Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1877-03-01
IIew it Glanced.

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STOOD sprinkling her plants.
Wou.d be an5ht to her The news
l hel 2
Sine was bending, it chanced, over
Il rosp-bush frri GIFTED with snowy
buds; these, invariably suggestive,
were this night dpnbly go in my
estimates of the past.
Every one had predicted that
Rnshhy Applegate wunld tail in
love with b 'ssi,.; no one was sur
prisel that he did. Least OF all [.
Marjorie Winter, returning to the
hn,ue,tead to fad them three
in'''fhs engaged.
IL we bezets love easily when
IT'S be .nty's chance to woo," that
day | snlilnqaizrd, strolling down
the sward. but why, Marjorie
Winter, should you carp! A. least
your secret is safe; none will ever
suspect"
Suddenly my musing ceased, the
windipgpath had brought me to the
summer house, and l stood amazed
ly gazing within.
Not strange, for by the table sat
Bessie; her blue eyes clouded, her
lips pressing passionate kisses upon
the rose buds she held in her hand.
1T is easier to get love than to
forget it" We're the words that
reached ne rs, suddenly realizing
myself an eavesdropper, l stole
away from the scene.
Was it quarrel, [ inquired, or
bit of senti nentallsm Bessie
,-hanrrd to Indulge IL? The frs
seemed unlikely; the second So
.ncongrEous with Bessie that, in
E.,in,-ri =, | slniicd:
Bat the seq,:el was nigh.
Walking on, still pond-ring the
-u'nln ,r-lrouSe tablcau, | was star
I'D bv fn"tstep, and simuita-
neon-'y voice spoke:
M jn.ie. | must bId you good
~ | am going away.
ina tnue WA II pie'nde; IRE
.ra'Dlinn FIR the face into which :.
looked White, set with al anguish
,-.>" 4 :. nir.i.
Mrrjp be repeated, Il am
,nin. away. Probably never to
,eturn."
Bls surprise held me speech
les, | canltt nnl y extend my haud.
\ pau,r: il warm clasp; then
,tupi .,iuue upon the lawn.
L,irr -pecn'atlnS In my owl
10 'm Bes>i.- came.
Il nave something to tell you,
.she sail You'll think ne dread
fully ickI.,, kn'w, but IL have
urnkeu VT. Ru>hb,; We ale moi
~ngl.~,i amy III he.
She pan~ed
"u1S ierrihly shocked YOU a~e
Ma 'ie suppose You think M
hear,le-~, bat l'n not, she cou-
rinued, somewhat re tishly. ii
ueve: d.eilned 70 do 1t till Rush
cook that heathenlsll lit anoul Chi
M, and leaving ME year. Aud
- day, VIZ II lie spoke so sadly
Bessie, | ,hcnght your love as
pure aS The loses you wear; it l.
il nd to tiud it as frail'-I lei; ter
rlbly l c.i4d like y baby when
he btd gone. But-ynu lemem'
oes I''b, Ma jori-?'
was u>eu TO Bessie; yet wha:
mad i"d herein =?
I've beeu thinking how much
batter sui:ei We are, every way ;
at! IN ~ute this will xl work
tlght. Y"u know whatever Is, j.
best. uj"ile.
rh, {, III, u,uths later there were
orange hln>soms in Bessie's hraidS
Ad slst. biiaeg. DOM waiting he.o~
wa t,,d.
Ti,- ~rne morning letter was
handed mean epistle CONCLUDING
thus
'Oue feels lonely for home news
in this far laud. Will you hot ar
cept my letters. and grant an ncca
Sloual return
sc,.rce expected n second.
fancied to understand thA1 he was
plotting tor nledit,ion, and that
wI:h he news of Bessie's mnr,iage.
his iu crest would cease. Bl: one
evening Mis-. Ind Hilliker came Mp
the path with my mail.
L did not know-ynu correspond
ed wi h Rash, Majorie.str 4ou 70
forever doius ali sorts of benevo-
l+n1 Deeds = aud leaughingly she
walked away. s tL
But that Was months ago. The
little woiti;,u on the terrace, was IA
widow now, and | wondered as 10
ihe end. .
Would be aught to her the news
[ held? .,
I ,eca!led her words: 1T is en-
>ier to gel love than to forget it,
Perhaps there was moro. depth to
B',ssie than | ihonght-pe,haps
she was Il martyr To over wilfusness
and pride. '''" " -
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