The Portland daily press., 1877-05-23
An American NOvelists Story.

The following appears in the National Re.
publican, of Washington, and is represented to
have been written by the office boy, aged ID
years. The title is san for Her."
twas sultry day in the month of the roses
(eur story opens in one of the western states) as
young lady was sitting on a fallen tree,
sketching the Landscape before her. thus
young Lady's name was lille thornton, she
mad large, blue eyes and large masses of golden
hair; II wonder why Harry Mills cares SO
she unused. "Ah! yes do lille, YOU are the
only woman will ever care forr' The speaker
was a young man apparently twenty-three
years OF age. ne had large hazel eyes and curly
chestnut hair & his features were regular. ''do
you really care for me harry?" asked lille in a
suppressed tone. 'why of course i do. lille:
you know do replied harry. "then why
DON you make proposal to me- laughed lii
e cause you TS1ld not accept il" how
ing loudly again. then will you be my wifs?''
asked harry laughing in his turn. 'swhy Harry
Thornton, don't you know papa would not
agree to it. for thought you was going to be
sacnelor all your life, replied lille in a sober
tone tone, that was only fun replied harry.
well, harry, you know that j am engaged to
my cousin James Thornton" "no do NOT
know it, and i ask you once more to be nv
wife, replied harry, In a cold tone. 81 really
cam Cannot harry, replied lille also in cold
upon your cousin, said he angrily. 80 he went
away Ua,i and lille never saw him any more that
5years passed away and sitting in her draw
ing room was lille thornton. she was not
married, because her cousin died of heart dis
ease. as she sat she murmured deeply, "Oh,
harry how sorry am; drove you away; oh
come back to me; am dying" she cried throw
ing herself down on sofa near by and swoon.
ing away; the servants all ran to her asiss.
lance.
We must now return to harry as he turned
away in anger and wended his way toward his
hotel, where be was Boarding. He murmured
as he went, II will quit this place imeditaly,
and go to the continent" so he went in and
packed up his things and crossed the ocean. ''I
must try to forget her." he unused bitterly. he
went to rhome and established himself as a ar.
tlst years passed and he resolved to visit his
country again; SO he crossed the ocean again
and went to his birthplace. as he rode past
the manor in which lille lived he noticed signs
OF disturbance; he asked the old gate-keeper
what was the matter. the old man shook his
9 9e;ng ana SAIL Oh marse harry Miss lille am
married!' asked Harry in a warm tone. "why,
laws a;Sl no; didn't you know that her cousin
died. ''can see her?" asked harry again in
another warm Tone "why, yes indeed % re
piled the OLD man; walk right in the dining
a 10 of narsy went In and saw lille reclining
kill me" she sobbed. .have you not FORGOTTEN n,
me?" asked harry coldly. Edo not tali t%at
wsy," pleaded lille, in soberly tone. ~ have
come to ask you to be my wife," again replied
harry. "Yes, Harry, 1 will" cried lille
come to my arms, my darlipg,," cried Harry
There was quiet wedding in the manor af.
ter MONTHS and Harry and lille are happy
after all that past.