The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1881-05-06

"'Sglo j rCn0llt was not one to lie
down despairing beneath n burden. she
had heart for any fate, aud soon went
about serene and sweet as usual, but
the peach-lkc bloom died from her
gentle face, and the soft, golden-brown
eyes, whose long brown lashes seemed
| tipped by sunlight, had sad, pained
look: the sensitive mouth, too, showed
signs OF sorrow, melancholy to see in one
so young. I'D, ..-
Thus weary months rolled on in the
household, OF. whom one was about to de.
part,pretty Susie. The girl was greatly
attached to Maggie, who had once nursed
her through severe illness. Happy
Sue was to be married to the young car
penter, who detained her while we OPEN
ed our story. He was employed on one
OF the railways, and had since that night
been away on important and profitable
work
Maggie, man.lile, took great interest
in wedding, and it was to her Susie
came for advice in many matters of mil
linery and such like. She received so
many useful presents from the Cover
ness, who really liked the girl, and griev-
Ell to lose even that one humble friend
out OF that unfriendly household, where
she felt so utterly alone.
"A few nights before Susie was toleave
she sat with her sweetheart alone in the
pleasant kitchen talking much happy
nonsense with her lover, when suddenly
she thought of the last time she saw him
before he left London, and, remembering
his groundless jealousy,rated him sound
ly Tor his absurdity in her sauciest man.
ner, rightly believing that "''''''
Little quarrels often prove
| Tobn new recruits OF love-" lu.-.
Then when she had scolded him into n
most humble spirit, she, c,woman-like.vee
ed round, declaring she liked him the
better for showing so much spirit.
Among other things she said
'Do you know, Joe, through chatting
with you'll lost. that letter; it was one
that Miss Prengill gave me to post for
her. hope it was not anything impor-
tant, for Il never found courage to con
fcsS to her my careleSSness - ".'.
Joe looked grave, saying
''rhat was not right, lass; that was
l not like my own brave girl; yct do YOU
know, dear, am to blame for that for
| picked your pocket of the letter. think
| ing IL was Tor some other sweetheart of
yonrs, and then the gatfer met me, and |
was hurried off TO my new job, and ex-
pect threw the letter aside in my dirty
! coat, and SO forgot all about it from that
time to- this; but you must help Inc, to
u
rectily the 1au't' lQve,, by gong at once
10 10 .he .l young lauy ana te'iln$ her truly
al Ihe circumstances, ,..i while go home
ana 'ry 10 ''ho 'he letter. .....'...
Susie did not like the Office, bpt she al
lowed her lovers : sterner sense Of honor
to compel her to do his will.
When she had told Maggie and i'm
plored her forgiveness, she was frightened
at her work, for. after severe fanting
fit, Maggie talked so wildly abodt TIE
injury they had done her, that Susie ran
to Joe for counsel telling him that what
she could clean from Marrie's wild tar..
the letter was to Sir Jasper Dering,, ae-
cepting with love and gratitude his pro
posal for her hand, Joe, on hearing
this, turned the letter over and over in
his hands celebrating long in his mind
how to restore to the lonely girl the hap.
piness of which thcv had derived
her. .,
At last. with a bright look, he said
IF this swell is half the man he ought TO
be to deserve Miss Prenuill, he'll say
better late than never to htr love-. SO. /
say, let us post this now. ".'',
..'Tis no rood" cried Srsia 0ha Is ot
the C,nc If G6od Hone. 7 hoord orn nf
fine voinr ladies sov So " ~.
"iVcl 1ben." sad he. '.J sov still, most
If bnt first nnt n, the cover 70 hn ifor..
warlod' Won NAV danond n, II ,bot
sucb an imnortont nnrson's letters orn
nat likely to miscorrv"
Susie CLAIMED both her nlumr hands
then hupinr Joe with relief said .iov-
fully
"Of conrsc. tbe very thino Won doooc1r,
clever fellow to tbiuk Of i Hun md
most if at once boforc Miss pronrill asks
for if or nerhons her nri1e viii ston in
bntwean thou now, I don't ann fisbo
does saw ills - liberty 50 lono os 7 500
her hanpv, God bless her" 49,. 49,,
On Joe ran and returned 0uicklV fell o.
ing Susie the letter was bevond their
control .
She carried the news to moor sorrow
ful Maggie, who sat in her lonely cheer.
less room. cryinr like to brcol, her heart
At first Maggie stormed at the Girl for
daring to take such a matter into her
own hands them. sccinG how ~" meebIy.
Susie looked. she reIeulrd Of her nncny
and hopcd all was for the hest Indeed
afterward. she could not hclp feelin"
comfortrd bv the thought that there was
vet "A chance of so BRIGHT n future. and
She smiled her sweetest ON .loe when she
met him n few dovs LATER.
Life was becoming almost unbeorable
in her present position. her EMPLOYERS
| mattin~ NOR. ovactinr ana unroolon3hla