River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-10-16

not ill.natured; and when she saw the
old lovers wandering about the gardens
so happily together, she only hoped
that her own blighted youth might have
some recompense given 1t: for such a
/ joy it would almost be worth waiting, a
/ little while, but not twenty-five years
| that was too strong a test of fidelity.
1t was not asked OF her. On the
morning of the 9Th of June. when the
dew was yet on the grass, there was a
messenger to see her. He had with
him an exquisite basket of white roses,
and in their midst was letter which
made Eloise Bruce the happiest girl in
America. And aunt Ethel was just as
delighted. A" He must come here at
once" she said; "they would wait break
fast for him-and he must never 60
away again"
Tnen the ladies discovered that Harry
and James Early were already friends.
They had met at hotel in New York,
and both having their heart9 in the same
little Southern town, they had speedy
become confidential. And Harry was
not long in getting his pardon though
his excuse might well been considered
by less loving mistress as an aggra-
walton OF his offense.
You see, darling" be explained be-
tween his kisses. "you wanted to test
to let you test yours also. Do you think
you would remember me, if you never
saw or heard from me for twenty-five
years. as Aunt Ethel did that lover of
hers p
Harry / should remember you
forever. | never, never would nave
married any one else, if you had staid
away altogether. But indeed it was
cruel to try me so bitterly"
And how about your sending me
away"
81 won't ever do it again, Harry;
and | never really wanted you to go.
You ought to have known that"
A few nights afterwards, as they all
sat together on the moon-lit veranda,
Aunt Ethel said, very tenderly, "Chil
dren, James and l will be married next
Thursday, and we shall sail for Calcutta
Immediately. Could not the two mar
riages be made at once? Then, Harry,
Eloise could live on at the old place,
and keep it from going to destruction.
Ii is Eloise's now; | made it over to her
today, and Mr.. Green says you are
going into partnership with their firm,
so | hope you will have enough to keep
love from flying out of your windows"
Little more was said at the time, for
Aunt Ethel persistently turned the sub
ject. but when she came into Eloise's
room to bid the new bride elect "good
night" the happy girl whispered: "Oh,
aunt. how gene1 Gus you have been to
us! Surely Mr.. Early must be very rich
to let you give such magnificent we'd
ding present"
mo, dear he is not. In ia ct, he is
yet what he calls a struggling man. He
has great ventures on hand; he may be-
come rich or he may lose nearly all he
has made. 1t is something about indigo,
dear. know not what, and / don't care
| am going now wherever he goes, and
am very. very happy woman"
Then Eloise whispered, slyly, "Auntie,
do you remember saying year ago
that girl was little fool who married
for love?"
81 remember, dear. l am wiser now
and say if the girl is a little fool who
marries for love, she who marries with
out it is the most foolish and wretched
of women. On the whole, Eloise, | am
rather proud of our good sense-eh, my
darling?"
Others, however seemed to think
differently, for Lizzie Bruce meeting her
friend Selma James one morning, said,
"Selina, what do you think? Harry Tor
rens has come back, and Cousin Eloise
has actually forgiven him everything,
and is going to marry him | never
would have done it. Would your"
Certainly / would not; but then
Eloise Bruce was always-on that sub
iect-a little fool"