Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-10-22

l1ho W. that ~ lnorhincaa Mn frou
- cEn1tG And I meant 70 dc Q ZOO
- could; but In the meantime, II /
dllsd - Il itaslf to hide II, they ahoul,
nsver know ! cared. Yet / was no
anGxy; II some way, some strang
way, Is was Paul who wa angry
who would not speak to me, woul.
pof glance at me-, would not COM
Eh1h& ~, aid sharp and bitter
4 bolentk s3ings fn my presence
and as1hing~0H 70 hurt mo al b,
could. i Wa not nhia manner, q
he had found some one Still sdcarer Il
him than ], but ~ II h6 hated ma.
thought, for just existing now All
vel, Il broke my hearth And / gather
ID those roses that morning I remem
oeee! that " nd been going to maxi
&randmAmma's pot.pourri together
But I gathered them with my bacl
turned to that garden across that high
box hedge. and the dew ON those ross
va salt John, tho old house-servant
(he hes been gons this many . year),
came luxxing out the big Chelees iar-
the same jar, Kosamond. It - never
I'd . S,af yeaass Y zsn el7E',y !.
H win tpiEe bexe1 III diah
lDl Ia, and bsSsn Is ira tSe ross.
into Ii And - / scattered the velvet
petal, 1t swept over mo In 4 surge that
just 70 the days of my life had gone,
and / too VA ! withered flower; and ~
/ knelt before the jar, all ct once my
Arms fell acf0ss Il, and my head fell
between them, and ! was or ing such q
storm Of sObg that ]. wonder no one heard
AyY1Ht 1sne nnesd did near. Directly
1kheaoW feif between me and the sun.
shine, and . voise made my heart stand
still, and my sObs cease.
"What dos IL meant r. cried Paul.
~ demand to know. / will have no
moro Of this. What are you unhappy
aboutf Because you abused me, because
you have outraged al my feelings, b.
; sss.2 y9p A1xs rsssaaaao apsSar my
voeseE@ Ms~w
| ssWhak~whats1sAsea vtsn.sred,
throwing back my head with the tears
streaming over my face.
"sWhat letter. he cried. Are you
playing with me stillf Have you re-
eoivcd no letter from memo letter that
xknve Johni Do you pretend to say
nj pretend to ray nothing I re-
turned, In q storm of irrepressible team,
springing to my feet and starting to run
away and hide my face away out Of sight,
and pray that every fresh food Of tears
might drown my very being-sIpretend
toA.y>potAif1 hulrthft you nave broken
-sSs Ssaaa &usl. nj, nd b. held
me BY the arm, and would not Let me
hide my face.
"sl have broken your hearth he said,
"a such 4 grave and tendeE Yoice.- Il
have not broken your spirit. Tell me
why you spurned my letter.
"sI-I never had your letter. / sob
SS6lns YOU
tsilinx you III yc6 Knew without It, but
assuring. you that grandfather or no
s sas9l "a Il 81 ,y soa ss sasS g. on 8 N Z
Il mialaid then and We have had all this
misery for nothing-xe who wouhip
e4bhsQ0beree1 80 &lI
"And-and-well, never mind about
ths reeA There,vA nobody to see M
twUs young cfektuses standing In the
garden - the first young lovers did. l
d01st know that We should have cared
Il there had been. And all in q breath,
~ II theearth had rolled round under q
new heaven, the sun seemed tc be shin.
ing - 1t never shone before, the birds to
be singing, flowers were full of life md
fragrance, the world was the most beauti-
lul PlS0Ss and We were on our knees
shredding roses together with the old
YotepoHrf1 III, and the garden ringing
With our laughter. And every once il
. while Paul was lifting my chin With
his finger to make me look him in thu
face with my eyes that all at once dared
not, and saying my mouth Ma tie sweet
ct ross Of them Allah, Yes, you did
Pouland, then he was splungine hill
hand into the iar 10 stir ths-pstala.
And suddenly his fingers were touching
No hemp Of rusd leaves and he i was
bringing up : paper, = lettef-thxt very
letter which be had given John iuat .
NE old, fealoW wa1 scomink In from
emptying the jar from last years leaves
and spices; and he had dropped it there
and forgotten II. John Il 20 forgetful
what DIV thst vasi W. trnd an a,
M uslkea h. ~. mid.hesyens. Hs,,
spuud aaleep. PsuIi To ~
snre' And nj II von x.rt ~
other rnIe for not.nonrr;yths Ens,i.h
you know. cal t notch-potch-Ah'T I'M
nude that III" ma she paused 10 listen'
a~N
al - 4 WI siSe N.Y.
And this same aoyaEi hat smiles to-day .
s. itsNyMAs ssins,,sA "a
6anG BeEtram, stepping through thA long
into tAedqE2 ding
m66h, the fiGh strain Of the tenor seem.
~ - IN 49, kkIKEk-n g.