The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-01-12

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tiu~ II Ii moi right they should.
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th~ heAst - full NJ lave. There was
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lsrttrf~ grew frwci Ma.l mutv brief. bnt
these wsrs always excuses rrAsly, and !
wrote 10 him the more. hut II last
constant sApring lSgan u mn9leFmine,
and though / fought long and hard, Till
my cheek wAs sMnkcn And pale with
Aiecllc~s nighta, sli~lrsist and doubt car.
sicd The citadel one lay. whsn | hal
written mAay listers Iii mouth AMI
only hal ono brief reply. telling m Ia
nm answer n my agonixvd inquiries THAT
he was quite well, hut busy. rho~e two
enemies Ia my l,eace carried tlic citadel
nj last. for tho question now IN lily mind
was, Daes hc love me 4
~ could not hear II nj iirst, and nh
Agonixing week passed by, during which
I wrote h him again, and then ngain,
implorinR him 70 come 10 me II hc
could. or else 10 write 10 me al length,
or my heart would break.
"Another week al misery passed
away, during which my heart nccmcd 10
sink aud withcr. while The fount VI my
tears, long since drained, dried up. !
went about tho place like ghost, or aat
watching Tho lane through which the
pOstnlan came.
AT last letter, / knew THAT tlicrc
was one, for. seeing me- at thu window.
instead Of looking another way IVA had
been his custom of late, M noon ~ he
came in sight, tho postmAn gave mo q
friendly nod, aud tho next moment
waved 4 letter In tho mir.
II ,lArtcd ont 20 meet him, with 10.
vcrish hastc. caught the letter from him,
and saw that Il was in tho we'll known
hand. Mamma wis in the passage M ]
rushed in.
"'Trom Arthur, mamma, from Ar.
thur painted ioyonaly, mud l hurried
into the little pArlor. kissing tho paper
with delight, ~ / told myself that here
WAY balm for my sore, aching heart
and then strange III Of trembling came
over me. aad l felt cold and an II seized
by chill.
] did not dare for long time 10
open my letter, but at last, with my
eyes dim and 4 dread feeling al sick.
ncHs upon me, made thu effort, and
tore open the envelope. How my thin.
white hngcrs trcmbicd m | took out tho
Enclosure hut my strength came back
with the effort | made, and | real the
fov lines II contained in tho midst Of
wha. seemed deadly calm, wherein
feeling and sound were frozen mp. ana
] was, 4. II were, alone.
The words were very few, saving III
measured terms that 10 would be better
that the engagement should be NJ an
end, for II had been commenced In
error, and could never cnl Ia happiness
for mo. In short, hc had during his
absence tried his heart and found that
he didnt love mo aa u would he hin duty,
and, therefore, tho present course would
bc the best for both.
" ] remember that gave cold, hys.
terical laugh M finished the hearllcss
lines, and then ! mockel 1T myself.
But that hard feeling passed away, and
! aank down by tho window, spf.cnol---
blokcn---anl ~ my head wrns down
upon my linid asked for lnlp to bear
thr bitter, bitter blow thal Ind briinrl
and bsai4sn mo ~ tho cArlll.
:" fell into dreamy state then, from
which waA aroused by my poor mother,
who came and knolt beside me. ] was
quite calm, and placed thc letter In her
hand. with aad smile, rlsing when She
had read Il, and kissing her before sit.
ting down aud taking mp my work.
~ wns not i'll, bmt Tor the neat month
seemed dull aud stunned, trying 10 bear
all patiently the greatest pang being
when ] heard from Julia Denison that
the error II Capt. Hauslcigh hal boon
TINT ho hAd mistaken me for Tim hcirc.s,
% whom 10 afterwArd proposed, and WA
Indignantly refused.
That II my story, Mr.. Grange" I
raid, rising md Gtanling flushed and
trembling before the second snitor of
my bitter life. 81 II was right TINT you
should know and now, good.by y
The strength that had sustained mo
through my narrative was h,uting fast,
and my hfalt hal resumed In painful
throbhingn, m he stood before ma aud
took my hand.
~ knew TINT there must have been
aome terrible grief" he maid IN i low
voice full of emotion; "hnt Laura, dear
ct, can you to mo truly, for your own
future happiness and for mine, that this
gentle heart can never love AgAinf'
A thousand thoughts flashed through
my mind II endless Loving kin.lncss, 81
gcntleneks 10 the suffering, II watciful
nights by nick conclcs. ii the many mcts
II this mnn for whom thu dcadliest dis.
caAcs had no terror even When others
fed. | knew him 10 b0 the knnl ri truth
and honor, and ~ hAd told mo u lin
love. Could | ti'cn my TINT this heart
could never love again, when, In spite
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