The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-12
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nUw I rOLD ~ AIOR,.
Mf. urnnrr r,~e from his AT, iuk.
'ne lnexrrwstlly panied, anil walked
slu~ls M and down tho soan, while /
sai lNek IN my chair by she window.
with my heart brAtlng sinlcntly, ami 4
-stass III AtiaEocAtinn upon mr thai wNs
painful. Hui l vas rwinc,l.
Ion. fuf him; Grieved that he should
Hscf have Aakrd me---marr than Cvicy.,l
lu hasc caused him earruw, For IN his
he looked NJ calm and Rrntlc--~
he. the TAIL. rtAlwart man. with his feat.
efAsing hair. aud countrnancc marked
with thc lines printed hy maturing arc
aud thought llc had bsen III Mind ana
friendly, too, ever since no had been At
thu parsonage, and In our daily work we
had heen drawn No impcrcrptihly 20.
vesher, that had hoped ours waa 10 be
Y iifm and lasting frien.lahsp; aud now
this meeting seemed 10 have brought Ii
% MI abrupt conclusion. Suddenly ho
stopped before nc agnin, and stood look.
ing down, while ! croucAnd thcrc almost
fascinated BY hiH gsEe.
Miaa Deniaon- Laura" he said. In
= low. soft voice, "you must forgive
mo. and II you cannot aceedc 10 INV PRO.
posAl, lea ~ be ~ W. have bccn during
thu past happy year"
tried ~ speak, bu. he held ~ hin
hand.
Hear mo out, dear friend" 10 sail.
"anl let mo speak again, for still hone
that may have taken You by surprise.
! have known you now for a year"
tried - speak once murc---t0 beg
him that he would Let mo leave tlle
rapns--thAt h. would bring our interview
" ~ end; but my heart went on still
Will. in heavy hnat, md tho nuiiocatinc
sensatlnn wHs still nj my throat, 40 that
! hall lay there with my eyes closed,
listening Ia his words. every ono OF
which aeemed 10 wake an echo, aud in-.
crease thu heavy throbbing of my heart.
hal love dream once," liz Aail !;
and his voics hccame very rich and soft.
was tutor Ia noble house. There
Va daughter there whom could have
loved, had ! but dared. Honor, posi-.
uon. NIL forbade IL. hhe was hciress 10
LILO, 900, and ! wAa the young tutor 10
whoe0 carr the educate of her brother
had h1cn trusted. hho newer knew nv
fAney, and nav her married ID 4 noble.
man, happily, hoped--while IL r..
turned 70 my books. =
He paused again. and rat M watch
ING hts half-Avcrtetl face, IN in shose few
w0rtts--so few hut NO pregnant al mean.
lhg--he laid bare 10 mo his heart aud.
~ no sighed, thu heavy throbbing in
my heart began 10 Anhsldc. and 4
arrange feeling q pity for him % grow.
thought Il hut fair 10 toll yon
ihia,' no sAd. sadly, 10 show you that
! have 40 youthful tirrt love 10 lay be-.
fore yon but ! felt TINT here, in this
village, II yonr lot were joined 10 mine,
the down hill of iife would ba made
happy Tor me-, ~ Ool knows l would
~ - make u ever green and pleasant
for yon, while those around M should
~ taught ~ bless ii. for tile HELM va
gave. !" II liz 40 romantic Offer" Ii.
wild, more chet rfnlly. at In very
lnatter-of fact, | Anow, hut il WAS Il poi,
these grounds, dcar friend, that | asked
You 10 be my wife,
Ito locked down MI me once NUain.
and, ~ our Oyea init, something within
mo seemed ~ my, Withdraw your 70
ftiAal and lay these trembling hands In
his, Tor he II u man that you could love, u
hut only shock my head sadly, M /
murmnrcd:
No, II conld n.vsr be -
!" You arc agitAtcl. h. said, ten,lcrly,
~ ~ took my hand and fsyciontly
kissed Il. - will ieass you now. MINI
- too Aolemn proposal for IN 10th Il
le replied 10 without consideration.
l4et oil ba IN II MAN for mouth. nnl
then ! will renew my sait. II, after TIN
lArsesof tine. yen still think IN you Ii,
now. Mlteve mo, will never piil Iii.
WonAn ! hope ~ retain IN my hest AMI
dearest friend by tile inintrsl nlllai,,,
- tllNs which w will agree u bury III
M" | said. with iIrmncsa which
serpriaed myself. "smy. Mr.. tisang.,,
and let n,e speak. !"
He bowed hin head In hts old pleasant
manner, aud took hts NEAT ono. more.
must undAusiyu YOU now
ones" fMltevcd. 1T would IN cru.l
u y0n~-tu IN lpoth--to lot this ycrt. only
10 bo renewed nj tho mun,h's md,
He bowed his heal still lower. nn.l
my heAft lava throb of gratitude Aa
sAw Tho tender consideration with which
~ avsftcd hiH gAxa from my Agitat..l
faoo.
There wNs agsin 4 terrible ailcncc In
tho room, broken ouly hy thc distant
m.lrmnr ~ tho snnl,t sua, ~ Il hrukn
upon thu ilnc sbingle three hundred feet
below. There VIA \ soft rustic, too.
among the l,AvM around tho window.
And--anl ] remember il IA weil--tlln
pale pink petals ri to@o knpt falling
slowly, 1ntt~siDg down Tho TIL with.rd
hopss d ny past a&l life, ~ struggled
haia iuf thu cainnrss that should .ua.
lilo mr. 10 speak.
There waS no ushCt man living 10
whom could have luMsls thu conluaj ~.
And hot even 10 linn MA hour hei.f. !:
but, after thu why in which la had barred
thu aeeleln III hi own heart IN ray gag,
lonl ~ sympathy M.mrL ID Aas.
joined ~. and something within MI
iorcsd mn to speak --aFi,ats i y vt first.
but With ! growing cslinnesS. that WIN
cven piteona ~ ma. " seemed ~ listen
70 my own words, md once more griey.d
over ny scsTows ~ II they had hee,,
lh0oe Of another.
" TIN y0aS1 go, aaisl. when | waa
IN my lO,h y0ar, mamma In her widow
hooi aud sorrow took tho quiet cpttagr
~ tho MA, 70 end her days III camlesn
mil frp0sr."
"Yss." DO aid, ~ know. and she
lisd two years aao, beloved by all.
This ~ > tom ~ syn,lathy that seemed
. elss nc strength.
When ~ tiSws came, ~ found thAl
hare wsrs frequent mistakes made, Tor