The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-05-12

when Sidney came to R to spend
the summer with his cousin, and u
was nov tho nrt Of October; yet Sid.
reg had not thought Of going home,
until one morning he received a letter
from Rossmosd. summoning him to
her wedding. Af,er Sidney had read
the letter, he tossed tito Wesley.
"And 90 you must 60 home TO at
tend your sisters wedding'" Wesley
saiJ, sfler he had finished reading the
letter.
Il suppose co."
And che u going 10 nsry that
Edgar Thorus you told Us sbout''
Mn. HsyU asked.
/ "Yss.- NvFEL
swell. I am sorry for her" remark.
ed Sidneys uncle.
"You will not leave Us ondsr two
or three daysi" Wesley said, tossing
the letter back to Sidney.
- mu" 30 nome 'o'"''''' "
replied; ana ~ We ss'o 'ns Nc e""'',
at wssleys adopted sister, Ida. and
thougnt mat sue 'o'Aeo "''ie f"'s'
than usual. ~ EEr
That afternoon, just As tho sun v"
sinking behind the Western h'i'''
Sidney asked Ida to take walk WITH
him 70 the orchard. She consented
When they had reached the orchard
Sidney led his companion to seat
under a largS apple tree, where they
would b unobserved, and could talk
without being interrupted and. amer
sitting . moment IN silence said
Ida, l am going home tomorrow;
DO you suppose you viii ever think OF
me, or miss me after am gonef
| I'VE shail al miss you amer you
have 'efs u.s. enc reP''se' "''n0s'
raising her eyes. U1FTTT
Ida, I want to tell you something;
can you not guess what it III"
She did not reply. and be continu-
cd '7'.. o. '-' 'ri4''. Il
II love you-have loved you nearly
ever since / have been here. ! cannot
60 away without telling you ~. Have
] loved 10 vainr
As he finished speaking abe looked
up, and. ss their eyes met, be noticed
a cad expression on her face that he
had often seen there before; and think
ing perhaps he had been deceived in
imagining she cared something for him
he said go
"Oh, Ida, why do you look 30 sad
I thought my attentions had not been
altogether unpleasant to you, and l
love you truly. Darling, cannot you
love me little, and will you be my
wifei' =.
one was looking away 'io'n n'n'
now ama nes''a'ea . moment Se,cIs
sns rep.'eo' 'nen' turning 'o"s'o MN
sne SAID
n u nave story 70 tel yoo' MT
Lewis, before l answer your que'
lions ono PAu'eo . m'"e"' " e'n
.1o' net emo'''"'' a"u '"en ''"''"ue'
ABOUT Two YEAR .go was engages
young man oy 'n' NAME VI ona''
howard. ne was stranger 10 'h'
village, out MS mannera were 10 plea
sing that became attracted 70 MIN
we were privately engaged ana wouic
have been married out ior ms own
~ickednes'' one h'gn' ne disappear
cd from our village ana the nea'
morning the village people weresurPri'
ed BY the announcement that one Of the
stores had been broken open and g
large sum of money stolen. As soon
a il was known that Charles Howard
had disappeared 80 suddenly and mys.
tsrieusly. all believed him to BE- the
man who committed the robbery. For
q while l felt as If this was more than
I could hear. but in one thing was
fortunate; no one except our own fam.
lily knew of my engagement. Now l
lhave only one thing to add Hound
out long ago that / never loved Chas.
Howard" . &c
| Al she finished spsskine. Sidney
caught her hands in his and exclaimed:
20 Idsl Do not think, because YOU
have been deceived once, that all men