy time OF Il. lie haJ Der
II-, aIe taNcH 20 carry back with him. aul
On lea Nlng insisted GA giving her an elegant
SILK dress and "a. g. isn't probable that
mrs Lates knew anything o. this, buJ as
money was to them, SO TO speak a drug ia
the market, who shall blame the husband for
giving ms OIL fame a helping hand?
Seven years more rolled around and lnf-
mr. Bates widOwer. True as the need se To
jAe ioie, mis- thoughts reverted 10 Nancy.
ara aiter decent season OF waiting d
sought her out last fall, ant the twain were
specify made one ncSn. She pleaded for
ilttie delay 70 ma 5e wedding preparations.
Dut lie world hear 10 10 pOStpOnemeat for
my lGfp0 e. lie 'rT0lght her rich ieUl II.
ard she was married in the dress he ha.
bought uer ShNJ.I years before. y little lafe.
they went on bridal tour &C. their child
fCC''S ECne I'm ' 'ru1Ont. once again to bring
Nlviily % mind the Old days when their
heart were first ~ rmai into the love for
tdCl- OF a. EI-Ch Tad reached rs full frlitfan
a. lsT iEe l2Esa @, % many weary years.
Trey have ROW settled near Victor IL On
talio county, where they anticipate spell-
ING The remainder of Ileir days IN peac- ami
gClctUCe. IRey are an old couple. IL l. true.
Out lG their loving friendship Ye~haps rot
less happy than when IN youth they first dis
covered their mutual afeCtion.-E L. g. r-g1g.