The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-19
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s,irsifs nfah cflef to. go home MISSION:
81, esetS the whole bsisiness before US
in. : ,,s,p light: he urged upon Justine neces'
sIfy n action. III nearer duties detained us,
I'VE nIel,t ID Give titlses Of our income, ne
aid ar. Aptioyer I'D ded q few remarks 20
ss,,naaeiZe the ntssinnary,s. aud then tue
MN ysas r,s, ofsconrse ] hadn't any
l,naaey. thought somewhat OF putting IN
ma rfnss aiIt,t Hofyoke left me. but didn't
,;.re Sgterwara Mr.. Andover said II any
All had come 90 church UMPIRE pafcd, she
sn,,,d leave her mite fiji his hands at ans
,Hr,e. 10 be FORWARDED for the good cause.
told Philip, who overlook me on the way
from church, bow nsuch / was interested,
and how much / wished were rich enough,
10 contribute and he only laughed and
ir,ooh-boohed, ana called me a religious en-
thusisst.a Mother says She wishes Phlilp
sUon,iItlst haunt me so much; that since nc
mao Sbrr,k en- our engagement because we
were foo moor to marry and no likelihood OF
growing richer, as lis father had Just failed,
Re augi1t not to act rs IL belonged TO him
Gill { supnose she thinks 1t dimlnishes
nav .sbahces. bat don't want any more
q chs nces,u don't believe ! shall ever
n, syrv now: neither will Philip; and why
sha,,ld we not be friends? Old Mrs. Aber.
nethv told me, directly after the engagement
was ,ff. that size always knew Philip Deve.
reanx was selfish and mercenary. should
nave given her piece OF my mind II she
hadn,f been old enough to be my grand
moi her and meantit kindly. How unhap-
wi was when Nell Williams got angry
with me. and said she didn't believe that
phi1ip ever meant to marry me, ana
would never marry any girl without a for"
tuneI That ended our friendship.
Tbursdau-Philip is gong away! 1t IS
like thunderbolt. He is going into busl-
ness ip New YORK. Perhaps he will make
n fortune: who knows? Not that care Tor
money. Mir. Andover brought me bookto
read TO mother, and q bunch OF scarlet CO.
Turbines. How wish she could see their
rich color and grace! told him that bad
crown sudden interest in home missions,
and wished there was something | could do
forjthe, door people the Rev. Mr. Gerrish
fold ma about. ." Your mission Is already
marked out for yoll," he said. "You arc
ewes to the blind, and sunshine to those who
cit In shadow, I always think Mr.. Ando-
YER IS 4 paaiuu man; till he smiles.
! Iuesdau-APhiiipi is gone! He babe me
goodbye al the gate last night, under the
stars. He is going. to write often. It is
lonesome to-day: what would a
lifetime be without him? Pve >beguiled
myself thinking over plan for raising mo-
new for the home missions. Eve sold Aunt
HoIyoke's ring 1t was a pretty ring. but
fhe jewelier only gave me two dollars for
It, With which I have bought lottery
ticket. 1t doesn't draw till the LIST OF July,
and then how proud should be 10 take q
thousand dollars over to the parsonage for
the cause. and how surprised Mr.. Andover
would be- {. XII . ~ = :
.WedneSday.-Very dull. Read " Para.
disc Lost'a TO- mother.
Ttursday, 20.-Mr. Andover called ;
asked If ] had heard from Mr. Deyercaux.
I'm afraid something has happened to him,
June 90 "A short but delightful letter
from Philip. He is too busy to write much
or Often. Mr. Andoyer is going to give me
German lessons.
,Jalu 5.-Tbe lottery ticket drew nothing
could have cried. built so many castles
The very next number to mine drew five
hundred dollars. ! painted a little horse.
shoe-Germaf forge;-me-nots on gold
ercund-and Mr.. Ashley, the stationer
sold it for me for five dollars. l was
Who could have thought
it worth so much? 1 mean TO buy ticket
in the Royal Havana Lottery this time
Perhaps this is the beginning Of luck.
! JUN 11.-Wroie to Philip. Mr.. Andovel
came 10 give me German lesson, and after.
ward read TO mother and me from the Ger.
man authors. I told him Just as he was
leaving that ] had heard from Philip, be.
cause be asked before. Thought he looked
displeased or something: perhaps be thinks
Pm wanting in proper spirit 10 correspond
with Philip since our eugag cement is broken.
Auqast. Philip IS so busy that be can'i
find time 10 write often. Fve had only
three letters since he left, but he says that
mine make sunshine in a shady place fol-
him. Squire Cults told Nell Williams that
his daughter Annette, who is visiting al
Coney Island, met Philip there at hop,
"pm glad tue poor fellow has some diver
sions," / said, but | was very sorry she
mentioned it before Mr.. Andover and mo-
tiier. OF course man cannot work day
and night, .,t...y..,.
august 11.-Such weather is too splen
did ito enjoy alone. Dir. AudoVer rowed
me up to the Artichcke river. lt.was like
fairy-land, all the boughs OF the trees lean
ing across from shore to shore, and the
moonlight and stars sitting through, anC
painting weird shadows upon the sill
water. Resting upon his oars, he sang t
me a. gondelled which he learned abroad
that seemed just part of the moonlight
the smooth river, and the summer. VIVA
they were to the eye his song Was 10 tG'
ear. IWiSh Philip could sing.
adn0ust I2.-The most aston isblng thlns
has happeued. L can hardly believe it.
have been ia a stale OF SUPP eme cXcltemen
ever since the mail came in. What a0sl
Phiip say? l have never been so happ!
since the day he told me be bad made up hi
mind that be was sclfshly standing in N.
LIGHT. aud that our. engagement must b.
broken till he should see his way clear to
fortune. Nothing urged could change hi
noble resolve. But now there Is no longe
any need oil: separation. His way is,clear t
a fortune" OF + have drawn a prize in th
Royal Havana Lottery! Good luck undo
O horseshoe. '~'1s.a. -, ..
Auoast l13.-Mr.., Andover came to Civ
me nv lesson. ;. He, said L looked a. il bat
heard good news. IWrote Philip all abou
it. and mppy:;I, am to- know that our day
OF separntion are ended--that. be must fee
it as much bis money as mine. and that nov
he,wiil not need TO slave himself to death
and that though we will not be very, yer,
rich-uot nearly as rich as Squire Cuts
yet we can live in comfort and happiness
unhampered by debt or poverty. How
surprised how;happy, he Will be!
August 14.-Philip has received my goot
news by this, and is in the seventh heaven
16.--No letter from Philip. Perhaps it i:
too early to look for one. a..F
20.-I SHALL never have the happiness o.