The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01

That winter with the dying year should come
- ~. p. Wills.
THROUGH FLOOD AND FIRE.
~ ass ure you, my dear boy, am ex-
tremelu sorrv to appes" :.-k;2d in this
matter, tu|, belive me, am acting fol-
the best
but surely I may see Rosie as usual9'
asked. ..... ....
Il am afraid not" replied Mr.. Temple.
st would be very injudicious. You are
both too young and too romantic at pres
emit. Besides, your means are utterly in
| adeQuate to maintain a wife" .. g..
MAY I not biz Rosie goodbye, then2'
I persisted. zone more meeting cannot
hurt either Of u.s." ...
"Rosie is not at home" replied her fa-
Their, gently, almost alphabetically, as
he shook me by the hand. "She went to
STAY with some friends yesterday. Good
night; and hope fox better days."
"Good-night," I replied. II suppose
you don't mean to be unkind, MIR. Tenn
pie; but you have made me very miser-
| able"
my dear young FRIEND" he replied
putting his hand on my shoulder, "werc
you in g position to MAINTAIN wife, l
would sanction your engage ent in time
but now such a course. though painful tor
us all, is the only one Mrs. Temple and /
can with justice adopt. We shall be
pleased to see you again after our return
IRON the continent. Good night"
/ made no reply-indecd, I could not
have spoken just then. My throat was
choked with tears, and big drops
welied slowly from my eyes as walked
across the open space facing the house
This was to be the termination OF our en-
gsyement. then!
Rosie Temple and had t1sttered our
selves that series Of dances, picnics, anc
charaie- parties, with very good knowl
edge of lawn tennis and croquet, consti
tnted housekeeping. We had only e30t
a year between US, and dear Rose always
spent $40 at least OF her dress annually
She had lately been very economical il
the matters of gloves, and had made her
self q bonnet which was in every sens
becoming. Still, we were not much near
er TO matrimony then; and now
So pursued nv way across the com
mon, and do not mind confessing tina
> / shed tears as I walked in that darl
:. evening beneath the trees and into tn
: gloomy and desolate highway. caring 70
: nothing and for nobody except Rosie
my pretty. piquant Rosie-wonderin
whittier she had gone, Or had she reall
. | gone. Was it not pardonable subte1
tuge ca the part Of Mr.. Temple to Undue
me to leave the neighbcrhood2
At that time had. unfortunately, n
. occupation. I had been q clerk in
= banking house, but the "bad times" ha
necessitated a reduction in the ''staf,
y and I was one of those sent away at
u months notice and a months salar,
True, I had small income derivab]
: from legacy, but this was scarcel
4 enough to keep me in bread and chees
. and clothing.
L will therefore be seen that Mr.. Ten
- pie was quite right. Matrimony was
. luxury could not afford. I acknow
. edged it even then as went home d
spending. ....-..--.
~ When I reached my lodgings I fcun
70 Two letters awaiting me- One was fro
y my brother, who WAS commanding Il d.
~ tachment Of his egiment in Irland, tt
- other from my fathers late solicitor.
- opened the "ofhcial' note first.
i 1t contained only few lines, re9rcs
=. ing NE to call on him in London in
% day or two, as perhaps I might be ab
=, to do some work for the good-naturt
w lawyer.
~ The other letter was most checri1
"a - and bore warm invitation to share u
| fNv ~ n
~ night, ''Or longer if iiked,'' next mont
-. Before went to bed replied to bo
49, my KIND correspondents, accepting DO
oe invitations.
" Next day went to London, and
- the afternoon called upon the solicii
nervouslv.
His business was simple. DID T KIN
French? / did. Was I acquainted W
oo book keeping? was.
'e' well, then," said he, evil you go
e Geneva, and transact this business, part
e. uiars Of which I will give you to MORO
ne You shall be paid as my clerk, and hs
or your expenses and something beside
no agreed" | said, gladly;"I Will !
;a] When am to set QUIZ"
lie LAS soon Us you can get ready. If y
al do this we'll think can help you
lit something better"
ug I wrung his hand and left him, took
&C. first train home, packed up, and nj
by morning at eleven o'clock was at his
lily fee in London again. I wrote to ,
,st brother, telling him the facts, mastered !
lie; instructions, and next morning was
CHI Paris. sl ,aa
re l found the business at Geneva mu
is more complicated than I expected.
int was liquidation case. Day after d
is passed; days ran into weeks and at Ia
nd after six weeks hard work and run