Connecticut western news., 1877-04-27

"John will not care, and he need not know until after am gone. He and Maude are SO much taken up with each other, they'll never miss me, and l shall really like it so."
 Mrs. Horton stared through her gold trimmed glasses at the girls truthful, lovely face; and then, when she turned around to peep at the sponge just set, a grand, motherly smile broadened her dear old face.
 The afternoon sunshine came hot and bright through the one uncurtained window of the forlorn little station, where Jessamine was patiently sitting, waiting for the three fifteen train, that should take her up-away from the sweet, wide, country she had known all her life-away from John Horton and the dear old home-and deposit her among the hustle and confusing strange ness, and stifing heat, and crowded misery of the metropolis.
 She was unspeakably miserable and home-sick. The red chimney of the farmhouse, gleaming picturesquely among the button-balls quarter-mile away, seemed thousands of miles dis tant, judging by the lonely pain she felt, sitting there, solitary, on her self instituted term of punishment, and shrinking off in one corner of the car seat-seat, after the long, dusty, shriek- ing train had stopped 8 second, in obe- dience to the little red flag she had hung out, and then dashed on, away into the new, strange worid-the new, strange, lonely life.
 It was dark when she reached the city-hot, breathlessly hot, and horribly noisy and dirty. And oh, what had made Maude Trevanien tell her John wouldn't care for her after he was mar ried? What had made everything so miserable and tangled up, and desolate
 Her tears were coming in great salt gushes, and she was wearily getting her little shawl and big satchel to- gether, to leave the almost deserted train, with heart heavier than lead, when 8 firm hand was laid on her | proachful tone, was almost whispered in her ear.
 "Jesssamine ?'
 She turned affrightedly at first-then. with sudden bliss at her heart, met John Horton's eyes.
 "You would persist in running away from home, and was just as persistent in following you, Jessie I just caught the train-by the rear car, too So you are trying to get away from me, are you JessamineP"
 Her eyes filled with tears.
 "Oh, John, how could I stay after what she said? I would much rather go than be told I wasn't wanted, or te stay and be unwelcome! you have been so good to me, John!"
 Johns face was perfect picture of bewilderment. .. .,..s...
 'Really, cannot fathom one word of all this mystery, Jessie. Who told you that you were likely to be unwel come at my house or my mothers homeP''
 l 0C AdO SOOAAy CdpLuACO uOA SaGCuCl and shawl, and was looking at her very curiously.
 "Your betrothed, John-and sh' ought to know. Miss Trevanien-"
 Johns lips suddenly parted over hi handsome teeth.
 ooh! yes, l see! And so l am en gagged to Miss Trevanien, am I? Jessi i-you jealous, lovin g little darliDg!- never thought of being engaged to he bold, scheming creature !-nor ii there but one girl in the world sooul be engaged to. Jessie, Jessie, look a me, and see in my eyes who she is Tel me if she says yes, after my chasing he a hundred miles for the answer" x
 And Miss Trevanien paid her board bill, with the inward conviction tha the Hortons and she would remain apart for the future, which conviction was well sustained by the Hortons while to dear, foolish, loving, jealou Jessamine came such undreamed- 0 happiness that it more than thousand fold atoned.