The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-11-13
THE EWEDDiNGRINtl.

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single opal. Not ne sort Of ring. b,
any means usually chosen for w.dlinl
Il fing. Bufit lad been hi the Redf.r,
family for ever .-o n,al,y years. and on Iii,
brigIilsd,n,ne Il hoiiihg Ii,es, Jack Red
frrnwas 20 as,ak~i'r 'rftstyr Phyliis Duke
heart Ibis wife, he :bro.ight fl,eaataI Ring
s"d will, ta string Of oId>rasl,io,,e,
l pinkiIi. iinird pralk.r a..ts ...s
/ hayeaisayr heard that ol'al- ARE mn,
lnrky.' said PHYLLIS why bidu,t Il Sol
eet \ plain gold baud, Jack = - q
The Young nia,isdager face clou,le,i.
Ille fact is,' hesiai,I IN ltas ,peni III Ii, ii,
fan'ily M long. D dsn'flke to he the dts
'ns N gel it,s-ide. d. l@aS may neii,+r',
wedding ring. aui my grand n,4.h hers
aud my great grand ,a.oi l,rr's, and sna,
Ne even further hark Than that l.
Phyllis iluhg hef afn,s alntli his neck.
ff"rpiv4 me.'s she sand..I wax Eadisi, i.
feel s,irersitifhiI I aiiaf4'ean lie nothing
|. ~ harm, n,'e In iair siHi, ,Iaf,er aIl'"st4ea
n, A wear l,ad si~,i ls-e llr,si live waning
brightness of departing summer. Phyllis
sat In the old trystihg- place al, ne, Tile
4 ,aiut opal ring gliter-,i on her finger.
She touched y careieSsiy .,tur,.-d the sio,,e
I" ss,fcli the sunlight. Her pens,vr eyr.
fuiiaf unsi:esF iea.s. d ien,l..i smile parting
her liIIs. as she Thought 1T the i,ai,p,s bri-
,ial .nloruiug, only a sl,arii y+ar aeo.nI
For Jack wa~ gone ii.nr off lo,er ihe
se''s; never to return, PERHAPS. He had
left In anger; left without u kiss or even a
teGsier void s7aas i'll tlsb6 u tEs' 'h' I'll
r Her kniiting lay. .aahti,oasht III. ont Tie
rssrlier 81 ti,eislMie. ami iwiring the nral
""it i,sr; finger. she sat and Thought of her
f"rei""iings when The ring 9as first given
toher. Shr .lrd not wait. asl in The days
gone i,y, fDr Jacks couling. She hal no
nope df that. But wIlrir the after,,,nn
run struck The summit II the green pine
forest, Old Duif The IH,siuIan wmlId go is
"r his sloi,r.s. mag; ans, n,ayhap he would
bring her a letter! The old man Ilad
known hrr since she was d child, aud had
u hint nf her trouble. iot; " tile letter
came he wauld not fail fio deliver il. So
Phyllis sat aud waited, as she had waiir,l
y" many afternoolls, lhipngh that sdrrary
s,,,,,,,..r.H 1t# -8#l8 E4 l*#@ T. #t5@ f~fs
Jack was g,,ne. and not one word or
line i,ad c,ne since than terrible night of
his gaing. Bat she waited aud hoped
with o faith ihai j. la,rn of ,leaihless love.
Jack. f.ud and proud ,nf her,, in his
fashion, had teen prone 10 lie
cause. NJ lie confessed
nt'iself, brIt the morbid. ,iiseraI,ie failing
'trme.i bs We part and parcel ts his ma
lure. fleemlld n.t hear to think that his
wife sund l,lrasur. many sociriy, ,ior even
n u the the "impie.t pleasures when he was
dissent.
Aud Jack was scarariingt ,slrii t'r m.n. i From
'is infancy hs had followed The water lnr
/ living. II
Daring tliat brief. l,rlgl, year ,. ~ married n,
~. llawever, his voyage. had lHrn few
Ind hsr l'stwean.' andnn one &C lws oc.
"'lo''s 'l'' he M M had taken Vi pretty bride with
linl. 'S'' "".s '.'@ '''"sF
Early in the spring there Wa talk of
lis vessel bring ar,lrwd ai,r,,mi, se,,Irir.
i.eyond ilespntr.ti Jsfritl,et
husband anil wife forbade Phyilis 10 nc.
Iir' Jack sas srestly tnaubiesl
J shall n"t g's rhyliis,''s i.e said one
lnriling when tlle fulnar t,a,le fair tn lie
1t ga,ld go hard will, me
leave y"ut ai Hi,y iin,s: nnw, II, IL out of
he q,iesiiai. plI goodwin tar,iay, @a,I
y villa: arrangement ! can make
HIS wife pnt, her white arms about his
sck. Hnd whir;vrrsl her thanks In his
y aud Jack went bis way.N aaI val~el
Len q hsfself. Phsllis made her little
'nus y tidy ~ = bap,-lax. get up /,
'a,p,lng little 4lin.sr. nlasie n l,r.tty 1
'liei. and lllss.. in tlw cT,l s.f slie sflers
oo,. went vsit la her garden To wved tile
iSvf-ipsiT. ttn tNftaatn.t aa~'3t tH
The iuIil~ were Just beginning 10 shswa
figl,t gliial,~ss &c the gaady sI,lendor
apri~s~d In tlssir gsudy tul.es; aud the
yasinflbzs already 10 bloons fIlIe,i the air +,
lib sssst. suggestive ftagrasce, carrying
,s bark 10 dsTssfsesi sIays. itlst.7.l 1a6 q
Bu. bury llttle Miss' Isrifsrn, Isshe were i
ali s,lssrrtil,Ie ~ airy such nyslir H. i
ienees, was n, 10 mood lur then, that 4
amy affeftpons she only Thought II
srk. ami Tier verteoa beds, aud worked \
say with u aiii. gd Hi ss'#aa.'''aA''' T..
= called Jai / slplss pleasant. m lazy i !
She dfnppcd lleF rake. and lcoked np. v
u Va. o',Iy Dol, -Ti'rl yoysiu. Bob Duke. l
~ IL asH8li AHf n saHs4 Aa{s H.
'wh,, Bob how son startled me y size y
y. .Willi s'r sau's ~? Dat am very a
~ aaat II. Eesl8s 48M sl.e st8SsttI j
fhs young man saupterel ,im. FL II = y
Yuu'rc slways la,sy. Il seems tome, =
pIlis. when rn, .spvn,,' lie said, with d
',siIing rori II issp.,.Irses. wmu1 y.a v
sks llansis ~iilss fellow, sr llsrshs ~ h
| iImcs = Hs
A iIus, alnrst ~ bright s~tlas tvlh,. 4
eaks. rose In the young wifr'~ cheeks tl
1 sLs gave BOU tAe tips u her fsuEers. d