Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-12-15
These were evenings of calm but deep

her winds and her clouds, passed away;
April, with her showers and her sun
shine, fingered no longer; and May came
smiling up the blue sky, scattering her
roses over the green surface of creation.
The stranger entered one evening, before
sunset, the little garden that surrounded
Violet Cottage. Emily saw him from
the window, and came out to meet him.
She held in her hand an open letter.
set is from my cousin p said she.
His regiment has returned from France.
and he is to be with us tomorrow or next
day. We shall be so glad to see him!
You have often heard L, talk of Henry !?
he and I were playmates when we were
children, and although it is a long while
since we parted, am sure [ should know
him again among hundred.
"Indeed!" said the stranger, almost
starting; "you must have loved him very
much, and very constantly too"
go, yes! l loved him as a brother. :"
Burleigh breathed more easily. 81 am
sure you will love him too, +" Emilyadded.
Everybody whom you love, and who
loves you, / also must love, Miss Som
mers. But your cousin / shall not at
present see. L must leave Hodnet to-
morrow.
"To-morrow! leave Hodnet to-mor-
row." Emily grew very pale and leant
for support upon sun-dial, near which
they were standing.
"Good heavensl that emotion-can it
be possible?-Miss Sommers- Emily--is
it for me you are thus grieve~.?"
SIT is so sudden, said Emily, $50 un-
expected; are you never to return again
are we never to see you more?"
''Do you wish me to return; do you
wish to see me again ?"
"Oh, how can you ask it?"
"Emily, I have been known to you
only under a cloud of mystery-a soil
tary being without q friend or acquaint-
ance in the world-an outcast apparently
from society-either sinned against or
SHINING without fortune, without pre-
tentions; and with all these disadvan-
tages to contend with, how can suppose
that am indebted to anything but your
pity for the kindness which you have
shown to me?'
''Pity! pity you! O.Freder1ck, do not
wrong yourself thus. No! though you
were thousand times less worthy than
[ should know you are, [ should not
pity, [ should"
She stopped confused, deep blush
spread over her face, she burst into
tears, and would have sunk to the ground
had not her lover caught her in his arms
8 Think of me thus" he whispered,
till we meet again, and may we both
be happy"
so! will think of thee thus foreverl''
They had reached the door of the cot
tage.
"God bless you, Emily!'' said the
stranger GO dare not see Mrs. Som
mers; tell her of my departure; but tell
her, ere autumn has faded into winter, [
shall again be here FAREWELL dearesti
FAREWELL ..r
She felt upon her cheek a hot and hur-
ried kiss, and when she ventured to look
around he was gone!
Cousin Henry arrived the next day
and renamed until his leave of absence
was. up, but Notwithstanding that he
paid ardent suit to his cousin, he discov-
cred that her heart was impregnable,
and SO the young soldier retired in dis
gust and returned to his command.
Autumn came; the leaves grew red,
brown, yellow and purple; then dropped
from the high branches, and lay rustling
In heaps upon the path below. But the
stranger came not. o
Darker days and longer nights sue
ceeded. Winter. burst upon the earth;
storms went careering through the firma-
ment; the forests were stripped of their
foliage. and the fields had lost their YER
dure; but still the stranger came not.
Then the luster of Emily's eye grew dim,
1>,,4 I'll, LII l. Il,
would have made herself believe that
there was hope.
And so there was; for the mail stopped
once more at the Blue Boar; gentleman
wrapped in travelling cloak once more
came out of it, and Mr. Gilbert Cherry
ripe once more poked the fire for him in
his best parlor. Burleigh did come back.
[ shall not describe their meeting, nor
inquire whether Emily's eve was long
without it's luster. But there was still
another trial to be made. Would she
marry him?
"My family" said he, SIS respectable,
and as it is not wealth we seek, [ have
an independence, at least equl al should
hope to our wishes; but anything else
which you may think mysterious about
me cannot unravel until you are indis-
solubly mine .a.e
It was APPOINT Of no slight difficulty;
Emily intrusted it's decision entirely to
her mother. Her mother saw that the
stranger was infexible in his purpose.
and she also saw that her child's happi-
ness was inextricably linked with him.
What could she do? Itwould have been
better, perhaps, had they never known
him; but knowing him, and thinking of
him as they did, there was but one alter
native-the risk must be run.
1T was run. They were married in
Hodnet, and Immediately after the cere-
mony they stepped into a carriage and
drove away, nobody knew whittier. We
must not infringe upon the sacred happi-
ness of such bride upon such an occa-
sion, by allowing our profane thoughts
to dwell upon it. 1t is enough for us to
mention that before twilight they came
in sight of a magnificent gothic mansion,