The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-30


the man who ever darcs to trllle
with your true heart. Farewell
and God bless you. | will try and
bear my great anguish as a man
should who has had the greatest
Joy of life snatched away when
lust about to drink Of its sweet
ness Then he was gone.
In the twilight Lillian sat and
watched him as ho rode slowly
down the avenue, and yearnlng
pity rose in her heart that she
! had caused so true a heart to bleed
and suffer. Then she thought of
her. own past life, aud the sore
heart trial size had borne. She
lay awake long hours that night,
and wished she had mover come to
her uncle's home.
Shortly after, her uncle an
nounced the fact that Jesse had
gone to Pennsylvania, on business
for on uncle. Then noting the
gIances bestowed on Lillian he
for the first time saw that tho
ring was missing, and he exclaim-
ed:
Eth, child Been having a low
er's quarrel. Tut, tut !!
Lillian nuttered something
about q mistake and then Julia
explained to her father.
Not love. indeedr he exclaimed
in impatience. When you have
lived a while longer you will learn
that is all bosh and nonsense.
You are a silly child, Lillian.'
After this very complimentary
speech, he left them and then
Aunt Nina had Z word, all think
ing she had behaved in very fool
ish manner.
The next letter from home con-
tained the announcement Of her
mothers return and also that
she could come whenever she
liked and closed with this news
Charley Elerton came home on
last Wednesday and took tea with
us on that afternoon
Her heart seemed to stand
still as she finished. Charley
home! But, ah he had not come
for her. No, she must fight on
against her heart, and bury her
grief as best she could; and meet
him as the Charley Of old times.
And, though it might break her
heart, he must never know how
she had loved and waited.
* * * x x = *
Her mother looked anxiously
at the pale face as She entered her
home, and questioned her closely.
Lillian told her Of the broken en-
gagement, but did not mention
the cause. Somehow her mother
seemed to guess at it and strove
to speak cheeringly to her. With
all her motherly scheming she
wanted to secure her daughters S
happiness, and she had quickly
noted tho shade on Charley's
brow when he learned that Lii
lian was absent.
About week after coming
home, Lillian was walking in the
grove and iavoluntarily took the
path she had last walked with
Charley at her side. The sun was
casting red glow lines above tree
tops when she reached the bank
whereon she had sat that even
ing. She threw herself on the
grass, aud a grsh Of pent up emo
tions bust forth in hot tears.
On this very evening Charley
had started to visit her, and from
some similar emotion had taken
the same path.
With his head bowed low be
came suddenly upon the kneeling
figure of the weeping girl. lie
stopped short, and after looking
some moments at her, stepped
quietly to her side and called her
name.
With q frightened look shs
quickly wiped her eyes, and strove
to release the hand he had taken
and held closely.
oh, Lillian! !! my darling! be
cried, say that the memory of oul
last walk brought you hero. Say
that you love me, Lillian ! have
come for you. Will you answer
me. darling?'
Yes, Charley, | have waited,
was all she said, but it was enough
and in the dim twilight, as they
went together to the house, Six
lo,,,o1 ,,hv cho boG waited Sc