Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-06-09
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traveller AtIea'ioa may H. attracted Sy
numerous i-iand- wing AiJacsn, 2" the
main land pn one 81 th,.-. lovely .pp's,
nsmei Culta- More. there lived widow
at,out fifty years old. her husband having
met his un,imely death during a violent
storm of the coast.
The widow. Mrs. MscDermot. was
blessed with one child. a daughter o:
sweet sixteen. who, fer beauty, could not
be excelled 10y any of the cOIeens IN the
three adjt lining islands. As might be
expected her home was the favorite resort
of all the youngsters about the place,
each one of them in hopes of gaining
Miss MacDermot's affections.
Mary, such was her name, received them
all cordially, but paid no more attention to
one than another. On an adjoining island
there lived farmer named Jim O'DOn-
nell, who had three sons, Thomas, Martin
and James. Thomas being the eldest,
he thought he should be thinking of get
ting married. He was a stout young
man, about twenty-five years Of age, of
dark complexion, but we'll built and tall
Thomas, thinking the widows daughter
good chance, as she was the heiress of
large farm, paid numerous visits to her
house, while his younger brother, James,
hoy of eighteen, handsome and intelli-
gent, visited there often, and, as it proved,
with more success than his brother
Thomas, finding this out, grew jealous Of
his brother; he consulted his father and
advised him to send James to college, to
prepare him for teaching school in the
parish they lived in. The old man con-
sented to send James to college in Glas-
gov, where he had some acquaintance.
When James became aware Of this ar
rapgement, he did not care to leave with
out making visit to Miss MacDermOt.
About three in the afternoon he rowed
his boat across the channel to the oppo-
site shore, aud went Immediately to the
widows. He was received with caide-
mealie. failthe. He told Miss Mary that
the principal object of his visit was that
he was going to Glasgow to study, and
as that was to be his last visit for some
time, he informed her how deeply he was
in love with her, and if she only loved
him in return he would be the happiest
man on earth.
She gave him her hand silently, the
tears rolled down her bright cheeks, un-
til she broke the silence by telling him
to go and inform her mother of bis de-
parture. Both went Immediately to the
old woman, and James informed her that
he was going away for three years, and
he had come to bid her and Mary good
bye. Giving him hearty shake Of the
hand, and a dhdudhdssa (God preserve
you), the lovers parted, leaving the tears
standing in Mary's eyes. Two days af-
forwards he started for Glasgow, aud, ar
irving safe, he sent two letters, one to his
father and the other to the widows daugh-
ter, to inform them of his safe arrival.
For year after the letter carrier might
be seen twice month crossing the wild
moor toward the Widow acDermot's.
and dropping letter for her daughter.
After James O'Donnell's departure, his
brother Thomas made frequent visits to
the island. One evening in the month
Of October, IS, be started from home,
determined TO know his fate before his
return. When be got TO Mrs. MacDer-
nos's, there VAS no one in bat that lady.
Good evening. Mrs. Mac"
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