The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-06-29

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tervb, and le, me ssy ny farewell bcgc
by oafsslyts
+ Silently sbc bent hcr head In aequlcs.
eeuee. only friends ouly dear friends
STD ihatwas better than 8o,hiag bat
ste fe.t the torssta3oving ihcH OF tho
de6olatioa that was to follow when the
dear friend bad gone from hcr
Yoa made my ne Sc happy during the
last few wceks I mus thank YOU f5r it
from MY soul. do You know, have you
never heard a foolish OLD superstition,
that in this eyer-rdvolying world Of ours
each 81 Is who has known sud valued
friends, and been parted from them for
some cause or another, meets aud clasps
hands again once ID seven yearst Meth.
cr may know where tie other Is, but,
no matter, the destiny that guides the
wandering footsteps leads friends surely
10 the meetjng-place, where, with many
O thought Of 'auld lang syne," they look
again into each others faces with all the
ancient kindness, Oh, Dorothy little
friend, keep a thought for me through
these years Of the future against that day
and perhaps it may come true for yon
aud me. But ! must not linger, Once
more, good bye, Dorothy, my darling.
Fervently he clasped her hands Ia his
In all the anguish of that sorrowlul part
ing, bending bis head until his lips rested
on them in one long kiss,
As in dream she felt him leave her
and heard him bid courteous adieu to
her aunt, aud then bo was gone.
With streaming eyes she watched until
the last Of the weIlknown figure bad
passed out OF her sight, and then she be-
gan to realize the loneliness that frcm
henceforth must be her portion. She did
not deceive herself she knew that the
man who had gone from her loved her
truly and well, and she felt chat it must
be strong reason that bad caused him
to leave hey presence with that love I'M
spoken. But her spirit was sore within
her, aud out ON the balcony the bittercst
tears her eyes had ever she'd fell thick
and fast down her checks. Even the
lovely night, with its perfect, eternal
restlulness, seemed to mock at the pain
of her restless heart.
Presently Mrs. Eycrests voice called
her, and she went in. The elder lady's
Kind eyes read the face Of The child she
loved ike an open book; but, with af-
feetion's truest tact, she refrained from
any word Of coincidence, knowing that
trouble such as was then bowling the
bright head of her pet was best borne in
silence. What she thought Of Clement
Kane she kept to herself, but she decided
TO leave Folkstone as soon az she could
do so without remark, and so take Doro.
thy on round Of visits, for she was sat
isied there was nothing ike change Of
scene to cure heartaebe.
When The time came Dorothy was only
too glad TO 20. The place bad little
charm for her now, and the sight of the
sea on stormy day filled her with dis
quiet as she thought Of one who at that
moment, perhaps, was in tossing ship,
her vivid Imagination picturing him, his
face worn with anxiety, thinking Of her,
his faithful little friend.
While the reality? Well, Kane, though
be did not recall the little white face, and
felt sadly enough that sometimes that in
leaving IL he had left all that loved him
best in this world, did not by any means
refrain from such few alleviatons OF his
afliction as were offered him on board
that weary troop.ship on smooth day
aud on a rough one who would wish to
pry into the disquiot Of bis soui2
Seven years had passed, and Folkstone
was very full Everyone was out to see
aud be seen; women and men jostled
each other along the crowded asphaltc
/ pathway. A band was playing IN the
gardens near, and Dorothy Aston, trim
and dainty to look upon, paused to listen
to ii at the urgent request Of little child
she was leading by the hand.
Chance or destiny, in the shape Of a
4 plague Of whooping cough among the
small sons aud daughters Of her eldest
sister, the wife Of curate 10 tie North,
had been the indirect cause Of her reYis-
iting performer baun,s Mrs. Everest,
Kind hearted as ever, had come TO the
rescue Of The afflicted mother Of eleven
e-brauches, and, having taken charge
Of the puniest specimen, acted on the adj
vice Of her medical man aud brought IT.
tie Nessie to Folkstone 10 see what is
fresh breezes would DO for her.
/ Dorothy had warmly supported the
doctors opinion. Never since that event
ful summer had she revisited her old
haunts. Now tho uniorgotlen prophecy
ringing in her ears, she would fain test
the truth Of II, faln seek the appointed
trysiing-place. Iaply the same longing
which was burning in her might enlei
+ Clements soul, and be, too, obeying the
call Of fate, might, IN the wel-remem.
bered spot, meet bis true-Ioye "once
again"
During month Of gaiilug Dorothy
heard 10 news 81 Clement Kane. Hope
had 81 but died within her breast, wher
the day dawued ou aIitl seven years
before be bad bi5lca her farewell Toars
ten thickly down Der white face AZ shC
remembered his parting words, ant
though, how, IL spite q Al their sldBcsi
she had felt tbe hope ofa brighter futur
rising through tie gloom ol tie present