The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-08


love that ills shared with him would
have seemed but pleasure. We were
betrothed with our parents full con
sent. But then my dear father died,
and in little time, while my grief was
still fresh and poignant, his lawyer
lied to tell me, he whom l so loved
and mourned, was not my father.
was fondling who had been taken by
his charitable kindness into his home
He had intended me to be his heiress
but death came so suddenly, no will
had been made. Almost stunned,
listened; the ground seemed cut from
under my feet, and in that state my
betrothed's mother came and found
me.
Involuntarily drew my Ursula clos
er to me. 1 knew instinctively what
she was about to say:
"Then, obi then the waters Of bitter.
ness completely overwhelmed me. She
came to me to heseech me to release heI
son, saying if married him it would
utterly ruin his prospects, as his aunt
whose heir he was, would surely disin-
herit him if he married girl without q
name.
"Crushed as was, my pride arose
and haughtily l answerei back-heI
son should be free, aud l would &c
v here he should never hear again OF
the girl who had been picked up nc
one knew where" So l wrote a cold
little note to my Harold, and then,
without one word to my friends left
my home. l have never heard from
him to this day, but, obi love lin
still long to see him once more; but "
her voice fell to pathetic undertone
that will never be 1"
Softly sIrOking the dear head said
"Ursua, what was your Harald's
last name?"
at was Kent"
For long tine we sat quietly, then:
"Ursula," said. do you know who
sends UuUlc, aud why hr sends it?''
The pure face lost its moLrnlul look,
aud surely the angels must have some
such eXpIe,5ion, as she answered fer
vently:
"ThoSe whom the Lord loveth. He
chasteneth. "Ol Miss Dorathy, thai
ha, been my greatest comfort
folded the sweet girl impulsively tt
my heart. Here was the faith thai
moved mountains"
That afternoon l mailed one of my
rare letter.
think Ursula felt happy after hel
confidence in me, and every day
brought Us closer tJ each other until
,huddrred as thou4ht of what my
house was before she come, and what
IL would be il she ever left it.
A few days went by: We were in {
library in the twilight Ursula and
i sitting in my ia' 6rite easy chair by
The window, While my knitting dropped
from my hands as l listened to tht
bird like v, ice singing that sweet old
fashioned ballad: "Auld Robin Gray
The window was open, aud the sof
air luttered through the room, waiting
in the fragrance Oi the roses and honey
sucklcs. Just then the garden gat
opened and mans figure slowly cam
up the path,
He paused. Sweetly the yonnj
voice sang out its pathetic strains
Then swiftly ascending the steps h
came through the open hall door. Un
consciously, Ursula sang on, and l, il
my window did not move.
Attracted by the magnetism tha
there always is in steady gaze, Ursul
looked up.
There was silence in the room fDr
moment, and then with one Quiverin
cry, like bird who has found its mate
she was clsspel in her HarOId's out
, stretched arms. Then he spoke
"Oh my darlingl my little Ursula
, Why did you leave me so cruelty?
have searched and searched for you
/ knowing from my mother what cause
your note and departure, nut all i
vain, until | received your letter frOr
Aunt Dorathy, telling me to "COmt
you we've here" Oh, little one, how
have longed for your
, Then stepped forward, and Ursul
turned still in her lovers arms, an
looked at me moment Then she un
r dPrstOOd all.
! eyes. Ursula" said, 81 am tn
; aunt whose heir Harold Kent is an
now my darling, the wish of my hear
is gratihpd there will be no need q
your leaving me-"
1 Then l left the lovers to themselves
So all this happiness came throug
my taking homeless girl and glvin
her friend and home
My gre house now is none to larg
+ for the little restless feet that pattr
everywhere up and down the broad col
rdors; while my Leart is freshened an
my youth r'newed by the love of NJ
nephew and his precious wife aud We
children
7 Poverty and Suffering.