The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-11-11
Select STORY,
ETHEL'S SACRIFICE.

'Ians wlnNV - h.. Al
x...h Lne gov , Vi Vno setting sun turned the
{peiiy piosSolns ~ lnto urops OF molten
eo's 40 'mo ioYers s'oou u a' rustic gaze,
W. 'alked as ioVers wiii' oil every SUBJECT
anuer 'ne sun, pu. tae one that niled both
hs45's' WIN a such iheLlapie content
enry May, as sleauy ana as trust
no'.ny = ri'.i ~, ehs'ueer as ever hGlu ia
spp : stan, idly swl1cned the oayoerry
os, Ss0ssolhs win willow roo as farmer
Suvn pretty uaush'er maue tne air m1-
5, ~, WIN her s'isery husn' anu grew SUD
1eniy s:a''' as he s'anceu al Tue piithe
'@I ~ g,, ,o;,,, ,r.,. p,,,,n
! am 9oinS west, Hthei.
icu ar9 ih . '1ue OF anecteu sur
.,,o w 'som e L."ei, ~ I Tno , iookeu up INTO the
say iuoe Vi neI io'er Win u proVoKil8
LILY mv on i,cf ieu ''ps' 40,
Iuu uo 'lo' pe,iese IL
ne'e neare 'na' 'rreat 700 oi'en 70
us lnuei ,ai'h III It's execution laughed
5.s"ei ray' wha' mas given TINS SUD
ueu lieaA
, a'n 'iieu waiting ior .ne yes you
- .;, Au y 10y
ssaao'ne aulnlrins'y AZ 'he pump nsure
S;n.r, =; .ne sni, "nUse c iaee was US ireSh ana
u'TPieu Tp as an ini1n. n.,, D. re-
~ .s 0iIiles n lcis n'nei 20: 9lron9 ; reu hpsi
auu au, ''e o'ns o1eess, a'nays iiAe twin ualnask
osu'' ha'nsu % ueePer sr''nson as sne
'uiueu sio"iy anu iooked up the VIDE
stetn LAY ia|n ti t',a' ieu 70 a coy iarm mouse,
WIN oud gaIles covered with IVY ana cool
PorInes, snaueu py ciimoins roses, her
e'n,eie nnsers hnu Trained up ,he old
aan,u"eI Ph,als' ahu ies,ooheu aopVe Tue
aaina WINDOWS ,: which glowed IN she am,
eer sunset IKE oplpns patches Oh ruOles
s'mn1su "i'i etneraius' :.
IL no@ ~, .h many ysais 5 nave you wal.eu'
nenrys she askeu, suddenly facing MIN
"'.n u un unsmi'ins iace; :,
"e,l--i'' me see henry paused,
ri''i shor,, nervous iaugh, anu ,aid ms
nanu On h'hei ne',oromh hair' 'hinkins
apsen,iy now orisnt were the golden
snfeads IN tne smoo.h praids. Ethel :
" oroke OUT - suuuchiy' what beautiful
nAn you nave
ha. ~ NOT answering my question
Y, spou. 'ne humoer Oh years L nave
wsneu ior you ne said, laughing hghtly'
ven, l peiieVe I've peeh midway pe-
tween nope and despair ior about twelve
m9n.ns; m AN age, l assure you, Ethel
ne, was si'ei,' Que piuckeu at tne
oucn 9ayoeiry blossoms a. her siae, lis,
een'ng dreamiiy 70 Ine SAD complaint OF
so,ne pelated Dop " hite, whose mourn,
~ np'cs stirred the oapoath-iike calm OF
'ae Sene evening /.
s eanao. NOW wal. many months longer,
e,u iicnry "ay you mus, decide
e''''st one way OF 'he other, Ethei ;,
u,ye me until tomorrow morning.
S'sneu Ethel hitting a pair OF beseeching
eyes 2 ms iase,
" "' nv ioPiieu, in 'eAeu Ioue'
no' h.nei, l know what your answer
WV pe' now Is ]. .hat other girls give
up nome, parents, Irlends, ana very often
many y tue comforts OF tnis HE Tor their
.osc sake, ana you cilng 70 every one put
t,ae ,n"n you nave progressed 10 love above
~ w woriu ! =,
canno1 TELL Etneis voice quiv-
elea, anu ner sPo,iess while apron was
sp'asned win the not tears that 'eil from
nef aoWncas1 eyes l am sure l love
you wen enough 70 20 70 the ends OF the
eat'h Win you put iatier ana mother can
not spare me.
u@Ph Henry suddenly looked away
tnVAn fnnhartU