The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-05-07

heart, and being madelof the quality
of material all real, true men are
made Of, he stood up beneath this
terrible reverse, and faced itslike a
hero. 0fcourse hs could not marry
then. What hadhe to offerhis bride?
Not even roof to shelter her, or o
dollar he could call his own. So he
went to her like a man and told her
his story-how the financial wave
that swept over him had carried
away all his possessions, and he was
unable to fulfill his engagement Of
marriage with her. He told her he
could not bear the thought Of relin-
gushing her hand, and yet he felt
that he had no right toclaimit with.
out making her his wife. So he Of.
fered her freedom from her betrothal,
and told her that she had perfect
right 10 accept it. He was going
away, he said, to retrieve his lost for
tunes, and would never return to the
city until he had. lie gave his be-
trothed back the promise she had
made him, and he bade her be free.
What did she do? bid she whim-
per like child and upbraid him for
what he was not to blame? Did she
take back the promise she had given
him, and scorn his very presence?-
mol she did neither, but like the true,
sensible woman that she was, she
bade him go, and take her love and
confidence and her prayers with him,
in his efforts to build up his shatter-
ed fortune. She showed him what a
real gomanzzoaeof the gopdnld Spar,
tan kind.can do for the man she
loves. She taught how much the
confidence and sympathy of a true
woman is worth to man, when the
clouds of adversely gather over him,
and the way seems dark and hope.
less. She gave him what only good
noble woman can give a man-thc
pure, unseltish love that comes from
a generous heart.
So he bade her farewell and went
out into the world with u firm pur-
dose and strong and happy heart.
He followed the course of the sun,
crossed the Western plains and ar
rived in the GoldenStatc. He stuck
his stakes and went to work. Sue
cess crowned his efforts. He toiled
with one object in view, and that OBJ.
ject was to win back his lost fortune.
His solace and comfort in matiy, On
hour of WEAKNESS, was the thought
Of the noble woman who had bid him
go with her love and confidence as
his companions, and the kind and
sympathetic letters that came to him
from Dubuque in this far off western
home, cheered him and spurred him
on to renewed activity.
He drew a Fortunate ticket in life's
lottery. He made an excellent in
vestmentt and suddenly found him.
self a rich man. Once more his for
tune was in his hand, and he was
himself again. He returned to Du-
buque to claim his bride. He found
her the same true, loving woman
that he had left few years before.
Her love had not diminished by alb,
sence, and she received him with all
the ardor and affection other nature,
He returned to the city a few days
ago, and is soon 10 be united to
the woman he loves, and who has
waited for him all through these long
years with q devotion that is worthy
of praise and emulation.
1t is hardly necessary to mention
the names Of the couple. Both ofthe
are well known here. We refrain
from printing their names, not know
ing whether or not it would be agree
able to them. But almost every one