The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1881-06-30
against her heart under her dress.

WV" Beuu'he loVe III tho bargain,
she refused without hesitation
Forget ! never ! Ho hll not forgot,
ion. But more years pissed. ten of
them nj least, and tho memory OF tho
old family feud still dwolt ia the
bosom of the old people. at last, at
the age of eighty, Ms. PARTRIDGE
died md Fauuv, all alone in what
had always roniinel strange land.
felt misorably desJlito. Youth hal
departol-friandI vcro Tow. Itb,l
been her mothers wish to remain in
France now her heart dictated a ro.
turn home. The irst morning ua-
per she opened there told her Of The
death Of Mr.. Tibbetts, aged %
years.
The paper droped form Fanny's
hand, aud she sat qui,e mptionlesg
for moro than twenty minutes.
Then she began 10 cry very softly,
and took the ring f,on her pocket
and looked II, it.
"Dinna forget" sho sobbod. 81
am sure ho has not forgotten"
Aud she began to wonder what he
looked like now. He must have al-
tered. Perhaps he was portly, like
his father. Well, she was rather
stout herself Que could not be a
slender youth forever and he had
probably astroak Of gray in his dark
hair. Nothing could change his
eyes, however. Or, if he was alto
gether altered, she would love him
still, Why not, since il was heart
that loved, aud not the flesh aul
blood7
And she so managed that the
news should reach hin in a few
days time that she wac there. Ho
had heard il, as she had meant he
should. He had been ell alono aud
very lonely. He bal been M obedi-
ent son aud an ,,'lectionate one, and
had loved the tes,y old mlu dearly.
But now he thbugAt it would harm
no one If ho should try to realize
his youthful dreams.
He sighed aud looked out Of the
window walked to the fire-place
and stood there. uureleuting
biightonclup AMI began to make
one Of lis oil fancy pictures OF
Fanny at the o.Lar side OF the
fire.
shell be older, Of course" he
said. "rnin perhaps FRA !ile aud
worn pale, to,. 80 matter it,
Fanny. onI sAo'll be bo.utifuI to
me-
And ho wrote hor n letter OF tho
spot, ii which however, he only tol |
hor he Was coming TO see her.
An elderly laiy vas walking in Il
green lane near llonscy, with two
children, anl a poodle which was
her own, tue children her laud.ad -
She was very stout laiy, with fJur
chins aud red face, aud no waist
whatever.
As sue walked, there came up tho
lane weary old goptlenan, with a
large green umbrella under his arm.
His nose and chin met. Ills head
was as smooth rs an egg, except
just at the napo of tho neck, where
six hairs still clung. His oars stood
out on each side Of his face, large,
yellow, and with frosty blue eyes
and wart on his foro head, just
tho kind of an old man the stout Ia
dy hat ed.
"A friazly old creature" he
thought and just then poodle and
children, all tied together with blue
ribbon, tangled themselves about
his legs and nearly oversot him,
"Come here, my dears don't run
against the gentleman in that way"
said tho fat lady in o faint voice.
People should teach their grand.
children and their dogs better man.
ners, said the old gentleman, test-
ly.
MY grandchildren :" painted the
old lady "what impudence beg
you'll not kick that dog, sir Cruel,
ty to animals is forbidden by law,
thank heaven !"
"If this dog is mad, as he seems
to be, will have him shot" said
the old gentleman,
"Come here, Fido, darling" cried
the elderly lady, MY dears, run
home to your ma"
And just then out stepped the
landlady. To her the old gentleman
addressed himself.