The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-09-09
LOVE OR DUTY.

"And so, JEANNE, after all, John is
going to Australian Well, all can say
is this if he will go he must go alone.
Your father will not let you accompany
him."
"He has not asked me, mother; his
plan is to go out for three years, and if
he gets on he will either come or send
for me. He is coming tonight to see
father and you about it."
81 think he is very foolish. He was
doing well enough at home, and your
father would have helped him start in
business. He knows we have only your
sister and you to provide for, and that
your father has been prosperous"
"He has set his heart upon going.
mother, and will not try to keep him."
The speakers were the wife and
daughter of David Lamberton, we'll
to-do shop-keeper, who had commenced
in a very small way, but had done SO
well that he had the best trade of the
kind in town.
JEANNE was one of those rare women
whom you could only describe as
queenly. John Crawford had been her
schoolmate, and ever since she could
remember they had been lovers. Her
parents would rather she had looked a
little higher, but did not seriously op-
pose her
Calling that night, as JEANNE had
said he would, he pleaded so earnestly
that they would allow her to go out to
him if he succeeded that her father and
mother consented, provided he sent for
her before three years, after which time
they should consider her free.
The parting of the lovers was very
tender; but the hope of soon meeting
again made it less sad. After Johns
departure JEANNE was at loss how to
spend her time. She missed the long
walks and the many entertainments to
which he always escorted her; but she
tried to bear his absence as best she
could.
AT last the long waited-for letter
came, telling her John had arrived in
Melbourne and made arrangements
with sheep farmer to 60 up the couu-
try, where he intended to try sheep
farming in a small way.
Nearly two years went by, but no
more letters came. JEANNE began to
think she had been Tilted, and that she
had kept her promise long enough,
One of her sisters companions being
married about this time, they were both
asked to the wedding. They procured
new dresses for the affair crimson vel
vet trimmed with creamy lace, with
white flowers in their hair. Thus ut.
tired they far outshone the other girls,
Of whom there were more than twenty
And so thought the groomsman, Peter
Harper, Having been used all his life
to the country style of dressing, Jean
MES appearance fairly dazzled him. As
soon as the dancing began he asked the
brides mother to introduce him to her
after which he kept by her side nearly
the whole evening, much to the chagrir
Of his partner, the brides sister who
had counted upon making conquest d
him; for, besides being good.looking
he was quite well.to.do.
During the evening he took the op
portunity of asking Jeannio if he might
call upon her. This question was an
swered in the affirmative; for she wa
tired of waiting for John, and liked Mr.
Harper's appearance.
Although it still wanted n year of th,
time she had promised to wait, one,
again the old happy times commenced
Peters home was about seven mile
from Jeannie's, but that was nothing Il
the lover; his carriage was soon as wei
known in R as If he had stayed il
the place many long drive they hO,
together.