The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-07-20

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forc-o4 day ! made this latter state.
mcnt TO Violcttc Hanover, and she,
having heard it, bestowed on me her
most arislocratic stare, and asked me II
/ did not know that she had been cn'
gagged to Mr., TwcntypIum for xix long
months,
"And be married next week, Mr.,
Markham" added she. $50 you see
you must be mistaken about fate"
"And you have only been flirting with
me % ] said, bitterly. " DO you know
that you gave me reason to hope every
thing from you %
81 know it is time for me to dress for
a drive" she said. 50 you must say
good afternoon; and don't look 30 ride
ulousIy tragic, Mr., Markham. ] hate
scenes"
And ! felt that | deserved it all, ~ !
went for the last time down the steps of
the Hanover mansion.
In a fortnight Violet was Mrs, TWEEN
typIum. In II month Mr.. Hanover vas
a bankrupt-onc Of those who take Il
foreign trip with plenty of money in
their pockets, while others lie crushed
beneath the fragments Of their broken
branches at home.
NJ money went with his, ] had come
10 London with n moderate competence.
! had increased it by spc@culations until
! WAC absolutely wealthy. Now ! found
myself suddenly almost poor,
There remained to me only the Moss.
wood property, which must be turned
into a farm, and ! myself must leave my
hope Of being one of the city miIliOnaircS
behind me, and become a plain farmer
Il man Of the same social status as Rose
buds father, without his comfortable
| knowledge Of money in the bank to com.
fort me,
I~Iownvrr with fine Lursting Of thc
Luhhle (~nrtnnc,thr circle which gathered
,Lnut ]II,nuoycr had been srcmin ,Iy
scattered ia fine winds. and pcoplc knew
,Ln, ,Iis. VinIc,tr had filled me and
also tIni nv nancy wos zone. The city
had last many If iis charms. and wrote
,n fine old wonou who had kent thr
hnusn ui Nusswond for nv father untiI
hi. death 10 make il ready for NV re-
turn Then selling fine furniture Of m,
bachelor ronns and hacking INV ymnlIc,
belongings in A few trunks. / s,arte,
hnmcword.
must rn hack ia Nos.wood and bc
came -, farmer | shouId find Ro.rhu,
C,Jiur gradually AWAY of roursc ana
yrt knew shr woulI he r@rcttirr tLu,
aver IIow .Lc bod Ioyrd mo-how nm
grateful / had been for that love, Now
wouId make amends. wonld writ,
Ms many ]rcpcntant letters ~ were ncrc.
r,ry. and She would. Of curse, ~lorgiy,
me-, No woman ever lorpcts or ceases to
love any man She ever has loved, yo,,
know. Ycs. after a lirtlc moidcuIy re-.
si,tcncc, Rosebud would bloom for me
again. was as sure of this, AS the train
bore mo onward =. wos th,t ,hc moon
would rise that NIGHT.
There is no adam more true than tn,
one that declares tbnt m]islor,uucs move
come alone. but always in troops
often If ~co,lrsr one hrinrs fine other
In nv case, the anyirtics that ha,
troonrd ~ thicklv about me made m,
urryou, and 90 led to a severe accident
HAVING oIiyhtrJ ,t , certain stotiou
DELAYED NV return to fine carriages mil
,hry had started remember ~runniu,
,ncr Them nnd tbcn-whn, dn rrmrm
hcr thrng DARKNESS Jrcnms min a,
awakening in a little room. with whit,
curtains, and a toilet table. and a vision
rLo,minrIy dressed rho samc one
.,vinr g~InIwlv.
q \rs vrs veg. think he,U dou
And understanding this wns nv old
friend, Hiram Ropcr. | asked
CLAW did I come hero % IRVING to sit
up, and falling in the attempt.
Wcll,' said Hiram, "wiic and were
at the station, and | saw you were arood
deal hurt, and we brought you on. You
know this il my house"
Yours ?' said !. "And you are mar
ricd, and in practice, | suppose ?'
Yes" said Roper. "Oh, yes get
ting on famously. And you've had a
bad time, but you'll be on the right
Don Come and tell him he will, Rose,
bud"
And thcrc-ycs, there was Rose. Alter
| had ruminatcd ON the facts a icw
minutes, | felt that truth was stranger
than fiction.
Are you better, Mr.. Markham -
| said Rosebud, bending towards me,
Here was n p%octical story, bein!
worked out in u proper persons. 4
wounded and repcntant hero, | had beer
sent back to Rosebud, to be nurscd an,
forgiven. Had she not forgiven me, sh,
never would have flown to my aid. Al
that | could do lust then was TO suuccz,
her hand.
She took il away rather ou;ckIv. I'm
that was natural 1 had NOT sccn he
ror three wears. But she had not pine,
or faded she vas, on the contrary
stoutcr and roster than ever.
just then, DR.. Roper being present,
| said nothing, but afterwards, as tn,