The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-06-17
Irns SECRET.

Iwish 1 could tell you'll do wish I
could! hate to have . secret; it burns
like money in my pocket It's an un-
natural thing, anyway. One wants
sympathy; u it's . gloomy secret, some
body to be gloomy with; and If it's a
g1nd uwS spmebody to be. glad with;
somebody 70 talk It all over with, to
make much or little of it with, to con-
jecture concerning it, its beginning and
Its end. to dwell upon it and gloat over
Il; how in the world is one going to
enjoy snything AL by ones self If I'm
eating . peach, want somebody to
have part Of Il, to know how luscious it
is; and wouldn't give . a.sixpence for
coach and four unless there were some
body by to see me riding. So say to
myseh. what's the use Of knowing it
II you're not to speak, or look, or wink,
Il you're to be no wiser than other
people.a and let nobody see that you
aref And as for me, am always
and my tongue Is tripping,
and I'm sure to be ON the point of be-
trsying the whole thing by something I
say, and claPping my hand on my
mouth Ike . silly child.
Still, although it's nervous and anx-
i0W work, / can keep . secret If I try,
menn shouldn,t have been trusted
Win t Il 1 couldn't. Some people are
70 important with q secret, and go
about Is II they knew enough to hang
the rest of the world. But 1 never am;
I oaly long to tell il; and 1 do so want
to tell You this one. But there-I prom
bed wouldn't breathe it, and prom
ise is promise, you know.
I suppose I wouldn't care half SO
much to tail II IL were only a common
plaoe sRSir. n there were no romsnce
about n ~ an But there Il. Some
poopIe arc 90 fond of romarce-our
kOmaino Il and I don't believe that
anvthiu9 could have pleased her half so
mnch tkst happened In the regular. ex-
pected v,y. Our Romano always was
20 fuIl Of fancies and ideals, and when
there's ANYTHING romantic going, it al
ways fnlls 10 her lot. Don't YOU think
she's = beauty? I do; so tall, SO beau
tffuIlv made, 20 gracious, such hair
such soft. fraprant hair-such ewes like
ievela. I'D ker slim 10 like 4 tearrose |!
I don't belieye auy of those famous
heSntsea th.f won rad about can hold n
c.ndle to her-that I don't! / always
Vondered why she didn't take some one
Of her loyers. Although 1 knew. too, or
thourht I did for she was lust as love-
" teS years 40. when she came home
finn scbool NJ seyenteen-the yery day
thoee dresdful soldiers came. you recoi-
lecx-aa m = to-dav. She-hnd been
80. - lorc-sour ye.rs-th.4 everv-
Ss.s,sh..,t n. ,,I..s ,vss ;rst :. .we..t
80 .. s.-.. s e ~ h.- @ :. = T. wers - I;n1.
49, A., sSs S.S n mat nat eom. - into S and sSe
80 -. .,,;,.. ,onnd iooL;no st this and
srclssmisr It That. caress;n0 the crea-
tnres- Vh3ch knew her every one Of
them' even to The narrots-i1st reioic-
in0 In evervthinr and I. little six
vssr-oas wn:.hinsr was foliowin0 her
n sdorst;on. With the peacock follow.
inc me- vhsn an st orce the lawn wss
crowded With soldiers. and the ward was
full a. for.0ers- and the hof.es. Ro-
maine's own CuInare and mamma,s q.
vcre bein1 lad .wrv. and ali the Cows
- ~ 81 Sc-i - -. ~scS,;rr =,
e. .a ne .o~. ~ "eso .'Sss;n cssH, =
80 1,.,;Iss;.~ 81 :, - ~, ~
49, ys.,..e j..s IT, =. "a ~ hc,,s. 80
~ 80 - 4, ahe ch;r. cicsat ~
aeinr tie store-room, were in the bed.
rooms. in the wsrdrobes. and a parcel
- tLc,. hed nor noamn. in a corner
orS - tdrn .~.v her shawl
- -. ,s.s ao.,r;sh;rr her car
=. ~. o;rt - L;s hevcnet an
T..,s:.. Fl ,Srr ;r,o ~ r,;d.t .,
IT,. thre.tenyrr fhen, With a wild Il
f- ' vSer s,,dd sn,v ,vo;ce r.no Owe,
thc un-oar- = terr;ble commandino
VOICE. somebody strobe Through the
throng. and seizinr nv the sbouldsr frs
one nd then anot6er of the men who
h.6 correred mamma And Romaine
1cnv ther on this side and on that
md n one moment silence fen, and