Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-07-27

| Ill w orthy-take 1t to him Tonight
| tor I've no longet'a light to the con
tents. Will you go - = I
| assented, threw q light shawl owe
my head, aad ran across yhei orchard
that separated the two houses. q
/ Did she love VIII Worthy instead 0
the man sbe''was engaged to: l''-j- :"
thought Of Tie sigh that Away.
followed his name from her lips, ant
inadvertently I, too, exclaimed, "pool
/ Will" III i'"e4 H. ii, !.
sis il me you are calling 2" said he
stepping from the shadow Of lilac.
handed him the parcel, without
uttering a World. I saw his hand shake
Fas he bpehed it there III the moonlight
Some dried rose buds and tiny circle,
of gold l had ohue seen on Letty's fn,
ger fell into the deep grass and disap.
pealed. $50 she prefers diamonds to
hearts. Well, so be it. God forgive
her!' and with that he tore the papers
in tiny bits, and walked away without
another word. II K =:
| When ! got back to the house Lefty
was sitting on theporch, her face buried
in her white apron. !: i
Lefty Lawton," said I, Selling her
by the arm, -~wiiat ails you"
'Poor VIII how oouldI throw you
off, and she sobbed like a child. .
''This ia pretty to do said I, COM
pretending the ,rutn at last. There s
not enough of diamonds in the mines
Of Golconda TO make me break INV
word DIS I believe yoa have broken
yours :;
81 never promised to marry Will,
she sobbed but + knew he loved me
and meant sometime to make the' his
wife and + encouraged him, till-till
Robert came and dazzled my very brain
with his offer I hope poor Will does
not take it to heart 7. a." ''ssi :"
''He' is, doubtless, very grateful to
escape SO easily from fickle<minded
girl, whose only recommendation is a
pretty 'fape, REPLIED, tor was too
angry TO be just to the poor thing: SO
We went indoors and to bed, Though III
venture to say she did not sleep wink
that hight, II was a very pale bride
that Mr.. Robert Morse took away in
his chaise next day. I followed behind
in wagon containing the luggage.
VIII worthy was raking Hay in a
field by the roadside, but he never
looked up or recognized US as we
passed. T." 49," " s. /
1t was handsome house that your
mother became mistress of, and She
was surrounded with everything to
make her happy, fIer husband proved
a quiet easy body, Without any ehdE or
aim in life save to contribute to his own
and his wife's comfort. '-~-
Lefty had been accustomed to en-
ployment, and 1t seemed as if there
would he NO end these DAYS of idle
ness.
If she attempted TO sew, Robert
would take hei' work away. If she
READ, he complained Of being dull, and
asked" her to entertain him. If she
wrote. he felt himself neglected, and
would, perhaps, leave the house in a
huff, thus KEEPING her in a state Of
anxiety quite annoying to he borne.
But our mother was generally sweet
tempered, and bore her hushand's shifts
less management of affairs with a
patience l could but wonder at.
The rich acres of Which Robert
Morse was the owner WAC neglected and
Allowed 70 run to waste, BECAUSE he
lacked the energy to see to their culti-
walton hence farm which should have
been n; source of wealth, grew to be AT
incnihbrance to its possessor bills WERE
allowed to accumulate year after year
at the grooefias' Aid dry good stores.
Horses were bought sold and traded.
In fact, five years after your mothers
marriage with Robert Morse she return.
ed to her humble abode, poor in worldly
goods, and crushed in spirit" Your
father had died iteolvent, and left a
young widow AID infant without any
provision for th.ss' future vt Sc
He was not much missed save by
sharpers and horse jockeys, for l never
knew him to do a. deed Of any kind,
g5Sa, bad or indifferent, tfat''lfe could
sliifk o,Eto 'a,;yfbEe else. i "'"'
"rhg Lord deliver ME from the good
nothing and the thriflless,' has been
my prayer since the day the grave
clbsed nyes your father. :
s.Your mother died soon after of
broken heart, bequeathing you to my
care. -
s.spell my little Alice-if she lives to
be wpman-my own sad experience
and see to i, that she does not throw
away a loving energetic heart for
wealth" were your mothers dyifg
words. ~ II"
s.This ends all have to say of your