The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-27

musician.
For two wears we were intimate, then we
were more distant and when | left college
Julia had other male acquaintance that she
seemed to prize much higher than myself, al
though she seemed to keep "A kind of watch
over me, and talked to my friend Bob Quail u
I great deal about me SAID | had many good
qualities, and hoped ! would not throw away
my fine opportunities and make wreck OF
my life
CHAPTER NIL
! now left college, and my father sent me on
a visit 10 tue Eastern cities and TO call on my
uncle in old Louuon county | had good
! time IN visiting objects Of interest IN New
York, Philadelphia and Washington. l did
not Get drunk at any time, although | took
nv VINE regularly But felt like one who
had been III II long nightmare and was partial
ly awakened | ran from New York up to
I Boston, and became acquainted with some OF
! the literary celebrities Of the day, wrote some
pieces for the Boston papers, and felt the inilu-
! cnce of their society while | remained within
the charmed circle" OF course visited Mt.
! Auburn; was in company with one of the first
| ladies of that city, II llneal descendant OF the
! Pilgrim fathers. She was full of rich sentl.
meut and perhaps, judging from my personal
appearance, took me for one of the "bO.hOyS"
on my good behavior. AT all events she took
occasion to read me aquiet lecture on the sub
lunary character Of all earthly things; how
necessary 1t was to 1--we right in order to enjoy
life and to have heaven to go to heaven in.
All this | hope duly appreciated, and do
think If | could have spent the remainder OF
my days IN this cool climate with this patron
saint, | IN ght have madea respectable citizen.
But it was not so to be. She did not want to
marry just yet" Ipar,ed from her, and have
never seen her since, although she became u
celebrity, and her picture graccs my best room
rs one of IA group OF authors Of renown.
| | spent "a few days IN New York, visited
Central Park in its infancy,-Trnity
church, Johns street NJ. f. church, where
preached first Philip Embury, German-Irish.
man, and afterwards Captain Webb, and after
wards | don't know how many Methodist
ministers 1t was the beginning of Method
! ism in America A. d. 1856. Thence to Phlladel.
phia where of course | visited Girard College,
built even to the roof of white marble; then
the water works, and then Laurel HILL Gene
terry, where | thought of my Boston lady,
whom | was never to see again
From Philadelphia went to Baltimore, the
city of monuments; thence to the capital OF
our great nation. After revealing in the halls
of congress tor three days and listening to
J both Clay and Webster, took boat on the
broad and beautiful Potomac and visited Nt.
l Vernon And while under the shade of the
mighty oaks, where Washington once sat,
formed the further resolution that would be
a man among men, and think all would
have been well had 1t not been for the abom-
Unable drink, the devillsh rum!
| In less than IA week was again In old Lou.
don on my way to my uncles fine home. |
arrived unannounced, and enjoyed half an
hours chat with my dear old aunt rs n perfect
stranger, travelling for my health. Then
announced to her my real self, and the poor
old soul was Overjoyed-could not think the
tall young gentleman with the side whiskcrs
was really the little boy that once sat at her
table and around her fircside, and played In
her yard
BY and by my uncle came, and had to be
introduced to him; nine years and the Burn.
sides were too much for him also.
Here | spent many months delightfully."-; got
acquainted with all the young people, and fell
head and ears in love with the belle OF Lou
don, Miss Laura Edmondson. She was GER
tainy the most perfectly beautiful creature
that ever brcathcd She was tall, perfectly
formed. blonde, with such wavy auburn hair,
with forehead and arms of alabastcr and
cheeks that rivalcd the bloom of the farest
peach that ever grew, teeth OF pearl, lips OF
rich delicate sweetness cherry red-and eyes
of heavenly blue with perfectly turned eye
brows and Il model of Greclan nose; her
whole profile was perfect; her smile was di.
vine; her every movement cnchantment itself.
was clear gone And now had an object in
life walked with her, | sang with her,
gallopcd with her on horseback; | watched
the glorious sunset, and ITS effects upon the
mountain scenery; we enjoyed the soft neon
light togcther-ah, that sweet word, together"
" it'll Burns | could sing:
GLOW swcctly bloom the gay green birk,
How rich the hawthOrns blossom,
As underneath their fragrant shade
clasped her to my bosom.
The golden hours on angela wings
Flew DER me and my deare;
For dear to me rs light and life
Was my sweet mountain Laura"
And we were to be marred--sweet, solemn
thought Laura and were TO be mated for
| life in sickness ana IN health; we were to love
each other, To sympathlze with each other, to
be zone le,h"-Sacrcd, bissful, holy thought!
thanked God for the institution of marriage,
in whose sacred bonds we could be all in all
to each other; and Laura did the same declar
ing that she would live for me, and me alone
The wcddingday was set it was to occur
the following 10Th of October. A. d. 1919.
was to leave for short season to 30 to my
western home and fit up the lloudoun farm
for my bonnie bride Then
"Wr monte n vow and locked embrace
Our parting WAS fu tender:
And Piled cling oft to meet again,
We tore ourselves asundcr.'
By Oct. lst my arrangements were all made
and | went on for my charmcr. But the best
| land schemes OF mice and men gang aft aglee."
NV charmcr had another beau, who dated his
D > inn. altl Ia ar