Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1880-01-23

/ tive girl, charming, charming.
eOh, said Frank, s'she is more
than, beautiful; she is good, pure
hearted, honest, strong in the right.
1 trust We may be happy if we come
together, from perfect congeniality,
from which true love springs, and the
man who marries with any other mo-
tives don't deserve happiness. But
fear the fates decree thatWe are not to
come together. have singular pre-
sentiment. To-day as I was decorat.
ing Hose poor fellows graves, !
thought what if Envy should come
soon TO decorate mine. Try as
would TO banish efeeling, it would
remain. Boys. ] feel sad-somewhat
outof sorts;I have a presentiment
that my short life is elding-the
storms of life are nearly over"
"Plague take your presentiments;
let's return to. town and faish the
day with a boat ride
Agreed said Frank. They re-
turned, but his companions were
surprised to hear him sigh frequent
ly and deeply, and thought he must
be in love, which appeared to them
a very serious thing, neither of them
ever having tasted of the deep and
dangerous element.
"What ails Frank? 90 said Harry
Welsh, one of his friends, TO the 9TH
er, as be walked little in advance
of them. "Do0 you think Franks
approaching marriage saddens him
Sometimes people are drawn into
hasty-engagements which they re-
gret, and a sense of honor makes
them fulfil their obligations"
'Nonsense!" replied the other,
"Frankis not fellow to act part.
No true man win marry girl with
out loving her, and no honorable
woman will hold man under such
circumstances. Better to break an
engagement if the heart is not in it,
suffer a little pain now, than life
long regret;e no man or woman
marries without love, except
with interested motives. Frank
loves Emily as he loves his life, of
this | am certain"
"Spoken like philosopher, my
boy But ! can't tell what ails him.
l never saw him NOPE this way be-
fore"
They took pretty little boat and
started on the grand old Potomac
for a sail. The waters shone silVery
bright, the pretty glowing waters
crest was lovely to behold, whilst
facing the smiling west, the boat
her silent course pursued. Frank
had beautiful cultivated tenor
voice, and sang for the amusement
of his friends song after song which
went echOing over the water.
Presently the bright sun became
clouded, the heavens darkened; a
sudden and violent storm came up;
the little boat was tossed like a toy
upon the water. They endeavored
to turn-their course backward; after
a vigorous effort they proceeded
homeward bound a short distance,
when the boat upset the wind tore
their sail to shreds; they turned the
boat and climbed in again, when
over she went throwing them into
the deep and agitated waters. They
started to swim to shore; on they
went struggling against wind and
tide. After they had proceeded
some distance, on turning they were
surprised to see Frank far behind.
He waved his hand for them to pro-
eeed. They again stopped, but he,
as before, gave them asignal to move
on. The third time they looked
back he was gone. They were by
this time so much exhausted that to
render aid was impossible. Their
lives were only saved by assistance
from shore. ~, -.
They went at once search Of
Frank and succeeded in getting the
bsdy but life was extinct. On ex-
animation it was found that his
shoulder blade was broken, and the
poor fellow had swan an the dis
tanee with his left arm, and must
have tainted with the pain and over
exertion. He was a fine swimmer
and otherwise might have mastered
the situation. -,--..---->---
Alas, who can tell what day may
bring forth ? His fond parents felt
as if a frost had come at -midsum-
mer and blighted their blossoms of
hope.
As the funeral procession wended
Its way, bearing the loved and lost
to his last resting place, the bells
tolled slowly, sending sadness to the
hearts of those who loved him so
we'll. Alas, alas He was young
and strong, anxious for the strife of
life just on its threshold, but "He
who knoweth. all things, doeth all
things WELL" -outd
Franks little Emily, whom he
loved so fondly, was a blue-eyed,
golden haired, lovely girl, residing
amongst the mountains of the Key
stone State. Here Mrs. Wilson had
from Franks childhood gone to
spend her summers, and here they
had played together and learned to
love each other. There are those
who can remember seeing the little
lovers, who used to be seen going to
the old farm house with apples, Of
with cherries or some new invented
games.
When the news came of Franks
death, chilling the MONDAY wires
Emily tainted away, and on recover
ing said:
''Dear mama, viii you grant me .
favor? Never mention his name tC
me again; please mama," said she
eagerly, F'fOr ! feel / cannot beal
it''JsNs@ Abb-S ~ ~yA' :
Emily had all the attention kinc
parents could bestow, and the com
forts of an abundant home, but she
gradually wasted away, and in tyr
short years after Franks death, she
was taken to join him who had gone
before. Her death was unexpected
to her parents but not to her friends
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