Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-08-14
WE TWO.
From the Detroit Free F1-css.


"It's we two, and we two, it's two for aye,
All the world and we two, and Heaven be our
stay"
1t was a gay, rollicking party boarded
the west express train going east, and
as it was late, and the cars crowded,
the noise made DO the intruders stirred
everyone to anger, and their ill-timed
witticisms were received with wrath
and indignation. The leader of the
company was a noisy youth overflow
Ing with abundance of animal spirits
Bnd he gayet he passengers saucy re-
ioinder when they reproyed him for
disturbing their repOse. When he had
traversed the entire line of cars without
finding q vacant seat, he noticed an
old man sitting alone, but apparently
Cuardinga reserved space next to him.
Rapping him smartly on the shoulder,
the presumptuous youth asked If he
might sit down.
"Eh! ehw said the old man i'll feet
Bile voice, 1--WE two have these seats;
there isn't any room for you"
The young fellow sauntered back TO
find his friends all provided for, sand
after strolling through the baggage and
smoking cars he returned and saw the
seat of the old man still vacant. The
aged passenger seemed to be doing, but
responded feebly to the energetic touch
of the other.
"I.ook herew said the young man,
'.let me have a seat; you haven't any
one with yOu.' -,
"Hushhr answered the other, you'll
Brighten her away! Can't you see her
sittin' there smillin', with her white
long waller curls, and white dress that
she was married ia? Mebbe it was a
fancy, but l could ha' touched her be-
fore YOU come-nO, no, she's there and
Pm here-we two have lived together
for fifty years; it's hard to be separated
noww -.
The Young man had seated himself
and he paid no attention to the old
mans Numbering talk till he heard
him saying, softly over and over to HIM
self. "Katy! my Katy! Katy darlin'"
Then he listened, for Katy was the
name of the sweet-faced, blue-eyed girl
he loved, and even now he was on his
way to make her his own.
WAS she Your wife," he asked with
more respect in his voice, nor could
he have told why he used the past
tense in the way he did.
INV wife-my lOYe-my BRIDE. was
the almost incOherent answer. "Oh! 1t
il was a hard world, but We two travel
ed it together; l never had pleasure
but Katy shared il with ME; nor a
sorrow that she didn't help bear. wish
YOU could ha' seen her, young man.
She was as straight as young sapling
and that fair completed like little
II; H. L., haf N-nllar liEn hlltfpr-
cups in the meadow. I'd take YOU out
ronder TO sec ner ITIhey'd let me, but
they would not. They say she's changed
She never changed in my eyes till
her hair Just turned white like the
blossoms of the snow-drop. Then l
knew she was ripening' for glory
there never was any but we two. God
didn't send any children to. blind our
hearts or break 'em-it's cold here"
and he sank back and shivered.
II wish | could think So" answered
the young man, yawning, and feeling
life and strength in every throb of his
riotOus blood. Are you going east?"
he continued for want of something else
TO say.
"Yes, and it's long journey, Pm
goin' clear back to the sunrise-back to
Maine. There wont be a soul know
Twin, hut Katy she han6ered after the
old buryin' ground where her folks are.
Saw as the conductor passed along,
''iS she all right out there alone?"
"She is all right" answered the man,
swinging the lantern. "There amt
nOthin' that'll disturb her, l reckonw
ashes with her Lord" said the old
man, sOlemnly; with Him she loved
and served all the days of her life. /
s'pOSe she hasn't missed me or thought
Ofme once't, but it would be hard
trial for me if heavens glory made her
forget-if we two didn't go hand and
hand there, as we have here-dear!
dear, Il wouldn't seem like heaven to
me unless Katy was along"
The young traveller passed into the
land of sleep and walked with his be-
loved in the fair bower Of loves young
dream. The old man gathered his fee
ble limbs together and he, too, slept;
but his lips moved, and broken, incOher-
ent sentences fell on the ears of those
who were awake and listening all the
night long. He, too, was walking in
his dreams with his beloved; he bab-
bled of still waters and green pastures;
he sang of golden streets and gates Of
pearl; Of the beauties and mysteries of
the many mansions of the peace that
tiOweth a. the river-he held her small,
soft hand in his, and called up the love-
light i'm her beautiful- eyes, and played
with her yellow hair; and all the time
the train went on flying through the
night, out in the baggage-car an old,
old woman, wan and wrinkled, lay
peacefully in her coffin, her veined and
withered hands, crossed over a heart
that was at rest, and that was all that
was mortal of Katy.
Like laverock in the lift, sing o bonny
bride:
Its we two, and we two, happy side by side"
When the young traveller awoke in
the bright light Of early day, he stretch
ed his cramped limbs and felt like a
giant refreshed with wine, and out of
his strength and happiness gave the
old man at his side gay "good morn
ing" But when, getting no response,
he turned to look at him, he saw that
he hadfeached the new sunrise, the
morning that has never at noon.
"Its we two, it's we two while the worlds
away,
Sitting by the golden sheaves on our wedding
day"