Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1881-07-01

once nursod her throuob r so,.o.. ;,
ness. Happy Sue was to he rnsr-r;ey narrl.e : :,
one young carpenter, who detained /,
sy Whlle we opened our story Nc ,,o
employed on one of the raiIwavs on
mad since that night been awav ~, - -,
portant and profitable work - ~
Maggie, woman-like. took groo+ :,
serest IN wedding, and it was to be
susie came for advice in MANY matter,
OF millinery and such like. She 70
celVed many useful presents from tbt
goVerness, who really liked the girl and
sileVed to lose even th,t one humble
e IIiend out OF that unfriendly household
"here she felt so utterly alone
lew nights before Susie was 70
ieave, she sat with her sweetheart aIono
N the pleasant kitchen, talking mncb
happy nonsense with her lover VIZ,
suddenly she thought of the last tima
that she saw him before he left T,ondon
and remembering his groundless i,.oi
ousy, rated him soundly for his ah
suTdlty IN her sauciest manner rigbt1v
believing that n'ly
Little quarrels often prove
~ nov ioSIults OF love. -
Then when she had scolded him into
most humble spirit, she, woman-like
veered 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, l lost the letter it was
one that Miss Prengill gave me to
posi- for her. hope it was not anything
IN l,sel.tant, for 1 mover found courage to
Joe looked e5fSvs. e. saving yin 2 .,-'
hat Was not right, lasse that was
iss ho1 IKE my own brave girl yet do Won
Know, dear, that I am not to blame fo1.
that, for 1 picked your pocket Of tbo
letter, thinking it was for some other
sweetheart of yours, and then the gaffer
met me, and was hurried off to nv new
Job, and l expect l threw the letter
aside in the pocket of my dirty coat and
so forgot all about it from that time to
this but you must help me to rectify /
the fault, love, by going at once to the |
young lady and telling her truly all the
circumstances. while go home and trv t
to find the letter."
Susie did not like the office, but she /
allowed her loves stern sense Of honor T
to compel her to do his will.
When she had told Maggie and i'm
plored her forgiveness, she was fright
ened at her work, for, after severe
fainting fit, Maggie talked so wildly /
about the injury they had done her, that
Susie ran to Joe for counsel, telling him,
from what she could CLEAN from Magpie's
wild talk, the letter was to Sir Jasper
Dering. accepting with love and graft
/ tnde his proposal for her hand. He, on
hearing this, turned the letter over and
over in his hands deliberating long in
his mind how to restore to the lonely
qy;rl the happiness of which they had
deprived her.
At last, with bright look, he said ;
"If this swell is half the man he ought
49,, e,. + FqeAIisse qA2lI R5snggiIii gaia hea oS esS
of of the the yotlng ladies' say SO! .
|, 'sWefI, then,' said he, ''I say, still
post it, but first put on the cover to be
forwarded You may depend on 1t that
such an important persons letters are
not likely to miscarry.
, Susie clapped both her plump hands,
then hugging Joe with relief, said, JOY
fully:
''Of course, the very thing; you, dear,
clever fellow to think of it. Run and
post it at once before Miss Prengill asks
for it, or perhaps her pride will step IN
between tLcm row I don't care if she
does say it's a liberty so long as l see
her happy, God bless her"
Off Joe ran and returned quickly, tell
ing Susie the letter was beyond their
. control
She carried the news to poor, sorrow
ful Maggie, who sat in her lonely, cheer
Il less room crying like to break her heart
. At first Maggie stormed at the girl tol
: daring to take such a matter into hel
= own hands; then seeing how meekIy
!, Susie looked, she relented of her anger
: and hoped all was for the best. Indeed
y afterward, she could not help feeling
v comforted by the thought that there
- was vet chance for so bright a future
!; and she smiled her sweetest on Jo
when she met him a few days later.
N Life was becoming almost unbearabl
;s--Ase>esent position her employer
's se'.i : more eXacting and unreasonabl
f'onralittie Maggie Only those aion.
and so utterly friendless can picture tn
le hardness of her life.
to But all was to be altered soon, for
grave-faced man of middle age pause
III in his brilliant career to regret his sweC
to lost love, who had, he Thought, right
of reproved his presumption in asking hC
r, to blend her young life with that of
of world-worn, weary man. He locke
or back on the brief happiness of the
IS dear friendship, and thought that h
IN had been mad to risk the loss Of it b
81 seeking greater JOY.
Then came the long-delayed lettC
er amid batch of official documents
lie letter which scattered his hard-earne
st peace to the winds. As soon as he coul
he get away from his Duties he sped bac
Iy to England, and the first night the
determined to know his fate. He fe
en- that he could not trust to a letter agai
We so, looking very noble and distinguishe
SIX he hurried off to that handsome hou
'e- in the suburbs which made his lit
as doves prisonhouse.
a Arrived there, he cursed his luck
at finding the place one blaze of light al
music-the people were giving bal
1w Sending in his card, he was receive
r? with great enlpreSSenaent by his hostes
re who, glad of such an addition to h
M guests, hurried him into the ball-roor
where he was pounced upon by SEQ
eft of friends, and compelled, while b
rs. heart hungered for news of his darling
ed to lead his handsome hostess through
to dance, during which, being distydit, /
1t had the misfortune to tyanaPIe upon an
he tear her train; she then playfully o
Ier dered him to lead her to the cloak-roon
Int where an attendant waited to repair IL
by damage.
Anxious to get away from the bal
lie room, he readily complied, and led h
he into the dimly-lighted cloak room.
mt Just as they were on the threshold 81
'ut said, gaily tapping him with her fan !:
Ter ''You will meet an old friend. No
wn for PHYS sake, don't again turn her sil
ed head by renewal of last years firt
ed ton. OF course she was very proper
ed repaid for her presumption, as | ha
in nftal, told Lar a,,l IL