The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1880-03-31

separated. she put up her little arms to be
taken aud kissed before leaving me, as she
said, ito come back no more"
Be good to yourself Eddie; and next
winter. IL any LITTLE lonely AdeIinas come cold
and frightened to the old red school-house
yonder, be kind to them as you were TO me"
Something choied In my throat, and
could not say word but kissed her more
than once and after she had slipped from
my arms and was twenty rods away, | sat
down and cried like baby, because was
| never to see Adelina again.
! 1t was not long before the rumor was rife
In the neighborhood that Mrs. Lagrange had
married middle aged city millionaire, and
that the young widow and her child had found
a new protector in place Of the one death had
taken from them.
Years fitted by--f was twenty four; had
fought through the war-entered the army q
private and came out of it q captain, shattered
In health and utterly depleted in pocket, to
find himselfat home again IN and altogether
distrustful of fortunes smile. t
In my frequent walks to the post Office /
often passed by the old red school house, and
never without sigh or regret for the many
happy, care free days spent within It's battered
walls
Among the letters handed to me one morn
ing was one postmarked New York, which In
formed me of the agreeable fact that, through
the instrumentality Of friend of mine, whom
he was anxious to serve, the undersigned, Mr..
Maxwell, had been induced to extend to me
commercial opening at the liberal salary Of
two Thousand year, to be increased iflmerit-
ed. There was fortune for me In the Offer
and accepted it with alacrity.
Mr.. Maxwell, rich New York merchant,
from the first took lively interest in my adj
vaucement. The unknown friend could not
account for In any other way than by suppos-
ing 1t to be some soldier comrade whom had
befriended in the past
Within month | was fairly established at
my new post of duty, and succeeded in pleas
ing Mr.. Maxwellso we'll that at the begin
ming of the second year he sent me to Europe
in the interest of the house. When RETURN
ed, was given a weeks vacation, which
spent among the breezy hills of my old coun-
try home, passing the pleasant September
days in tramping through the woods and
fields and by.ways that were the chosen
haunts of my boyhood.
/ was just turning the curve in the road
where the anada thistles grew and so lost in
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aware of her presence.
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