The Red Cloud chief., 1878-01-03

wears IOI Lu6I lcltOWs ouN yoo
To wait four more. Now. a good and
wealthy man offers you q home n for
tune, and l do think it is your duty TO
accept his offer. 1t would be such a re.
lief to me TO see one Of my girls settled.
There are three Of you, and heaven
knows l have tried to do all my duty to-
ward yo,A II l should die. what would
become of your Have you ever thought
of that, Hattiep Have you ever reflect.
ed that l might be called away!" he
continued, in a softer tone. See, there
are gray hairs on my head; / am no
longer q young man. and should sick
ness come upon me Onr present income
would be cut of. We have saved MOTH
ing; have lived to the full extent Of our
income for your sake; and now you
have a chance of repaying me by accept
ing the proposal of a worthy man. we'll.
calculated to take care Of you. 1t is cruel
of you to refuse, Hattie"
All this, and much more, he said, be-
fore he dismissed her with the hope that
she would think well of what she had
heard, and not let a foolish fancy ruin
the best prospect she ever had.
1t was just after this cOnversa alton
that we find Hattie sitting * dismally
by the little fire, talking to herself.
She fully realized that her fathers
words we're true; but why should they
be truep 1t was cruel to bring her up
in a style that they could not afford.
and then expect her to give up all her
bright hOphs and her great love. to
marry a man old enough to be her faith
er.
Now, although our heroine loved
Francis Whittier with all the strength
of her warm young heart, yet, after due
elaboration, she concluded to acquiesce
in her parents wishes. She studied 1t
well that evening; fought a hard battle
between love and duty-and duty won.
The next morning she wrote q long
letter to her discarded lover, telling him
how matters stood and begging HIM to
think as well of her as possible; that
she had been true to him during his alb
sence, and would have continued to
wait for him could she have supported
herself. But she was not permitted to
do that, and it seemed impossible for
her to depend on her father any longer.
She was doing what she believed to be
her duty, and hoped to gain the reward
promised to all who sacrifice self for
others. 1t was hard to give him up, but
life was not long; sooner or later they
would meet where there was neither
parting nor marriage.
The letter was finished, and her next
act was to gather all the little memen-
toes he had given her-sOuvenirs OF
that happy time now gone forever-and
look upon them for the last time before
putting them out of sight. All, reader,
there's No greater sacrifice than giving
up a hearts love! MI. and Mrs. May
ham were not aware of the great suf-
fering their daughter was enduring
they were not cruel, only worldly.
NOpen can describe the delight and
relief of the family when Hattie was
securely married and off. Not one of
them ever gave a thought to the sacri-
fice she had made; eve once noticed
the pale cheek and listless air Of the
bride. All they talked OF was the luxu'
riOus home and handsome carriage she
would have on her return. well know.
ing that Hattie's home would be theirs
whenever they chose to make it 50, and
that much OF her large income would
beepjOyed by them also. Mr.. and Mrs
Mayhem appropriated a large share of
credit for their training of their caugh.
ter, and thought this more than repaid
them for the saving of 80 many years.
After due time MI. and Mrs. Grant
returned from their bridal tour, and
took up their residence in their elegant
mansion. Katie ana Belle spent much
time with their sister, and poor Hattie
tried to make her husband happy.
Francis Whittier received Hattie's
letter of remuneration with a heavy
heart, and it took all the joy from his
life. But he was a true Christian, and
his faith in his Heavenly Father alone
saved him from despair. He never,
however, was the bright, CHEEKY fellow
that he was before he lost his only love
In u little while he had a fair income
and could not help regretting that Hat.
tie had not been permitted to wait fol
him.
Fourteen years have passed since
Hattie's marriage. She has q little
daughter twelve years old, and her hus.
band is very feeble. Francis Whittier
has not married. Poor Katie married q
man of reputed wealth, who left hel
destitute a year after marriage; she
now keeps house for Hattie. Belle il
still on the look out for achance to bet
ter herself ; she st0utly afirms that she
will never marry until she can marry
rich.
Glacier and Moss.
NEooo aorvoo IN our mountains which