Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-09-13

\ her humble home, ready equipped for
!. her departure, ermothcr stood near
Il hv wipiug the fast falling tears upon the
corner ot her calico apron, her heart
4 filled with grief III this parting. There
4 had been cNpoStMlationS and rntreatitS
when her daughter had made known
her determination 10 leave home, hut
4 they had been 81 no avail 81 II last
Il the worthy farmer and his Wife had set
about preparing Tor their daughters dc
parturC With SorroM-6lled hearts The
day long dreaded had arrived, and now
i the hour oE parting had come, Her
father carried her 10 the village, where
She was 10 take the afternoon train for
4 her destination, large flourishing
town III New Nork. cd ties we're
broken now, aud a new life, new as
7 Sociations, were to hc formed Her
heart beat high with hope, uotwith,
standing the real grief she felt at lcav-
ing home, | would gladly follow her
through the weeks that came, but
space will not permit will simply
say that her school life proved all that
she had anticipated She learned easily
and rapidly. Letters came from home
every week, and from Ice Courtney
ocoaSionaHp She stitled amy (ear she
may have felt Ut his eooncss, and time
4 pas "a quickly away.
i, ltwas III the early spring-tmc when
she knew II last that the one hope of
her life had crumhlcd, rs i were, into
ashes, Several weeks hu.l elapsed
since she had received letter from
Lee, and her companions had noticed
that the sweet face had grown palcr aad
her happy laughter no longer rang ont
in unison with their own, One evening
the mailbag had been carried into the
long dming-hall to bo opened and the
contents to hc distributed among the
many pupils assembled there There
was no sign from Josephine, when nj
length il was emptcd and carried
away, that she had expected il letter,
yet she had felt SO sure that she should
hear from him that night, Her head
ached and throbhed terribly, So arising,
She asked To be excused and left the
room and sought her own, where she
knclt down 10y the window M old
habit which chung to her III her new
life and gazed wcarily ont upon the
ground surrounding the seminary. A
long time She knelt there but ut length
her room mntc Ellen Weston, entered
the room with u song upon her lips.
She carried n paper il her hand.
!" declare Josephine, what has come
over you You are rs sober ns M
lowl," sho said
:" You have received good news, !
conclude, Ellen, said her friend,
wcarily arising from the window.
/" Yes, and You have none. That me-
counts for your long face. You rcecol-
lcct hcarleg me speak Of my cousin
Nora do you not2'
!" les, aud YOU promised to show me
her picture replied Josephine, witL m
attempt III animation.
" es, will doso, and also that of her
husband. They were married last
"Wednesday, and this paper contains nm
account Of the wedding. After You
have looked 1T their pictured faces
will read You what thus paper states in
regard to them, returned Ellen.
"A moment later she had procured
two photographs, and after hasty
glance at them, threw them on the table
beside which her friend was seated
Josephine took up the pictures, and her
gaze fell upon the face of Ice Courtney,
How came yon by Lee Courtney's
peturc?e she asked, turning her white
face toward her friend
Why, he is cousin Nora's husband,
Josephine; but whore did vou ever sec
hm, i'll the name Of wonder 2" replied
Ellen in surprise.
She did not faint even the bliss Of
uneonsciousncss was denied her. After
ward she remembered that she had
given some commonplace answer, nnd
thcn,' making some remark about her
aching head, had sought her bed, and
through the long hours Of the night had
fought with tie pain 1T her crushed
heart. She saw il all now saw how
blind she had been from tho first. Two
weeks later there came q letter To- the
anxious parents III tlc farm m-housc, say
ing
Father mother you will have
learned ere you receive this how bascly
have been deceived cannot talk of
il yct--thc pain is too severe; neither
can ! remain here at school Or return To
you. 50 by the time you receive this
shall be far away. A lady friend of
my room mate wishes companion on
q journey e Europe, and has kindly
consented 70 allow me % fiji that place.
y Fl live ! shall return 10 you iii time.
Goodbye, denr kind parents.
Your unhappy daughter,
JosEPHISIp
Through al the years that followed
there came no sign that She yct lived,
until ten long years had passed then
70 the care-worn parents there came at
last letter, telling them that shc was