The Sentinel. [volume] (Trenton, N.J.) 1880-1882, 1881-10-08
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pure Christian faith, which taught him
to do as he would be done by, to honor
his father, to bear his cross patiently !;
and so, if his merry whistle had ceased,
his voice gradually resumed its clear
cheerfulness, and his manner grew
doubly tender toward Katie, as he
marked her sympathizing love. Not a
word dropped from any of them that
could give one shadow of reproach to
Susy, and some vague ideas of rescue
occasionally suggested themselves to
Ned, where his love might win her from
her fathers tyranny or melt his OBJ
stinate resolve. The idea that Susy
could ever be his wife without that con-
sent never occurred to him.
The winter had set in before one
word of the fugitives reached Allentown,
then Katie had treasure to show, q
letter from Susy.
"Dear. dear Katie" $50 it read), 81
may be doing very wrong to write to
you, after all that father has said but
mother has given me permission to
write once, SO am now trying to tell
you that my love for you-for Ned p
there great blot told Of tear) "and
your dear father, is just the same, though
we shall never see each other again. [
have been very sick so sick on the
road here that we had to stay nearly two
weeks. at town where father had some
business, and that is why | did not
write before. Oh, K9tie / must mind
father, who says I must never think of
Ned again !; but it is terrible hard not
to. Nights lay awake and think of all
the nice days in Allentown where we
were keeping company, and my heart
seems breaking when l think we may
never meet again on earth. Oh, Katie
comfort Ned. Tell him that I will never,
never let any other boy court me-tell
him never can forget him, though I
must try; tell him did love him with
all my heart and don't let him quite
forget me, even if he marries some
other girl. Don't write to me-mother
says not; but think of me sometimes,
and give my love to Ned and your
father. SUsY."
That was all; but Ned felt when Katie
told him he might keep the letter, that
mines of wealth could not purchase it
from him.
Five years passed, and no word came
from Cincinnati. Katie was q wife now,
and mother to bouncing boy crawling
about the floor. but Ned was true as
steel to his Old love. No word of court
ing had ever passed his lips since Susy
left him, and if his tall figure had de-
veloped to manlness, his voice grown
rougher, his frank face older, the boyish
love still nestled down in the depths OF
his heart, and he resolved to live ever
bachelor for Susy's sake.
Katie's new cares had somewhat
clouded her pain at Susy's departure,
and the name that had once been SO
sweet household word was now rarely
heard in the farmhouse.
There was something very touching
in the manly courage which Ned
brought to bear upon the sorrow of his
life. Never, save on the one night
when the suddenness of the blow pros
trated him, had he given way to the
passionate grief in his heart, and his
calm pursuit of the weary routine of
life evinced more moral courage than is
often given to great deeds that make
the world ring.
1t was Sunday morning, and every
body at the farmhouse had gone to
church except Ned and the baby. The
junior member of the household was
fast asleep on rug before the fireplace,
and Ned was reading, when a shadow
fell upon the floor, and a voice, low and
sweet, spoke his name.
He scarcely dared breathe as he
looked up. So pale and thin as to be
almost spirit-like, dressed in the heavi-
est mourning, the large, earnest eyes
hollow, the lips white and trembling,
surely that could not be Susy? He had
pictured her living in wealth--forget-
ting him, perhaps-but never, never
this pale, grief stricken woman.
"Ned, don't you know me?"
Still doubling, he rose and came tqy
meet her, till, with glad cry, bT
opened his arms and folded her close b,
as if never again to let her go. Ia
"Susyl my Susyl Oh, how CT "
ever be thankful enough? Oh, Ss b,
and the hot tears fell on the sweet u
as he marked it's white wasted ln,o+ or
Father took to drink after lnoca al
rich, Ned, and it is three yearbad fe
mother died. We were very W. nc III
Ned; for city folks did not capways. 70
and we were not used to tbIarcely ii
after mother died, father vstaking W
ever sober. and | had hard this aoo he
care Of him, till about two nearIV 81
he was taken sick. We'd 5utssI did hi
all the money long befofer earned ma
sewing, and sometimes Then We 50
something, until he was ore he died or
were very poor; bnt jus money thew
somebody sent him SINE, and told le
owed him. He gave ind Ask Won to Of
me to come here witbls; SO after he al
forgive him for parsrou Still cared st
died, | came to see .,
for me, Ned?" ,Susy, I will care e
Scare for you'll You will stav. 81
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