The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-18
MARRIED FOR LOVE.
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sAii liiue Jessie I'7cc. rs She sat listening
to the stors irr most intimate friend and
companion was telling. Iuu never liked
Charles when he was here, Sarah.
THAT Is quite trno, replied Sarah Zen
ton Hcr IL 1t brunette face wore n look
that seeuod to say she could give very good
reasons j.. her prejudice against the lover
Of her frisrd. But a glance into Jcssy's
fearful tiae eye, checked the words that
were hovcrng upon rer lips.
Aud as you did not like him then, it is
very Easy loI you to misiudge him now,
Jesse went On
Tell me this. Has he written to you
lately 20 asEcl sarah.
Jessie cclof't.
Mot very lately. she s,ammercd.
e. What was the jare of his last letter 2"
continued Sarah
- Oh. WY Do you ask What can it mat
teri lie hA- or-h very busy, and he has
written les I cqurtl. tl1u usual, but am
snre re loves ne still anu sure he cannot
he false. lie is 70 g"oi-so no5le-so alec
tiOnatc.
Sarah took her by the hand.
Jessie, you are m angel, or very near
ono at least. I've watched you going to tho
post. office and coming back empty handed
and sick at heart for five long weeks. You
are too nee n girl by far t" be allowed 20
break your hear; for a scamp Ike Charles
Remont. Why won't you listen I" met
You know have boon your host friend
ever since we were schoolgirls together,
and you ought Ia know that | would never
tell you anything to make you unhappy, II
was not very sur that It was lme ! Why
won't Won believe mo when I tell you that
for the past three months go nus been pay
ing attention 10 the drughtCr Of his en-
ployer 2"
Il because. Sarah, if ! do once believe it
1 shall break my heart, ~ you say was
Jessie's 10th reply.
Sarah walked up and down tao room n
few times, thinking deeply.
Then she came Close 10 her friend once
wish your mother had asked any one
else to tell you, sic said,
my mother 80
Jessie I"nl.,i mp startled.
'Ycs WLcp ! came home from New
York, and told n.rall that l had seen and
heard, uhc begged me to tell you then, and
| would not, NOW this fresh news has
come she Aays | must break it TO you, for
she cannot i don't like 20 do it, Jessie.
I'm not sure that you "ill not hate me for
it after / an gone
"what news has come that my own
mother cannot repeat to me said Jessie
turning very pale.
I'VE only got the letter this morning.
1t was directed To your lnotncr.
"a letter! From Charles ?"
Yes"
where is it? Oh, why didn't you give
it to me before: How could you keep it
from me ? II you only knew how l have
suffered for the want OF it,"
II do know. So does your mother and
that is the reason why we did not give it to
Won Mt once" said Sarah, taking an envel-
ope from her pocket.
j.. Stop, Jessie let me tell you what it is,
before you open it"
But Jessie had already torn aside the en-
yelope.
She started wildly at the cards inclosed.
Cards +! What are they, Sarah ?"
His wedding cards" said Sarah solemn.
Married! Charles is married, and not
to mel"
The sweet, p9le face grew paler still, and
the slight torn swayed forward and would
have fallen to the floor if Sarah Benton had
not caught It in her arms.
"She las heard the worst, and will get
over il "a time" she said to Mrs. Peace,
who ran in, frightened out of her wits.
bat II | were you | would send her
away Oh a visit somewhere before that
wretch comes here with his bride, as they
say he is going to do next month"
Jessie P.pee went away for a short visit
to ,he soa-shore, as her mother wished and
as her Trend adyised.
She was young, she was romantic, and
she certainly believed herself to be heart
broken. And 50 she made no a~cquaintan-
ces, and went down to the shore every day
and sat there 10 think about her lost lover,
until she bale fair to look like the very
ghost of the pretty girl that lover had so
heaTtlcssly deserted.
One bright afternoon Jessie sat in her &c.
customod place. A gentleman came and sat
down near her. He was tall, portly and
hands ime-a man Of fifty, perhaps, who
looked prosperous and wealthy, but who
ais looked very sad.
Jessie heard MIN sigh once or twice,
That made her turn Iound to glance at him.
for she felt just then the deepest sympathy
for any one who wus in trouble.
They both co,ogei deeply rs their ewes
net. The gentleman rose and lifted his hat.
'5ilss Peacs , I'm surprised to see you
here " he said.
Jessie was even more embarrassed than
he wa. For Judge Hunter was their
DeighbOr in her native village and the rich
est man there, and, after having lived as n
widower for ten years he had surprised
her, one day, by asking her to marry him,
She had refused him, as kindly rs possible,
for, at that tune, her heart was full Of
Charles Remont. They had never met since,
and to meet thus was sufficiently awkward
for them 10th, as may be supposed.
at is like a fate" said the Judge, keep
ing his eyes fixed upon her burning face.
Il went ava from my home to try to
forget you, Jessie, and I've not been able to
do it. was thinking of You only a few
minutes ago"
Were you ~ sighed Jessie.
A hundred wild fancies were whirling
through her heart and brain. Chief and
foremost among them all was the thought
-"Charles will bring home his bride with
in the month. If l choose, / can enter the
village church on the same day, before
them, as a bride"
And she did choose.
Did you hear me-did you notice hat
i sighed, Jessie ?" exclaimed the Judge
"Ah, m dear giA, I've done nothing but
sigh ever since the day when you told me
you could ever be my wife You little
knew how unhappy your decision made
me-"
81 am very sorry," said Jessie, softly.
There was o long silence. The Judge
took her hand. She did not withdraw it,
Don't you think you can take back the
answer YOU rave me on that unhappy dayfn