The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-06-04

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On the arrival of Walter in New York
he dispatched n letter to his lady-love,
informing her that he had reached the
Empire City safely, after pleasant
Journey, and would on the next day take
passage on vessel that was to then
start with large number of emigrants
for the land of golden promise. On
reaching San Francisco he sent her an
other letter, informing her of his arrival
at that place and of his unimpaired
health. He also informed her that III a
few days n party, including himself,
would start for the mines.
He was fortunate in his selection OF n
location, worked with unremitting in
dustry, and practiced the most rigid
economy. He did not fail to embrace
every opportunity to send letters to his
betrothed, all of which were promptly
answered, and filled with as strong dec
larations of underwriting consistency and
true affection as the most eXacting lover
could reasonably desire. After he had
been engaged i'll the mines for the space
of three months, he wrote her that he
had already saved 81, 900 by his labor,
with prospects of as good success i'll the
future as he had i'll the past. They con-
tinued to correspond, each regularly
and promptly answering the missive re-
ceived from the other, but he did not III
any subsequent letter refer to his sue
cess, only to assure his betrothed OF his
uninterrupted good health. Thus he
toiled on year after year, until five had
rolled into eternity since he left his
childhood's home-tore himself away
from the benefits and retinements OF
civilization, and endured the privations
and toll that were incident to the calling
he was pursuing, and the circumstances
with which he was surrounded. lie
was toiling thus, in far-off land, not
for his own sake or benefit alone, but
for the benefit and qualification OF one to
whom he had long ago given his hearts
strong affections with whom, II Provl-
dence saw fit to spare their lives, he eX-
pected to tread the rugged pathway OF
life. The thought that as the result OF
his labor they would be placed III po-
sitions of atfiuence, and provided with
all the comforts and luXuries that wealth
could procure, cheered him in his lone
illness, and nerved his arm to unremit-
ting toll The letters he received from
his affianced, and the occasional news
papers that found their way to his camp,
were the only sources of information
that he had of what was TRANSPORTING IN
the great busy metropolis that he had
voluntarily exiled himself from.
Meanwhile, how Jared it with our hero
inc? She was surrounded with old,
familiar associations, and the accustomed
comforts of life. If she INDUCED occa-
sionally in castle building, and i'll pleas
ing anticipations of the satisfaction she
would i'll the future enjoy from sharing
the wealth her lover was, as she hoped
and believed, accommodating i'll the golden
EldOrado, where he was spending his
long years of absence, was it not natu-
ral If she thus INDUCED in day dreams
of future prosperity and atfluence, was
she different from what others would
have been, similarly situated?
After an absence from home of five
years our hero concluded to turn his
steps homeward. He had said nothing
of his intentions in this respect in the
letters he had sent to his old home, wish
ing, perhaps, to take his friends and
former acquaintance by surprise. On
! his voyage homeward he wore his old,
dilapidated mining suit, and his fellow
passengers noticed that he was peculiar
ly reticent and lncommunicative. When
he arrived at New York he deposited the
sum of $50, 900 in the Merchants Ex-
change Bank, and Immediately resumed
his journey homeward He proceeded
directly from the depot in Boston to the
home of his atfanced, and rang the door
bell, which was opened by Celestia her
self. She at once recognized him, but
his rough costume and appearance of
poverty filled her with dismay. Instead
of manifesting any pleasure at greeting
him after his long absence, she refused
his proffered hand, and remarked: :" Is
it thus you come to me, after keeping
me waiting for you to return rich? Can
you afford no better clothing than this ?"
He replied 81 have done the best
could, and if L have been unfortunate
and have not succeeded as well as we
both hoped l should, it is no fault of
mine. L have done the best i'll my
! power.
"That is pretty story to tell. Where
is the 81 600 you wrote me SO long ago
you had made ?"
go, that has been spent long ago. /
have done my best, and cannot justly be
blamed for not having better success
than L have had. Are you not glad to
see me, even if L have not been as sue
cessful us you hoped?"
Indeed l am not and think it a
great outrage to keep me waiting all
these long years, in the hopes of being
the wife of a rich man, and then return
to me in poverty and rags. If that is
the best you have done, L never wish to
see you again.
Saying this she rudely shut the door
in his face.
He went directly to his mothers home.
There, despite his appearance of poverty
and misfortune, cordial and affection
ate greeting awaited him. No censure
or upbraiding did he meet there.
The next day he dispatched note to
Celestia, earnestly requesting her to
grant him an interview, assuring her that
his feelings toward her were unchanged,
and that during his days of toll he had
ever looked forward to the time when he
should again have the pleasure and salts